No sign shall be erected, moved, or altered, except as otherwise
allowed in accordance to this Part 5, unless and until a certificate
of zoning compliance for such work has been obtained.
The following signs shall be exempt from regulations prescribed
within this Part 5 but may be subject to other laws enacted by an
AHJ where applicable:
C. Decals and/or logos affixed to windows or door glass panels, such
as those indicating membership in a business group or identifying
credit cards accepted at the establishment.
D. Emblems, flags and insignia of government agencies, religious, charitable,
public or nonprofit organizations.
I. Livestock breed and/or crop/seed identification signs.
Figure 109 - Crop/Seed Identification Sign
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J. No vacancy/vacancy signs.
K. Noncommercial message signs.
L. Painted and/or applied wall accents and decorations.
M. Public art, except for murals.
N. Religious symbols and holiday decorations/displays within the appropriate
holiday season, which shall include lighting.
P. Security and warning signs.
Q. Signs in cemeteries designating graves and/or memorials.
R. Signs incorporated into machinery or equipment by a manufacturer
or distributor which identifies or advertises only the product or
services dispensed by the machine or equipment, such as signs integrated
into the design of vending machines, newspaper racks, telephone booths
and gasoline pumps.
T. Utility line identification and location signs.
The following signs and their associated design elements shall
be prohibited within the Town:
A. Prohibited signs. The following signs are prohibited in all areas
of the Town:
(2)
Animated or moving signs that are visible from public rights-of-way,
including any moving, swinging, rotating, flashing, blinking, scintillating,
fluctuating, or otherwise animated light. Exemption(s):
(a)
Electronic changeable message centers.
(4)
Signs that contain the following content:
(a)
Text or graphics that are obscene as defined and regulated by
§ 235.05 of the Penal Law of NYS, as currently in effect
and as hereafter amended from time to time; or
(b)
Text or graphics that display offensive sexual material as defined
and regulated by § 245.11 of the Penal Law of NYS, as currently
in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.
(5)
Signs that have more than two sign faces.
(6)
Signs that prevent free ingress or egress from any door, window,
fire escape or that prevent free access from one part of a roof to
any other part. No sign shall be attached to a fire escape or components
of a fire protection system (e.g., sprinkler and standpipe systems).
Exemption(s):
(a)
Signs mandated by the Uniform Code.
(7)
Signs or sign structures that, by reason of their size, shape,
design, location, content, coloring, or manner of illumination, constitute
a traffic hazard or a detriment to traffic safety by obstructing the
vision of drivers, by obscuring or otherwise physically interfering
with any official traffic control device, or which may be confused
with an official traffic control device. No rotating beacon, beam,
or flashing illumination resembling an emergency light shall be used
in connection with any sign or sign structure. No words such as "stop,"
"look," "danger," or any words, phrases, symbols, or characters which
in any manner may interfere with, mislead, or confuse vehicle operators
shall be used in a location that is visible to vehicular traffic.
No sign shall be located in such a manner as to impede a vehicle operator's
line of sight (AKA "visibility triangle") at a road intersection.
(8)
Sign or sign structures that violate any provision of any local,
state or federal law relative to outdoor advertising.
B. Prohibited design elements of a sign or sign structure. The following
elements shall not be used as an element of signs or sign structures,
whether temporary or permanent:
(1)
Bare light bulbs. Exemption(s):
(2)
Elements that cause interference with radio, telephone, television
or other communications transmissions.
(3)
Flashing lights. Exemption(s):
(a)
Changeable message centers, electronic.
(4)
Mirrors and/or reflective materials or signs which produce light
of such brightness as to constitute a hazard.
(5)
Vehicles, unless:
(a)
The vehicles are functional, used for their intended design
as a vehicle, and have current registration and tags; and
(b)
The display of signage is incidental to the vehicle use; and
(c)
The vehicle is properly parked in a parking space or it is not
visible from a public way.
(6)
Semitrailers, shipping containers, or portable storage units,
unless:
(a)
The trailers, containers, or portable storage units are functional,
used for their primary storage purpose, and, if subject to registration,
have current registration and tags; and
(b)
The display of signage is incidental to the use for temporary
storage, pickup, or delivery; and
(c)
The semitrailer is parked in a designated loading area or on
a construction site at which it is being used for deliveries or storage.
(7)
Sound, smoke, or odor emitters.
(8)
Stacked products (e.g., tires, soft drink cases, bagged soil
or mulch).
(9)
Spinning or moving parts.
(10)
Unfinished or untreated wood support structures.