Cobleskill Village City Zoning Code
§ 160-10.2
Administration; permits.
A.
Permits required. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, alter, locate, relocate, move, enlarge, or reconstruct a sign visible from any public street, sidewalk or parking area without first obtaining a sign permit by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(1)
Each application for a sign permit shall include the following:
(a)
The name of the sign owner.
(b)
The party responsible for maintenance of the sign.
(c)
A scale drawing of the sign showing:
[1]
Type of sign.
[2]
Dimensions.
[3]
Materials.
[4]
Method and style of illumination.
[5]
Method of structural support and letter sizes.
[6]
Colors.
(d)
A drawing or photograph showing:
[1]
The sign's location on the land or building in relation to existing buildings, roadways, driveways, sidewalks.
[2]
Any other signs existing on the parcel.
(e)
The Village may ask for additional information reasonably related to the application.
(2)
For signs that will be erected in connection with, and within one year of completion of, a project requiring site plan approval, the Planning Board will provide sign approval according to the site plan review process.
(3)
If site plan approval is not required for an application:
(a)
Signs shall be approved and permitted by the CEO in accordance with the provisions of this § 160-10.
(b)
A completed application for a permanent sign permit shall be acted upon within 30 business days by the CEO and if not denied within such time shall be deemed permitted.
(4)
If, at any time after a sign application is approved, there is a change in ownership of the property related to the sign, a new sign application must be filed by the owner of the property or other responsible party.
B.
Fees.
(1)
Except as may be otherwise provided herein, no sign permit, temporary or permanent, shall be issued until the application fee is paid to the Village Clerk. The amounts of such fees shall be established and revised from time to time by the Village of Cobleskill Board of Trustees.
(2)
The fee shall be doubled where a sign has been erected or placed upon the premises prior to obtaining the required permit, but the payment of such fee shall not release any person from duly complying with all requirements of this chapter.
C.
Revocation of permit. The CEO may at any time for a violation of this chapter revoke any sign permit. Notice of such revocation and the reason therefor, in writing, shall be served by the CEO upon the person named in the application by mailing the same to the address given in the application and upon the last known owner of the premises on which the sign is placed by mailing the same to his last known address as shown on the assessment roll of the Village. If a sign is not removed within five days of the service of such revocation, the CEO is authorized to cause the removal of the sign. The cost of the removal shall be borne by the owner of the property on which such sign was erected and shall become a lien upon such property until paid.
D.
Exemptions. The following signs shall be exempt from the sign area and permit requirements of this § 160-10:
(1)
Nonilluminated signs not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, postbox numbers, or names of occupants of premises.
(2)
Legal notices, identification, information or directional signs erected by governmental bodies.
(3)
Theater marquees.
(4)
One nonilluminated occupational sign denoting only the name and profession of an occupancy in a commercial building or dwelling and not exceeding one square foot in area and attached directly to the building.
(5)
Signs prohibiting hunting, fishing or trespassing.
(6)
Signs not exceeding eight square feet in area displaying only gasoline price information and permanently attached to a building, pump island, freestanding sign or the ground and located at least 15 feet from the curbline or edge of pavement.
(7)
Commemorative plaques such as those used for memorial signs and historical building name register signs.
(8)
Signs that appear on the interior of a structure, including but not limited to internal stadium signs.
(9)
LED signs located in the canopy of a gas station, for gas prices only, that are under 5.5 square feet, limited to one sign.
[Added 9-16-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]