[Amended 2-19-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-05; 4-4-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-09; 9-2-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10]
A.
Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation,
to erect, alter, locate or relocate, reconstruct or change in any
manner within the Township any sign or signs having an area greater
than six square feet, without first having obtained and paid for and
having in force a permit therefor from the Zoning Officer.
(1)
The following two operations shall not be considered creating a new
sign and therefore shall not require a sign permit:
(a)
Replacing copy: the changing of the advertising or message on
an approved sign which is specifically designed for the use of a replaceable
copy.
(b)
Maintenance: painting, cleaning and other normal maintenance
and repair of a sign or sign structures, unless a structural change
is made or there is a change in message.
B.
Application for a permit for signs over six square feet in area shall
be made on a form provided by the Zoning Officer, which application
shall include:
(1)
The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant.
(2)
The location of the building upon which the sign is to be erected.
(3)
A color photo of the building upon which the sign is to be erected
or any immediately adjacent building(s).
(4)
A description of the size and construction of the sign.
(5)
Such other pertinent information as the Zoning Officer may require
in order to determine properly whether such application complies with
the provisions of this chapter and other ordinances.
C.
The Zoning Officer shall issue or deny a permit for a sign within
10 calendar days of the receipt of a complete and satisfactory application.
D.
Appeal from permit denied. Any applicant who feels aggrieved by the
decision of the Zoning Officer may appeal to the Zoning Board from
such decision and the Zoning Board may affirm, reverse or modify such
decision of the Zoning Officer.
E.
Issuance of a sign construction permit. Upon approval of the application
by the Zoning Officer or after approval by the Zoning Board, the Zoning
Officer shall issue a permit for construction of such sign.
A.
The limitations of signs set forth for the various zones by this
chapter shall not apply to any sign or directional device erected
by the federal, state, county or local government or agency thereof.
B.
The limitations of sign area as set forth by this chapter for the
nonresidential zones shall not apply to parking lot markers, directional
signs, entrance and exit signs and other such signs which are erected
on the premises, provided that such signs do not exceed four square
feet in area and do not contain any advertising of the use on the
premises.
C.
No flashing, oscillating or animated sign of any type may be erected
within the Township.
D.
No signs shall be so placed, colored or lighted as to impede or interfere
in any way with the operation of a traffic light, traffic directional
signal or general traffic vision.
E.
No freestanding sign shall be erected in the Township which exceeds a height of five feet, except that in a service station such sign shall not exceed a height of 15 feet. Advertising signs, where permitted, shall meet the height requirements of § 243-77.1.
F.
Under no circumstances shall any sign be located on the roof of any
building, and no exceptions within this chapter shall be interpreted
as applying thereto or creating such permission.
The following signs will be permitted in all zones:
A.
One nonflashing, nonilluminated, temporary sign pertaining to the
lease, rental or sale of the same lot or building upon which it is
placed, and not exceeding four square feet in area, provided that
such sign is erected or displayed not less than 10 feet inside of
the property line or within the building. This sign must be removed
from the premises within 30 days after the property is sold or rented.
B.
One illuminated, nonflashing sign identifying a school, park or public
building, located not less than 10 feet inside the property line and
not exceeding 10 square feet in area.
C.
One personal nameplate sign for each permitted dwelling unit, situated
within the property lines and not exceeding one square foot in area.
The aggregate area of all business signs placed or inscribed
on the front facade of a building and freestanding business signs
shall not exceed two square feet for each one foot of width of the
front facade of the building. In any case, the aggregate area of such
signs shall not exceed 100 square feet, except that for structures
containing several tenants, a separate sign area may be computed for
each ground-floor tenant based upon the front facade width of the
tenant.
A.
One freestanding sign shall be permitted for each lot. Such sign
shall not exceed 25 square feet in area, plus five square feet for
each separately operated use or activity in the lot, if there is more
than one. In no case shall any sign exceed 100 square feet in area.
Such signs shall be located at least 20 feet from a street or property
line and in accordance with all regulations of site plan review. Such
signs may be illuminated by nonflashing light.
B.
One sign may be placed or inscribed upon the front facade of a building
for each permitted use or occupant. Such sign may be illuminated by
nonflashing light.
