The purpose of this section is to establish minimum regulations and standards for the display of signs in the village of Lindenhurst.
(A) Design: All permanent signs shall incorporate similar colors, materials, and/or appearance as the architectural style of the principal building or surrounding buildings as determined by the zoning administrator.
(B) Freestanding Sign Performance Standards: The following are sign performance standards for freestanding signs:
(1) Distance Of Sign To Other Objects Or Property Line. No freestanding sign shall be closer than a distance equal to the height of the sign to any other sign, building, structure, or property line.
(2) Underground Electrical Service Required. All illuminated freestanding signs shall have underground electrical service.
(3) Required Landscaping At Base Of Freestanding Sign. All freestanding signs shall provide a landscaped area with appropriate natural plant material ground cover and other landscape plantings located at the base of said freestanding sign equal in area to the sign area. When earthen berms are used as part of said landscaping, the earthen berms shall maintain a side slope of no greater than 3:1 with a maximum berm height of 3 feet above adjacent surrounding grade. When earthen berms are used, earthen berms shall count towards the maximum permissible sign height.
(4) Maintenance Of Area Surrounding Sign. All freestanding signs and the premises surrounding the freestanding signs shall be maintained by the owner thereof in a clean and sanitary condition, and free and clear of all litter.
(5) Traffic Visibility And Signage Placement. With respect to signage and related signage structures (including poles) or vegetation the following shall apply:
(a) No portion of a monument graphic shall project over or into a public right of way, municipal easement, or into sight visibility triangles.
(C) Wall, Fascia, Awning/Canopy, Marquee, And Graphic Sign Performance Standards: The following are sign performance standards for wall, fascia, awning/canopy, marquee, and graphic signs:
(1) Placement Of Wall And Fascia Signs. Wall and fascia signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings shall not project more than 12 inches from a building wall surface and shall not be placed to extend above the parapet wall. Wall signs and/or fascia signs shall not extend beyond the edge of any wall or other surface to which they are mounted.
(2) Placement Of Fascia Signs. The bottom edge of fascia signs shall be placed a distance not to exceed 12 inches above the lowest line of the building fascia.
(3) Painted Wall Signs. Wall signs painted directly onto a wall shall not be permitted.
(4) Minimum Height Of Awning/Canopy Signs. Awning/canopy signs in all districts shall have a minimum height of 8 feet of clearance from the surrounding grade.
(D) No Signs Allowed Within Public Street Rights Of Way: No signs, including traffic signs and similar regulatory notices except those of a duly constituted governing body, shall be allowed to project over or be located within a public street right of way.
(E) Roof Mounted Signs Not Allowed: No signs shall be mounted to or painted on the roof of any building or structure. Signs shall not extend higher than the lowest roofline, with the exception of structures with mansard roofs, which sign shall not extend higher than the top of the eave line.
(F) Signs And Required Buffer Yards: Signs may be located within a village of Lindenhurst zoning ordinance required buffer yard along a public street right of way and in the front yard only. No signs, however, shall be located along any side or rear lot line within a required buffer yard.
(G) Sign Interference With Railroad Or Traffic Signs, Signals, Or Devices Not Permitted: Signs shall not resemble, imitate, or approximate the shape, size, form, or color of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices. Signs shall not obstruct or interfere with the effectiveness of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices, nor be lighted in such a way so as to cause glare or impair driver visibility upon public ways.
(H) Construction Standards: The following construction standards shall apply:
(1) All letters, figures, characters, or representations in cutout or irregular form, maintained in conjunction with, attached to, or superimposed upon any sign shall be safely and securely built or attached to the sign structure and shall comply with all requirements of this chapter and building codes. The zoning administrator shall have the final determination on whether a sign is safely and securely built, attached to the sign structure and complies with all requirements of this chapter.
(I) Sign Maintenance: The owner of any sign shall keep it in good maintenance and repair which includes restoring, repainting, or replacement of a worn or damaged legally existing sign to its original condition; and shall maintain the premises on which the sign is erected in a clean, sanitary, and inoffensive condition, free and clear of obnoxious substances, rubbish, and weeds.
(Ord. 11-6-1851, passed 6-27-2011)