Showing ordinances that apply to Valley Cottage, NY
Valley Cottage is an unincorporated community (population 9,038) in Rockland County, New York. Because Valley Cottage is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Rockland County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The political signs rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Political signs on private property are content-protected speech under Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015). Rockland municipalities cannot impose content-based restrictions; content-neutral size and duration limits apply equally to all temporary signs.
Under Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015), local sign regulations that apply different rules based on sign content (e.g., 'political signs' vs. 'real estate signs') are content-based and subject to strict scrutiny. Rockland towns have revised their sign codes to be content-neutral. Typical permissible content-neutral rules: temporary signs (any content) capped at 4-6 sq ft in residential zones and 16-32 sq ft in commercial zones, placed only on private property with owner consent, removed within a reasonable time after the event (election), not in right-of-way, and not creating traffic hazards. Signs in NY state highway ROW violate Highway Law §319. HOAs cannot ban political signs entirely in NY but may reasonably regulate size and duration.
Signs in right-of-way removed; content-based enforcement unconstitutional. Oversized signs: $50-$250 fine per sign.
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