The following provisions shall apply to all
buildings, structures and uses existing on the effective date of this
chapter, to all buildings and uses that may become nonconforming or
noncomplying by reason of any subsequent amendment to this chapter
and the Zoning District Map which is a part hereof, and to all complying
buildings housing nonconforming uses.
Each of the nonconforming uses and/or structures
specified below is deemed to be sufficiently objectionable and out
of character within the zoning district in which such use is located
as to depreciate the value of other property and uses permitted in
the district and to otherwise inhibit the proper, safe and orderly
development of such district. Therefore, each such nonconforming use
must be and shall be terminated on or before the expiration of the
specified period of time after the effective date of this chapter.
Said period of time is specified herein as one that is reasonable
to permit the amortization of the remaining value, if any, of such
use.
A. Any nonconforming or noncomplying sign, whether accessory or nonaccessory, existing on the effective date of this chapter which includes any of the specific features prohibited in Article
V, §
210-26B(4),
(5) or
(7) of this chapter shall be modified by its owner to conform or be removed within 90 calendar days of the effective date of this chapter upon prior notification of not less than 30 calendar days from the Town Code Enforcement Officer.
B. Any accessory sign existing on or after the effective
date of this chapter which is obsolete, i.e., the sign advertises
a business no longer conducted, product no longer available or service
no longer provided on the premises, shall be removed from the premises
by the owner of the sign and/or premises upon which the sign is located
within 60 calendar days of the effective date of this chapter upon
prior notification of not less than 30 calendar days from the Town
Code Enforcement Officer. A period of 30 calendar days following notification
from the Town Code Enforcement Officer shall be provided for the removal
of any accessory sign that may later become obsolete.
C. Except for temporary and directional signs authorized in Article
V, §
210-26C and
E, respectively, of this chapter, use of any billboard sign shall be discontinued and the billboard sign, including its supporting structure, removed upon passage of a reasonable period for the amortization of its value, as such period is set forth in § 74-c of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.
D. Any other type of sign, including its supporting structure,
unrelated to the activity on the site, except for authorized off-premises
directional signs, shall be removed within three calendar years from
the effective date of this chapter.
E. A nonconforming motor vehicle junkyard or junkyard, as each term is defined in Article
XII, §
210-86A, of this chapter, shall be discontinued and all material therein properly disposed of not later than three calendar years from the effective date of this chapter.
Any individual building, the construction of
which has been legally started through the installation of footings
and/or foundation before the effective date of this chapter or of
any amendment thereto may be completed in accordance with plans on
file with the Code Enforcement Officer, provided that all other required
permits and approvals have been issued prior to the effective date
of this chapter and such construction is diligently pursued and the
building is completed within two calendar years of the enactment of
this chapter or any subsequent amendment thereto.