§ 57A-8.1. Signs permitted in Route 25A Hamlet Center Overlay District., Chapter 57A. Signs, Land Use Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Brookhaven

All signs shall conform to the sign requirements of the underlying zoning district contained within this chapter in addition to the regulations set forth herein.

Applicants for new or replacement signs in the district shall apply to the Planning Division for conformance review prior to submittal for a building permit.

Individual rate signs or price signs shah be prohibited. Motor vehicle fuel and service stations shall be permitted to integrate fuel and price information into one freestanding, detached business identification sign.

Portable signs and off-premises business signs shall be prohibited, including but not limited to portable/temporary signs attached to trailers (with or without the wheels), sandwich board signs, signs tied to street poles and other appendages, and temporary ground signs.

Materials, colors and shapes of proposed or replacement signs shall be compatible throughout the district. Wood or wood-like signs with direct lighting shall be required throughout the district.

No new freestanding signs shall be permitted within the district, except monument signs that shall not exceed 9.5 feet in height above mean ground level for single tenants or 12 feet in height above mean ground level for multi-tenant parcels. All existing legally permitted, conforming freestanding signs shall be landscaped with a clustering of plant species.

No blinking, flashing, rotating or electronic signs, or banners shall be permitted, except street banners or decorations which may be attached to roadway utility or lighting poles by local Chambers of Commerce or similar to identify individual hamlets or commemorate holidays or special occasions.

Any sign located on property that is unoccupied for a period of 60 days or more shall be deemed abandoned. The owner of the sign or the owner of the property shall remove such abandoned sign. If the owner or lessee fails to remove the sign, the Town shall give the owner 30 days written notice to remove the abandoned sign. Upon failure to comply with this notice, the Town may initiate such action as may be necessary to gain compliance in accordance with § 57A-21.

Any project requesting signs within this zoning district that requires site plan approval after the adoption of this chapter shall be approved by the Planning Board at the time of the site plan approval.