# Sign Regulations in Glenville Town, New York

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Glenville Town, New York (NY)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-york/glenville-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/6962230#6962230)

## At a glance

Glenville Town, New York regulates 37 sign types across 9 zoning districts. Home Occupation and Home-Based Day-Care Signs in the Rural Residential and Agricultural and Suburban Residential Districts zoning district are capped at 4 ft (if freestanding) tall and 4 sq ft, with a >=15 ft from front property line (if freestanding) setback (Sec. § 270-69(A)(2)). Most commercial signs in Glenville Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (9 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | — | 20 sq ft | — |
| Rural Residential and Agricultural and Suburban Residential Districts | 5 | 4 ft (if freestanding) | 32 sq ft | — |
| Professional/Residential District | 2 | — | 15 sq ft total area | — |
| Riverfront Recreation/Commercial District, Community Business District, General Business District, Highway Commercial District, Research, Development and Technology District | 5 | — | 150 sq ft total per lot | — |
| Glenville Business and Technology Park | 7 | 8 ft | 75 sq ft | — |
| Shopping Centers and Multiple Development Sites | 6 | 18 in | 150 sq ft total for all signs on parcel; no more than 2 signs per establishment | — |
| Town Center Overlay District | 5 | 8 ft | 65 sq ft per face | — |
| Freemans Bridge District | 7 | 8 ft | 65 sq ft per face | — |
| Park District | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 9 zones)

### Rural Residential and Agricultural and Suburban Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Occupant and Address Sign | 4 ft (if freestanding) | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | Affixed permanently to dwelling or on post. | — | § 270-69(A)(1) |
| Home Occupation and Home-Based Day-Care Sign | 4 ft (if freestanding) | 4 sq ft | — | >=15 ft from front property line (if freestanding) | 1 per property | Affixed to dwelling or on post located at least 15 feet from front property line. | — | § 270-69(A)(2) |
| Residential Development Identification Sign | — | 32 sq ft | — | >=15 ft from property line | 1 per entrance | Monument/ground sign at each entrance. At least 15 ft from property line. | — | § 270-69(A)(3) |
| Place of Worship/Nonprofit Monument Sign (Main Entrance) | — | 32 sq ft | — | >=15 ft from property line | 1 | Main entrance, at least 15 ft from property line. | — | § 270-69(A)(4)(a)-(c) |
| Place of Worship/Nonprofit Monument Sign (Secondary Street) | — | 12 sq ft | — | — | 1 (at secondary frontage if present) | At driveway on additional street. | — | § 270-69(A)(4)(d) |

### Glenville Business and Technology Park

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Facade Sign) | — | 50 sq ft | — | — | 1 per use per frontage | On building facade. Not combined for uses joined by common wall. | — | § 270-69(D)(1)(b)[2], (c), (h) |
| Monument Sign (Primary) | 8 ft | 65 sq ft per face | — | >=10 ft from ROW and side property lines | Max 1 per driveway, up to 3 | — | — | § 270-69(D)(1)(a)-(b), (c), (g), (h) |
| Monument Sign (Secondary) | 8 ft | 24 sq ft per face | — | >=10 ft from ROW and side property lines | — | — | — | § 270-69(D)(1)(b)[1] |
| Pole/Pylon Sign | 8 ft | 65 sq ft per face | — | >=10 ft from ROW and side property lines | Max 1 per driveway, up to 3 | — | — | § 270-69(D)(1), (g), (h) |
| Park Main Entrance Pylon Sign | — | 75 sq ft | — | — | 1 | At park's main entrance. | — | § 270-69(D)(2) |
| Traffic Directional Sign (Business) | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | 2 per business | For each business within the park. | — | § 270-69(D)(3) |
| For Sale/For Rent Sign | — | 30 sq ft | — | — | 2 per available business/building | Wall or ground sign, immediate vicinity of available business/building. | — | § 270-69(D)(4) |

### Shopping Centers and Multiple Development Sites

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shopping Center Monument or Pylon Sign (Main Entrance) | — | 75 sq ft | — | — | 1 per main entrance | Main entrance. | — | § 270-69(E)(1) |
| Shopping Center Monument or Pylon Sign (Secondary Entrance) | — | 75 sq ft | — | — | 1 per qualifying second entrance | Secondary entrance/exit on another street (if 500 ft frontage exists). | — | § 270-69(E)(1)(a) |
| Multi-Tenant Parcel Signage (All Types) | — | 150 sq ft total for all signs on parcel; no more than 2 signs per establishment | — | — | 2 per establishment | On parcel. | — | § 270-69(E)(2) |
| For Sale/For Rent Sign | — | 30 sq ft | — | — | 2 per business/building | Wall or ground sign. Immediate vicinity of available business/building. | — | § 270-69(E)(2)(a) |
| Tenant Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per store/business | On store/business wall. | — | § 270-69(E)(3)(a) |
| Tenant Hanging Sign (Perpendicular) | 18 in | — | 4 ft | — | 1 per store/business | Perpendicular to face of store/business. | — | § 270-69(E)(3)(b) |

## Prohibited signs in Glenville Town

- No more than two external signs displaying the business name shall be allowed, subject to maximum square footage limitations prescribed for the relevant sign type, location, or zoning district.
- No exterior signs advertising products or businesses shall be permanently attached to the building or placed upon the premises, unless it is an allowed temporary sign.
- No sign will be placed in the right-of-way of any public highway or street.
- No signs shall be placed on any other Town property, except for informational signs placed by the Town and such other signs as may be specifically authorized by the Town.
- No new off-premises advertising signs, including billboards, will be permitted.
- No sign will be illuminated by periphery, flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving lights except in association with LED signs, per regulations prescribed herein, or if associated with a holiday display.
- No sign will impair, confuse or unduly affect vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic due to its design, color, placement or lighting.
- No ground sign will impair visibility at street corners by sign placement within 30 feet of the edge of the pavement of any intersection.
- No sign will be erected on any roof.
- Streamers, ribbons, spinners, inflatable or similar revolving or fluttering elements are not allowed.
- No sign will interfere with any public safety activity. Fire escapes, doorways, windows and other functional entrances or exits shall not in any way be obstructed.
- Illumination of any sign shall not produce a direct glare beyond the limits of the property. Ground-mounted spotlights used to illuminate a sign shall be shielded.
- No sign will be attached to any public utility pole.
- No sign or part thereof will be displayed on a vehicle parked on a public right-of-way or public property or on private property so as to be intended to be viewed from a motorized vehicular public right-of-way, which has for its basic purpose the providing of advertisement of products or directing people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property or any other premises. This provision is not intended to prohibit any form of vehicular signage, such as a sign attached to a bus or lettered on a motor vehicle or signs that are part of a vehicle such as a construction trailer, whose primary purpose is not advertising to the public right-of-way.
- No sign shall contain animated or projected images, or intermittent or intense illumination of a traveling, tracing, scrolling, or sequential light type or contain or be illuminated by animated or flashing lights.
- Temporary signs will not be attached to fences, trees, utility poles, street signs, rocks or other parts of the natural landscape.
- Temporary signs (with the exception of holiday decorations) will not be illuminated.
- Temporary signs will not be placed in a position which obstructs or impairs traffic, or in any manner that creates a hazard or disturbance to the health, safety and welfare of the public.
- Temporary signs are subject to the provisions of § 270-68 (the general provisions and prohibitions).

## Signs exempt from permit in Glenville Town

- Residential occupant and address signs, whether freestanding or affixed to the dwelling or mailbox.
- Historical markers, tablets and statues, memorial signs and plaques, names of buildings, and dates of erection when cut into the building, statue, marker or sign.
- All traffic signs and other signs erected by governmental bodies.
- Signs required by law, such as motor vehicle repair registration numbers, vehicle dealership registration numbers, etc. Only the minimum number and size required by such law is exempt from a Town sign permit.
- Temporary signs (as defined and used in the ordinance).
- The following temporary signs do not require a permit from the Town Building Department: (a) A-frames placed within the property line during daylight hours and taken indoors each night; (b) Window signs, posters or banners posted indoors facing out; (c) Banners for grand openings sized a maximum of three feet by five feet.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No master sign plan, variance meeting, or explicit sign plan requirement is mentioned in the provided text. Sign permits are generally required for all signs unless specifically exempted (see § 270-67 and § 270-71).

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 9 zoning districts in Glenville Town — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Glenville+Town+NY&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-glenville-town

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