Permitted signs in residential districts:
A. One indirectly illuminated name plate or professional sign with an
area not to exceed two square feet.
B. One temporary nonilluminated sign per frontage road advertising the
sale or rental of the premises on which such sign is located with
an area not to exceed four square feet.
C. One directly illuminated identification sign or bulletin board for
school, churches, and other public and semipublic institutions with
an area not to exceed 32 square feet and located not closer than 15
feet to any street line.
D. One nonilluminated sign advertising the sale of agricultural products
grown on premises shall be permitted except in the SR District, provided:
(1) The area of the sign shall not exceed 12 square feet.
(2) Such sign shall be removed one month following the end of the growing
season.
Permitted signs in LB, LB-2, and B-1 Districts:
A. Nonflashing business signs related to an establishment located on
the same lot, provided:
(1) Illumination shall be diffused or indirect and shall be arranged
so as to not reflect direct rays of light into adjacent residential
districts or the public way.
(2) The number of square feet of the gross surface area of all signs
on a lot shall not exceed two times the number of lineal feet in the
frontage of the lot. Each side of a building which abuts upon more
than one street shall be considered as separate frontage.
(3) No sign shall project more than 18 inches from the wall to which
it is applied.
(4) There may be not more than one freestanding sign, located not less
than 40 feet from the public right-of-way, fronting each abutting
street.
B. Temporary seasonal holiday lighting, political or election posters,
or special event signs are permitted and not otherwise regulated,
provided that they are:
(1) Not erected in such a way as to become a hazard; and
(2) Removed within two weeks after the date of said election or special
event.
Prohibited types of signs and lighting:
A. Flashing signs, including any sign or device on which artificial
light is not maintained stationary and constant in intensity and color.
B. Signs which may compete with or may be mistaken for a traffic signal.
C. Outlining any part or a structure or building such as a gable, roof,
sidewalk or corner with lighting.
D. Temporary signs. The erection, installation or maintenance of temporary
signs is hereby prohibited, except as follows:
(1) The Building Official may grant special permission for the maintenance
of a temporary sign or signs to a municipal, charitable, or nonprofit
organization or requested special event for a period of not to exceed
15 days. Said permit, by the consent of the Building Official, may
be extended for an additional period not to exceed 15 days. Submission
of a refundable bond in the amount prescribed by the Town Board from
time to time is required. The bond amount is refundable to the applicant
upon removal and inspection by the Building Official or his designee.
(2) A temporary sign announcing anticipated occupancy of a site or building
shall be permitted for a period not to exceed six months without approval.
Such sign shall not exceed 32 square feet if it is freestanding and
shall not exceed the maximum size permitted for a permanent sign if
it is affixed to a building.
(3) Temporary signs announcing special sales or events shall be permitted
without approval for a period not to exceed 15 days. Any such temporary
signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area and shall not be located
closer than 15 feet to any street line.
(4) Real estate signs. Such signs shall be for the sole purpose of advertising
the sale of the premises upon which the sign is located.
(a)
Provisions applicable to all zoning districts. One real estate
sign only, not larger than six square feet on one lot, advertising
the sale or letting of only the premises on which it is maintained
and set back not less than 15 feet from the street line and not less
than 10 feet from each side line, shall be allowed; where setbacks
do not permit. This regulation shall apply to all zoning districts.
(b)
Prohibited locations. No sign shall be erected, placed or maintained
within the right-of-way lines of any public street, sidewalk or public
right-of-way. Any sign violating this subsection may be removed by
the Building Official/Code Enforcement Officer or any other Town employee
or agent duly designated by the Supervisor without prior notice to
the owner. Such removal shall include the sign structure.
(c)
Reclamation fee. If the Town has removed a sign, a fee as provided
in shall be charged and paid to the Town for a reclamation fee. The
reclamation fee shall be set by Resolution of the Town Board.
(5) All political support signs shall be removed seven days after the
general election.
(a)
Political campaign signs do not require a permit from the Town.
(b)
Political campaign signs shall not be designed or situated so
as to become a traffic or safety hazard.
(c)
Political campaign signs shall not be placed on private property
without the owner's permission.
(d)
The candidate, on whose behalf the sign is placed, is responsible
for having the signs removed.
(e)
Political campaign signs shall be placed no earlier than 30
days before the applicable election and shall be removed no more than
seven days following the applicable election.
(f)
Political campaign signs shall be no more than 32 square feet
in size.
(6) Temporary signs may not be placed to stand on sidewalks or other
pedestrian walkways.
(7) Temporary signs must be properly mounted or anchored.