[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Pennsauken as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: The title of this chapter was
changed from “Signs” to “Signs, Political”
12-30-2002 by Ord. No. 02-32.
[Adopted 3-13-1978 by Ord. No. 78-3
as Art. I of Ch. 208 of the 1977 Code]
No person, firm or corporation shall affix,
paint, post, hang or otherwise attach or cause or allow any of his,
her, their or its subordinates or employees, or allow anyone acting
on his, her, their or its behalf, to affix, paint, post, hang or otherwise
attach any political banner, poster, placard or political advertising
of any type whatsoever to any hydrants, traffic signs, street signs,
signal posts, electric wires, telephone wires, public sidewalks, public
pavements, public thoroughfares, public monuments, public statues
and parking meters situated in or upon any of the public thoroughfares
or public places of Pennsauken Township or upon any structure or building
of the Township of Pennsauken.
[Amended 4-4-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019:06]
Political signs shall be permitted within all zoning districts
within the Township of Pennsauken, provided they are not placed where
they obstruct traffic.
All such political signs must be removed not
later than the 14th day following the election involved. This section
does not apply to lawful commercial billboards.
Prior to the erection of political signs, a
candidate or his or her agent, servant and/or employee
shall file an application with the Construction Official.
In the event that political signs are not removed in accordance with § 260-3 hereinabove, the Township of Pennsauken in its sole discretion may cause its employees to remove such signs and may charge the responsible and liable individual identified in the above-mentioned application with the cost of such removal.
[Amended 9-12-1984 by Ord. No. 84-26]
Every person, firm or corporation convicted
of a violation of any provision of this article shall, upon conviction,
be subject to one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $1,250
or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, in the discretion
of the Municipal Court Judge.