# Sign Regulations in Stony Point Town, New York

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Stony Point Town, New York (NY)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-york/stony-point-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/11119601#11119601)

## At a glance

Stony Point Town, New York regulates 20 sign types across 4 zoning districts. LED Public Service/Emergency Signs in the Commercial District zoning district are capped at 7.5 ft tall, 28 sq ft per side, max 2 sides, and 10 ft wide, with a 10 ft from any property line setback (Sec. §215-52E). Most commercial signs in Stony Point Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 5 | 4 ft (vertical dimension) | 50 sq ft | — |
| Commercial District | 7 | 7.5 ft | 80 sq ft | — |
| Nonresidential District | 7 | 7.5 ft | 80 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 11 | — | Not exceeding 50% of glass area fronting street | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Identification Sign (Wall - Single Tenant) | 2.5 ft (vertical dimension) | 60 sq ft | — | — | 1 per building | On building facade, facing frontage street(s) | — | §215-52B(1), (3)-(4) |
| Business Identification Sign (Wall - Multiple Tenant) | 2.5 ft (vertical dimension) | 40 sq ft | — | — | 1 per establishment | On building facade, facing frontage street(s) | — | §215-52B(2)-(4) |
| Business Identification Sign (Freestanding) | — | 80 sq ft | — | 10 ft from street line | 1 per frontage street | Facing each frontage street; as directed by board | — | §215-52B(5) |
| Temporary Sign | — | 16 sq ft | — | — | — | As permitted by permit and not on public properties, fences, trees, utility poles, etc. | — | §215-51C(4)-(5) |
| Political Sign | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per candidate/party/referendum per lot; 1 per street for corner lots; 1 per 500 feet of frontage | Not on public properties, trees, fences, etc. | — | §215-51B |
| Announcement Sign for Place of Worship, Libraries, Museums, Social Clubs | — | 32 sq ft | — | 10 ft from street line | 1 per entrance on different street | On premises of institution, at each entrance on a different street or highway | — | §215-52D |
| LED Public Service/Emergency Sign | 7.5 ft | 28 sq ft per side, max 2 sides | 10 ft | 10 ft from any property line | 1 per property; may have 1 additional non-LED sign under regular laws | Freestanding, on property of emergency service organizations | — | §215-52E |

### Nonresidential District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Identification Sign (Wall - Single Tenant) | 2.5 ft (vertical dimension) | 60 sq ft | — | — | 1 per building | On building facade, facing frontage street(s) | — | §215-52B(1), (3)-(4) |
| Business Identification Sign (Wall - Multiple Tenant) | 2.5 ft (vertical dimension) | 40 sq ft | — | — | 1 per establishment | On building facade, facing frontage street(s) | — | §215-52B(2)-(4) |
| Business Identification Sign (Freestanding) | — | 80 sq ft | — | 10 ft from street line | 1 per frontage street | Facing each frontage street; as directed by board | — | §215-52B(5) |
| Temporary Sign | — | 16 sq ft | — | — | — | As permitted by permit and not on public properties, fences, trees, utility poles, etc. | — | §215-51C(4)-(5) |
| Political Sign | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per candidate/party/referendum per lot; 1 per street for corner lots; 1 per 500 feet of frontage | Not on public properties, trees, fences, etc. | — | §215-51B |
| Announcement Sign for Place of Worship, Libraries, Museums, Social Clubs | — | 32 sq ft | — | 10 ft from street line | 1 per entrance on different street | On premises of institution, at each entrance on a different street or highway | — | §215-52D |
| LED Public Service/Emergency Sign | 7.5 ft | 28 sq ft per side, max 2 sides | 10 ft | 10 ft from any property line | 1 per property; may have 1 additional non-LED sign under regular laws | Freestanding, on property of emergency service organizations | — | §215-52E |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exempt Signs - Historical Markers/Tablets/Plaques/Monuments/Statues | — | 4 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | §215-48A |
| Exempt Sign - Nonilluminated Warning/Private Drive/Posted/No Trespassing | — | 2 sq ft per face | — | — | 1 per 100 ft street frontage | — | — | §215-48D |
| Exempt Sign - Home Occupation/Professional Office/Residential Gathering | — | 4 sq ft | — | 10 ft from street | 1 per residential building | Set back at least 10 ft from street line | — | §215-48E |
| Exempt Sign - Numbers/Nameplates on Residence or Mailbox | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | — | On house or mailbox | — | §215-48F |
| Exempt Sign - Real Estate For Sale/Rent (Residential Zone) | — | 15 sq ft total of all sides | — | 10 ft from street line | 1 per premises | At least 10 ft from street | — | §215-48H |
| Exempt Sign - Real Estate For Sale/Rent (Nonresidential Zone) | — | 30 sq ft total of all sides | — | 10 ft from street line | 1 per premises | At least 10 ft from street | — | §215-48H |
| Exempt Sign - Temporary Window Sign/Poster | — | Not exceeding 50% of glass area fronting street | — | — | — | On or within 4 ft inside window | — | §215-48J |
| Exempt Sign - Construction/Renovation/Repair Site | — | 6 sq ft in residential districts, 16 sq ft in commercial districts | — | — | 1 per site | On premises where construction, renovation, or repair is in progress | — | §215-48M |

## Prohibited signs in Stony Point Town

- Signs illuminated by or containing flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving lights except to show time and temperature.
- Exterior advertising signs and billboards.
- Signs representing or depicting to any degree official traffic signs or signals.
- Signs of a prurient nature or advertising businesses, commodities or services of a prurient nature or any unlawful business or undertaking.
- Exterior signs made of cardboard, paper, canvas or similar impermanent material.
- Signs mounted on parked vehicles or trailers or other similar mobile advertising media.
- A sign attached to a building extending more than three feet from the building wall, and no sign or sign support shall be placed upon the roof of any building. A sign must not encroach or extend over another's property.
- Signs that emit noise, sound or smoke.
- Animated signs, whether by mechanical or electrical processes, including signs with banners, streamers, spinners or other paraphernalia attached to or associated with such signs.
- Signs which project over the street or on public properties.
- Illuminated signs on residentially zoned properties.
- Signs that compete for attention with or may be mistaken for a traffic signal.
- Signs placed by agencies of the government erected on any public property unless consent is first obtained from the Town Board of the Town of Stony Point.
- Signs placed or painted on any tree, rock or natural features or utility poles, bridges, culverts, towers or similar structures; and signs placed on any utility pole except for utility identification or similar purposes.

## Signs exempt from permit in Stony Point Town

- Historical markers, tablets and statues, memorial signs and plaques; names of buildings and dates of erection when cut into any masonry surface or constructed of bronze, stainless steel or similar material; and emblems installed by government agencies, places of worship or nonprofit organizations, not exceeding four square feet.
- Flags and insignia of any government, except when displayed in connection with commercial promotion.
- On-premises directional signs for the convenience of the general public, identifying public parking areas, fire zones, entrances and exits, and similar signs, as shown on an approved site development plan or installed pursuant to order of traffic control agencies and conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, New York State Department of Transportation.
- Nonilluminated warning, 'private drive,' 'posted' or 'no trespassing' signs, not exceeding two square feet per face and not more than one sign per 100 feet of street frontage.
- One on-premises sign, either freestanding or attached, in connection with any residential building in any zoning district, for an approved home professional office or home occupation or residential gathering place, not exceeding four square feet and set back at least 10 feet from the street line. Such sign may state name and vocation only.
- Numbers and nameplates identifying residents, mounted on house or mailbox, not exceeding one square foot in area.
- Private-owner merchandise sale sign for garage sale or auction, not exceeding four square feet on the owner's property only for a period not exceeding seven days.
- Not more than one temporary nonilluminated 'for sale' or 'for rent' real estate sign concerning the premises upon which the sign is located; in a residential zone, one sign not exceeding 15 square feet and, in a nonresidential zone, one sign not exceeding 30 square feet in area total of all sides; set back at least 10 feet from street lines. All such signs shall be removed within three days after the sale, lease or rental of the premises.
- Real estate signs advertising an open house for the resale of residential property provided signs are not put up until the morning of the open house and are removed within two hours after the open house ends. Temporary permit is necessary for 'open house' sign for new homes in a subdivision when the sign remains for more than one day.
- Temporary window signs and posters not exceeding 50% of the total area of glass fronting a street.
- At gasoline service stations: Integral graphics or attached price signs on gasoline pumps and two auxiliary signs per station not exceeding two square feet each.
- Directional signs for meetings, conventions and other assemblies.
- One sign, not exceeding six square feet in residential districts nor 16 square feet in commercial districts, listing the architect, engineer, contractor and/or owner, on premises where construction, renovation or repair is in progress.
- Painting, cleaning, change of lettering and other normal maintenance and repair of a sign or sign structure unless a structural change is made.
- One indirectly illuminated bulletin board or other announcement or identification sign for schools or places of worship, with an area of not over 12 square feet, located on the institution's property and not nearer than 20 feet to any street or property line or attached to the building if closer.
- Not more than one identification sign for each tenant on each wall fronting a street, provided the area does not exceed two times the width in feet of the storefront, is parallel to the face of building and projects no more than 12 inches, and does not obliterate decorative trim or cornices.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign permit shall be issued except as shown on an approved site development plan or sign plan. Where only the sign-display portion of a validly erected sign is being changed, no sign permit is required.
- A sign plan is defined as a plan depicting the size, location, materials and content of a sign and is required for any sign subject to the Site Development Plan Rules and Regulations and this chapter.
- No sign permit will be used except in accordance with a sign approval or a site development plan approval.
- If there is neither a sign plan approval nor site plan approval, the applicant must submit an application to the Planning Board for either site development plan approval or a sign plan approval, whichever is applicable.
- In the case of a sign that is not submitted as part of a site development plan, a sign plan for such sign shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Board with input from the Architectural Review Board.
- All sign applications are subject to review by the Planning Board and/or Architectural Review Board if required, and such boards shall approve, disapprove or approve with conditions within 62 days of receipt of the application.
- Applications for sign permits must include details of sign size, location, colors, materials, rendering, and owner's written consent.
- All signs permitted shall comply with the requirements and procedures set forth in Chapter 215 and relevant articles, per § A220-7.

## Full detail

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