[Ord. 295, 9/14/2005, § 3A]
A sign placed or erected by the United States, the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, the County of Northampton, the Township of Plainfield,
or other legally constituted governmental body, or required by law
or order of court, or specifically authorized by a Township ordinance
or resolution, for official governmental purposes.
A sign directly related to a candidate for public elected
office or an issue, which is before the public electorate at an election
conducted under the authority of the Pennsylvania Election Code, 25
P.S. § 2500 et seq., on Township property, which has been
designated as a polling place by the Northampton County Board of Elections.
Any device for visual communication that is used for the
purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public.
Real estate owned by Plainfield Township, but not including
Township street rights-of-way not directly abutting real estate owned
by Plainfield Township.
[Ord. 295, 9/14/2005, § 3B]
[Ord. 295, 9/14/2005, § 3C]
1.
The provisions of § 19-102 shall not apply to:
A.
An official sign.
B.
Any person physically carrying sign at any time as an expression
of such person's right of freedom of speech.
C.
A polling place election sign which is erected not earlier than 8:00
p.m. on the day prior to the date of the election and removed not
later than 8:00 p.m. on the date following the date of the election.
[Ord. 295, 9/14/2005, § 3D]
Signs shall not exceed four square feet in area.
[Ord. 295, 9/14/2005, § 3E]
Any political sign placed on private property shall be removed
by the candidate within seven days after the preceding election. The
total period of time a sign may be permitted on private property shall
not exceed 30 days.
[Ord. 295, 9/14/2005, § 3F]
[Ord. 295, 9/14/2005, § 3Gs; as amended by A.O.]
1.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of
this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial
district judge 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 less than $100 nor 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.
2.
In addition to the above remedies, the Township may institute in
the name of the municipality any appropriate action or proceeding
to prevent, restrain, correct or abate violations of the provisions
of this Part.
