[Added 6-3-1969]
This article shall apply only to land situated
within the bounds of the Fire Island National Seashore where the same
lies in the Town of Islip, but excluding any lands which lie within
the boundaries of incorporated villages.
[Amended 12-19-1978]
The Town Board, being in full agreement with
the United States Department of the Interior's general intent for
the preservation of Fire Island as a unique resource for present and
future generations, consistent with the General Management Plan for
the Fire Island National Seashore, hereby declares that new construction
or expansion of apartments or other multiple-family dwellings on Fire
Island be prohibited, and further declares that the conversion of
existing structures to apartments or multiple-family dwellings be
prohibited.
[Amended 12-19-1978; 4-5-2005]
The following uses shall be permitted in a Business
I District on Fire Island and in no other districts:
[Amended 12-19-1978]
A.
Upon receipt of an application for a building permit in a business zone, the Commissioner of Planning or the Commissioner's designee shall follow the procedure set forth in Chapter 13B, Environmental Quality Review.
[Amended 12-17-2019]
B.
Within the time span specified in the Environmental
Quality Review Act and after public notice, the Town Board shall hold
a public hearing on the special permit application.
C.
The Fire Island National Seashore shall hereafter
be deemed an interested party to all actions concerning Fire Island
and shall be duly notified of all pending actions and decisions concerning
Fire Island.
[Amended 12-19-1978]
A.
Residential zone. Signs within residential zones shall
not be illuminated and shall be limited in size to one square foot
in area, including signs utilized for advertising the sale or rental
of property, which may be placed only on the property advertised for
sale or rental. The maximum number of signs permitted within residential
zones shall be limited to one per building lot.
B.
Business zone or use. Within this zone, advertising
or commercial displays for commercial uses, which are acceptable to
the Secretary of the Interior, may not exceed four square feet in
area, may not be self-illuminated and may be placed only on the property
on which such commercial use occurs. No flashing, blinking or moving
signs shall be permitted. Roof signs are prohibited. Facial signs
parallel from the structure to which they are attached. Signs projecting
at a ninety-degree angle from any structure shall not project more
than four feet from the structure to which they are attached nor be
placed lower than eight feet above the adjacent grade. No sign shall
be so constructed or attached to any building as to obstruct any window,
door or other opening of the same. The maximum number of signs permitted
per business lot shall be one.
C.
Noncommercial signs used for public information, orientation or education purposes may be larger by special permit from the Town Board. The procedure followed shall be the same as specified in § 68-430.
D.
Nonconforming signs in any zone which are in existence
at the time this amendment is adopted may continue such nonconformity
until they are destroyed, structurally altered, reconstructed, changed
or moved, but the period of such nonconformity may not exceed two
years from the date of the adoption of this amendment.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The adoption date of this amendment
is 12-19-1978.
E.
Any sign in disrepair or in a hazardous condition
shall be repaired or removed within five working days after notification
by the Building Division.
No amendments of this article shall be made
without the prior determination and approval of the Secretary of the
Interior that they are consistent with the objectives and purposes
of the Public Law 88-587 (78 Stat. 928) authorizing the establishment
of the Fire Island National Seashore.
