Village of LeRoy, NY Article I Awnings and Signs

[Adopted 6-8-1965 as Art. VII of Ch. III of the Village Ordinances]

§ 176-1 Permit required.

No owner or occupant of any dwelling house, store or other building shall fix, put up or erect, or suffer to remain fixed, put up or erected, except by permission of the Village Board granted by resolution at a regular meeting, any permanent awning or shed upon or over any street or sidewalk, or any signpost, sign or fixtures, projecting into or over any street or sidewalk more than three feet six inches or which shall be less than eight feet six inches above the sidewalk.

§ 176-2 Erection of cloth awnings.

Awnings made of cloth may be erected and used in any street if made and supported in the manner following and not otherwise:

A. They shall not extend further than the outer edge of the sidewalk.

B. They must be supported by iron frames, which shall be at their lower side not less than eight feet from the sidewalk, and no part of such awning shall be at a less distance than seven feet from the sidewalk.

§ 176-3 Hanging goods or merchandise over sidewalks.

No person shall hang or place any goods, merchandise or other articles upon any awning or frame over a sidewalk.

§ 176-4 Penalties for offenses.

Any person violating the provisions hereof shall forfeit and pay a penalty of $25 for each offense and a further penalty of $25 for each 24 hours that any structure erected contrary to this article shall remain.