Objectives. See § 106-86A for details.

Construction standards. The construction of all signs shall be subject to the provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. In addition to the building permit requirements, signage shall comply with the standards of this section.

Signage design standards.
Unsafe and unlawful signs. If the Director shall find that any sign or other advertising structure regulated herein is unsafe or insecure, is a menace to the public, has been maintained or constructed in violation of the provisions of this section or in violation of any provision under this section, the Director shall give written notice, either in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner/lessee of such sign, as well as to the owner of the property upon which the sign is located, such persons hereinafter referred to as the "responsible person," advising that such sign should be either removed or altered. If such responsible person fails to remove or alter such sign so as to comply with the standards and requirements of this section within 10 days after receipt of such notice, such sign or other advertising structure shall be removed or altered by the Director or anyone so designated by the Board of Trustees, at the expense of the responsible person. The Director shall refuse to issue a building permit to any responsible person who fails or refuses to pay costs which were incurred by the Village in the removal or alteration of a sign. The Director may cause any sign or other advertising structure which is an immediate peril to persons or property to be immediately removed without notice; and such costs shall be charged to the responsible person or persons.

Obsolete signs.

The following signs are prohibited unless permitted by the Director as a temporary use sign:

(a) Signs erected on or located on any street or public ROW, curb, curbstone, hydrant, lamp post, trash receptacle, tree, barricade, telephone, telegraph or electrical light pole, or other utility pole, public fence or a fixture of a fire alarm or police system, except public directory and information signs;

(b) Signs illuminated with revolving, rotating or oscillating light;

(c) Rotating signs, except barber poles advertising an existing barbershop;

(d) Internally lighted or neon signs except for "vacancy" or "no vacancy" signs and window signs;

(e) Signs placed upon a structure in any manner so as to disfigure or conceal any window, door or fire escape;

(f) One-way vision signs; and

(g) Private signs on publicly owned property, except for temporary use signs pursuant to a permit issued by the Director.

(1) Subject to the following provisions, any sign lawfully existing and maintained at the time of adoption of this section, but made nonconforming by the provisions hereof, may be so continued and maintained:
  (2) In the event of a change of ownership of the premises identified by a nonconforming sign, the nonconforming sign may be continued by the new owner for the remainder of the amortized period as set forth above;

(3) The nonconforming sign must be removed by the owner whenever any of the conditions as described above exist; and

(4) Nonconforming signs which are determined by the Director to be a contributing feature to an historic building, structure or site may continue in their current configuration and location and are exempt from these standards.