[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Radnor as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter was adopted as Ch. 10 but
was renumbered in order to place it in Part II: General Legislation
of the Code.
[Adopted 11-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-15]
Permits for overhead signs and banners shall be issued by the Township Zoning Officer only in accordance with this chapter and all other applicable ordinances. Article XXI of the Radnor Township Zoning Ordinance shall not apply.
A.
Overhead signs and banners shall conform to the following, and permits
for such signs shall include the information necessary to document
compliance with the same:
(1)
Location: state route number or Township or county road number.
(2)
Vertical clearance above the roadway: minimum of 17 feet and 6 inches.
(3)
Size of banner: no more than 48 inches in width.
(4)
Banners shall only promote and advertise a community-based event/function
which has received approval from the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners.
(5)
Location. banners shall only be displayed in locations specifically
approved by the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners.
(6)
Message. No more than 20% of the message shall relate to naming or
advertising for event sponsors only; provided, however, that only
a business name and/or logo shall be displayed on the banner or sign.
(7)
Duration of display shall not exceed 21 days from the date of installation
until the banner is removed.
(8)
The banner will be removed within five days or less from the ending
date of the event for which the banner was displayed.
(9)
The banner shall be installed and removed under the supervision and
control of the Township on permanent cables at locations approved
by, and in accordance with, specifications provided by the Township.
(10)
Traffic control shall be performed in accordance with the most current
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 203 for installation
and removal of banner.
The dates of installation, duration, removal, size, message,
event and/or organization may vary, but in all cases the requirements
of this chapter will be satisfied.
Upon the issuance of any permit for a state road pursuant to
this chapter, the applicant shall promptly forward a copy of the permit
to the district office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
with a copy of this transmittal letter to the Township.
The permit applicant assumes full responsibility for erecting,
maintaining and removing any such 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 with the application for the permit.
Permit fees for signs or banners, pursuant to this chapter,
shall be in accordance with the current fee resolution for other sign
permits.
A.
No person shall use or contract for the use of any type of aircraft
or other self-propelled or buoyant airborne object to display in any
manner or for any purpose whatsoever any sign or advertising device.
For the purpose of this section, a "sign or advertising device" includes,
but is not limited to, a poster, banner, writing, picture, painting,
light, model, display, emblem, notice, illustration, insignia, symbol
or any other form of advertising sign or device.
B.
Exceptions.
(1)
The display of any identifying mark, trade name, trade insignia,
or trademark on the exterior of an aircraft or self-propelled or buoyant
airborne object if the displayed item is under the ownership or registration
of the aircraft's or airborne object's owners.
(2)
The display of a sign or advertising device placed wholly and visible
only within the interior of an aircraft or self-propelled or buoyant
airborne object.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction in District Justice Court, pay a fine of $1,000 for
each day of violation.
