# Sign Regulations in Bedford Town, New York

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Bedford Town, New York, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Bedford Town, New York (NY)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-york/bedford-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/6238379#6238379)

## At a glance

Bedford Town, New York regulates 10 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Projecting Sign (Type B)s in the CB District zoning district are capped at Not less than 10 ft from ground to bottom, not more than 25 ft from ground to top. Shall not extend above the building. tall, 12 sq ft, and May not extend more than 50 in from the wall; not beyond the curbline. wide, with a May be located within required setbacks. setback (Sec. §125-117, §125-120B(2), §125-121B(1)-(2)). Most commercial signs in Bedford Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CB District | 6 | Shall not be higher than the wall; letters, numbers, or symbols max 12 in height unless wall is >100 ft from road center line (then up to 24 in). | 20 sq ft (CB District) | — |
| Historic Districts, Historic Downtown Bedford Hills | 1 | — | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 9 | 15 ft above ground level to top | 25 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### CB District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Type A) | Shall not be higher than the wall; letters, numbers, or symbols max 12 in height unless wall is >100 ft from road center line (then up to 24 in). | — | Length of sign not to exceed 7/8 of the facade of the establishment. | May be located within required setbacks. | — | Located anywhere on any wall of the building, provided other requirements met. | — | §125-117, §125-120A, §125-120B(1), §125-121B(1)-(2) |
| Projecting Sign (Type B) | Not less than 10 ft from ground to bottom, not more than 25 ft from ground to top. Shall not extend above the building. | 12 sq ft | May not extend more than 50 in from the wall; not beyond the curbline. | May be located within required setbacks. | — | Hung from a bracket attached to building wall. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(2), §125-121B(1)-(2) |
| Freestanding Sign (Type C) | Max 4 ft above ground level to top of sign (CB District) | 20 sq ft (CB District) | — | Must comply with principal building setback requirements of the district. | — | Rigidly mounted or hung from bracket on post or structure set in ground. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(3), §125-121B(1)-(2) |
| Window Sign (Type D) | — | — | — | — | — | Affixed, displayed, or painted on or within any window/screen. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(4), §125-121B(1)-(2) |
| Direction Sign (Type E) | 8 ft above ground level at highest point | 2 sq ft | — | — | — | As required for direction. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(5) |
| Announcement Sign (Type F) | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | One per principal use per street frontage; extra at secondary entrances. | Attached to building or bracket or post. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(6) |

### Historic Districts, Historic Downtown Bedford Hills

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign (In Town Right-of-Way) | — | — | — | — | — | Town right-of-way | — | §125-119F |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Type A) | Not higher than wall; 12 in character max unless >100 ft from road center (then up to 24 in). | — | Max length 7/8 of the facade. | May be within required setbacks. | — | Anywhere on any wall, observing other rules. | — | §125-117, §125-120A, §125-120B(1), §125-121B |
| Projecting Sign (Type B) | Not less than 10 ft from ground to bottom, not more than 25 ft to top; not above building. | 12 sq ft | Extends no more than 50 in from wall, not beyond curbline. | May be within required setbacks. | — | Hung from wall bracket. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(2), §125-121B |
| Freestanding Sign (Type C) | 15 ft above ground level to top | 25 sq ft | — | Must comply with principal building setback requirements. | — | Rigidly mounted or bracket on structure or post set in ground. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(3), §125-121B |
| Direction Sign (Type E) | 8 ft | 2 sq ft | — | — | — | As necessary for direction, safety, or convenience. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(5), §125-121B |
| Announcement Sign (Type F) | — | 1 sq ft per sign | — | — | One per entrance. | Attached to building, bracket, or post. | — | §125-117, §125-120B(6), §125-121B |
| Temporary Sign | — | 12 sq ft; banners up to 30 ft long | — | — | — | Town right-of-way except Historic Districts and Historic Downtown Bedford Hills. | — | §125-119A-F |
| Farm Product Temporary Sign | — | 6 sq ft per sign | — | — | Maximum 3 per farm | On or in front of farm property; must have owner's permission if not the farm's property. | — | §125-119G |
| Christmas Tree Sale Sign | 15 ft if freestanding | 6 sq ft per sign | — | — | 2 per property | On property where sale is conducted. | — | §46-9A-E |

## Prohibited signs in Bedford Town

- Roof signs are prohibited.
- Flashing or intermittently illuminated signs are prohibited. A sign which exhibits changing light or color effects, even though the intensity of light may be relatively constant, shall be deemed a flashing sign.
- Signs where the source of illumination is visible, including neon-type or LED-type electric signs, are prohibited except where such signs are less than two square feet in area and mounted on the inside of the window of a building.
- Searchlights to attract attention to a sign or permitted use are prohibited.
- Strings of incandescent lights are prohibited.
- Moving or rotating signs are prohibited.
- Pennants, streamers or other eye-catching devices are prohibited.
- Signs on awnings are prohibited.
- Portable signs, with or without wheels, easel type, A-frame or other, are prohibited. Any sign not permanently affixed to a building or the ground is prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Bedford Town

- Signs of or required by duly constituted governmental bodies and their agencies, including traffic signs, legal notices and warnings at railroad crossings. The number and location of such signs shall be as directed by the governmental agency having jurisdiction.
- Flags of the national, state, county or Town government not exceeding 15 square feet; and banners and emblems or name and meeting-place signs of civic, philanthropic, educational or religious organizations or institutions not exceeding 10 square feet.
- Temporary signs located in the Town's public right-of-way in accordance with the provisions of § 125-119.
- Memorial plaques, cornerstones, historical tablets and similar signs.
- Signs required to be maintained or posted by law or governmental order, rule or regulation, unless specifically prohibited, limited or restricted.
- Small, nonilluminated signs, none exceeding one and one-half (1 1/2) square feet in area, displayed strictly for the direction, safety or convenience of the public, including signs which identify rest rooms and other similar facilities or conveniences, parking area entrances or exits and freight entrances, or for purposes of indicating the location or restricting the use of off-street parking areas when these are provided by the owner or occupant of the building.
- Name and address signs, not more than one for each street frontage of each principal use on a lot and not exceeding one square foot in area, showing only the name of the occupant and/or the numerical address designations of the premises on which they are situated.
- Temporary construction signs, not exceeding 12 square feet in area, either affixed to the wall of the building to which they pertain or to a post, identifying the project under construction, participating designers, contractors or developers, etc. Such a sign shall be permitted only during the construction period of the project and shall conform in all respects to the provisions of § 125-121.
- Signs not visible outside of a building.
- Signs displayed in a window indicating the availability of a public telephone or notary public and/or the possession of any licenses normally required to conduct a given business.
- Holiday decorations displayed in season.
- Temporary signs for tag or garage sales, provided that such signs contain the address of the seller and date of the sale, are displayed only two days prior to the sale and are removed the day after the sale.
- "No trespassing" signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign shall be erected or installed, nor shall any existing sign be changed, until a sign permit has been obtained from the Building Inspector.
- Issuance of a sign permit is conditioned upon conformance with all applicable provisions of this article and payment of the required permit fee.
- All freestanding and bracket signs in the CB District must be approved by the Planning Board, which reviews design criteria including sign location, size, proportions, scale, materials, texture, color, lettering and illumination.
- Every applicant for a sign permit must pay a fee as listed in the fee schedule adopted by the Town Board.
- Every sign made nonconforming by this chapter or which existed as nonconforming prior to its adoption must be removed or brought into compliance within three years of adoption.

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