[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 1.02]
This Part shall be known as the "Sign Ordinance of Richmond
Township."
[Ord. 9/2/1986, § 1.03]
The sign regulations, controls and provisions set forth in this
Part are made in accordance with an overall plan and program for the
public safety, area development, preservation of property values,
and the general welfare of Richmond Township, and are intended to:
aid in traffic control and traffic safety; preserve and protect values;
lessen congestion of land and air space; provide against undue concentrations
of signs; establish reasonable standards for commercial and other
advertising through the use of signs in order to maintain and encourage
business activity and area development; recognize the rights of the
public in roads, streets, and highways and the areas adjacent to those
roads, streets, and highways; preserve the wholesome and attractive
character of the Township, and to recognize that the general welfare
includes a community plan that shall be beautiful as well as healthy,
spacious as well as clean, and well balanced in its growth and development.