New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter IX - Independent Agencies Within The Department › Subchapter A - Lake George Park Commission › Part 646 - Substantive Regulations › Subpart 646-7 - Signs › Section 646-7.6 - Size, placement, number and height limitations of permitted signs

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Size and
					 placement. No sign shall exceed 48 square feet in area. A permit for a 48
					 square foot sign is granted only when the sign is placed at least 10 feet back
					 from the highway right-of-way. The part of the sign closest to the right-of-way
					 is the point at which the measurement is taken. In general, the size of the
					 sign is governed by its proximity to the highway right-of-way; i.e., the closer
					 to the road the less area required to get the message across. All signs must be
					 placed 10 feet from the highway right-of-way unless special circumstances
					 require that they be placed closer. Special circumstances are: alignment of
					 highway, terrain, existing trees or other natural features, or structure
					 located on other parcels of real property, which might block or impair the view
					 of the sign. Before a permit for a sign is granted, its location in relation to
					 the blocking of visual access to existing signs is also considered. In
					 circumstances in which a permit is granted for a sign closer than 10 feet to
					 the right-of-way the square footage of the sign is reduced to the amounts
					 stated in the following schedule:
On edge of right-of-way--32 square feet
1 foot from right-of-way--33 square feet
2 feet from right-of-way--34 square feet
3 feet from right-of-way--35 square feet
4 feet from right-of-way--36 square feet
5 feet from right-of-way--37 square feet
6 feet from right-of-way--38 square feet
7 feet from right-of-way--39 square feet
8 feet from right-of-way--40 square feet
9 feet from right-of-way--41 square feet
(b) Number. No more than two
					 advertising signs are permitted on one parcel of property, except as provided
					 in subdivision (d) of this section. Businesses located on a parcel of property
					 having 100 feet or less of road frontage will be granted a permit for one
					 free-standing sign and one wall sign providing that such wall sign does not
					 exceed 32 square feet in area. Businesses located on a parcel of property
					 having in excess 100 feet of road frontage will be granted a permit for two
					 free-standing signs provided that the distance between the two free-standing
					 signs shall be at least 50 feet, or one free-standing sign and one wall sign,
					 providing that such wall sign does not exceed 32 square feet in area. In
					 addition to the above, a permit will be granted for an identification sign on
					 the lakeshore providing that such sign does not exceed 15 square feet in area.
					 Also, the commission may grant permits for the erection of directional signs
					 provided that the individual signs do not exceed two square feet in area, and
					 are limited to the text "Office", "Entrance", or "Exit". Permits will be
					 granted only if the applicant can show that the directional sign or signs are
					 necessary because of unusual access to the commercial business
					 establishment.
(c) Height. The top
					 of the sign, advertising structure or device shall not exceed 20 feet above the
					 ground level where the sign is located. This height is permitted only when
					 special circumstances make it necessary.
(d)
(1)
					 Permits may be granted for more than two advertising signs in the event more
					 than one business is operated on a single parcel of real property. In this
					 event, permits may be granted for the following signs:
(i) one sign, 48 square feet in area, 10 feet
					 back from the highway right-of-way, or one sign closer to the highway
					 right-of-way as provided in subdivision (a) of this section; and
(ii) one wall sign for each business operated
					 on the parcel of real property, provided that the areas of all of the signs
					 erected under this subparagraph does not exceed 48 square feet, and further
					 provided that the wall sign is maintained on the building in which the business
					 advertised is located.