§ 220-85. Temporary signs in any zoning district.

A. 

Political, educational, charitable, civic and religious events.

(1) 

Temporary signs advertising any political, educational, charitable, civic or religious event or the sale of property other than real estate may be erected in any district for a consecutive period not to exceed 60 days in any calendar year for a single event. Said signs shall be removed within three days following the event or sale and shall not exceed eight square feet in sign area, seven feet in height above the adjacent ground level and shall not be illuminated.

(2) 

For purposes of this subsection, each general election, referendum, primary election or caucus shall be considered to be a separate political event. Other types of events which are held more frequently than once annually, but which are substantially similar in nature, held in a substantially identical location, and customarily held on the same day of the week or same monthly date shall be considered to be a single ongoing event for which temporary signs may not be displayed in excess of 60 days within any calendar year.

B. 

Real estate sale, lease, or open for inspection signs.

(1) 

One sign per parcel of real estate advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises upon which the sign is located shall be permitted, provided: the sign shall not exceed six square feet in sign area and four feet in height above the adjacent ground level within the RLD, R-1-30, R-1-20, SCR-1, AR-1, AR-2 and RR-3 Zoning Districts; shall not exceed 24 square feet in sign area and eight feet in height above the adjacent ground level within the I, LI and CC Zoning Districts; and provided the sign shall not exceed 16 square feet in sign area and seven feet in height above the adjacent ground in all other zoning districts. Should the parcel of real estate advertised have no common boundary with a public road, an additional such sign may also be located upon the parcel providing access from the public ways. Should the parcel of real estate advertised have a boundary in common with two public roads, then two such signs shall be permitted, one adjacent to each such road.

(2) 

Should the parcel of real estate advertised have a boundary in common with Canandaigua Lake, then an additional such sign may be located upon the parcel within the yard adjoining the lake. Should the parcel of real estate advertised have a common boundary with a public road more than 500 feet in length, then two such signs shall be permitted, provided they are separated by a distance of at least 350 feet. Under no circumstances shall the total signage for such a property exceed 32 square feet.

(3) 

The following temporary business advertising signs may also be placed on an approved lot that contains a dwelling unit offered for sale, on a Saturday and/or Sunday between the hours of 12:00 noon and 6:00 p.m. only, and shall be removed at the end of each business day:

(a) 

One sign, not exceeding six square feet in sign area, bearing a legend such as "Open" or "Open for Inspection," on a premises being advertised for sale;

(b) 

Two signs, each sign not exceeding six square feet in sign area, bearing a legend such as "Open" or "Open for Inspection," at locations other than the premises being advertised for sale. Such signs may be located within the right-of-way of the two closest intersecting streets, provided they are placed so as not to interfere with sight distances. The highest portion of each sign shall not be more than four feet above the adjacent ground level; and

(c) 

In the event a subdivision tract contains more than one model dwelling unit offered for sale by the developer, then the maximum number of off-premises advertising signs shall be based upon one sign allowed at each entryway to the tract.

C. 

Temporary identification of active development sites. Upon any parcel under active development, a single temporary sign may be erected and maintained for the duration of the project without approval by the Town. Such sign may identify the primary contractor or owner of the premises and the street identification number, provided such sign does not exceed six square feet in sign area and does not exceed four feet in height above the adjacent ground.

D. 

Temporary business identification signs within the Community Commercial (CC), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), Limited Industrial (LI) and Industrial (I) Districts. A temporary business identification sign, which would otherwise be prohibited by the provisions of this article, may be temporarily erected and maintained by a new business, provided the following standards are met:

(1) 

Such signs shall only be erected and maintained by owners or tenants having received a site plan approval by the Town Planning Board, which application describes a conforming permanent business identification sign to be erected and maintained on the parcel;

(2) 

Such signs shall only be allowed to continue until a date 60 days from the date the temporary sign was first placed or until such application as has been made to the Planning Board for sign site plan approval of a permanent sign has been denied or granted and a permit issued, whichever date shall first occur;

(3) 

Such sign shall conform to the same dimensional requirements of this chapter which would restrict the sign area, height or location of any permanent sign which might be lawfully erected in the same location to permanently identify the same business; and

(4) 

Although no site development permit shall be issued for such signs, temporary business identification signs shall only be erected and maintained if the Zoning Officer has reviewed a written submission describing the proposed temporary sign and made a written finding that the proposed sign is in substantial compliance with the provisions and intent of Article IX. Should no such finding be issued by the Zoning Officer, then this § 220-85D shall be deemed to be of no effect and the proposed sign shall continue to be subject to those provisions which would otherwise prohibit its use.

E. 

Temporary window signs. Signs may be displayed in any window at any commercial use lawfully conducted under the provisions of the Town Zoning Law. Nonilluminated window signs may be displayed without limit and without issuance of any permit or the approval of any board. A single illuminated window sign no more than four square feet in sign area may be displayed, for a period of 30 calendar days during one calendar year, without issuance of any permit or approvals of any board at any commercial use lawfully conducted under the provisions of the Town Zoning Law.

F. 

Within the CC Community Commercial District and the NC Neighborhood Commercial District, banners, streamers, flags and other attention-getting devices, not including ground commercial speech signage, which would otherwise be prohibited by the provisions of this chapter, may be temporarily erected and maintained on subject sites within these two districts, provided that the following standards are met:

(1) 

Such displays shall only be erected and maintained for a maximum cumulative duration of 30 days within any given calendar year. Although no permit shall be required to be issued for such displays, an informational form briefly describing the display and the dates thereof shall be filed with the Zoning Officer (ZO). Should no such form be provided or should the maximum cumulative duration of 30 days be exceeded, such display shall be considered to be in violation of this chapter. The ZO shall coordinate with the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) when required to conform with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code; and

Editor's Note: See Executive Law § 370 et seq.

(2) 

Such displays shall conform to any standards and limitations identified in Subsection F above. Any display failing to conform to such standards and limitations shall be deemed to have failed to comply with the provisions of this subsection and consequently to be in violation of this chapter.

G. 

Temporary signs shall not be attached to fences or trees and shall not obstruct or impair vision or traffic in any manner or otherwise create a hazard or disturbance to the health and welfare of the general public or the environment.