A.
In any Business District within the Incorporated Village
of Bayville, advertisements may be posted or otherwise erected or
displayed, provided that such advertisements are a necessary part
of or incident to a lawful business properly transacted on the premises
upon which such advertisements are so posted, erected or displayed.
B.
Any billboard, signboard or other structure, either
used or to be used primarily in connection with the posting or painting
thereon of bills, placards, pictures, symbols or any other advertising
matter, shall be deemed a building within the meaning of the provisions
of this chapter and shall not be erected unless a permit shall have
been duly issued therefor by the Mayor with the approval of the Board
of Trustees, upon written application to him setting forth the descriptive
specifications, dimensions and location of the proposed sign structure.
No person shall, upon or near any street or
other public place in any of the residential zones within the Incorporated
Village of Bayville, erect, construct, build, relocate or maintain
any billboard, signboard or other structure to be used primarily for
or in connection with the posting or painting thereon of bills, signs,
placards, pictures or other advertising matter or post, affix, paint
or otherwise display on any post, board, building or other structure
any letter, work, reading matter, model, sign, device or presentation
constituting an advertisement of any property, article or matter whatsoever.
No owner of real property within said residential districts shall
permit any of the acts herein specified.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
prohibit or prevent the following:
A.
The posting, erection, maintenance or use, upon any
parcel or lot of real property, of not more than one sign facing each
street upon which such parcel or lot abuts, not longer than two feet
and not wider than 18 inches, solely advertising the real property
on which said sign is located to be for sale or rent, provided that
such sign shall be at least five feet away from any public street,
and provided further that no sign shall be so placed as to obstruct
the clear view of the highway in any direction.
B.
The nameplate or other sign of a physician, surgeon,
dentist, lawyer or notary public, provided that such nameplate or
other sign shall not exceed two feet in length and eight inches in
width.
C.
A flagpole, provided that the same shall not be used
for displaying any commercial flag or advertisement.
D.
Any traffic signs, bulletin board or other signs or
signposts now or hereafter installed or maintained by the Incorporated
Village of Bayville or any other municipality or governmental agency
having jurisdiction or the posting, affixing or other display upon
such signposts or bulletin boards of any official notices by the Incorporated
Village of Bayville or any other municipal or governmental agency
having jurisdiction.
E.
The posting, erection, maintenance or use upon or
adjacent to any private road or other private passage of signs, not
longer than two feet and not wider than eight inches, designating
such private road or passage or the name of the owner of the property
to which such private road or passage leads and other noncommercial
direction signs within the above dimension limitation, private or
public, for the convenience of travel.
F.
Signs or advertisements or advertising devices maintained
and displayed inside a building or within a show window actually and
chiefly used for the articles described in the advertisement and notices.
G.
The posting, erection, maintenance or use of a sign
or signs not longer than three feet and not wider than two feet, maintained
and used for the purpose of prohibiting or preventing trespassing,
shooting, fishing and trapping upon the property upon which the signs
are located, and carrying or containing only such words or other reading
matter as may be necessary or appropriate for the purpose of preventing
such trespassing, shooting, fishing or trapping.
