§ 57A-22. Billboard signs prohibited., Chapter 57A. Signs, Land Use Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Brookhaven

Purpose and intent. In recognition of the negative visual impacts, including but not limited to the unaesthetic appearance of many billboards throughout the Town, and particularly in commercially developed areas and along public roads and highways, it is the intent and objective of this Town Board to create a more aesthetic visual environment throughout the Town in keeping with the rural, semi-rural, and suburban character of its various hamlets, neighborhoods and areas by limiting, and ultimately eliminating, certain kinds of commercial signage defined in this chapter as “billboards.”

The construction of new billboards as defined in this chapter is hereby prohibited in all zoning districts.

All existing billboards as defined in this chapter, whether or not authorized by a certificate of occupancy, certificate of conforming use or certificate of zoning compliance, shall be dismantled and removed from their existing locations on or before December 31, 2004.

Extension of amortization period. In the event that the dismantling and removal of any billboard on or before December 31, 2004, shall work an unreasonable hardship upon the owner thereof, said owner may make application to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a reasonable extension(s) of time, not beyond December 31, 2007, during which said billboard may be maintained at its present location.