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Local Law 2 of 2024 To Amend the Zoning Law LL#1 of 2022
Moved By: Gagnon Seconded By: Connors
SECTION 1 TITLE - A Local Law Amending the Zoning Law, LL#1 of 2022, Regarding
Signage Allowances and Restrictions
§2 ENACTMENT - Be it enacted by the town board of the Town of Danby as follows:
§3 - The TOWN OF DANBY hereby amends Local Law #1 of 2022 Section 513 Signs and
Billboards to add:
5. Sign illumination
a.Internally lit signs.
i.Internally illuminated signs must be constructed with an opaque or dark-
colored background and translucent or light-colored text and symbols. All
such lighting shall be Dark Sky compliant.
ii.Illumination for all internally lit signs shall be turned off between the
hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., except for such time as the business is
operating during those hours.
b.Externally lit signs (e.g., direct illumination or backlit).
i.Top-mounted fixtures are required for all externally lit signs except for
backlit signs. Lighting fixtures used to illuminate an outdoor sign shall be
mounted on the top of the sign structure. All such fixtures shall be Dark
Sky compliant.
ii.Backlit signs are permitted, but the background surface on which the light
shines shall not be reflective.
iii.Illumination for all externally lit signs shall be turned off between the
hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., except for such time as the business is
operating during those hours.
6.Prohibited signs
Animated signs and all electronic message centers (animated and nonanimated),
including signs with blinking, flashing, strobe, chasing or alternating color lights or
moving parts or messages.
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Mary Ann Barr 2021
T he Town of Danby
1830 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
danby.ny.gov
Mariah Dillon, Town Clerk
Cindy Katz, Deputy Town Clerk
+1-607-277-4788 | clerkoffice@danby.ny.gov
Town of Danby, NY Local Law 2 of 2024 To Amend the Zoning Law LL#1 of 2022
§4 The TOWN OF DANBY hereby amends Local Law #1 of 2022 Section 604(11) Hamlet
Neighborhood Zone to add:
i.One freestanding sign per property to advertise a business(es) onsite that does not exceed
eight (8) feet in height and twenty-four (24) square feet in size on State highways. On all
other roads the sign shall be no taller than six (6) feet and twenty (20) square feet in size.
§5 The TOWN OF DANBY hereby amends Local Law #1 of 2022 Section 605(10) Hamlet
Center Zone to add:
i.One freestanding sign per property to advertise a business(es) onsite that does not exceed
eight (8) feet in height and twenty-four (24) square feet in size on State highways. On all
other roads the sign shall be no taller than six (6) feet and twenty (20) square feet in size.
§6 EFFECTIVE DATE - This local law shall take effect immediately after it is filed as
provided in section twenty-seven of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
Roll Call Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Absent
Connors X
Hansen X
Hunter X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Local Law 2 of 2024 approved on May 6, 2024
I, Mariah Dillon, do hereby certify that the resolution was passed at a meeting of the Town of
Danby held on 06 May 2024, and is incorporated in the original minutes of said meeting, and
that said resolution has not been altered, amended, or revoked, and is in full force and effect.
E. Mariah Dillon
Mariah Dillon
Town Clerk
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