§ 9-0305 — Signs and advertising in Adirondack and Catskill parks

§ 9-0305 Signs and advertising in Adirondack and Catskill parks.\n 1. In order to conserve the natural beauty of the Adirondack and\nCatskill parks, to preserve and regulate the said parks for public uses\nfor the resort of the public for recreation, pleasure, air, light and\nenjoyment, to keep them open, safe, clean, and in good order for the\nwelfare of society, and to protect and conserve the investment of the\nstate in forest lands, campsites and other interests in real property in\nsaid parks, no person shall erect or maintain within the boundaries\nthereof any advertising sign, advertising structure or device of any\nkind, except under written permit from the department. The provisions of\nthis section shall not apply to signs erected or maintained upon a\nparcel of real property in connection with the principal business or\nprincipal businesses conducted thereon and which advertise such business\nor businesses only, or to signs within the limits of an incorporated\nvillage.\n As to signs, structures or devices existing within the Catskill park\non May 26, 1969, and which require a permit pursuant to this section,\nthe same may continue to be maintained without permit until January 1,\n1976 provided that the property owner or owner of such sign, structure\nor device registers the same with the department on or before January 1,\n1972.\n As to signs, structures or devices existing on May 31, l972 in those\nportions of the Adirondack park added thereto by chapter six hundred\nsixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two, and which require\na permit pursuant to this section, the same may continue to be\nmaintained without permit until January 1, 1978, provided that the\nproperty owner or owner of such sign, structure or device registers the\nsame with the department on or before January 1, 1975.\n 2. Whenever a sign, structure or device has been erected or is being\nmaintained in violation of the provisions of subdivision one of this\nsection, the commissioner shall cause a notice of such violation,\nspecifying as nearly as may be the nature and location of such sign,\nstructure or device, to be personally served upon the owner of record of\nthe real property upon which the same is located, hereinafter referred\nto as the property owner. In addition, a copy of such notice shall be\npersonally served upon the owner of such sign, structure or device, if\nhis name and address and the fact that he is the owner is clearly\nindicated thereon.\n 3. The property owner or the owner of such sign, structure or device\nshall remove the same within ten days from the date of the last service\nof such notice or copy thereof as hereinabove specified. In the event of\nthe failure of the property owner or the owner to remove such sign,\nstructure or device within such ten day period, the commissioner may\ncause an agent or employee of the department to enter upon the property\nwhere such sign, structure or device is located and to remove the same.\n 4. No action for trespass or damages shall lie on account of entry\nupon private property by an authorized agent or employee of the\ndepartment engaged in carrying out any of the provisions of this\nsection.\n