In all zoning districts within the Township
of Hatfield, signs may be erected, altered, maintained, used, or moved,
but only when in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
The Building Department of Hatfield Township
shall have the authority to require the removal and/or demolition
of signs under the following circumstances:
A. When it is determined by the Zoning Officer of Hatfield
Township that a sign has deteriorated to the point of becoming a danger
to the public.
B. When a sign does not comply with the provisions as
outlined by this article.
C. When an owner or lessee vacates a building or premises
for a period of over 45 days.
Signs shall be permitted in recreational areas
only when authorized by the Board of Commissioners and regulated as
follows:
A. One nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated on-premises
sign, which names and gives pertinent information pertaining to the
recreation facility, and other official signs which are similarly
authorized or erected by a duly constituted governmental body.
B. Temporary parallel advertising will be permitted on
the backfield fences facing the backstop in baseball fields in open
recreation areas. Such signs shall not extend above the fences to
which they are attached and shall be erected no sooner than one week
prior to the initial municipally sanctioned league baseball game of
the season, and shall be removed no later than one week after the
final such game of the season.