[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 1]
After the effective date of this Part, it shall be lawful for
any person or other legal entity that owns or occupies any building
or property fronting on Sycamore Street and located in the Town Commercial
(TC) and Planned Commercial (PC) Zoning Districts to locate, place
and use one moveable sign on that portion of the public sidewalk which
directly abuts and is coextensive with the front of such building
or property; provided, however, that such person or other legal entity
first obtains a license from the Township of Newtown for that purpose.
In lieu of placing the sign on a portion of the public sidewalk, the
person or other legal entity identified in this section may place
a sign within three feet of the public sidewalk in the area between
the sidewalk and the front of his/her building. It shall be unlawful
for any person or other legal entity to locate, place or use any such
sign or signs as described herein without first obtaining such license.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 2]
The application for a license shall be made to the Zoning Officer
of the Township on a form provided for that purpose. The Zoning Officer
is herein authorized to require such information from such applicants
as he or she deems reasonably necessary to process the application
in accordance with the terms of this Part including, but not limited
to, the size and proposed location, composition, content and colors
of the proposed sign, as well as the exact dimensions of the sidewalks
involved, and sketches, plans and photographs of the proposed sign,
sidewalk and related premises.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 3]
All applications for a license hereunder shall be reviewed with
respect to the criteria as set forth in this Part. Furthermore, all
applications for licenses shall be forwarded to the Newtown Township
Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB) for comment and any recommendations
the HARB desires to make shall be provided to the Board of Supervisors
in considering the Certificate of Appropriateness. In the event a
standard sign or signs is developed, said standard signs shall be
reviewed by the HARB, and any and all recommendations related to the
standard signs shall be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors, and
in the event the Board of Supervisors shall approve standard signs,
then any further applications for a license that incorporates the
standard signs shall not be forwarded to HARB. Any second or subsequent
application for a license filed prior to the expiration of the then
current valid license shall not require a further review by the Newtown
Township Historical Architectural Review Board provided that no change
or alteration was made to the sign as originally approved.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 4]
All applications for licenses shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
fee in an amount to be determined by the Board of Supervisors of Newtown
Township by resolution from time to time.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 5]
All licenses granted hereunder shall automatically terminate
and be null and void upon the expiration of the calendar year. It
is the intention of this Part that the granting of a license hereunder
is a privilege only and that no rights vest in any applicant other
than those granted by and during the term of the license. No licenses
shall be issued pursuant to this Part that terminate beyond December
31, 2009, unless the Board of Supervisors, at a public meeting, shall
vote to extend the permit period beyond December 31, 2009. In the
event the Board of Supervisors should vote to extend the permit period
beyond December 31, 2009, then permits may continue to be issued pursuant
to this Part until such time as this Part is rescinded or the Board
of Supervisors shall determine not to issue any additional licenses.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 6]
All signs licensed hereunder shall be moveable signs only and
shall be self-supporting and double-faced. The interior angle of such
"A-frame" type sign shall not exceed 45°. No direct or indirect
illumination of said sign shall be licensed and said sign shall be
designed and positioned in such a manner that it does not interfere
with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. The maximum area of any sign
licensed hereunder shall be eight square feet per face and the height
shall not exceed five feet nor be less than three feet measured from
the sidewalk. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary set forth
in this Part, no sign shall be licensed which shall interfere with
or otherwise impede the visibility of vehicular traffic upon any street
or driveway. All such signs may display the name and logo of the establishment
and shall contain information as to the products or services offered
and all of which shall be subject to the other requirements of this
Part.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 7]
A minimum distance of three feet of unobstructed sidewalk must
be maintained at all times. The applicant, by accepting the license
issued by the Township of Newtown, agrees to indemnify and hold the
Township of Newtown, its agents, servants, workmen, or employees,
harmless from any and all claims arising out of the location, placement
or use of the sign which is the subject of a license granted pursuant
to this Part.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 8]
A policy of public liability insurance with an insurance company
authorized to conduct business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
shall be provided noting the location, placement and use of such sign
naming the Township of Newtown as an additional insured, which said
policy shall be an amount not less than $250,000. It shall be a condition
precedent to the actual usage of a license, pursuant to this Part,
that proof of the insurance policy noted hereunder shall be provided
to the Zoning Officer of Newtown Township.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 9]
All signs licensed pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Part shall only be licensed to be placed during business hours and
an owner/employee of the business shall be present when the sign is
displayed. All signs licensed pursuant to the terms and conditions
of this Part shall be placed inside the building during times of the
day when the sign is not permitted to be displayed.
[Ord. 2008-O-10, 9/24/2008, § 10]
Any person or other legal entity who shall violate any of the
provisions of this Part shall be guilty of a summary offense and upon
conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $300 plus costs of
prosecution and each day that any person or other legal entity violates
the provision of this Part shall be considered a separate offense.
In addition to the consequences as noted herein, any license issued
by the Township of Newtown, pursuant to the terms of this Part, may
be revoked by the Township Zoning Officer in the event of any violation
of this Part.
