[Adopted 1-23-1989 by L.L. No. 2-1989]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville Centre declares and finds it to be in the public interest and for the public good to preserve the property values and residential districts and for other aesthetic considerations to provide for the regulation of the installation of real estate signs within the residential districts of the Village of Rockville Centre.
As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
REAL ESTATE SIGN
A sign which is used to announce or indicate that the property upon which it is located, rests, sets, or is attached is available for sale, lease or rent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one real estate sign used for one or more of the foregoing purposes, located on the property which is available for sale, lease or rent only during a period of time, not to exceed eight consecutive hours, during which that property is open for public viewing, and which displays only the words “Open House” and/or a directional arrow, shall be allowed without complying with the permit requirements of this chapter.
[Amended 12-4-2006 by L.L. No. 14-2006]
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Areas located wholly or in part within the following use districts, as defined in Chapter 340, Zoning, of this Code:
A. 
Residence A
B. 
Residence B
C. 
Residence C
D. 
Residence A-M
SIGN
A publicly displayed board or placard displaying information.
A. 
No real estate sign shall be placed or maintained in public view within the residential districts until a permit has been duly issued upon application therefor.
B. 
No more than one real estate sign permit may be in effect at any one time for a single piece of property.
C. 
The Building Department shall require that the application for a permit indicate the proposed location of the real estate sign, which shall in no case be further than four feet from the dwelling or building.
D. 
The Building Department shall require that the real estate sign contain only the words "FOR SALE" or "FOR LEASE" or "FOR RENT" and, at the option of the applicant, the word "owner" or "broker" and a telephone number.
E. 
Permits shall expire 60 days following the date of issuance but may be renewed upon application to the Building Official. The duration of all real sign permits may be changed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
The fee for a permit for the placement of a real estate sign upon property within the residential districts shall be at a level fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Said fee shall be submitted by applicant at the time the application is presented to the Building Department.
No real estate sign that is larger than three square feet in area may be placed in a residential district. The Building Official may order the immediate removal of any real estate sign that exceeds three square feet in area.
A. 
Real estate signs must be removed from property in the residential districts within 24 hours of the transfer of the title to the property or the giving of possession of the property, whichever event first occurs.
B. 
Any real estate sign which is not in conformity with Village Code § 335-17, above, may be removed by the Building Official without notice to the property owner or owner of the real estate sign.
For each and every failure to comply with the provisions of this article, the owner of the real property on which the real estate sign is placed and the person or persons who placed or assisted in the placement of the real estate sign on that property in a manner that is not in compliance with this article shall be guilty of a violation against this article, which violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate and distinct additional violation.
It shall be the duty of the Building Official, and he is hereby given the power and authority to enforce the provisions of this article.