LL 02 Sign Ordinance Rtw TURX 51ATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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(My , of .......QUEENSBURY
Town
Local Law No. ........2.......................................... of the year 19 94....
A local law TO.,AMEND„THE...
CODE..OF. T HE..TOWN.•OF QUEENSBURY CHAPTER 140 THEREOF
(Insert Title) ENTITLED, "SIGNS"
Be it enacted by the TOWN BOARD .........................................of the
................. ................................................................................
(Name of Legislative Body)
COX of ........QUEENSBURY ..................................................................as follows:
.............................................
Town
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . Chapter 140 of the Code of the Town amended f Qd 1 to ensbuone
§140-2, entitled "Definitions" is hereby
definition and add one definition, as follows :
BUSINESS COMPLEX - Three (3) or more businesses and/or offices
conducted on the same lot.
SECTION 2 . Chapter 140 of the Code of the Town of Queensbury is
hereby amended by deleting and repealing Section 140-6B(3) ( ) in
providing
its entirety and adding a new lacement,Section lletter ) dsize and number
regulations for the type, size, p
of signs located within or a part of a business complex, and
reading as follows :
(d) Business complex. The following regulations shall apply
specifically to a business complex. These regulations
supersede other provisions of this chapter.
( 1) No signs, other than the following--types of signs
shall be allowed within a business complex.
(a) Freestanding signs
(b) Wall/roof signs
(c) On-premises directional signs, as described in
140-3G.
(2) Signs with llowed he f ll wing size and dimensions:
within a business complx shall
comply
(If additional space is needed, attach pages the same size as this sheet, and number each.)
(1)
DOS•239 (Rev. 7/90)
(a) Double-sided, freestanding signs shall be
limited to fifty (50) square feet in area at a
setback of fifteen ( 15) linear feet and sixty
four (64) square feet in area at a setback of
twenty-five (25) feet. Maximum height shall
be twenty-five (25) feet.
(b) Wall/roof signs shall be regulated by the
distance of the wall or roof on which the sign
is to be placed to the front property line.
At a distance of up to one hundred ( 100)
linear feet from the front property line the
wall or roof sign area shall be limited to one
hundred ( 100) square feet. Linear setback
distances of greater than one hundred ( 100)
linear feet from the front property line shall
be permitted on additional ten ( 10) square
feet of sign area for each ten ( 10) additional
feet of setback distance. In any case, wall
signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent
(25%) of the area of the wall or roof to which
they are attached.
(c) Directional signs shall be to four (4) square
feet in area. When a portion of a sign is
text required by law or regulation, the total
area may be increased to a maximum of six (6)
square feet. Maximum height shall be limited
to ten ( 10) feet.
(3) Placement of signs within a business complex shall
be regulated as follows :
(a) A freestanding sign may be placed at each
entrance accessing a different public right-
of-way. Freestanding signs shall be placed a
minimum of fifteen ( 15) feet from the front
property line. In entrances where the front
property line cannot be determined, the
following setbacks shall apply:
(i) Forty (40) feet from the center line of a
two lane road.
(ii) Forty-five (45) feet from the center line
of a road with three (3) or more lanes .
(b) Wall/roof signs shall not project above the
roof ridge line or parapet line of the
building to which they are attached.
Wall/roof signs shall not alter or expand the
(2)
profile of the building to which they are
attached.
(c) Directional signs shall be placed at points of
ingress or egress to the business complex.
Placement of directional signs shall not
adversely affect vehicular or pedestrian
traffic safety or flow.
(4) The number of business complex signs shall not
exceed the following criteria:
(a) One ( 1) freestanding sign per entrance
accessing a different public right-of-way.
(b) One ( 1) wall sign per occupant of the business
complex.
(5) Other provisions . Lettering and/or logos on
freestanding signs for business complexes shall be
a minimum of six (6) inches in height.
SECTION 3 . Nonconforming signs .
Existing signs which are in conflict with the provisions of
this local law and lawfully in existence on the effective date of
this chapter shall be brought into conformity in all respects with
the provisions of this chapter or shall be removed within ten ( 10)
years of said effective date.
SECTION 4 . Effective date.
This Local Law shall take effect at the earliest time allowed
by the Municipal Home Rule Law, following adoption of the same by
the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury.
(3)
1.(Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law and
strike out that which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. 2 of 19a�L
of the (;Irj0WX)(f4 )(Town)()(*fit* of QUEENSBURY was duly passed by the
TOWN BOARD on FEBRUARY 28 1994 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
(Name of Legislative Body)
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval
by the Elective Chief Executive Officer*.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 19
of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
(Name of LegislativeBody)
on 19—, and was (approved)(not disapproved)(repassed after
disapproval) by the and was deemed duly adopted on 19 '
ectrve hie xecutive (titer —
in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 19
of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 19—, and was (approved)(not disapproved)(repassed after
Name of Legislative Body
disapproval) by the on 19 Such local law was
Elective Chief Executive Officer
submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive) referendum, and received the affirmative
vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at the (general)(special)(annual) election held on
19 in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was filed requesting
referndum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 19
of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly
passed by the
Name of Legislative Body on 19 and was (approved)(not disapproved)(repassed after
disapproval) by the on 19 Such local law was subject to
Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of 19 ,
in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
*Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a
county-wide basis or, if there be none, the chairman of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city
or village, or the supervisor of a town where such officer 1s vested with the power to approve or veto local
laws or ordinances.
(4)
S. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
1 hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto,designated as local law No. ........ or 19........
of the City of ............................... having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the
provisions of 137 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a
majority of the qualified electors of such city voting thereon at the ge al election held on ............
............19.........became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
1 hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto,designated as local law No. ........ of 19.........
of the County of ......................State of New York,having been submitted to the Electors at the
General Election of November .............19.......pursuant to subdivisions S and 7 of section 33 of the
Municipal Home Rule Law,and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors
of the cities of said county as a unit and of a majority of the qualified electors of the towns of said county
considered as a unit voting at said general election,became operative.
(If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed,please provide an appropriate certifica-
tion.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office
and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom annd of the whole of such original local law, and was
finally adopted in the manner indicated in paragraph..J,........above.
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Clerk of the Aiyeg"ailve Town or se Clerk or
officer designated by local legislative body
Date: MARCH 1, 1994
(Seal)
(Certification to be executed by County Attorney,Corporation Counsel,Town Attorney,Village Attorney or
other authorized Attorney of locality.)
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF...XARREN.................
1, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing to w contains the correct text and that all
proper proceedings have been had or taken for the enactnye of the loca �+artifEx to.
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Date: MARCH 1, 1994t�UK or „QUEENSBURY „•,,,,
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