The provisions of this resolution shall apply to all overhead signs
and banners in Glenolden Borough, and duly issued permits shall constitute
the inclusion of the permitted sign under the provisions of this resolution.
Permits for overhead signs and banners shall be issued by the Borough
Zoning Officer only in accord with this resolution and all applicable zoning
requirements.
As required by Department policy, overhead signs and banners shall conform to the following,
and permits for such signs shall include the information necessary to document
compliance with the same:
A. Location: SR number and segment/offset.
B. Vertical clearance above the roadway: minimum of 17 feet
six inches.
C. Size of banner: as specified on permit.
D. Description of activity: must constitute a national,
state, regional or local function or nonprofit activity sponsored by a political
subdivision or agency thereof, or nonprofit organization recognized by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
E. Message: no more than 20% of the message shall relate
to naming or advertising a commercial product, enterprise, business or company
regardless of whether such entity is sponsoring the activity or banner installation.
F. Duration of display: approximate dates of installation
or removal; not to exceed 21 days.
G. The banner will be removed within five days or less from
the ending date of the event for which the banner was displayed.
H. The banner shall be installed under the supervision and
control of the Borough on permanent cables at locations approved by and in
accord with specifications provided by the Borough.
I. Traffic control shall be performed in accord with the
most current Department Publication 203.
The dates of installation, duration and removal, as well as the size,
the message, the event and/or the organization will vary, but in all cases
the requirements of this resolution will be satisfied.
Upon the issuance of any permit pursuant to this resolution, the Borough
Zoning Officer shall promptly forward a copy of the permit to the District
Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
By applying for a permit, the applicant assumes full responsibility
for erecting, maintaining and removing any such sign or banner and all liability
for damages occurring to any person or property arising from any act of omission
associated with the sign or banner, and a statement to that effect shall be
included on the application for the permit.