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UntitledTOWN BOARD: TOWN OF WAPPINGER DUTCHESS COUNTY: NEW YORK ------------------------------ IN THE MATTER OF NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE (SECTION 416, SIGNS) ---------------------------------- STATE OF NEW YORK ) ss: COUNTY OF DUTCHESS ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ELAINE H. SNOWDEN, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That she is the duly elected, qualified and acting Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger, County of Dutchess and State of New York. That on September 3, 1985, your deponent posted a copy of the attached notice of Public Hearing on an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance, on the signboard maintained by your deponent in her office in the Town Hall of the Town of Wappinger, Mill Street, in the Village of Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York. Elaine H. Snowden Town Clerk Town of Wappinger Sworn to before me this day of 1985. Notary Public�„ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town of Wappinger Town Board on the /11-1// 7 l// day of September, 19Wat 7:45 P.M. at the Town Hall located on Mill Street, Wappingers Falls, County of Dutchess and State of New York, concerning proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Wappinger originally adopted on March 10, 1980 as follows: BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger as follows: That Section 416 entitled "Signs" be amended to read as follows: Section 416.1/Application 1. Application for permit shall be made in writing upon sign permit forms prescribed by the Town's Zoning Administrator. 2. Applicant shall furnish a detailed drawing or blueprint showing description of the construction details of the sign and showing the lettering and other advertising matter on the sign; sign colors; sign height; type and position of lighting; a location plan showing the position of all signs in relation to buildings, and to any street, highway, or sidewalk, including the location of any sign or signs on any structure. 3. Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land, or an authorized representative, on which the sign is to be erected, in the event the applicant is not the owner. Section 416.2/Conformity Required No sign or billboard shall be erected, constructed, displayed, maintained, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged or altered without a permit issued by the Zoning Inspector. Wherever located, any sign shall conform to the following: Section 416.3/Relationship to a Permitted Use All signs must pertain to a use conducted on the same property on which they are located, otherwise a special use permit must be obtained. Section 416.4/Signs in Residence Districts In residence districts, the following signs are hereby authorized: 416.41 Residence Sign, Size and Location One (1) identification sign stating the name and address of resident, property, or permitted accessory use, not exceeding two (2) square feet in area, may be attached to mailbox or supporting pole. If free standing, the sign shall be no closer than five (5) feet from the edge of the paved road or sidewalk, where it exists. 416.42 Special Sign, Size and Location One (1) "For Sale" or one (1) "To Let" sign not exceeding six (6) square feet in area and shall be no closer than five (5) feet from the edge of the road pavement or sidewalk, where it exists. Section 416.5/Sign Regulations in Residence Districts 416.51 Illumination No sign shall be illuminated in a residential district except as granted by Special Use Permit and then only during business hours. 416.52 Animation No sign shall be mechanically animated, such as, moving, rotating or revolving. Section 416.6/Signs in Non -Residence Districts (NB, GB, SC, HB, OR, AI, PI) All signs in non -residence districts are considered an integral part of a site plan and are subject to the site plan review process. All signs must pertain to a use conducted on the same property on which they are located. 416.61 Signs Affixed to Structures Not more than one (1) sign, per retail or business outlet, affixed and parallel to the outer wall of the structure, facing upon either a principal street or upon the parking lot pertinent to such structure, provided that: ' 416^ 611 No sign shall project above ' the roof or beyond the side walls of the structure pertinent to the permitted use. 416.612 No sign shall face an abutting residential zoning district. � ^ 416-613 The length of such sign shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the linear feet of ' the building frontage occupied by the � retail or business outlet. 416.62 416.014 The aggregate area of such sign shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each linear foot of retail or business outlet facing such'street or parking lot, or one hundred (100) square feet, whichever is less. 416-615 The face of such sign shall not exceed the following width dimension: two (2) feet for up to 20 linear feet of building frontage; - three (3) feet for anything greatyr than 20 linear feet of building frontage;' whether the sign is oriented eith vertically or horizontally. The width dimension of such sign is defined by standard orthographic projection (ie. Height/thickness,.,Width, Length). Not more than one (1) free standing sign, mounted in such manner as to constitute a permanent fixed installation, no taller than ten (10) feet, composed of no more than two (2) back-to-back faces, along each street on which the lot abuts, shall be allowed provided that the aggregate area of each such sign shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each linear foot,'of building facing the street or twenty-five (25) square feet, whichever is smaller. A corner lot shall be allowed one (1) free standing sign Of such design Or construction so as to be viewed from more than one direction. A free standing sign shall,not be located closer than 'twenty-five (25) feet from any.front, side or rear lot line. ' ' �^ ( 416. 5G � � Signs affixed to, through, a glass / / or placed so surface shall Sign Ordinance Page 3 7-16-85 as to be visible not exceed ten . ` ' percent (10%) of street. or parking business outlet. 416.64 the total glass area facing � a area serving the retail or i shall be permitted per One (1) hang ng canopy sign Out t The sign shall not' / retail or business ou e . , exceed two (2) square feet in area and shall be placed under the canopy, contiguous to the retail or business outlet to identify the entrance. The sign shall be hung perpendicular to the front of the building and shall not extendbeyond the outer edge of the canopy. 416.65 ' ,Temporary sighs, portable or fixed, are not allowed t to identify an area of construction or excep ` ^~ ^~�''--�' - rent Such signs shall not property for sale or . exceed six (6) square feet in area, with not more than one (1) for each street frontage of the lot. Such signs shall not exceed a duration, six (6) months and shall not be located closer than twenty-five (25) feetfrom any front'll rear lot line. 416.66 Any sig"s which will have become non -conforming ` will f th 1985 sign ordinance amendment because o e .�--- � f date of adoption of have two (2) years from the e this amendment in which to conform, except for window signs which must immediately conform. 416.B7 One (1) permitted sign may be illuminated, during business hours only, provided that such illumination shall not be.twinkling, flashing, intermittent or of changing degrees of intensity, except for time/temperaturb signs, and provided that the source of such illumination shall not be visible beyond the boundaries of the lot on which it is located. ` ` ' ! 416.58 No sign shall be mechanicall , movingv rotativ ng �r revpling, f ' Sign Ordinance " Page 4 7-16-85 such as . � �. 416.69 VisIbIlle No sign shall be located so as to obstruct any signs displayed by public authority, nor shall any sign be placed in such a way as to obstruct proper sight distance or otherwise interfere with , pedestrian or traffic flow. ^ ' _ 416.70 � No sign shall be located in any roadway,parking area or right-of-way. ^ 416.71 Contents And/Or Design The contents' of any sign and/or height of its lettering shall be designed such that it can be easily read by the intended audience. (ie. motorists traveling at highway speeds.) The design of the sign shall be such as to complement the site upon which it is to be located. .- — . � SUPERVISOR FRANCIS J. VERSACE TOWN OF WAPPINGER TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE MILL STREET P. O. BOX 324 WAPPINGERS FALLS, N. Y. 12590-0324 (914) 297-5771 ELAINE H. SNOWDEN TOWN CLERK TOWN COUNCIL RENATA BALLARD JOSEPHINCORONATO GERARD J.MCCLUSKEY IRENE PAINO Sept. 19, 1985 Commissioner of Environmental Conservation New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Dutchess County Office of the County Executive Conservation Advisory Council Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals Zoning Administrator Dutchess County Planning Department Dutchess County Environmental Management Council We are enclosing herewith Exhibit F, Determination of Non -Significance (Negative Declaration) under the State Environmental Quality Review Act relating to Amendments to the Town of Wappinger Zoning Ordinance, specifically Section 416 relating to Signs (also enclosed herewith). These Amendments were adopted by the Town Board at their Regular Bimonthly Meeting on September 17, 1985. The SEQR Review was prepared by the firm of Morris & Andros, Engineering Consultants for the Town of Wappinger and the Town Board has been designated as lead agency in this action. Elaine H. Snowden Town Clerk gr encl. (2) THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS LUCILLE P. PATTISON, COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING ROGER P AKELEY CG MMISSIONFR JEFFREY L. CHURCHILL Df PJTY COMMISSIONER September 17, 1985 To: Town Board, Town of Wappinger Re: Referral 85-470, Amendments to section 416 of the zoning ordinance 47 CANNON Sr POUGHKEEPSE, NY 12601 TELFPHONF 19141431-2480 The Dutchess County Department of Planning has reviewed the subject referral within the framework of General Municipal Law (Article 12B, Sections 239-1 and 239-m). The Department has considered the proposed activity in the context of countywide and intermunicipal factors and finds that the Board's decision in this case primarily involves a matter of local concern. The Department, therefore, recommends that the decision be based upon a local study of the facts. The Dutchess County Department of Planning does not presume to base its recommendation on the legalities or illegalities of the facts or procedures enumerated in the subject zoning action. Roger P. Akeley, Commissioner Dutchess County Dept. of Planning By \ 1 Edwin Welsh Junior Planner EW/dmh SUPERVISOR FRANCIS J. VERSACE TOWN OF WAPPINGER TOWN C L E R K' S OFFICE MILL STREET P. O. BOX 324 WAPPINGERS FALLS, N. Y. 12590-0324 (914) 297-5771 ELAINE H. SNOWDEN TOWN CLERK TOWN COUNCIL RENATA BALLARD JOSEPHINCORONATO GERARD J.McCLUSKEY IRENE PAINO August 21, 1985 TOWN OF EAST FISHILL TOWN OF FISHKILL TOWN OF LAGRANGE TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE VILLAGE OF WAPPINGERS FALLS TOWN OF NEWBURGH 2O-26 Union Ave. Ext. Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, Orange Co. Gov. Ctr. Main St. Goshen NY 10924 CLERK, DUTCHESS COUNTY LEGISLATURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 264 of the Town Law, that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger on Tuesday, September 17, 1985 at 7:45 P.M. at the Town Hall, Mill Street, Village of Wappingers Falls, New York on Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance relating to Section 416 (Signs), copy of which is enclosed herewith. All those persons interested are invited to attend said hearing. 72" ELAINE H. SNOWDEN TOWN CLERK TOWN OF WAPPINGER gr encl.