[Adopted 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. 1619 (Ch. 106, Art. VI, of
the 1972 Code)]
All overhead signs and banners in the Borough of Lansdale shall
only be permitted by permit in accordance with the rules and regulations
set forth herein.
Any and all permit requests for overhead signs and banners to
be erected over public roadways must be approved by the Director of
Public Works to assure compliance with the policy of the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation ("PennDOT").
As required by PennDOT, all overhead signs and banners shall
conform to the following, and any application for a permit for such
sign shall include information on the following items:
A.
Location: state route number and segment/offset.
B.
Vertical clearance above the roadway: minimum of 17 feet six inches.
C.
Size of banner: as specified on 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 nonprofit organization recognized by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
E.
Message: no more than 20% of the message shall relate to naming or
advertising of commercial products, enterprise, business or company,
regardless of whether such entity is sponsoring the activity or banner
installation.
F.
Duration of display: approximate dates of installation or removal,
not to exceed 21 days.
G.
The banner will be removed within five days or less from the ending
date of the event for which the banner was displayed.
H.
The banner shall be installed under the supervision and control of
the Borough of Lansdale 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 of Transportation Publication 203.
Upon issuance of any permit pursuant to this article, the Director
of Public Works of the Borough of Lansdale shall promptly forward
a copy of the permit to the District Office of the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees
incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment
against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons
on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs,
the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough lockup
for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period
not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
