Showing ordinances that apply to West Bay Shore, NY
West Bay Shore is an unincorporated community (population 4,625) in Suffolk County, New York. Because West Bay Shore is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Suffolk County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The political signs rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Political signs in Suffolk County are protected First Amendment speech. Town codes cannot impose content-based restrictions per Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015). Most Suffolk towns allow political signs on private property with size caps (typically 6-16 sq ft) and removal required within 7 days after election.
Brookhaven Town Code Chapter 85 Article XVIII permits political signs on private property up to 16 square feet, no permit required, with removal required within 7 days after election. Islip Town Code Chapter 68 allows up to 8 square feet. East Hampton Chapter 255 allows 6 square feet, 30 days before to 7 days after election. Signs prohibited in public rights-of-way, on utility poles, or on trees. Post-Reed v. Gilbert decision, durational and size limits must be content-neutral; Suffolk towns have revised codes to apply same rules to all temporary signs. No permit fees for political signs. State lands and county parks prohibit all political signage.
Signs in right-of-way: removed without notice, 50-250 dollars. Oversize signs: 100-500 dollars. Post-election signs after 7 days: 50-100 dollars per day per sign.
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