Hamburg Village, NY Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

Section 250-35.13 of the Village of Hamburg Code lists the signs prohibited within the Village, and item G bans any sign that is internally illuminated or that uses digital or LED screen technology. The Board of Trustees adopted the sign article as part of the Zoning chapter, and the ban reaches every sign in the Village, whether it hangs on a storefront or stands on its own structure.

The Code authorizes no digital sign type anywhere. Table 35.15A lists awning, ground, marquee, pole, projecting, suspended, temporary, wall, and window signs by zoning district, and item A of § 250-35.13 prohibits any sign not explicitly authorized. Billboards get no separate standard. The word billboard appears in the Code only in § 250-51.1, where the definition of an off-premises sign says it does not include billboards, so the digital prohibition rests on item G, which reaches any sign.

Other provisions close the gaps a changing-message display would hit. Section 250-35.10A prohibits intermittent illumination or illumination that involves movement or causes the illusion of movement. Section 250-35.10D prohibits internally illuminated signs while allowing reverse channel illumination (backlighting) in districts where illumination is permitted. Item J of § 250-35.13 prohibits any sign that flashes, blinks, rotates, or revolves, and § 250-35.9D requires every sign to be located on the site being promoted, identified, or advertised.

The Code Enforcement Officer enforces the sign article and can remove any sign found in violation. The property and/or sign owner then gets written notice, the Code Enforcement Officer can dispose of a sign left unclaimed for 10 days, and the sign permit holder reimburses the Village of Hamburg for removal costs under § 250-35.12.