[Adopted 8-10-1971 by L.L. No. 5-1971 as Art. I of Ch. 98 of the 1971 Code]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall erect or maintain nor permit to continue to exist any sign, signboard, canopy, awning, air-conditioning unit or other appurtenance over any street, sidewalk, alley or other public way in the Village without first having obtained a permit therefor as herein provided. Such permit shall be issued by the Village Clerk subject to the approval of the representative of the Village Board appointed to inspect such installations for the Village Board, and such permit shall designate the location of the permitted structure.
B. 
A permit as herein provided shall be required for appurtenances not an integral part of a building which project out of any window of any building abutting a public street or way where a projection is within three feet of the street line.
C. 
Application for a permit as herein provided shall be completed on forms provided by the Village, shall be accompanied by a fee established by resolution of the Board of Trustees and shall contain the following information: size and weight of any projection or appurtenance affected; location thereof with reference to property lines, including the distance from the property line and the distance of the projection above the public sidewalk; material of which made; height above the sidewalk at which the lowest portion thereof will be located; statement of the manner in which the same is to be affixed or is affixed to the building so as to assure that the same is or will be erected in accordance with approved methods and practice to assure safety to the general public from any possible hazard.
[Amended 6-16-1987 by L.L. No. 6-1987]
D. 
Any sign, canopy or projection, other than an awning, must allow at least a six-foot, six-inch clearance as measured from the bottom-most sign appendage to the surface of the sidewalk.
[Amended 3-5-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
E. 
Awnings that may be raised and lowered shall provide clearance between the bottom thereof and the surface of the sidewalk of not less than six feet six inches.
A. 
Each person, firm or corporation maintaining such a sign or other projecting appurtenance heretofore existing or to be installed shall file with the Village Clerk at the time of the filing of such application, or prior to the issuance of a permit, a bond, insurance or indemnity policy in the sum of not less than $10,000 for injuries to one person, $20,000 for injuries to more than one person in one accident and $1,000 for property damage to insure and/or indemnify the Village for any loss or damage or liability that may result from the construction, maintenance or continued existence of any such sign or projection. It shall name the Village of Highland Falls as the assured and shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the premium therefor and shall have such sureties as may be approved by the Board of Trustees of the Village unless it is a policy or bond issued by a corporation authorized to do business in the State of New York by the New York State Insurance Department.
B. 
Such bond or policy may name the owner of the adjoining building or the sign or appurtenance jointly with the Village.
C. 
Such bond or insurance policy shall be kept in full force and effect during the entire time that said permit may remain in effect, and evidence of the payment of any premium that may be required for such bond or insurance shall be filed with the Village Clerk at least once annually, and in default thereof such permit shall be canceled.
A. 
All such signs and appurtenances for which a permit may be applied for shall be securely fastened and constructed so that there will be no danger of the same being dislodged by ordinary winds or falling from other cause and shall be so installed as not to obstruct the view of any traffic light or other traffic signs or signal.
B. 
The Board of Trustees, by its duly authorized representative, shall cause each application to be examined, and as to existing signs and appurtenances, the same shall be examined, and as to all applications, the premises shall be examined and the manner in which the same are constructed and affixed or are proposed to be constructed and affixed to the adjacent premises, so as to enable a determination to be made that the same do not and will not be detrimental, obnoxious or hazardous to the general public. Such representative shall make a report in each instance to the Village Clerk promptly, and if the application is approved, the Clerk may grant a permit for the continuance of or for the erection and maintenance of the sign or appurtenance so applied for.
C. 
Any applicant whose application is denied may apply for a hearing before the Board of Trustees for a review of such decision.
Upon the issuance of such a permit, the same shall remain in force to the end of the current calendar year in which issued and from year to year thereafter, expiring on the last day of the calendar year, provided that proof of the continuance of the insurance remaining in force is filed annually with the Clerk, and the sign or appurtenance continues not to endanger the public.
It shall be the duty of the representative of the Village appointed for such purpose to inspect or cause to be inspected every sign, canopy, awning or other appurtenance affected by this article. If any such sign, canopy, awning or other appurtenance is found to be insecurely fastened, or if any such sign, canopy, awning or other appurtenance is found to obstruct the view by any motorist or pedestrian of any traffic light or other traffic sign or signal, or to interfere with the free use of the public way, the inspector shall report this fact to the owner or the person maintaining the projection or the occupant of the premises on which it is fastened. If the condition found by such inspector is not corrected so as to comply with the provisions of this article within five days after such notice, the Village or its representative may cause the sign, awning or projecting appurtenance to be removed on order of the Mayor of the Village and thereupon cancel any permit.
[Amended 4-1-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $250 or by a term of imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both. Each day that a violation or failure to comply with any provision of this enactment or any regulation promulgated hereunder by the Board of Trustees occurs shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.