Mount Hope City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Sign Regulations
§ 250-30 Residential districts.
Permitted signs in residential districts:
A.
One indirectly illuminated name plate or professional sign with an area not to exceed two square feet.
B.
One temporary nonilluminated sign per frontage road advertising the sale or rental of the premises on which such sign is located with an area not to exceed four square feet.
C.
One directly illuminated identification sign or bulletin board for school, churches, and other public and semipublic institutions with an area not to exceed 32 square feet and located not closer than 15 feet to any street line.
§ 250-31 LB, LB-2 and B-1 Districts.
Permitted signs in LB, LB-2, and B-1 Districts:
A.
Nonflashing business signs related to an establishment located on the same lot, provided:
(1)
Illumination shall be diffused or indirect and shall be arranged so as to not reflect direct rays of light into adjacent residential districts or the public way.
(2)
The number of square feet of the gross surface area of all signs on a lot shall not exceed two times the number of lineal feet in the frontage of the lot. Each side of a building which abuts upon more than one street shall be considered as separate frontage.
(3)
No sign shall project more than 18 inches from the wall to which it is applied.
(4)
There may be not more than one freestanding sign, located not less than 40 feet from the public right-of-way, fronting each abutting street.
§ 250-32 Prohibited signs and lighting.
Prohibited types of signs and lighting:
A.
Flashing signs, including any sign or device on which artificial light is not maintained stationary and constant in intensity and color.
B.
Signs which may compete with or may be mistaken for a traffic signal.
C.
Outlining any part or a structure or building such as a gable, roof, sidewalk or corner with lighting.
D.
Temporary signs. The erection, installation or maintenance of temporary signs is hereby prohibited, except as follows:
(1)
The Building Official may grant special permission for the maintenance of a temporary sign or signs to a municipal, charitable, or nonprofit organization or requested special event for a period of not to exceed 15 days. Said permit, by the consent of the Building Official, may be extended for an additional period not to exceed 15 days. Submission of a refundable bond in the amount prescribed by the Town Board from time to time is required. The bond amount is refundable to the applicant upon removal and inspection by the Building Official or his designee.
(2)
A temporary sign announcing anticipated occupancy of a site or building shall be permitted for a period not to exceed six months without approval. Such sign shall not exceed 32 square feet if it is freestanding and shall not exceed the maximum size permitted for a permanent sign if it is affixed to a building.
(3)
Temporary signs announcing special sales or events shall be permitted without approval for a period not to exceed 15 days. Any such temporary signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area and shall not be located closer than 15 feet to any street line.
(4)
Real estate signs. Such signs shall be for the sole purpose of advertising the sale of the premises upon which the sign is located.
(a)
Provisions applicable to all zoning districts. One real estate sign only, not larger than six square feet on one lot, advertising the sale or letting of only the premises on which it is maintained and set back not less than 15 feet from the street line and not less than 10 feet from each side line, shall be allowed; where setbacks do not permit. This regulation shall apply to all zoning districts.
(b)
Prohibited locations. No sign shall be erected, placed or maintained within the right-of-way lines of any public street, sidewalk or public right-of-way. Any sign violating this subsection may be removed by the Building Official/Code Enforcement Officer or any other Town employee or agent duly designated by the Supervisor without prior notice to the owner. Such removal shall include the sign structure.
(c)
Reclamation fee. If the Town has removed a sign, a fee as provided in shall be charged and paid to the Town for a reclamation fee. The reclamation fee shall be set by Resolution of the Town Board.
(5)
All political support signs shall be removed seven days after the general election.
(a)
Political campaign signs do not require a permit from the Town.
(b)
Political campaign signs shall not be designed or situated so as to become a traffic or safety hazard.
(c)
Political campaign signs shall not be placed on private property without the owner's permission.
(d)
The candidate, on whose behalf the sign is placed, is responsible for having the signs removed.
(e)
Political campaign signs shall be placed no earlier than 30 days before the applicable election and shall be removed no more than seven days following the applicable election.
(f)
Political campaign signs shall be no more than 32 square feet in size.
(6)
Temporary signs may not be placed to stand on sidewalks or other pedestrian walkways.
(7)
Temporary signs must be properly mounted or anchored.