The location, placement, painting, alteration, extension, installation or other erection of any sign other than an exempt sign as hereinafter defined shall require a land use and development permit in accord with the standards and requirements as set forth hereunder. A permit is not required for maintenance, repair or repainting of a legal, existing sign so long as the size, configuration, location and message content are not altered.
B.
Location.
(1)
Signs, other than an official traffic sign and those attached to building facades, shall not be erected within the public right-of-way nor project more than four feet beyond property lines when attached to a facade.
(2)
No sign shall be located within 10 feet of any side or rear lot line, except where such sign is attached to and does not project more than 18 inches from the face of the building.
(3)
No sign shall be so located, erected or attached in a manner that obstructs, either partially or wholly, the vehicular sight area which shall be maintained free from visual obstructions for a distance of 25 feet in both directions from a street corner and a distance of 10 feet in both directions from a curb cut along a public right-of-way, so as to provide safe sight distance for both vehicles and pedestrians.
(4)
No sign shall be placed upon or be supported by any tree, rock or other natural object other than the ground, except for a "no trespass" or "posted" sign.
(5)
Fences, outbuildings and appurtenant structures shall not be considered in the tabulation of lineal feet of the principal building and such structures shall not be made part of any sign.
A.
Temporary commercial signs for special events may be displayed for no more than 14 days before such event and must be removed within 24 hours after such event.
B.
Temporary commercial signs including, "Grand Opening," "End of Season," "Closeout," and "Going Out of Business" or signs with similar messages, provided that they are no more than 15 square feet with no single dimension greater than five feet, shall be permitted for no more than 14 consecutive days within any thirty-day time period.
C.
Temporary commercial directional signs.
(1)
Such signs shall be removed within 24 hours after the event or purpose for which they were displayed has been terminated.
(2)
Such signs shall not attach to trees, utility poles or the like, or be placed in a position that will obstruct or impair vision or traffic or in any manner create a hazard or disturbance to the health and welfare of the general public.
(3)
Each business storefront is allowed only three such signs at a time.
D.
Temporary municipal signs indicating a public event.
All other temporary signs require a land use and development permit and must comply with the following regulations:
A.
Each land use and development permit shall not exceed 30 days.
B.
The sign shall be no more than 24 square feet with no single dimension greater than six feet.
C.
Such signs shall not project more than 15 inches from the face of the building wall nor extend beyond the outer edge of the wall to which it is attached.
D.
Such signs shall not be attached to trees, utility poles or the like, or be placed in a position that will obstruct or impair vision or traffic or in any manner create a hazard or disturbance to the health and welfare of the general public.
E.
Placement of temporary signs shall not hinder pedestrian traffic.
F.
Each business property site is allowed only one such sign at a time. Each such sign shall be located on the property designated in the permit application.
The following signs do not require a land use and development permit from the Town:
A.
Any sign required by New York State law.
B.
Interior signs. No sign, or combination of signs, erected or maintained in the window of a building and visible from any public or private street or highway, shall occupy more than 35% of the window area.
C.
Directional signs.
(1)
Directional signs of a public or quasi-public nature identifying or locating a Town, hospital, public building, parking lot, church, college, service or civic club, educational, cultural or public recreational building.
(2)
In any district, a directional sign designating the location of an institution of public or quasi-public nature or the location of a community or a community facility, or similar signs may be erected, provided that such directional or informational sign(s) shall not exceed six square feet in area and shall not extend over any property line or over any public road or public or private right-of-way.
D.
Commercial incidental signs. A commercial incidental sign such as a single name plate indicating professional services, the accessory use of a dwelling for a home occupation or permitted use such as a restaurant in a club, institution or other nonresidential building, may be erected without a land use and development permit, provided that such sign shall not exceed two square feet.
F.
Signs advertising yard or garage sales, etc., may be displayed on the individual lot and/or building only on the days of such sale and may not be displayed for more than three consecutive days.
G.
"Warning," "Private Drive," "Posted" or "No Trespassing" signs, not to exceed two square feet.
H.
Historical tablets, memorial plaques or emblems installed by governmental agencies or religious or legally recognized not-for-profit.
I.
During construction, repair or renovation, a single non-illuminated project sign denoting the developer, architect, engineer, subcontractors or contractor on the premises or a sign advertising the sale or development of a tract of land is permitted. The size of the sign shall not exceed 32 square feet. Such sign shall be 25 feet from the edge of pavement or improved travel surface of the roadway. Such sign shall be removed promptly upon completion of the work.
J.
Signs designating credit cards accepted may be displayed, but such signs shall not occupy more than two square feet of the building facade.
K.
Portable signs. One portable sign (sandwich board), one- or two-sided, not exceeding 10 square feet per side in area, may be displayed per store front. Such signs must be placed so as not to interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic and must be removed during nonbusiness hours.
The following signs require a land use and development permit subject to the limitations provided below.
A.
Wall signs. Total wall signage shall not exceed 1 1/2 square feet per linear foot of building frontage, 10% of the total area of the building facade, or 25 square feet, whichever is less.
B.
Projecting signs.
(1)
Size. The maximum size of any projecting sign shall be no more than five square feet.
(2)
Lighting. Projecting signs may be externally illuminated and may not be internally illuminated.
(3)
Attachment. Signs shall be perpendicular to and attached to the building face of the premises which they advertise.
(4)
Projection. Signs shall have a minimum projection of six inches and a maximum projection of three feet six inches from the building face.
(5)
Clearance. Signs shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet and a maximum clearance of 10 feet from the ground. All measurements of clearance are from the ground to the bottom of the sign.
(6)
Encroachment. No sign shall be permitted to overhang the vehicular travel way of any highway, street or other vehicular public right-of-way.
C.
Awning and canopy signs. Awning lettering may contain names, numbers, and graphics limited to the business name or building name upon which the awning is located.
D.
Freestanding signs.
(1)
Freestanding signs shall not be permitted in a front or side yard where the building in that yard is set back less than 10 feet from the property line.
(2)
Freestanding signs larger than eight square feet are subject to the side and rear setback yard provisions in the dimensional table of this chapter.
(3)
No freestanding sign shall be erected or maintained where any part of the sign is closer than five feet to any existing building.
(4)
No freestanding sign shall have a display area exceeding 32 square feet with a maximum dimension of 10 linear feet on any one side, height or width.
(5)
No freestanding sign or its support shall exceed a height of 16 feet.
E.
Illuminated signs.
(1)
Any illuminated sign or lighting device shall employ only lights of constant intensity and no sign shall be illuminated by or contain flashing, intermittent or moving light or lights. The provisions of this section shall not be applied so as to prohibit a sign changing to show time and/or temperature.
(2)
All exterior lighting shall be downward-facing with the light source shielded.
(3)
In no event shall an illuminated sign or lighting device be placed or directed as to illuminate a public street, highway, sidewalk or adjacent premises as to cause glare or reflection or light trespass that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
(4)
No lights or string of lights will be used for the purpose of advertising, displaying or otherwise attracting attention to the premises when not part of a sign or approved street or outdoor lighting. This shall not be interpreted to include season or holiday decorations temporarily displayed.
(5)
Back-lighted signs shall be prohibited except for businesses fronting Main Street.
F.
Off-premises signs.
(1)
Such use must be in conjunction with a business whose access does not abut a state or county highway.
(2)
Any such business will be limited to one off-premises sign, no larger than 16 square feet in area.
(3)
Off-premises signs are only permitted in the HMU district.
(4)
An off-premises sign shall not be located closer than 75 feet from any other business sign on the same side of the highway.
(5)
No more than one off-premises sign may be located on any individual lot.
(6)
A home occupation would not be allowed any off-premises sign other than those which are permitted by the New York State DOT.
A.
Businesses may be granted a land use and development permit for two signs, one freestanding double-faced sign and one sign attached to a building, or two signs attached to a building (wall or projecting).
B.
Businesses where the principal building is located with frontage on more than one street or public highway will be permitted one wall sign or one projecting sign facing each street and one freestanding sign.
C.
In addition to the above, a land use and development permit may be granted for an externally illuminated identification sign on a navigable waterway, provided that such sign does not exceed 15 square feet in area and the sign shall state only the name of the business, the phone number and/or property address.
D.
If site plan review is required, during such review of any proposed sign or signs for a building, group of buildings or lot under single ownership or management containing more than one separate and distinct business, the Planning Board may consider an application that would provide for an alternate arrangement than that provided for above with respect to the number and size, provided that the total number and size of such signing shall not exceed the combination to which each single business would be otherwise entitled.
In measuring the square foot area of signs permitted under this chapter, the entire face of the sign and, in the case of any open sign made up of individual boards, letters, figures or designs shall be measured as one sign. Signs that have a structure that is integral to the message shall be measured as part of the display area. However, if the multiple faces of any sign are separated in any manner other than by being mounted on common posts, they shall be considered as separate signs. Only one side of double faced signs shall be measured when determining the area.
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A.
Any new sign, or temporary sign which does not comply with the regulations established for the issuance of a land use and development permit pursuant to this chapter or which land use and development permit is revoked or which is deemed to be an abandoned sign, or which is not maintained in good and complete condition with lettering and graphics clean, legible, in true alignment and finishes in good repair, is prohibited and shall be brought into compliance.
B.
The business, property and/or sign owner of any noncomplying sign shall be in violation until such sign(s) is removed or repaired.
C.
In the case of an unsafe sign which, in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, is an immediate peril to persons or property, the Zoning Administrator may order and arrange for the removal of such sign at the owner's expense, without notice to the owner thereof.