[Adopted 6-22-2009 by Ord. No. 576-2009]
As of the effective date of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person to post or hang upon any utility pole, light post,
sign or sign post owned by the Borough or any other public utility
or entity, any sign, banner, poster, etc. regardless of the method
of attachment.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25. Each violation
on each pole or post shall be considered a separate offense. Further,
each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
Nothing within this article shall prohibit the posting, on parking
meter posts, utility poles, light posts, or sign posts any official
parking restrictions by the Borough of Lehighton Police Department,
any Department authorized to post such restrictions by the Police
Department, or any funeral directors authorized by the Police Department
to post such restrictions. In posting these temporary parking restrictions,
each sign shall be affixed either with tape, or tied to the appropriate
post. Further, nothing in this article shall prohibit the posting
of any official traffic control device or sign, or any seasonal banner
erected by the Borough of Lehighton, upon any of the aforestated poles
or posts.