No types of signs shall be erected or maintained except as provided
in this chapter. Billboards, whether freestanding or attached to a
building or other structure, are hereby specifically prohibited in
the Village of Amityville.
No sign shall be erected in any residence district, except the
following:
A. Name signs consisting of name and address or profession.
(1) Number permitted: one per lot.
(2) Maximum area: two square feet.
(3) Maximum height of bottom of sign above ground level: five feet.
B. Real estate signs.
(1) Number permitted: one per lot.
(2) Maximum area: four square feet.
(3) Maximum height of bottom of sign above ground level: five feet.
(4) Location: at least 15 feet from the property line.
C. Signs conveying a constitutionally protected noncommercial message.
(1) Number permitted: one per lot.
(2) Maximum area: four square feet.
(3) Maximum height of bottom of sign above ground level: five feet.
(4) Maximum time: 30 consecutive days from the date of posting.
[Amended 2-24-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
D. Signs in SC Senior Citizen Residence District. No sign shall be erected
in the SC Senior Citizen Residence District except one freestanding
sign per parcel, which sign shall not be higher than 10 feet above
ground level and shall not exceed 20 square feet, and shall contain
only the name of the complex and may contain the words "for senior
citizens."
E. No sign shall be erected in the TO Zoning District except one wall
sign and one freestanding sign. Said freestanding sign shall not be
higher than 10 feet above ground level and shall not exceed 20 square
feet, and shall contain only the name of the complex.
[Added 2-28-2022 by L.L.
No. 2-2022]
F. No sign shall be erected in the PR Zoning District except one wall
sign and one freestanding sign on each street abutting the property.
Said freestanding sign shall not be higher than 10 feet above ground
level, shall not exceed 40 square feet in total area, and shall contain
only the name of the complex.
[Added 11-25-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
No sign shall be permitted in the H Historical District with
an area in excess of 20 square feet nor a maximum height above ground
level in excess of 10 feet, and a minimum setback from the front property
line of five feet.
Signs erected in the business and industrial districts shall
be governed by the following regulations:
A. Freestanding signs.
(1) Number permitted: one outside of every building on the lot.
(2) Maximum area: 40 square feet.
(3) Maximum height of sign above ground level: 16 feet.
B. Wall signs.
(1) Maximum permitted: one per lot, except for corner lots where one
is permitted facing each street, and one additional wall sign on the
rear wall for a building with a rear entrance facing a municipal parking
lot.
(2) Size: shall not exceed an area of 1.5 square feet for each horizontal
foot of the wall to which it is attached, except for rear entrance
wall signs which shall have a maximum area of one square foot for
each horizontal foot of the rear wall of such building.
C. Window signs.
(1) Nonpaper signs.
(a)
Number permitted: one per window.
(b)
Maximum area: six square feet.
(2) Paper or temporary signs.
(a)
Maximum area: cumulative area of such signs not to exceed 30%
of the window area in size.
(b)
Paper or temporary signs may be placed in a window for not more
than 30 consecutive days without a permit, provided that the date
such signs are placed in the window shall be conspicuously set forth
on the face of each sign. The Code Enforcement Officer shall also
have the right to date stamp any such sign.
[Amended 2-24-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
(c)
The minimum size of any paper or temporary sign shall be two
square feet.
D. Theater signs.
(1) Number permitted: one on the front wall of the building in which
the theater is located, above the front entrance door, advertising
the name of the theater only or displaying a constitutionally protected
noncommercial message.
(2) Maximum dimensions: 30 square feet.
(3) Marquee-type signs shall be permitted only upon approval by the Board
of Trustees.
E. Projecting signs.
[Added 4-12-2021 by L.L.
No. 2-2021]
(1) Number permitted: one per business at each premises.
(2) Maximum projection: three feet from building facade.
(3) Maximum area: four square feet per sign.
(4) Signage content: same on both sides of sign.
(5) Height of sign: minimum of seven feet six inches and maximum of 12
feet above ground level.
[Added 4-12-2021 by L.L.
No. 2-2021]
A. There is hereby established a Broadway Corridor Overlay District
wherein the Planning Board has authority to promulgate and apply guidelines
for the signs installed or to be installed in said Broadway Corridor
to promote sign uniformity and a more appealing downtown for vehicle
and pedestrian traffic.
B. Said Broadway Corridor Overlay District shall consist of both sides
of Broadway (NYS Rt. 110) between West Smith Street and Merrick Road,
including Park Avenue north of Ireland Place.
C. Signs within such Broadway Corridor shall comply with said guidelines
as to size, placement, lighting, colors and type of sign, provided
that such signs shall not be inconsistent with the general requirements
for signs depending on the location of such signs within the Business
or Historical Districts as set forth in this chapter.
D. Said guidelines shall apply to all signs now and hereafter installed
within such Broadway Corridor, and nonconforming signs shall be phased
out and replaced with signs conforming with said guidelines within
five years of the enactment of this section.
No sign shall be erected on a roof or extend above a parapet
wall.
Every sign shall be maintained in a good state of repair and
shall be kept neatly painted.
The Code Enforcement Officer may enter any premises to inspect
signs and report whether same are in a safe condition.
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, alter,
paint, repaint, relocate, reconstruct, upgrade or display, or cause
to be erected, constructed, altered, painted, repainted, relocated,
reconstructed, upgraded or displayed any illuminations or signs, except
an authorized sign in a residence district, without first having obtained
a sign permit from the Code Enforcement Officer. Such permit may be
issued by the Code Enforcement Officer if the proposed sign conforms
to all applicable provisions of the Code. If said proposed sign does
not so conform, no permit shall be issued unless and until a variation
for such nonconformity has been granted by the Planning Board. The
Code Enforcement Officer may refer any permit application to the Planning
Board for a preliminary determination as to whether the proposed sign
is in conformity with this chapter prior to the issuance of such permit.
The Code Enforcement Officer may revoke any sign permit after
inspection in the event that there is any false statement or misrepresentation
as to a material fact in the application upon which the permit was
based or if the sign is not erected in accordance with the permit.
Any sign which ceases to advertise or identify a person, trade or business located at a premises shall be removed within 30 days of the departure of such person or the discontinuance or termination of said trade or business. Failure of the owner or occupant to remove such sign within said period, after written notice, shall be an offense punishable as provided in §
1-9 of this Code.