The intent of these regulations is to promote and protect public
health, welfare and safety by regulating and restricting the location,
construction, repair, removal, alteration and maintenance of signs
and other advertising devices in the village. The regulations are
intended to promote and protect public health, welfare and safety
by regulating and restricting existing and proposed signs and advertising
devices of all kinds. It is intended to promote public safety, to
protect property values, to create a more attractive economic climate
and to enhance the scenic and natural beauty of the village.
Notwithstanding the standard governing the total area of signs permitted to be erected or maintained on any parcel of real property set forth in §
163-83 above, the following standards shall guide the regulation of all signs associated with projects when more than one principal building or business use or activity is proposed to be conducted upon a single parcel of real property, such as in the case of a shopping center, plaza or mall or other multiple commercial use facility or industrial park.
A. A single freestanding sign of up to 32 square feet in area and not
more than 20 feet in height may be erected which identifies the name
of the center or facility as a whole and does not advertise any individual
business activity.
B. Freestanding signs advertising individual businesses within a shopping
center or joint development project shall be prohibited.
C. One sign identifying individual businesses or uses may be erected
for each separate principal activity. Individual business signs may
be attached to the face of the building. Such signs shall not exceed
the lesser of two square feet of area for each linear foot of store
frontage or 20% of the surface area of the building face on which
the sign is to be attached.
D. In a multiple commercial use facility or industrial park, there may
be one directory sign at any location therein which shall not exceed
five square feet for each acre of land in such commercial area or
industrial park, provided that no such sign shall exceed 20 square
feet in area. In addition, at each point of entrance and exit for
vehicular traffic into such multiple commercial use facility or industrial
park, one other directory sign shall be permitted which does not exceed
two square feet for each acre of land in such multiple commercial
use facility or industrial park. Such signs shall not exceed a total
area of 12 square feet.
E. An overall sign design plan for any such center or facility shall
be submitted with the application for the site development permit.
The sign design plan shall include plans for each principal activity
therein and shall reflect a reasonable uniformity of design, lettering,
lighting and material.
The following signs are permitted in all districts without a
permit:
A. Signs bearing the name of the principal occupant and/or the street
address of a private dwelling which do not exceed one square foot
in area.
B. Professional nameplates which do not exceed one square foot in area.
C. Signs advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises upon
which the sign is located which do not exceed six square feet in area.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article, noncommercial
speech signs may be displayed without a permit subject to the following
regulations:
A. Noncommercial speech signs in residential districts.
(1) Noncommercial speech signs may be permitted in any residential district
without a sign permit, subject to the following conditions:
(a)
The maximum number of noncommercial speech signs per lot shall
be two, excepting posted or preserve signs erected pursuant to the
Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New York.
(b)
Of the total number of signs, only one shall be a window sign.
No window sign shall exceed 25% of the total window opening or one
square foot, whichever is smaller.
(c)
A building-mounted sign may not exceed two square feet in total
area. Any building-mounted sign shall be located in proximity to an
exterior entrance.
(d)
A ground-mounted sign, unless otherwise specified herein, shall:
[1]
Not exceed six square feet in sign copy area;
[2]
Not exceed four feet in height above grade;
[3]
Maintain a minimum ground clearance of two feet;
[4]
Not be closer to any lot line than 1/2 of the required setback;
[5]
Not interfere with vehicle site distances either from, along
or to a public way; and
[6]
Not be illuminated, except indirectly.
B. Noncommercial speech signs in business and industrial districts.
(1) Noncommercial speech signs associated with nonresidential uses may
be allowed in any business or industrial district without a sign permit,
subject to the following conditions:
(a)
The maximum number of noncommercial speech signs per lot shall
be two, excepting posted or preserve signs erected pursuant to the
Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New York.
(b)
Such signs shall not exceed 20 square feet in area.
(c)
Freestanding noncommercial speech signs shall not be closer
to any lot line than 1/2 of the required setback.
(d)
Freestanding noncommercial speech signs shall not exceed six
feet in height above grade level.
(e)
Building-mounted noncommercial speech signs shall be located
on the first floor front facade of the structure.
(f)
Noncommercial speech signs shall not be illuminated, except
indirectly.
(2) Noncommercial speech signs associated with a residential use in a business or industrial district shall comply with the standards specified above in Subsection
A.
All applications for a sign permit shall be made, in writing,
upon the forms prescribed and provided by the Code Enforcement Officer
and shall be accompanied by the required fee.
A. All applications shall contain the following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
(2) Location of the building, structure or land to which or upon which
the sign is to be erected.
(3) A detailed drawing or blueprint showing a description of the construction
details of the sign and showing the lettering and/or pictorial matter
composing the sign; the position of lighting or other extraneous devices;
a location plan showing the position of the sign or any buildings
or structures, including any private or public street or highway.
(4) Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to
which or on which the sign is to be erected, in the event that the
applicant is not the owner thereof.
B. All applications for a sign permit, except those for a temporary
sign, shall be forwarded to the Planning Board for review. Prior to
rendering its decision, the Planning Board shall review the design,
size and location of the proposed sign to determine whether the proposed
sign is in compliance with the regulations set forth in this chapter.
Upon the completion of its review, the Planning Board may approve,
approve with conditions or reject the application. All decisions of
the Planning Board shall be made, in writing, to the Code Enforcement
Officer within 45 days of the receipt of an application. If the Planning
Board fails to act within this period, the Code Enforcement Officer
may issue the permit if the proposed sign is in compliance with these
regulations.
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer, upon the
filing of the application for said permit, to examine all of the data
submitted to him with the application and, if necessary, the building
or premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign or other advertising
structure. If it shall appear that the proposed sign is in compliance
with all of the requirements of this chapter and other rules and regulations
of the Village of Warsaw and has been approved as to design, size
and location by the Planning Board, as provided for herein, a permit
for the erection of the proposed sign shall be issued. If the sign
authorized under any such permit has not been completed within six
months from the date of the issuance of such permit, the permit shall
become null and void, but may be renewed for one additional six-month
period upon the approval by the Planning Board and upon payment of
an additional fee. A request which cites the reason for requesting
the extension for the completion of the sign shall be submitted, in
writing, to the Planning Board not more than 30 days following the
first six-month expiration period.