Showing ordinances that apply to Old Bethpage, NY
Old Bethpage is an unincorporated community (population 6,403) in Nassau County, New York. Because Old Bethpage is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Nassau County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The political signs rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Political signs in Nassau County are protected First Amendment speech. Towns and villages can impose content-neutral size, setback, and durational rules only. Under Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), content-based political sign restrictions are generally unconstitutional.
Most Nassau towns and villages limit residential signs to 4 to 6 square feet in area and 4 feet in height, regardless of content. Town of Hempstead Code Chapter 198 caps residential ground signs at 6 square feet with 4-foot setback. Durational limits specific to election signs have been held unconstitutional in many federal circuits after Reed v. Gilbert, so most Nassau municipalities have neutralized their codes to apply uniformly to all temporary signs. Signs cannot be placed in public right-of-way or on utility poles under NY Transportation Law 88 and local code. Illuminated or animated signs generally prohibited in residential zones.
Right-of-way signs are removed without notice. Oversized signs: 50 to 500 dollar fines. Content-based enforcement risks constitutional challenge.
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