[Amended 6-7-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994]
Whenever the terms "sign" or "ground sign" are used in this article, these terms are used as defined in § 575-212 of this chapter unless otherwise specified.
In any of the residential districts, the following
signs shall be permitted and no others:
A.
One sign, attached to or displayed from within the
building designating the street number, name and profession, if any,
of the occupant of the premises, which sign shall not exceed six inches
in height or 18 inches in width. The sign may be attached to the building
or on a post not more than six feet high and located at least three
feet from the nearest property line. Professional signs, only, may
be illuminated. Any illumination shall be so shielded so as not to
disturb other residents.
B.
One sign, containing four square feet or less, upon
real property, stating that the property or a part thereof is for
sale or rent. When not attached to a building, the same shall be located
to conform with the minimum front and side yard setbacks of the district
in which it is erected.
[Amended 2-20-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
A.
Subject to the provisions of § 575-142 of this article, the following signs shall be permitted in the districts designated as Business A, Business B, Mixed-Use, Waterfront Development, and Parking Districts and no others:
[Amended 10-1-1996 by L.L. No. 11-1996; amended 3-2-2004 by L.L. No. 8-2004; 3-2-2004 by L.L. No. 10-2004]
(1)
Signs permitted in residential districts.
(2)
One sign displayed on or applied or attached to the wall of a building or store facing on a public street and projecting not more than 12 inches from such wall or, in the case of a rigid canopy, not more than the distance permitted pursuant to Chapter 225, Article I, Rigid Canopies, § 225-2, Regulations. With respect to a wall sign used for advertising any business conducted or products sold in such building, the maximum vertical measurement of said sign shall be four feet, and the maximum horizontal measurement shall not exceed 80% of the street frontage of the building of said store. With respect to all other signs, the total area shall not exceed 25% of the area wherein it appears.
(3)
Two signs, a primary and a secondary sign, on any
building on a corner lot fronting on two public streets. The primary
sign shall face the public street with the greater width from curb
to curb and shall not exceed four feet in height and 80% of the street
frontage or 40 feet in width, whichever is less. The secondary sign
shall not exceed three feet in height and 75% of the area of the primary
sign or 38 feet in width, whichever is less.
[Amended 2-4-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
C.
All signs on undeveloped property in a Business A,
Business B, Mixed-Use, Waterfront Development, or Parking District
shall only be permitted with the approval of the Board of Trustees
and shall be set back at least 25 feet from any property line and
shall not have a surface area of more than 12 square feet.
[Amended 10-1-1996 by L.L. No. 11-1996; 3-2-2004 by L.L. No. 8-2004; 3-2-2004 by L.L. No. 10-2004]
D.
Signs shall be permitted on any premises used for
the purpose of private or public parking of automobiles or vehicles.
Such signs shall be placed within the confines of the parcel so used
and shall not extend or encroach upon any public right-of-way. Such
signs shall bear a legend only indicating that the premises are used
for parking, public or private, the hours during which the parking
facilities are available and the direction of traffic upon said premises
so used. No such sign shall exceed a maximum of 1,100 square inches.
E.
One sign, containing four square feet or less, upon
real property, stating that the property or a part thereof is for
sale or rent. When not attached to a building, the same shall be located
to conform with the minimum front and side yard setbacks of the district
in which it is erected.
[Added 2-20-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
A.
No sign or show window display shall be placed, illuminated
or maintained in such a way as may cause danger to traffic by obscuring
the driver's view, nor shall any sign consist of a painted surface
utilizing fluorescent or Day-Glo colors.
B.
Sign illumination internal to the sign shall not exceed
12 watts per square foot and shall be covered with an opalescent material
shield in front and in the rear when a two-sided sign is used. If
incandescent lamps are used, diffusing shields shall be installed.
C.
Sign illumination by an external light source shall
be installed and shielded as not to cause glare or undue reflection
outside of the sign area. Illumination shall not exceed 12 watts per
square foot. Lamps shall not project more than two feet from the face
of the sign and shall not extend above the top and sides of the sign
more than six inches.
D.
Illuminated signs of a temporary nature shall have
an approved electrical source within three feet of such sign and be
protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter.
The following types of signs are prohibited
in all districts:
A.
Revolving signs and signs which are lighted with intermittent
flashing or animated illumination, except that time and temperature
signs may be permitted.
B.
Freestanding pole or illuminated signs, except as
permitted elsewhere in this article.
C.
Right-angle or projecting signs extending over the
public right-of-way for more than 12 inches.
D.
Any sign or artificial lighting source or reflector
connected to or used therewith where such sign or lighting conflicts
with or may be mistaken for a traffic signal.
E.
Illuminated signs or lighting devices, flashing lights,
strobe lights and/or lights otherwise outlining any part of a building
such as a window, door, gable, roof, sidewalk or corner.
G.
Any sign which covers or blocks any door, window or
other opening in a building or structure, except as otherwise permitted
herein.
H.
Any sign which projects above the lowest point of
a roof, parapet or mansard roof, whichever has the greatest height
above grade, except where expressly provided otherwise in this article.
I.
Any sign which projects more than 12 inches from the
wall surface of a building or store.
J.
Unless otherwise provided, any sign erected or maintained
above the soffit of a building.
K.
Any self-illuminated sign wherein the light source
itself is shaped and utilized to form the sign.
L.
Any sign painted directly on a wall of a building.
All signs presently existing and not conforming
with the provision of this article shall be discontinued and removed
within three years following the adoption of this article, as amended,
it being the intention of this article to fix the discontinuance and
subsequent conformity to the provisions of this article within a period
of time permitting the owners and user of such signs the amortization
of investment for the construction of such signs prior to the enactment
of this article, unless an extension of time is granted by the Board
of Trustees as it may deem proper.
A.
It shall be unlawful in a Business A, Business B,
Mixed-Use, Waterfront Development, or Parking District to erect, maintain
or display any sign upon buildings, structures, or land without first
obtaining a permit therefor from the Building Inspector, as hereafter
provided.
[Amended 10-1-1996 by L.L. No. 11-1996; 3-2-2004 by L.L. No. 8-2004; 3-2-2004 by L.L. No. 10-2004; 8-18-2009 by L.L. No.
6-2009]
B.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit
the erection, maintenance or display of any billboard or poster panel
or any other type of sign, other than those specifically permitted
in this article.
C.
No permit or fee shall be required of any municipal
authority.
D.
A separate application for a permit as herein required
shall be made for each separate advertising structure, sign or device
on a form furnished by the Building Inspector. Each application shall
be accompanied by the written consent of the owners of the real property
upon which such structure, sign, device or display is to be erected
or maintained. Application shall be made in like manner for a permit
to maintain any existing structure, sign, device or display or to
renew a permit.
E.
No advertising structure, sign or device, whether
new or existing, shall hereafter be altered, rebuilt, enlarged, extended
or relocated, except in conformity with the provisions of this article,
without the approval of the Building Inspector.
F.
In the issuance of any permit for any of the structures
or signs set forth in this article, the Building Inspector shall provide
for the safety, health and general welfare of the public to the end
that no permit shall be issued for any sign which in any way endangers
the life or property of any person or is so illuminated, constructed
or maintained as to interfere with the light, air, access or health
of any person.
G.
The Building Inspector shall issue permits and renewals
thereof, which shall be nontransferable and shall expire on October
1 of each odd-numbered year, upon finding that the proposed erection,
maintenance and display are in conformity with the requirements of
this article and the State Building Construction Code, as well as
the requirements of any other commission or public agency having jurisdiction.
All permits shall be issued subject to such requirements, code and
regulations.
H.
All outdoor advertising signs, structures or displays
shall be removed by the one erecting, owning, maintaining or displaying
the same or, in default of the removal by the one thus primarily charged
with such duty, then by the owner or tenant of the premises upon which
the structure or display is maintained within 30 days from the date
of the expiration of the permit therefor.
I.
In addition
to all such other requirements set forth in this section as may be
applicable to a proposed sign, canopy, or awning, no sign, canopy,
or awning requiring a permit that is or is to be on or within 200
feet of Middle Neck Road or on or within 200 feet of Steamboat Road
in the Village shall be erected, altered, rebuilt, enlarged, extended
or relocated without the approval of the Board of Trustees. This subsection
shall not pertain to noncommercial signs, canopies, and awnings for
single-family dwellings. In determining whether or not to grant such
approval, the Board of Trustees may impose such relevant conditions
as it deems appropriate to eliminate or mitigate any adverse impacts
from the proposed sign, canopy, or awning, in addition to the other
requirements set forth in this section. In exercising its discretion,
the Board of Trustees may consider, in addition to issues of safety,
how the color, design, shape, size, location, and material of the
sign will adhere to or conflict with existing signs, canopies, and
awnings, and/or such plan for an existing or new cohesive design plan
for that portion of the Village as such Board may deem appropriate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the repainting of any sign shall not
require such approval so long as such repainting is of the same colors
and design and has the same, and only the same, wording, symbols,
logos, and/or other signs as the sign 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.
[Added 8-18-2009 by L.L. No. 6-2009[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided for the renumbering
of former Subsection I as Subsection J.
J.
Fees.
[Amended 12-16-2003 by L.L. No. 17-2003]
(1)
All applications for new permits under this article
shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount as shall be prescribed
from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
(2)
All applications for renewal of permits under this
article shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount as shall be prescribed
from time to time by the Board of Trustees. The renewal shall be valid
for a period of two years.
The Board of Trustees shall have the power to
vary the requirements of this article upon such terms and conditions
as it may deem necessary or to grant, for limited periods of time,
applications for additional signs or for signs other than those herein
specifically permitted under this article, that the public safety,
health and general welfare shall not be adversely affected thereby;
and said Board of Trustees, in granting such applications, shall provide
that no permit shall be issued for any sign which in any way endangers
the life or property of any person or is so illuminated, constructed
or maintained as to interfere with the light, air, access or health
of any person.
