Harriman City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Signs
§ 140-22 Permit required.
No sign shall hereafter be erected or attached to, suspended from or supported on a building or structure until a permit for the same has been obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer.
§ 140-23 Application for permit.
A.
All applications for signs shall be obtained and submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer. The applications must be submitted in duplicate. The Code Enforcement Officer shall review the application to determine whether or not the proposed sign complies with all provisions of any state or local law, regulation or ordinance. Upon approving the application, the Code Enforcement Officer shall stamp the copies and return one to the applicant. The approved application shall be displayed on the job site during construction.
B.
No application will be considered by the Code Enforcement Officer until an application is fully submitted, together with the necessary fees.
§ 140-24 Interpretation.
All signs not specifically permitted are prohibited.
§ 140-25 Signs in R and PAD Districts.
A.
The following signs are permitted in R-100, R-50, R-M and PAD Districts:
(1)
Real estate signs not exceeding 12 square feet in area, advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which they are maintained. Such signs shall be distant at least 25 feet from any street line or not more than five feet in front of any building that sets back less than 25 feet from the street line.
[Amended 3-12-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
(2)
One nameplate, professional or announcement sign in connection with a residential building not exceeding two square feet in area.
(3)
One identification sign not exceeding 20 square feet in area for a place of worship, parish house, religious school building, hospital, nursing home, private school or apartment building or other special permitted use. Such sign shall refer only to the premises upon which it is located. Such sign shall not be located in a required yard unless affixed to the wall of a building, except that in no case need it be located more than 25 feet from the street line. Notwithstanding the above, a bulletin board of a place of worship not more than 12 feet square may be placed no closer than 10 feet to a street line.
B.
A ground-mounted sign shall not project more than five feet above the ground.
C.
A sign mounted flush on a building shall not project above the roofline.
§ 140-26 Signs in B-1 Districts.
A.
The following signs are permitted in B-1 Districts:
(1)
Any sign permitted in a residential district according to residential district regulations.
(2)
Flat business signs which shall not project more than 12 inches beyond the building facade and shall not extend above the roof of the building. The total surface display area of flat business signs shall not exceed in square feet two times the number of linear feet of width of the store or building frontage, except that, in the case of a corner lot, such square-foot display area may be increased by one times the number of linear feet of the length of the store or building which faces the secondary street. Said increased permitted display area shall be used only for the erection of a permitted sign on the length of the building or store which faces the secondary street. Where the premises abuts a parking lot, the total display area may be increased by 1/2 times the number of linear feet of the width of the store or other building fronting on such parking lot. Such increased display area shall only be utilized for the erection of a permitted sign on that part of the store or building which abuts said parking lot.
B.
No sign of any kind shall be painted or mounted on the side of a building facing an adjoining residence district, nor shall signs of any kind be placed in the side yard or rear yard area adjoining a residence district.
§ 140-27 Signs in B-2 Districts.
The following signs are permitted in B-2 Districts:
A.
Any sign permitted in a B-1 District according to B-1 District regulations.
B.
In addition to any other permitted signs, one identity sign per establishment, not over 20 feet high above ground level, may be ground-mounted, with no part or projection closer to a street property line than 10 feet. The maximum area of this sign shall be 40 square feet for one face or 80 square feet for two faces of a double-faced sign. Signs indicating services, products, prices or trade information, not including project advertising, may be attached to the structure or may be listed on one permanently installed sign structure at least 20 feet from any property line. No products or product containers or signs shall be closer to a street property line than 10 feet. The total sign area, except the identity sign, shall not exceed 80 square feet.
[Amended 10-25-1989 by L.L. No. 10-1989]
§ 140-28 Signs in I Districts and for industrial uses in PAD Districts.
A.
The following signs are permitted in I Districts and for industrial uses in PAD Districts:
(1)
For each industrial establishment, one identity sign for each street frontage, each with a maximum area of one square foot for each linear foot of a building facade which fronts on a street.
B.
Signs may be flat wall signs located anywhere on the surface of the building, but in no case shall they project above the roofline, or ground-mounted signs not to exceed five feet in height and set back at least 25 feet from a street line.
§ 140-29 Signs in any district.
The following signs shall be permitted in any district and shall not require a permit:
A.
Construction signs which identify the architects, engineers, contractors and other individuals or firms involved with the construction, but not including any advertisement of any product and signs announcing the character of the building enterprise or the purpose for which the building is intended, during the construction period, to a maximum area of 16 square feet for each industrial or B-2 use and to a maximum area of four square feet for each firm in all other districts. The signs shall be confined to the site of the construction and shall be removed within 14 days of the beginning of the intended use of the project.
B.
Real estate signs advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises or part of the premises on which the signs are displayed, up to a total area of 12 square feet, unless otherwise regulated by § 140-25A(1). Such signs shall be removed within 14 days of the sale, rental or lease of the premises.
D.
A sign of the temporary poster type erected for temporary use only and displayed inside a business establishment or affixed to the outside of its show window or on the building which houses such establishment, advertising a special sale for a limited time only of goods, services or entertainment on the premises where displayed, or a similar sign not over two square feet in area advertising some civic event.
E.
Signs directing traffic movement onto a premises, not exceeding two square feet in area for each sign. Horizontal directional signs on and flush with paved areas are exempt from these standards.
F.
Signs of educational, religious, governmental or nonprofit organizations containing general public information or signs of public, quasi-public, commercial, industrial or real estate development uses giving directions thereto, which uses are located off of and not clearly visible from a highway or other major street. Such signs:
(1)
Shall require approval of controlling agencies when located on street rights-of-way;
(2)
Shall not exceed four square feet in area;
(3)
May be located on a premises other than that on which the use to which the signs refer is located;
(4)
Shall be limited to three signs per use; and
(5)
Shall be located at least 1,500 feet apart, as measured along a street.
§ 140-30 Prohibited signs.
The following signs and types of signs shall be prohibited in any district.
A.
Signs advertising structures or devices erected or maintained adjacent to a state park or parkway in violation of § 13.07 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law.
B.
Signs which contain or are an imitation of an official traffic sign or signal or contain the words "stop," "go slow," "caution," "danger," "warning" or similar words.
C.
Signs or lights which are of a size, location, movement, content, coloring, shape or manner of illumination which may be confused with or construed as a traffic control device or which hide from view any traffic or street sign or signal.
D.
Signs which move in any manner, consist of moving devices, have a major moving part or which may swing or otherwise noticeably move as a result of wind pressure because of the manner of their suspension or attachment.
E.
Billboards and other advertising signs, signs mounted on rooftops and signs which project out from buildings more than one foot.
§ 140-31 Illumination.
A.
Signs may be internally lighted or illuminated by a hooded reflector.
B.
No sign shall have blinking, flashing or fluttering lights or other illuminating device which has a changing light intensity, brightness or color.
C.
Exposed reflective-type bulbs and strobe lights or incandescent lamps which exceed 15 watts shall neither be used on the exterior surface of any sign so as to expose the face of the bulb, light or lamp to any public street or adjacent property, nor shall they be strung in a series of bulbs.