# Sign Regulations in Nichols Town, New York

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Nichols Town, New York (NY)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-york/nichols-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/13879397#13879397)

## At a glance

Nichols Town, New York regulates 14 sign types across 1 zoning district. Projecting Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 14 ft from ground tall and 15 sq ft (panel or symbol) (Sec. §194-22H(2), §194-22C, §194-22G(2), §194-22K). Most commercial signs in Nichols Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 14 | 20 ft including support | 400 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 400 sq ft | — | — | — | Attached to outside wall, parallel to wall | — | §194-22H(1), §194-22C, §194-22G(2), §194-22K |
| Projecting Sign | 14 ft from ground | 15 sq ft (panel or symbol) | — | — | Max two faces | Attached, extends perpendicular or horizontally more than 15 inches from wall | — | §194-22H(2), §194-22C, §194-22G(2), §194-22K |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 ft including support | 50 sq ft (panel or symbol) | — | — | Max two faces | Permanently affixed separately from a building, in/on the ground | — | §194-22H(3), §194-22K, §194-22C, §194-22G(2) |
| Awning Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On, or within, an awning/canopy/marquee attached to building | — | §194-22H(4), §194-22C, §194-22G(2), §194-22K |
| Directional Sign (On-premises Nonadvertising/Nonilluminated) | 6 ft (freestanding type) | 4 sq ft per face | — | — | — | On premises only, for identification of parking, entrances/exits, fire zones, etc. | — | §194-22F(3) |
| Directional Sign (Off-premises) | — | 6 sq ft per establishment/location | — | — | 2 per establishment/location | Off premises, for general public convenience or to direct to business, activity, service or community facility | — | §194-22G(6) |
| Warning/Private Drive/Posted/No Trespassing Sign | — | 3 sq ft per face | — | — | — | On property as applicable | — | §194-22F(4) |
| Number and Name Plate | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | — | On dwelling or mailbox | — | §194-22F(5) |

## Prohibited signs in Nichols Town

- No sign in any district shall be placed or located within or extend into the right-of-way of any public property, highway or roadway.
- No sign shall be illuminated by or contain flashing, intermittent, rotating or revolving lights.
- No sign shall impair or cause confusion of vehicular or pedestrian traffic in its design, color, illumination or placement.
- No sign shall impair visibility for the motorist at a street corner or intersection by placement and location within the right-of-way of the intersection of the street or highway lines.
- No sign shall contain or consist of any disassembled, inoperable, junked or wrecked vehicle body, tractor or trailer in such state of physical or mechanical ruin as to be incapable of propulsion or being legally operated upon the public streets or highways.
- No advertising message shall be extended over more than one sign placed along a street or highway.
- No off-premises signs will be permitted, except off-premises directional signs for the convenience of the general public and for the purpose of directing people to a business, activity, service or community facility may be erected, provided that such signs do not exceed six square feet per establishment or location nor total more than two such signs per establishment or location. The message shall be limited to name or identification, arrow or direction and distance.

## Signs exempt from permit in Nichols Town

- Historical markers, tablets and statues, memorial signs and plaques; names and dates of buildings.
- Signs, notices or emblems installed by governmental bodies and noncommercial flags or insignia of any government.
- On-premises nonadvertising and nonilluminated directional signs for the convenience of the general public, identifying public parking areas, fire zones, entrances and exits, and similar signs not exceeding four square feet per face. Freestanding directional signs shall not exceed six feet in height.
- Nonilluminated warning, 'private drive,' 'posted' or 'no-trespassing' signs, not to exceed three square feet per face.
- Number and name plates identifying residents, mounted on a house, apartment or mailbox, not exceeding one square foot in area.
- Holiday decorations, including lighting, may be displayed in any district.
- Temporary signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Applications for a sign permit must include two copies of a plan, drawn to scale, and a description of the sign, sign structure, and placement.
- The plan must indicate its location on the premises, specifically its position in relation to existing buildings, structures, property lines, roadways, driveways, parking lots and any other existing or proposed signage, and indicating such distances.
- For signs 150 square feet or more, additional technical details are required including stress sheet and calculations, the erecting entity, illumination method, any required electrical permits, and full graphic design details.
- A permit is required for all signs unless exempted in subsection F.
- A new permit (with potentially a new plan) is required if there are changes to the design, copy, structure, size, supporting structure or business, or if the sign is sold/leased or otherwise changes management.

## Full detail

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