[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Great Neck as Ch. 162, Art. I of the 1976 Code;
amended in its entirety 8-18-2009 by L.L. No. 6-2009.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 575.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Art. II,
Signs, adopted as Ch. 162, Art. II, of the 1976 Code, as amended.
A.
No person
may erect, alter, rebuild, enlarge, extend, or relocate a canopy or
awning over a public street, sidewalk, or other public way in the
Village without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
B.
No person
may erect, alter, rebuild, enlarge, extend, or relocate a canopy or
awning on or within 200 feet of Middle Neck Road or on or within 200
feet of Steamboat Road in the Village without the approval of the
Board of Trustees. This subsection shall not apply to legal single-family
dwellings.
C.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsections A and B of this section, the replacement of any or all of the cloth portions of an awning or canopy shall not require such approval so long as the cloth is of the same size, location, colors, and design and has the same, and only the same, wording, symbols, logos, and/or other signs (as “sign” is defined in § 575-212 of this Code) as the awning or canopy last approved by the Board of Trustees or, if the Board of Trustees approval was not required, by the last approval of the Building Department.
D.
In reviewing
any application made pursuant to this section, the Board of Trustees
may determine to hold a public hearing thereon on at least five days'
notice.
E.
The annual
fee for a permit required pursuant to this section shall be in such
amount as shall be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
A.
All canopies and awnings erected over any public street,
sidewalk, or other public place must be securely fastened and constructed
so that there will be no danger of the same being dislodged by any
cause and shall be so erected and maintained as not to obstruct the
view of any traffic control device.
B.
The lowest part of any such sign, signboard or canopy
or awning shall be at least eight feet above the level of the public
street, sidewalk, alley or other public place over which it extends,
and no such sign, signboard or canopy or awning shall be erected or
maintained over any public place used by vehicles if any part thereof
is less than 15 feet above the level of such public way.
Permits issued pursuant to this chapter expire
after one year unless renewed and shall, in any event, be revocable
at any time by the Board of Trustees.
Every original application for a permit provided
under this chapter shall be in writing and executed by the owner and
occupant of the premises and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
fee, in such amount as shall be prescribed from time to time by the
Board of Trustees, and a diagram showing in detail the location, design,
and appearance of the proposed canopy or awning.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation erecting or maintaining
any canopy or awning extending over any public street, sidewalk, or
other public way in the Village without having first obtained a permit
therefor or after a permit therefor shall have expired shall be deemed
to be in violation of this chapter.
B.
Persons, firms or corporations maintaining any such
canopy or awning prior to the effective date of this chapter shall
have two years within which to obtain a permit therefor, after which
two years, maintenance of such signs, signboards or canopies or awnings
without a permit shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter.
