Billboards, roof signs, marquees, portable, mobile or moveable signs.

Banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners or other similar moving, fluttering or revolving devices, are prohibited except as defined in § 190-53.

One nonilluminated ground or wall sign advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises upon which the sign is located, not to exceed four square feet in area in R-1 and R-2 Zones or eight square feet in R-3, M-1 and C-1 Zones. Such sign shall be removed within five days after the sale of the premises has been consummated.

One nonilluminated sign announcing a real estate open house or a garage or estate sale, to be erected or placed on the property where such event will take place, not to exceed four square feet in area. Such sign shall be removed within one day after the event has been held and in no event may be maintained on the property for a period exceeding one week.

One nonilluminated wall or ground sign, denoting the architect, engineer or contractor, placed on the premises where construction, repair or renovation is in progress, but expressly excluding products, services or other forms of advertising, not exceeding 12 square feet in area in R-1 and R-2 Zones or 32 square feet in area in R-3, M-1 and C-1 Zones. Such sign shall be removed within 10 days after completion of the project.

Signs which are designed exclusively to inform the general public of a fund-raising campaign, political campaign, social event, civic undertaking, annual festivity or related enterprise of a temporary nature sponsored by a nonprofit organization or governmental unit. Such signs shall be removed the day after the event and may not be placed on public property except by written permission of the Board of Trustees.

Temporary signs in C-1 Zones calling attention to a promotional sale or similar event for a period not to exceed three weeks, provided that said signs shall not exceed 50% of the area of the window (glass surface) or wall on which they appear. Such signs shall be removed within three days following the event advertised.

One wall or ground sign for each street frontage, not to exceed 16 square feet in area. No wall sign or portion thereof shall extend above the first story of the building wall to which it is attached. No ground sign shall exceed a height of six feet measured to the top of the sign.

One wall or ground sign, either nonilluminated or illuminated by indirect light only, for each street frontage, each not to exceed 16 square feet in area. No wall sign or sign or portion thereof shall extend above the first story of the building wall to which it is attached; no ground sign shall exceed a height of six feet measured to the top of the sign or be closer than four feet to a public sidewalk or property lot line.

No more than two signs, illuminated or nonilluminated, per curb cut, solely for the purpose of traffic control on private property, each not exceeding two square feet in area.

Buildings containing one business establishment: one wall sign, either nonilluminated or illuminated, which shall be no more than one square foot for each one foot of linear frontage of the building along the street; up to a maximum of 40 square feet with a sign height that shall not exceed 20% of the height of the first story; or one double-faced projecting sign, either nonilluminated or illuminated by indirect light only, which shall be no more than 12 square feet in area per side and project no more than five feet from the face of the building at an angle of 90° therefrom, with a minimum clearance above ground level of eight feet. Without awnings any sign permitted herein may not extend above the first story of the building to which it is attached and shall not exceed a height of more than 12 feet above ground level measured to the top of the sign. With an awning any permitted double-faced sign meeting the area size requirements will be allowed to be placed up to three feet above the first story so that the sign will be above the awning and its path of movement for storage. If the sign is illuminated, the lights shall be positioned and shielded so that there is no direct light into the second story windows. Also the lights shall be on only during the operating hours of the business.

Buildings containing more than one business establishment: one wall sign for each ground floor business establishment which shall be no more than one square foot for each linear foot of building frontage occupied by the business, provided that the total sign area of such signs does not exceed the maximum limitations for a single attached sign as provided above.

Building located on a corner lot: in addition to signs permitted in Subsection D(1) and (2) above, one additional attached sign facing the secondary street consistent with the criteria stated in § 190-54D(1) and (2) above.

One permanent window sign per window, with a maximum of two per ground floor business establishment. The area of such sign shall not exceed 25% of the area of the window pane or four square feet, whichever is less. Window signs above the first story of a building are limited to lettering directly on the window, which shall be a maximum height of eight inches per line, with a maximum of two lines, and shall only be located on the primary street frontage of the building. A neon sign is allowable as a window sign if consistent with § 190-14Q(9).

Awnings and canopies may project over a public sidewalk, provided that such awnings shall be attached to the building only, shall provide eight feet of clearance over the sidewalk and may not project over the sidewalk a distance of greater than 1/2 the width of the sidewalk or eight feet, whichever is less.

Awning sign information, consisting of lettering or graphic display, shall not exceed a combined total area of 10 square feet per business establishment and shall not be permitted above the first floor.

No sign shall project from an awning.

For multistory buildings with more than four business establishments: one sign directory, either a wall sign adjacent to the principal entrance and not exceeding 1/3 the size of the principal entrance opening or one ground sign located in the front yard four feet from any lot line and not exceeding two square feet in area per business identified up to a total of 20 square feet. A ground sign directory shall not identify ground-floor business establishments with signs permitted in Subsection D(2) of this section.

Signs on the side or rear walls of a building, exclusive of corner lot buildings: one wall sign not exceeding 15 square feet and a maximum height of 12 feet as measured to the top of the sign. Such sign shall be permitted only in cases where the orientation of the building limits the effectiveness of otherwise permitted signs.

Gasoline service stations:

Drive-in service facilities:

On-site directional signage required by the Planning Board to facilitate internal circulation shall not be factored into the size and number provisions of this Subsection I.

Murals shall be allowed only upon issuance of a special permit from the Village of Clyde Planning Board. All applications for murals shall be accompanied by a sketch or digitized picture, drawn to scale, showing the proposed location, size, height, artwork and color(s) of the mural, as well as the building facade upon which it is to be located. Applications for murals shall also include a written plan for ongoing maintenance of the mural once completed, including the person, agency or organization that will fund maintenance activities and probable costs associated with maintenance. Before issuance of a mural permit, the Planning Board shall determine that the application conforms to all of the following provisions.

Murals within the C-2 Commercial Development District shall meet all applicable requirements of § 190-14 of this chapter.

Mural content shall not be obscene or offensive.

Murals shall not negatively impact historic resources within the Village of Clyde, or cause such resources to lose their local, state and national register eligibility.

A mural shall be maintained and shall not be allowed to fade or lose its integrity. The Village of Clyde is not responsible for maintaining a mural. If the mural is not maintained, the Village of Clyde can require that the mural be removed or covered.

If proposed mural materials are not compatible with the mounting surface, the mural shall be placed on its own substrate, set off from the mounting surface and properly anchored to resist wind and other forces in accordance with the NYS Uniform Fire and Building Code. The use of combustible materials shall not be used where prohibited by fire safety codes.

Sand or high-pressure water blasting that would damage a historic building's facade is prohibited.

If a mural becomes marked with graffiti, the property owner, or other designated party, is responsible for the prompt removal of the graffiti.

The maximum allowed size of a mural shall be determined by the Planning Board on a case-by-case basis.

A sign permit shall be required prior to the performance of any sign work, as defined herein. No sign permit shall be required for sign maintenance, as defined herein. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.

A sign permit is required in addition to any building permit issued for the erection or alteration of a building or structure; a building permit shall not constitute approval for the signage of a building.

Any sign work not performed in conformance with the provisions of this article, including sign work performed without a permit, and any sign maintained in an unsafe condition so as to be detrimental to public health and safety shall constitute violations of the provisions of this article.

In the event of such a violation, the Code Enforcement Officer shall give written notice specifying the violation to the owner of the sign, if known, and the owner of the land upon which the sign is located, to conform or remove such sign. The sign shall be brought into conformance within 15 days of the date of said notice. If the violation is not corrected within the specified time frame, the Code Enforcement Officer shall revoke the permit, if issued, and cause such sign to be removed.

If the Code Enforcement Officer shall find that any sign regulated by this chapter is unsafe or not secure or is a menace to the public, he/she or she shall give written notice to the named owner of the sign and also the names owner of the land upon which the sign is erected, who shall remove or repair said sign within 15 days from the date of said notice. If said sign is not removed or repaired, the Code Enforcement Officer shall revoke the permit issued, if any, for such sign as herein provided and/or may remove or repair said sign and shall assess all costs and expenses incurred in said removal or repair against the land or building on which such sign was located. The Code Enforcement Officer may cause any sign which is a source of immediate peril to persons or property or any temporary sign not removed at the expiration of 15 days to be removed summarily and without notice.

Any sign which, in the determination of the Code Enforcement Officer, is abandoned or no longer advertises a bona fide business conducted or product sold on the premises shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of the building, structure or land upon which said sign shall be found within 10 days after written notification from the Code Enforcement Officer. Where a business activity has been discontinued for a period of 90 days, the related sign(s) shall be presumed to be abandoned unless the owner, beneficial user or other party in interest files a written certification with the Code Enforcement Officer that such sign is to be utilized within 30 days following such ninety-day period.

Abandoned signs not removed by the owner within 30 days after notice to remove a sign shall be removed by the Village, with all costs and expenses so incurred assessed against the property on which such is located, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

Any sign which the Code Enforcement Officer has ordered removed pursuant to a violation notice under Subsection D above which remains in violation shall be considered an abandoned sign and subject to removal by the Village as provided above.

The sign shall have no adverse impact on:

The sign is appropriate to the size and character of the building or use it identifies.