Every applicant that submits an application for a proposed land use
activity to the Village of Ossining Board of Trustees, Planning Board,
Board of Architectural Review, Zoning Board of Appeals and/or Historic
Preservation Commission ("approval authority") must post one or more
notification signs on the property which is the subject of said application
no later than 10 calendar days prior to the initial public hearing
on the application and must maintain the posted sign(s) in place until
the approval authority has rendered its final decision approving or
denying said application. The applicant shall post one sign per 300
linear feet of frontage on each street upon which the subject property
fronts. The sign(s) shall be erected not more than 10 feet from each
boundary of the property that abuts a public road and must be conspicuous
to the public. The bottom edge of each sign so erected shall be positioned
no less than 14 inches and no more than 36 inches above the ground.
In the event that the subject property abuts more than one road, additional
signs will be posted facing each road on which the property abuts.
If the sign(s) visibility is obscured by vegetation, the applicant
must cut the vegetation to a degree sufficient to maintain clear visibility
of the sign(s) from the road. If the property does not abut a public
road, one or more signs shall be posted in Village-approved locations
that can readily be seen by the public. Any sign(s) erected under
this provision must be removed and returned to the Village of Ossining
Planning Department within 10 calendar days after the approval authority
has rendered its final decision approving or denying said application.
The size and location of the sign(s) shall be approved by the Director
of Planning or designee.
In the event that an application shall be withdrawn or become inactive,
the applicant shall remove the sign(s) within five calendar days of
withdrawing the application or of receiving notice from the approval
authority that the application has been designated inactive. For the
purposes of this section, any application which has not appeared on
the approval authority's agenda for six or more months shall be designated
inactive. The approval authority shall notify the applicant, in writing,
that the application has become inactive and instruct the applicant
to remove the sign(s) until such time as the application shall be
reactivated. Once the application is reactivated, the sign(s) shall
be posted within three calendar days.
Signage. The Village of Ossining Planning Department will supply
the sign(s), and the initial cost will be included in the application
fee. However, if the Director of Planning determines that sign(s)
larger than those provided by the Planning Department are required,
the applicant will be responsible for obtaining the sign(s) at the
applicant's expense. The applicant shall be responsible for replacing
any sign(s) that is (are) damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen during
the pendency of the application. A replacement fee will be charged
for each sign that needs to be replaced. The sign(s) shall indicate
the time and place of the public meeting on the application and such
other information as deemed necessary by the Planning Department.
The applicant shall maintain the sign and ensure that it remains
plainly visible and legible while the application is pending. If the
applicant places a sign(s) at the time and in the manner detailed
in this section, but the sign(s) does not stand for the entire period
required, the approval authority, if satisfied that the sign(s) had
stood for a sufficient period of time and that the applicant had taken
all reasonable steps to restore the sign(s) once the applicant had
become aware that the sign(s) was not standing, may act upon the application
if the applicant can demonstrate to the approval authority's satisfaction
that the failure to comply was not the applicant's fault.
If final action is not taken upon an application on the date shown
on the sign(s), the sign(s) shall be updated to show the next date,
time and place when the application will appear on the agenda of the
approval authority. The sign(s) shall be updated no later than 10
calendar days before the date of the meeting when the application
will next appear on the agenda of the approval authority.
At least 24 hours prior to the public hearing/public meeting, the
applicant shall submit to the Planning Department an affidavit stating
that the applicant has posted the sign(s) meeting the requirements
described in this section along with photographic evidence to verify
the placement and maintenance of the sign(s).