[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Lake Grove 11-16-1978 as Ch. 105 of the 1978 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 175.
A.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote and protect
the public health, welfare and safety of the people of the Incorporated
Village of Lake Grove by regulating existing and proposed outdoor
advertising and outdoor signs of all types.
B.
It is intended hereby to protect property values,
create a more attractive economic and business climate, enhance and
protect the physical appearance of the community, preserve the scenic
and natural beauty of designated areas and provide a more enjoyable
and pleasing community.
C.
It is further intended hereby to reduce sign and advertising
distraction and obstructions that may contribute to traffic accidents,
to reduce hazards that may be caused by signs overhanging or projecting
over public rights-of-way, to provide more open space and to curb
the deterioration of the natural beauty and community environment.
As used in this chapter, unless otherwise expressly
stated, the following terms shall mean as follows:
Any sign related to a business or profession conducted or
to a commodity or service sold or offered upon the premises where
such sign is located.
To build, construct, alter, repair, display, relocate, attach,
hang, place, suspend, affix or maintain any sign, and also includes
the painting of exterior wall signs, advertisements or announcements.
The outer surface of a building or structure which is visible
from any private or public street, highway, driveway or parking lot.
Any sign illuminated by electricity, gas or other artificial
light, including reflective or phosphorescent light.
The Code Enforcement Officer empowered, authorized and charged
with the duty and responsibility to inspect and enforce the provisions
of all Village ordinances, local laws, rules and regulations enacted,
adopted and promulgated by the Village Board.
Any light, string of lights or group of lights located or
arranged so as to cast illumination on a sign.[1]
Any sign unrelated to a business or profession conducted
or to a commodity or service sold or offered upon the premises where
such sign is located.
A sign having previously been erected, maintained and approved, for which a license fee was paid to the Town of Brookhaven or any other municipality or governmental identity and a permit issued prior to the incorporation of the Village of Lake Grove on September 18, 1968, and before the adoption of Article XIII, entitled "Signs," of Chapter 20, Zoning Ordinance, of the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove on June 10, 1969,[2] and which sign does not now conform to the provisions
and requirements of this chapter and/or is prohibited or unauthorized
by this chapter.
Any individual, firm, partnership association, corporation,
company, institution or organization of any kind.
Any sign which projects from the exterior of any building.
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "mobile
sign," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 8-17-2006
by L.L. No. 2-2006.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
All signs as provided and authorized in this
chapter which are presently attached to, maintained or erected on
any building or structure built or in the process of being built,
or on the ground or premises of such building or structure, or any
professional sign as delineated in this chapter, shall require a permit
from the Village Clerk. All signs erected or maintained within the
confines of the Village of Lake Grove shall conform to the following
specific requirements, regardless of size or type:
A.
All signs shall be colonial, monument-style design,
to help establish and maintain a colonial Village atmosphere.
[Amended 5-3-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
B.
No sign shall exceed eight feet in height from the
ground level unless otherwise authorized by special permit of the
Village Board.
C.
No freestanding or "sandwich" signs are permitted
nor shall such be authorized.
The following signs are permitted:
A.
Professional signs in residential districts.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
(1)
One sign not exceeding two square feet in area, bearing
only the name and profession of the resident practitioner. Such sign
may be illuminated by an electric lamp not exceeding 75 watts of power.
(2)
Professional signs located on Hawkins Avenue and Stony
Brook Road within the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove may be of
a size not exceeding four square feet in area.
B.
Sale or rent signs. One "for sale," "for lease" or
"for rent" sign, not larger than four square feet in area, advertising
only the property upon which the sign is placed.
C.
Subdivision signs. For each platted subdivision, two
signs, each no larger than 20 square feet in area, advertising only
the premises on which the sign is placed, may be approved, but such
signs shall not exceed six feet in height from finished grade.
D.
Municipal signs. Signs erected and maintained for
a municipal governmental purpose when authorized by resolution of
the Village Board. Subject to such conditions and safeguards as the
Village Board may deem appropriate, no permit nor payment of a fee
shall be required.
E.
Public utility signs. Standard signs of public utilities,
not exceeding 12 inches by 20 inches, placed to inform the public
of the location of utility facilities available to the general public.
F.
Signs placed or posted or erected denoting the name
and address of the occupant of the premises, not to exceed two square
feet in area. No permit shall be required and no fee paid.
G.
Signs painted on the glass window of a residence or
office, denoting the name of the occupants of a business or a professional
person. No permit shall be required and no fee paid.
H.
Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor,
placed on premises where construction, repair or renovation is in
progress, which signs shall not exceed 10 square feet in area.
I.
Signs or bulletin boards customarily incident to a
church or places of worship, libraries, museums, schools or religious,
civic, veterans and service organizations. Such signs and bulletin
boards need no permit nor shall a fee be paid, but such signs and
bulletin boards must be located on the premises of such institution
or organization only.
J.
No freestanding or "sandwich" signs are permitted
nor shall such be authorized.
[Added 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
The following signs are allowed in any business
or industrial district:
A.
Detached or ground signs: one sign, not larger than
25 square feet and not exceeding eight feet in height from the ground
level, advertising only the business conducted on the premises on
which erected, which sign shall be completely detached from any building
or structure.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
B.
Wall signs.
[Amended 5-16-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
(1)
A sign for each tenant or business, attached to or
incorporated in each building wall which fronts or faces on a public
or private street, driveway or parking lot, as herein defined, or
a storefront within a mall or shopping center indicating the nature
of the business conducted in such building may be allowed, provided
that such sign shall not:
(2)
No such sign shall be permitted and no application
approved for a sign erected or to be erected on or above the roof
or to extend above the top of a building or structure.
C.
Billboards. In business and industrial districts,
no billboards shall be authorized except by special permit from the
Village Board, and such billboards shall not exceed 50 square feet
in area nor eight feet in height from the ground level, except as
may be specifically authorized in the special permit issued by the
Village Board.
D.
In J Business 3 District (Commercial Shopping Center),
a sign larger in height or other dimensions than as hereinabove provided
may be authorized by special permit from the Village Board by filing
an application therefor.
(1)
With such application for a special permit, the following
must be provided and attached thereto:
(a)
A survey of the land upon which such sign is
to be erected, showing the area of the property; the existing or proposed
building to be erected, including accessory building or structures;
adjoining streets in front, sides and rear, if any; and the location
where the proposed sign is to be erected, in reference to the building
erected or to be erected on the premises.
(b)
A drawing or photo in color of the proposed
sign, giving all dimensions of the sign and the height above ground.
(c)
The type and degree of lighting, if any is proposed.
[Added 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A.
Temporary signs shall be permitted only in nonresidential
districts.
B.
Temporary signs shall not exceed 32 square feet. The
top of such sign shall not be more than nine feet above grade, and
there shall be a clearance of not less than four feet above grade
beneath said sign.
C.
The Building Department of the Village of Lake Grove
shall receive an application for a permit not less than five business
days before a mobile or temporary sign is erected or located. Upon
receipt of the same, an inspection shall be conducted and a permit
issued if said sign is in compliance with all applicable portions
of this chapter.
D.
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "premises"
shall mean an entire shopping center or commercial center.
E.
The applicant may apply for a permit for any length
of time, up to and including 30 days. Such permit may be renewed twice
within a twelve-month period, not to exceed 90 days.
F.
Permits shall not be assignable or transferable. No
portion of an application fee shall be refundable once the permit
is written.
G.
Temporary signs shall not be illuminated or electrified.
[Amended 8-17-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
H.
No temporary sign shall be placed in a defined parking
stall in an established shopping center.
[Amended 8-17-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
I.
All other setback requirements set forth in this chapter
shall be applied to mobile and temporary signs located in other than
established shopping centers.
J.
Only one mobile or temporary sign shall be permitted
per 150 feet of road frontage of the lot upon which the signs are
to be located.
K.
The permit for a temporary sign shall be applied for
by the entity whose business is advertised upon such sign. However,
the owner of such sign, if different from the advertised entity, may
apply for said permit on behalf of the advertised entity.
[Amended 8-17-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
L.
Unless specifically excepted, mobile and temporary
signs shall meet all other requirements in this chapter.
All signs permitted by this chapter shall be
erected and maintained pursuant to the following setback requirements:
A.
No sign may be placed within the Village right-of-way.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
All such signs shall at all times be maintained
in suitable condition and repair. Failure to properly maintain such
signs shall constitute cause for revocation of the permit by the Village
Board and, in addition, shall be subject to any other penalties or
remedies as provided in this chapter.
The prohibitions contained in this section shall
apply to all signs in all use districts, regardless of designation
by the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove:
A.
All illuminated signs or lighting devices shall employ
only lights emitting a light of constant intensity, and no sign shall
be illuminated by or contain flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving
light or lights. In no event shall an illuminated sign or lighting
device be so placed or directed as to permit the beams and illumination
therefrom to be directed or beamed upon a public street, highway,
sidewalk or adjacent premises so as to cause glare or reflection that
may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
B.
No projecting sign shall be erected or maintained
from the front or face of a building a distance of more than 12 inches,
including those projecting from the face of any theater, hotel or
motel marquee.
C.
No sign or any part thereof shall contain or consist
of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners or other
similar moving, fluttering or revolving devices. Said devices, as
well as strings of lights, shall not be used for the purpose of advertising
or attracting attention when not part of the original approved and
duly permitted sign.
D.
No nonaccessory sign shall be erected, maintained
or permitted on any premises, residential or commercial, advertising
any service or commodity not being sold nor pertaining to the business
or use of the building or structure on the grounds or plot upon which
it is so erected.
E.
No "for sale," "for rent" or "for lease" sign shall
be permitted except on the premises, structure, lot or plot of land
actually being offered for sale, rent or lease.
F.
The posting, nailing, attaching of any sign, poster,
announcement, banner or any type of notice or advertisement to a tree
or public utility pole, or the suspension from a tree or utility pole
or across a street, road or highway, is strictly prohibited, and no
permit or authorization shall be granted by any board, commission,
officer, employee or agent of the Village of Lake Grove for such purpose.
A.
Signs required.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership
or corporation to sell or offer for sale at retail, for use in internal-combustion
engines, including boat engines, any gasoline or other petroleum products
unless such seller shall post and keep continuously posted on the
individual pumps or other dispensing device from which gasoline or
other petroleum products are sold or offered for sale, a sign or a
placard permanently attached thereto, 12 inches in height and 12 inches
in width, stating clearly and legibly in numbers of uniform size the
selling price per unit of measure of such gasoline or other petroleum
products sold or offered for sale from such pump or other dispensing
device, together with the name, brand, mark or symbol and grade and
quality classification, if any, of such gasoline or other petroleum
products, together with the amount of federal tax, state tax and local
tax, if any, to be collected with the sale of each such unit of measure.
(2)
In lieu of stating the amount of the federal, state
and local tax, if any, to be collected in connection with the sale
of each unit of measure, the sign or placard may state that the total
selling price per unit of measure includes all taxes required to be
collected.
B.
Other signs prohibited. No sign or placard stating or referring directly or indirectly to the price of such gasoline or other petroleum product, other than as provided in Subsection A of this section, shall be posted, placed or maintained at, on, near or about the premises where such gasoline or other petroleum products are sold or offered for sale.
C.
Owner, operator or manager of premises. The person,
firm, partnership or corporation selling or offering for sale at retail
gasoline or other petroleum products, in accordance with this section,
shall be the owner or manager or person operating the premises from
which such gasoline or petroleum products are sold or offered for
sale, or all or any of them.
A.
Any nonconforming sign, as hereinabove defined, which
had been approved and for which a fee was paid to and a permit issued
by the Town of Brookhaven, and which is now in violation of or not
conforming to nor permitted under the provisions of this chapter may
continue to be maintained and used as is for a period not to exceed
10 years from the date that the last permit fee was paid to and a
permit issued by the Town of Brookhaven, provided that the annual
permit fee for such sign as required in this chapter shall have been
duly paid to the Village of Lake Grove until the expiration of the
ten-year period as herein set forth.
B.
At the expiration of the ten-year period as herein
provided, said sign shall no longer be permitted and must be removed
or made to comply with and conform to the requirements and specifications
as provided in this chapter.
A.
No sign for which a permit is required shall be erected,
maintained and displayed until an application for a permit shall be
made to and approved by the Village Clerk, and a fee shall be paid
as set forth in the fee schedule of the Village of Lake Grove,[1] and a permit shall be duly issued by the Village Clerk.
[Amended 5-2-1991 by L.L. No. 3-1991]
B.
Fees not required.
(1)
No permit shall be required and no fee paid for a
"for sale," "for rent" or "for lease" sign for a one-family home by
the resident owner of the premises.
(2)
No permit shall be required nor a fee paid for a sign
indicating the name and address of the occupant of a private residence
nor for a post office box.
C.
A "for sale," "for lease" or "for rent" sign placed
in the name of a real estate broker shall require a fee as set forth
in the fee schedule of the Village.
D.
All required permits for signs as herein provided
shall be for a period of one year or from the date of issuance to
December 31 of each year. The fee for the renewal of a permit, as
set forth in the fee schedule of the Village, shall be due and payable
on January 2 of each year.
[Amended 10-20-1994 by L.L. No. 10-1994]
[Amended 2-15-2024 by L.L. No. 4-2024; 3-21-2024 by L.L. No. 5-2024]
Any person, corporation, firm, partnership, limited-liability company, trust, trustee, estate, estate fiduciary or representative or other entity who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14 of the Code of the Village of Lake Grove. An action or proceeding may be brought in the name of the Village of Lake Grove in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain the continued violation of the provisions of this chapter.
