Temporary signs shall be allowed in all districts in addition to any other signs permitted by this article, subject to the following additional restrictions and specifications:

A. Permit required. It shall hereafter be unlawful, except as otherwise provided herein, for any person to erect, construct, alter, relocate, reconstruct, display or maintain in any business, manufacturing or industrial district any temporary sign, including streamers, banners, vinyl banners, poster, placard, corrugated plastic signs and any similar banners or signs not of a permanent nature, without first having obtained a written permit from a Building Inspector, in compliance with the provisions of this article. All signs shall be subject to the approval of a Building Inspector as to the structural safety thereof in conformity with recognized engineering standards. [Amended 5-10-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been amended as per Local Law No. 7-2005.

B. Application for permit. Any person who wishes to procure a permit as above required shall file with a Building Inspector a written application indicating the structural members, the lettering, the pictorial matter or other copy located on the sign face, the position of the sign on the building, the material comprising the sign and sign structure, the method of attachment and such other information as a Building Inspector may require to show compliance with the provisions of this article. The applicant shall also present a written statement showing the name of the owner or of the person in control of the building, structure and plot of land where such sign is to be located and the right or authority of the applicant to obtain a permit.

C. Fees. Except as otherwise provided, no sign permit shall be issued until the applicable fee established by the Town Board from time to time is paid.

D. No such sign shall be illuminated.

E. Any permit granted for such sign shall expire 30 days after issuance and may not be renewed.

F. Not more than two such sign permits shall be issued respecting any parcel of property within any twelvemonth period.

G. Not more than four such signs, exclusive of streamers, shall be erected or maintained on any parcel in a commercial or industrial district, and no more than one such sign exclusive of streamers, shall be erected in any residential district.

H. No such sign, exclusive of streamers, shall be larger than 24 feet in area or 15 feet in height in any business or industrial district or four square feet in area and five feet in height when placed in any residential district.

I. When located in residential districts, such signs shall only be maintained as wall, entrance or window signs.

J. No streamer shall be erected or maintained which is less than eight feet above grade or more than 15 feet above grade.

A.sign permit may be revoked by a Building Inspector for any of the following reasons:

A. The sign violates § 213-389.

B. The sign is altered in a manner which would require a new sign permit.

C. The sign is altered in a manner which would render the sign prohibited under the terms of this article.

All signs for which permits are required by the terms hereof shall also be issued a sticker bearing the permit number and expiration date. Said sticker should be prominently and permanently affixed on the exterior face of the front door and all expired stickers must be removed. Failure to so affix the permit number shall constitute grounds for revocation of the permit by the Building Inspector, in addition to any other penalties or remedies prescribed by law.

No existing sign shall be structurally altered, rebuilt, enlarged, extended, relocated or modified except in conformity with the provisions of this article.

All existing signs and devices which do not conform to this article shall be removed on or before December 31, 1997. Thereafter, the permit for each such sign shall be deemed to have expired.

Except as provided in this article, no sign shall be erected or placed upon any premises in any use district except as approved by the Board of Appeals as a special exception, in accordance with the standards and conditions provided in Article II of this chapter.

Any sign authorized by this chapter is permitted to contain noncommercial copy in lieu of any other copy.

A. The provisions of this article are severable. The invalidity of any word, section, subsection, clause, phrase, paragraph, sentence, part or provision of this article shall not affect the validity of any other part of this article which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.

B. If any portion of this article is found to be in conflict with any other provision of any other local law or ordinance of the Code of the Town of Babylon, the provision which establishes the higher standard shall prevail.