(See also § 27-241, Sign; § 27-2000 et seq.,
Signs)
[Ord. 58, 8/14/1978]
This Part pertains specifically to the display of political
candidate signs throughout the Township of East Rockhill. Its purpose
is to control the placing of such signs so that property is not defaced
and to insure their removal after a reasonable period. The word "sign,"
in addition to its inherent meaning, includes, as it pertains to this
Part, placard, poster, label or sticker.
[Ord. 58, 8/14/1978]
No political candidate sign shall be posted in the Township
without a permit for such posting being obtained from the Township
Secretary. Application shall be on a form provided by the Township
and shall be accompanied by an escrow deposit of $200 for every 100
signs or fraction thereof. Deposit will be returned to applicant after
it has been determined by the Township Secretary, or other appropriate
Township authority, that the provisions of this Part have been met
or that corrective action has been taken with regard to violations.
[Ord. 58, 8/14/1978]
No political candidate sign shall be affixed to any public property
including, but not confined to, speed signs, street signs, stop signs
or directional signs. No political candidate sign shall be posted
more than 30 days prior to an election. All signs so posted shall
be removed not more than 30 days following an election.
[Ord. 58, 8/14/1978; as amended by Ord. 192, 4/18/2000]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Res. 98-11, 6/16/1998]
The provisions of this Part shall apply to all overhead signs
and banners in East Rockhill Township and duly issued permits shall
constitute the inclusion of the permitted sign under the provisions
of this Part.
[Res. 98-11, 6/16/1998]
Permits for overhead signs and banners shall be issued by the
Township Zoning Officer only in accord with this Part and all applicable
zoning requirements.
[Res. 98-11, 6/16/1998]
1.
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:
A.
Location. SR number and segment/offset.
B.
Vertical Clearance Above the Roadway. Minimum of 17 feet and six
inches.
C.
Size of Banner. As specified on permit, not to exceed 80 square feet.
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 a commercial product, 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 Township on permanent cables at locations approved by, and in
accord with, specifications provided by the Township.
I.
Traffic Control. Shall be performed in accordance with the most current
Department Publication 203.
[Res. 98-11, 6/16/1998]
The dates of installation, duration, removal, size, message,
event and/or organization may vary, but in all cases the requirements
of this Part will be satisfied.
[Res. 98-11, 6/16/1998]
Upon the issuance of any permit pursuant to this Part, the Township
Zoning Officer shall promptly forward a copy of the permit to the
District Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
[Res. 98-11, 6/16/1998]
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 on the application for the permit.
[Res. 98-11, 6/16/1998]
Permit fees for signs or banners, pursuant to this Part, shall
be in accordance with the current fee resolution for other sign permits.
