[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.01]
The following regulations shall be observed in all zoning districts
within the Township.
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.02]
1.
Signs listed in this section are permitted in the Township and shall
not require permits or licenses and they shall not be counted when
calculating the number of signs on a premises. However, such signs
shall conform with the general regulations for signs enumerated in
the remainder of this Part.
A.
Name and address of resident, but not to include any commercial advertising,
of not more than one square foot in sign area.
B.
Home occupation signs limited in content to the name of the owner
and the service provided and not exceeding 16 square feet in sign
area.
C.
"No trespassing" signs or other such signs regulating the use of
a property such as "no hunting," "no fishing," etc., of no more than
one square foot in sign area in residential zones and four square
feet in all commercial and industrial zones.
D.
Real estate signs not exceeding eight square feet in sign area in
residential zones and 16 square feet in all commercial and industrial
zones, which advertise the sale, rental, or lease of the premises
upon which said signs are located. Such real estate signs shall be
removed within 30 days after the premises advertised have been sold,
rented, or leased.
E.
Institutional signs for public, charitable, or religious institutions
when located on the premises thereof, with a sign area of no more
than 16 square feet if single-faced nor 32 square feet if double-faced,
and used exclusively for noncommercial purposes.
F.
Signs regulating on-premises traffic, parking, or other functional
subdivision such as lavatory facilities, telephone, signs denoting
other sections of a building such as lubrication, office, etc., when
less than two square feet in sign area and bearing no commercial advertising.
G.
Signs erected by a governmental body, or under the direction of such
a body, and bearing no commercial advertising, such as traffic signs,
railroad crossing signs, safety signs, signs identifying public schools
and playgrounds, and the like.
H.
Memorial signs or tablets and signs denoting the date of erection
of buildings if not more than one square foot in sign area. (Size
limitation does not apply to tombstones or memorial plaques located
in cemeteries.)
I.
The flag, pennant, or insignia of any government, or of any religious,
charitable or fraternal organization.
J.
Temporary signs no larger than 16 square feet in sign area advertising
the sale of edible farm products produced on the premises, or advertising
auctions and special events of charitable or public service groups.
K.
Permanent residential development signs at major entrances designed
to identify a residential subdivision and containing no commercial
advertising. Maximum sign area: 16 square feet.
L.
Signs identifying a golf course or country club, or other recreational
facility when located on the premises thereof and containing no commercial
advertising if no more than 32 square feet in sign area.
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.03]
1.
The following signs shall not be permitted, erected, or maintained
in the Township, notwithstanding anything else contained in this Part
or elsewhere. Existing signs shall be removed or brought into conformity
with the provisions of this Part within 90 days after the Part is
passed.
A.
Signs which incorporate in any manner any flashing or moving illumination
or with illumination which varies in intensity or which varies in
color and signs which have any visible moving part, visible revolving
parts, or visible mechanical movement of any description, or other
apparent visible movement achieved by electrical pulsations or by
actions of normal wind currents. Hanging signs which simply swing
in the winds, clocks and temperature signs and barber poles may be
exempted provided they comply with all other provisions of this Part.
B.
Light sources which cast light on signs shall be shielded by opaque
material so that the bulbs, floodlights or tubes are not visible off
the property on which the signs are located.
C.
Any sign or sign structure which constitutes a hazard to public safety
or health.
D.
Any sign which by reason of size, location, content, coloring, or
manner of illumination obstructs the vision of drivers or obstructs
or detracts from the visibility or effectiveness of any traffic sign
or control device on public streets and roads.
E.
Any sign which obstructs free ingress to or egress from a fire escape,
door, window or other required exit way.
F.
Signs which make use of words such as "Stop," "Look," "One-Way,"
"Danger," "Yield," or any similar words, phrases, symbols, lights
or characters, in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse
traffic.
G.
Any obsolete sign which no longer advertises a bona fide business
conducted or a product sold. In any case, 90 days shall be allowed
for removal of an obsolete sign.
H.
Signs on public property or public rights-of-way unless erected by
a governmental body or unless required to be so located by order of
a governmental body. No sign located on public property or a public
right-of-way shall bear any commercial advertising or announcement.
I.
Signs painted on, attached to or supported by a tree, stone, cliff
or other natural object.
J.
String lights, other than temporary holiday decorations, which are
unshielded from off the property on which they are located.
K.
Searchlights, pennants, spinners, banners, streamers, and other forms
of outdoor advertising not specifically mentioned in this Part except
for occasions such as grand openings and community affairs and then
only with special permission of the Zoning Officer. Use shall be limited
to a thirty-day period.
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.04]
Notwithstanding anything else in this Part or elsewhere, no more than four signs may be erected or maintained on any premises at any one time; except that when a premise is located on a corner lot and has public entrances on two or more public ways, or where a building has both a front and rear public entrance, one additional sign may be erected. In calculating the total number of signs on a premises, both permanent and temporary signs shall be combined in the total. A double-faced sign shall count as a single sign. Signs enumerated in § 27-302 of this Part shall not be counted in calculating the total.
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.05]
No sign, or any part thereof, including braces, supports, or
lights shall exceed a height of 25 feet. Height shall be measured
from grade level directly below the face of the sign to the highest
part of the sign.
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.06; as amended by Ord. 1-93,
1/4/1993]
1.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Part or elsewhere, the total sign area per premises, except in commercial and manufacturing zones, including both permanent and temporary signs, shall not exceed one square foot per lineal front foot of the main building on the premises, except that no premises shall be limited to less than 10 square feet of total sign area, In no case shall the total sign area of all signs on one premises exceed 80 square feet, except that shopping centers in planned commercial districts may have one additional shopping identification sign located along each street frontage used as an entrance. Such sign shall be subject to the requirements of § 27-403.
2.
The gross surface area of a ground sign or wall sign in the commercial
and manufacturing zones shall not exceed 288 square feet for each
proposed face. The surface of the entire structure shall not exceed
more than 288 square feet. All other sections of this chapter shall
remain in full force and effect.
3.
A special exception shall be allowed for ground pole signs containing
two back-to-back surfaces which are attached to the same pole. The
aggregate gross surface of both faces shall not exceed a total of
576 square feet. But, in any case, no individual face shall exceed
a total aggregate area of 288 square feet.
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.07]
The largest sign on a premises shall not advertise any particular
article of merchandise unless it is the principal product sold or
manufactured on the premises.
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.08]
Notwithstanding anything else in this Part or elsewhere, signs
identifying businesses or other public enterprises which occupy space
other than on the ground floor of a building or structure shall be
limited to one flush mounted wall sign located adjacent to the street
entrance to such areas and one window sign located on the premises.
The size of each such wall sign and window sign shall not exceed three
square feet in sign area.
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 3.09]
1.
Every sign and all parts thereof, including framework, supports,
background, anchors, and wiring systems shall be constructed and maintained
in compliance with the building, electrical, and fire prevention codes
as they now exist or as they may hereafter exist. In the absence of
an electrical ordinance, the National Electrical Code shall be used
as the standard for all wiring systems.
2.
All signs and all parts thereof shall be kept in a good state of
repair and maintenance.
