[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Yeadon as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-17-1998 by Res. No. 98-02 (Ch.
1450 of the 1995 Code)]
The provisions of this article shall apply to
all overhead signs and banners in the Borough and a duly issued permit
shall constitute the inclusion of a permitted sign or banner under
the provisions of this article.
Permits for overhead signs and banners shall
be issued by the Building Inspector only in accordance with this article
and all other applicable building and housing code requirements.
As required by Building Department policy, overhead
signs and banners shall conform to the following requirements, and
permits for such signs and banners shall include the information necessary
to document compliance with such requirements:
A.
Location: SR number and segment/offset.
B.
Vertical clearance above the roadway: a minimum of
17 feet six inches.
C.
Size of banner: as specified on the permit.
D.
Description of activity: must constitute a national,
state, regional or local function or nonprofit activity sponsored
by a political subdivision or agency thereof, or a nonprofit organization
recognized by the state.
E.
Message: not more than 20% of the message shall relate
to naming or advertising a commercial product, enterprise, business
or company, regardless of whether or not such entity is sponsoring
the activity banner installation.
F.
Duration of display (approximate dates of installation
or removal): not to exceed 21 days.
G.
A sign or banner will be removed within five days
or less from the ending date of the event for which the banner was
displayed.
H.
A sign or banner shall be installed under the supervision
and control of the Borough on permanent cables at locations approved
by, and in accordance with, specifications provided by the Borough.
I.
Traffic control shall be performed in accordance with
the most current Department Publication 203.
The dates of installation, duration and removal
of a sign or banner, as well as the size and the message thereof,
and the event and/or organization for which the sign or banner was
erected or installed, will vary, but in all cases the requirements
of this article shall be met.
Upon the issuance of any permit under this article,
the Building Inspector shall promptly forward a copy of the permit
to the District Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT).
In applying for a permit, the applicant assumes
full responsibility for erecting, maintaining and removing any sign
or banner and all liability for damages occurring to any person or
property arising from any act or omission associated with the sign
or banner, and a statement to that effect shall be included on the
application for the permit.
Whoever violates or fails to comply with any
of the provisions of this article shall be fined not less than $100
nor more than $1,000 for each offense.
