[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Kent 8-29-1983
by L.L. No. 7-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, firm or corporation shall affix, paint, post, hand or otherwise
attach or cause or allow any of his, their or its subordinates or employees
or allow anyone acting on his or their behalf to affix, paint, post, hang
or otherwise attach any political banner, poster, placard or political advertising
of any type whatsoever to any lampposts, telegraph or telephone poles, trees,
hydrants or boxes covering the same, street signs, signal posts, wires, cables,
buildings, fences, structures of any kind, sidewalks, pavements, walls, refuse
and litter containers, monuments, statues, arbors, parking meters, bridges,
railings, shelter houses, comfort stations, stairways, apparatus, pieces of
equipment or on any other object or item, things or place situated in or upon
any of the public streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, roads or public places
of the Town of Kent, New York, or upon any structure or building upon any
of the streets, avenues, roads, lanes, alleys or public places of the Town
of Kent, New York.
Freestanding political signs shall be permitted within all zoning districts
within the Town of Kent, provided that:
A.
They are not erected prior to four weeks before the date
of the election involved.
B.
They are not placed within the right-of-way of any road
or street and do not obstruct traffic.
C.
They are removed not later than 12:00 midnight of the
Sunday following the election.
D.
The maximum sign size shall be four by eight feet.
E.
No signs shall be placed within 35 feet of the center
line of the highway.
F.
The maximum number of signs shall be eight per political
party.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions
of this chapter are deemed not to apply.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
chapter is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent section, and such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions hereof.
Every person, firm or corporation convicted of a violation of any provision
of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 nor less
than $25.
This chapter shall take effect on January 1, 1984.
