# Sign Regulations in Mount Morris Town, New York

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Mount Morris Town, New York (NY)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-york/mount-morris-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/33695577#33695577)

## At a glance

Mount Morris Town, New York regulates 10 sign types across 2 zoning districts. Freestanding, Projecting, or Ground Signs in the Business Districts, Industrial Districts zoning district are capped at 20 ft tall and 60 sq ft, with a At least 15 ft from street right-of-way setback (Sec. §48-31A(1), §48-31C). Most commercial signs in Mount Morris Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | — | 16 sq ft | — |
| Business Districts, Industrial Districts | 4 | 20 ft | 100 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate Sign (Professional) | — | 2 sq ft per side | — | — | — | — | — | §48-30A |
| Occupant Address Sign | — | 2 sq ft per side | — | — | — | — | — | §48-30B |
| Construction Sign (Architect, Engineer, Contractor) | — | 10 sq ft per side | — | — | — | On premises where construction, repair or renovation is in progress | — | §48-30C |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 6 sq ft | — | At least 5 feet inside the property line | — | On premises being sold, leased or rented | — | §48-30D |
| Institutional Bulletin Board or Sign | — | 16 sq ft | — | At least 5 feet from inside the property line | — | On premises of institution (worship, library, museum, social club, society) | — | §48-30E |
| Commercial Activity Sign (Residential Zones) | — | 10 sq ft per side | — | — | 2 signs per business or activity | Premises of commercial enterprise, real estate development, apartments, subdivisions in residential zone | — | §48-30F |

### Business Districts, Industrial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding, Projecting, or Ground Sign | 20 ft | 60 sq ft | — | At least 15 ft from street right-of-way | One per street frontage | One per street frontage | — | §48-31A(1), §48-31C |
| Fascia Sign (Wall Sign) | — | 100 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | On building façade or portion thereof | — | §48-31A(2), §48-31C |
| Directional Sign (Business/Industrial Districts) | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | §48-31A(3)(a), §48-31C |
| Office Identification Sign | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | Attached to exterior wall of a building adjacent to public entrances | — | §48-31A(3)(b) |

## Prohibited signs in Mount Morris Town

- Signs containing flashing, intermittent, rotation or moving lights, or lights.
- Signs that move or contain visible moving parts which move or other simulations of movement.
- Signs containing luminous material, sequin-studded letters or lettering with fluorescent paint.
- Portable freestanding or A-type signs.
- No sign or part thereof shall contain or consist of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners or other similar moving, fluttering or revolving devices. Said devices, as well as strings of lights, shall not be used for advertising or attracting attention when not part of a sign.
- Signs affixed to or painted upon rocks, trees, utility poles or other such structures.
- Signs painted on buildings, fences, etc., except those painted upon a constructed sign background structure.

## Signs exempt from permit in Mount Morris Town

- Professional nameplates not exceeding two square feet in area on either of two sides.
- Signs denoting the name and address of the occupants of the premises not exceeding two square feet on either of two sides.
- Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor placed on the premises during construction, repair or renovation not exceeding 10 square feet in area on either of two sides and removed within seven days after completion.
- Signs advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises not exceeding six square feet in area, erected or displayed not less than five feet inside the property line, and removed within seven days after sale or lease.
- Signs or bulletin boards customarily incident to places of worship, libraries, museums, social clubs or societies not exceeding 16 square feet in area, erected or displayed not less than five feet inside the property line, and located on the premises.
- Signs advertising a commercial enterprise in a residential district as permitted by zoning regulations, not exceeding 10 square feet in area on either of two sides, advertising only specific information, with no more than two signs per premises.
- None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed as preventing or limiting any sign or directional device erected by the federal, state, county or local government or agency thereof.
- Limitations on sign area do not apply to parking lot markers, directional signs, entrances and exit signs, and other such signs on the premises provided such signs do not exceed two square feet in area on any one side and do not contain any advertising of the use on the premises.

## Full detail

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