# Sign Regulations in Perinton Town, New York

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Perinton Town, New York (NY)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-york/perinton-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/6740311#6740311)

## At a glance

Perinton Town, New York regulates 31 sign types across 10 zoning districts. Real Estate Sign (Residential)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 42 inches above ground tall and 6 sq ft, with a No front setback requirement (§174-10C) setback (Sec. §174-7A(1)). Most commercial signs in Perinton Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (10 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 17 | 42 inches above ground | 32 sq ft | — |
| Apartment and Townhouse Districts | 2 | 8 ft | Maximum total per building: 12 sq ft; no one sign to exceed 4 sq ft | — |
| Restricted Business District, Office Buildings and Complexes | 3 | 5 ft | 200 sq ft | — |
| Commercial District (Commercial Shopping Plaza or Enclosed Shopping Mall) | 5 | 15 ft | 200 sq ft | — |
| Commercial District | 3 | 5 ft | 200 sq ft | — |
| Mixed-Use District | 1 | — | 200 sq ft | — |
| Industrial District | 4 | 12 ft | 200 sq ft | — |
| Industrial District (Industrial Park) | 2 | 4 ft | 24 sq ft | — |
| Nonresidential Zoning Districts, Properties with Special Permits for Public Buildings and Grounds | 1 | 3 ft | 6 sq ft per side | — |
| Residential District | 1 | 8 ft | 6 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 10 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate Sign (Residential) | 42 inches above ground | 6 sq ft | — | No front setback requirement (§174-10C) | 1 per parcel | Anywhere within the property line of the premises advertised. | — | §174-7A(1) |
| Real Estate Sign (Nonresidential) | 8 ft above ground | 16 sq ft | — | No front setback requirement (§174-10C) | 1 per parcel | Anywhere within the property line of the premises advertised. | — | §174-7A(1) |
| Sandwich Sign / A-Frame Sign (Open House / Real Estate Inspection) | — | 6 sq ft per side | — | Must be behind pavement, curb, gutter, or sidewalk; must not be attached to highway signs or utility poles. | Up to two; additional specifics for intersections | On the premises during inspection hours (8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) | — | §174-7A(1)(a)-(e) |
| Construction Site Sign | 8 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per construction site | Confined to site of construction | — | §174-7A(4) |
| A-Frame/Sandwich Sign (Business Use, Nonresidential or Public Grounds) | 3 ft | 6 sq ft per side | — | — | 1 per 300 ft frontage, max 3 per property | On property (nonresidential districts or special permit public buildings and grounds) | — | §174-7A(6) |
| Sign or Bulletin Board (Institutional/Community Use) | 8 ft above ground | 16 sq ft | — | — | 1 per institution | On the premises of the institution | — | §174-7B(1) |
| Political Sign (Temporary) | 6 ft | 6 sq ft per face | — | Minimum 10 ft from property line (§174-8D(9)) | 2 per property (aggregate, see §174-8D(2)) | At least 10 feet from any abutting property line; not within street right-of-way | — | §174-8D |
| Message Sign (Temporary) | 6 ft | 6 sq ft per face | — | Minimum 10 ft from property line (§174-8D(9)) | 2 per property (aggregate, see §174-8D(2)) | — | — | §174-8E |

### Restricted Business District, Office Buildings and Complexes

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Identification Sign | 5 ft | 32 sq ft | — | Subject to Planning Board determination | 1 per office complex | To be determined by Planning Board; in compliance with applicable setbacks. | — | §174-9B(1)-(1)(a) |
| Directory or Listing Sign | 5 ft | 32 sq ft | — | Subject to Planning Board determination | 1 per building within complex | Each building within complex may have one; must be combined with ID sign if only one building on site and both desired. | — | §174-9B(1)(b) |
| Wall Sign | — | 200 sq ft | — | — | — | Building-mounted | — | §174-9B(2) |

### Commercial District (Commercial Shopping Plaza or Enclosed Shopping Mall)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monument Sign (Plaza or Mall <25,000 sq ft GLFA) | 10 ft | 75 sq ft | — | — | 1 per main access point | At each main access point, minimum 200 ft from any other sign on the same lot. | — | §174-9D(1)(a)[1] |
| Monument Sign (Plaza or Mall >25,000 sq ft GLFA) | 15 ft | 100 sq ft | — | — | 1 per main access point | At each main access point, minimum 200 ft from any other sign on the same lot. | — | §174-9D(1)(a)[2] |
| Wall Sign | — | 200 sq ft | — | — | — | Building-mounted | — | §174-9D(2) |
| Wall Sign (Multi-Tenant Building) | — | — | — | — | One per outside public entrance; possible second for corner lot | Exterior of building at public entrance. | — | §174-9D(3) |
| Monument Sign (Single Business, Option 1) | 5 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Planning Board approval of location | — | §174-9D(4) |

## Prohibited signs in Perinton Town

- No illuminated sign or lighting device shall employ flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving lights; only lights emitting constant intensity are permitted.
- No illuminated sign, lighting device, or reflective/projected light shall be directed or beamed upon a public street, highway, sidewalk, or adjacent premises to cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
- The use of pennants, banners, posters, ribbons, spinners, streamers, moving signs, flashing or intermittent lights, glittering, reflective, projected, animated or rotating signs, the changing of degrees of light intensity or color, or other similar moving, fluttering or revolving eye-catching devices, is not permitted on any sign or accessory thereto or as separate devices.
- Searchlights and strings of lights shall not be used for purposes of advertising or attracting attention.
- No part of a projecting sign shall extend more than 18 inches from the front or face of a building.
- No signs or lighting devices shall be placed on or attached to the roof, marquee, or overhang of any building. No sign attached to a building shall extend above the roof line.
- No sign shall project over any property line.
- No portable or temporary sign shall be placed on a building or premises except as permitted in this chapter.
- No sign shall be painted directly on a building wall.
- No portable signs are permitted, including signs displayed on a vehicle or trailer used primarily for the purpose of such display, except parade signs and signs permitted under §174-7A(6).
- No signs are permitted that violate any provision of any law or regulation of the State of New York or the United States relative to outdoor advertising.
- No signs shall be placed in windows or behind glass walls that cover an area in excess of 20% of the total exterior glass surface. Illuminated signs are not allowed in windows or immediately behind windows except as provided in §174-5K.
- No sign shall obstruct any window, door, fire escape, stairway, ladder, opening or access intended for light, air, ingress or egress from any building.
- No sign shall be permitted that is attached to a utility pole, whether on public or private property, except official notices or announcements and warning signs as allowed.
- No sign shall be permitted which by reason of its location, position, size, shape, or color may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with, or be confused with any traffic control device or sign, or where it may mislead or confuse traffic.
- No sign shall use the words 'stop,' 'caution,' 'yield,' 'danger,' 'warning,' or 'go' if such sign may be confused with a traffic control sign used or displayed by a public authority.
- No nonaccessory sign shall be constructed at any location after the effective date of this chapter, with the exception of garage sale and real estate signs which are regulated separately.
- Preexisting nonconforming signs must be brought into conformity upon change of ownership, change of advertised activity (except multitenants), failure to maintain, damage exceeding 51% of replacement cost, or creation of a hazard or disturbance to the public health and welfare.
- No nonconforming sign shall be enlarged, reconstructed, structurally altered, or changed in any manner, nor worded to advertise or identify any use other than that in effect at the time it became a nonconforming sign.

## Signs exempt from permit in Perinton Town

- Signs erected and maintained pursuant to and in discharge of any governmental function, or required by law, ordinance or governmental regulation.
- The changing of the advertised copy or message on an approved painted or printed sign or theater marquee and similar approved signs with replaceable copy.
- Repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance and repair of a conforming sign or conforming sign structure, unless a structural change is made.
- Memorial tablets or signs, and historic markers.
- Signs within a ball park or similar public or private recreational use which cannot be seen from a public street or adjacent properties.
- Flags, emblems, or insignia of the United States, the State of New York, other countries and states, the United Nations Organization or similar organizations, and of the President or Vice President of the United States.
- Small signs displayed for the direction or convenience of the public, including identification of restrooms, public telephones, freight entrances, traffic controls or the like, with a total area not exceeding two square feet.
- Freestanding signs or signs attached to fences at eye level, no larger than two square feet, warning the public against hunting, fishing, trespassing, dangerous animals, swimming or the like.
- Information or directional signs or historical markers erected by a governmental agency (including signs giving directions and distances to certain commercial districts but not to specific businesses).
- Civic signs for the purpose of displaying signs of civic, charitable, or religious organizations with offices or meeting places in Town, advertising address and/or meeting times, not exceeding two square feet per sign.
- An illuminated sign, using only the word 'open,' operational only when a business is open, with no more than two colors, not larger than two square feet, facing the public right-of-way, only one per premises.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- In commercial, industrial, and restricted business areas, all signs within one complex shall be coordinated with the architecture for a harmonious overall appearance (as per §174-3B).
- The location, area, height, color, style and lighting of certain signs (e.g., office complexes, monument signs, industrial park identification signs) must be approved by the Planning Board in association with site plan approval.
- Application for a sign permit must include a colored rendering, detailed plans, and be submitted at least 14 days prior to the meeting at which it will be considered, suggesting Planning Board or similar board review.
- For commercial shopping plazas, enclosed shopping malls, and mixed-use districts, sign approval must be obtained from the Planning Board.
- Where a special exception or variance is sought with regard to height, area, number or location of signs, application must be brought before the Board of Appeals for approval. Upon obtaining a variance, final approval of design and lighting must then be obtained from the Planning Board.

## 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 10 zoning districts in Perinton Town — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Perinton+Town+NY&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-perinton-town

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