The purpose of this article is to provide regulations governing erection of signs in various districts within the Town of Cortlandville.
[Amended 10-2-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
A. No permit shall be required for the following signs:
(1) Signs required by law and official signs required by a governmental agency.
(2) Temporary signs for construction: one in number, not exceeding 32 square feet, announcing purpose of construction to be removed following construction; nonilluminated; detour and traffic control signs during construction.
(3) Nonilluminated temporary sign, not more than six square feet, in Residential R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts, or 32 square feet in Business, Industrial and Agriculture Districts, advertising sale or rental of the property upon which it is located; one in number; two if on a corner lot, one facing each street.
(4) Temporary
signs, in Business, Industrial and Agricultural Districts, nonilluminated, less than 32 square feet announcing candidacy for election; no more than one per parcel; such
signs shall be erected no more than 45 days prior to an election and are to be removed within 14 days from the election. For purposes of this section, “election” shall mean the earliest date by which a vote total can be tabulated exclusive of absentee ballots.
[Amended 3-4-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
(5) Temporary
signs, in R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts, nonilluminated, less than six square feet per
sign announcing candidacy for election. No more than five
signs per parcel. Such
signs shall be erected no more than 45 days prior to an election and are to removed within 14 days from the election. For purposes of this section, “election” shall mean the earliest date by which a vote total can be tabulated exclusive of absentee ballots.
[Amended 3-4-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
(6) Signs less than two square feet announcing the name of the owner of a parcel.
(7) All of the above
signs must meet the requirements of §
178-111.
(8) Temporary signs in Residential R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts announcing sales (garage, house, tag, etc.) no more than seven days in any three-month period and no larger than six square feet.
(9) Illuminated signs.
(a) Allowed on properties which are classified as:
[1] Business uses for freestanding signs.
[3] Recreational and social activities.
(b) All building-mounted signs used for a business or activity may be illuminated two hours before opening until two hours after closing.
B. Requiring building permit.
(1) All uses permitted by this chapter are allowed signs if meeting the requirements of Table 2.
(2) For the purposes of Table 2, "nonflashing" shall mean nonrotating, not animated or in motion, and/or no flashing or blinking lights.
(3) Nonilluminating shall mean no lights of any kind, nonrotating, not animated or in motion.
(4) Advertising, off-premises signs in Business and Industrial Districts shall not exceed 75 square feet. An advertising sign is one that directs attention to a business, industry, profession, commodity or service not necessarily sold or offered upon the same premises as the location of the sign. This shall include poster panels. Such signs may either be ground signs or wall signs.
(a) Ground signs shall not exceed eight feet in height above existing terrain. Only one ground sign is permitted for each lot having frontage on a public street right-of-way. For large lots having in excess of 300 feet of frontage, an additional ground sign may be erected for each 300 feet of frontage. For corner lots fronting on more than one public street right-of-way, each frontage shall be considered to constitute a separate lot.
(b) Wall sign size shall not exceed 25% of the wall area or 75 square feet, which ever is smaller. Advertising wall signs shall not extend over the roofline, nor may they be sloping roof signs.
Table 1 Permitted Sign Requirements |
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District | Use | Maximum Size | Maximum Number | Remarks |
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All | Single-family residence | 2 sq. | 1 | Nonilluminated ft. |
R-2, B, I | Multifamily | 32 sq. | 2 | Nonflashing ft. |
All | Customary home occupations | 4 sq. ft. | 1 | Bear only name of occupant and type of business conducted |
B, I | Business uses If freestanding, as follows: | 8% of wall if attached | 2 | |
| 1. | Retail less than 15,000 square feet | | | |
| | a. | Not in shopping center | 75 sq. ft. | 2 | Nonflashing |
| | b. | Within shopping center | 40 sq. ft. | 2 | All freestanding signs for businesses within shopping centers to be of uniform height, size and type; nonflashing |
| 2. | Shopping centers | 160 sq. ft./ea | 2 | Nonflashing |
| 3. | Professional offices | 20 sq. ft. | 1 | |
| 4. | Gasoline station | 32 sq. ft./ea | 2 | Nonflashing |
| 5. | Motels, hotels | 100 sq. ft./ea | 2 | |
| 6. | Automobile sales, warehousing, building supplies | 90 sq. ft. aggregate | 2 | Nonflashing |
I | Industrial uses | 15% of building wall facing road less than 325 sq. ft. | 3 | Nonflashing |
AG1, B2, I | Agriculture-related uses | 16 sq. ft./ea | 3 | Nonflashing |
AG, R-1, R-2, B, I | Educational facilities | 40 sq. ft. | 2 | Nonflashing |
AG, B, I | Recreational and social activities | 20 sq. ft./ea | 2 | |
AG, R-1, R-2, R-3 | Religious institutions | 20 sq. ft. | 1 | |
B, I | Religious institutions | 20 sq. ft. | 1 | Nonflashing |
All | Health-related facilities | 40 sq. ft./ea | 2 | Nonflashing |
All | Transportation facilities | 40 sq. ft./ea | 2 | Nonflashing |
1Agriculture | | |
2Business | | |
Regulations for permitted signs shall be as set forth in the following table.
Table 2 Regulations for Permitted Signs |
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Zoning District | Type of Use | Maximum Number, Type and Sign Area Permitted |
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Residential and Agriculture | Single-family residences | 1 nonilluminated free- standing or building- mounted sign of 2 square feet |
| Multifamily | 1 ground sign of 32 square feet residential |
| Customary home occupations | 1 nonilluminated sign of any type of 4 square feet |
Commercial and Industrial | Commercial or Industrial | 1 freestanding or ground sign per lot of 100 square feet (see note No. 2) |
| | Plazas for more than one business or industry may have one such sign per entrance |
| | 2 building-mounted signs with a total sign area of 2 square feet for each linear foot of building facade facing the major street |
All zones | Other agricultural or nonresidential uses | 1 ground or building- mounted sign of 40 square feet |
NOTES: |
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| 1. | If the amount of signage allowed by the zoning district exceeds that which is allowed for the use, the district's regulations will supersede. |
| 2. | The maximum height permitted is: |
| | a. | Freestanding sign: eight feet. [Amended 1-16-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008] |
| | b. | Ground sign: eight feet. |
| | c. | Building-mounted - roofline; not above height of the wall of the building upon which it is attached. |