[Ord. 11/9/1936A, § 1; as amended by Ord. 233,
12/6/1971, § 2]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, copartnership or
corporation to erect or construct or maintain over, across or upon
the sidewalk or roadway of any street in the Borough of Wrightsville
any sign or other device for advertising purposes extending outwardly
from the building line more than four feet. Provided, any sign overhanging
the sidewalk or sidewalk area and extending more than six inches horizontally
from the building line shall be at least 10 feet above the surface
of the sidewalk or sidewalk area. Provided further, free-standing
signs and advertising devices shall not be permitted on any portion
of the sidewalk that is within the street right-of-way but shall be
permitted on any part of the sidewalk or sidewalk area that shall
not be a part of the right-of-way, except that at street intersections
no sign or advertising device shall obstruct the view of operators
of vehicles upon either intersecting street by occupying any part
of the clear sight triangle otherwise remaining free of obstruction.
Provided further, nothing herein shall be constructed to permit any
person, firm, copartnership or corporation to use any portion of any
sidewalk for the display of merchandise, unless the same shall be
displayed on the part of the walk nearest the building, leaving a
paved walkway for pedestrians at least five feet wide.
[Ord. 11/9/1936A, § 2; as amended by Ord. 233,
12/6/1971, § 2; as amended by Ord. 98-4, 9/14/1998]
It shall be the duty of the Borough to inspect all signs now
existing or that may hereafter be erected over, across or upon the
sidewalks and driveways of the highways within said Borough of Wrightsville
and, if found to be a nuisance or dangerous to the public safety,
the Borough shall order their immediate removal.
[Ord. 11/9/1936A, § 2; as amended by Ord. 98-4,
9/14/1998]
Every person, firm, copartnership or corporation maintaining
any sign or other device for advertising purposes over, across or
upon the sidewalk or driveway of any highway in the Borough of Wrightsville
shall annually pay an inspection fee in an amount as established from
time to time by resolution of Borough Council, such payment to be
made on June 1 of every year, payment thereof to be made to the Borough
Treasurer of the Borough of Wrightsville.
[Ord. 11/9/1936A, § 4; as amended by Ord. 233,
12/6/1971, §§ 1, 3; and by Ord. 98-4, 9/14/1998]
No sign or other device for advertising purposes shall hereafter be erected over, across or upon the sidewalk or driveway of any street in the Borough of Wrightsville except upon application to the Mayor, who, being satisfied that such proposed sign or device will not be unsafe and will not violate the provision of § 19-101, shall upon payment of a permit fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council, issue a permit therefor upon the applicant's agreeing to hold the Borough of Wrightsville harmless for any damages by reason of the erection or maintenance of such sign or device, which permit shall be revoked whenever, in the opinion of the Mayor or the Borough Council, such sign or device shall have become unsafe and such sign or device erected under such permit shall be forthwith removed under the direction of the Mayor. Any sign or other device for advertising purposes heretofore erected over, across or upon the sidewalk or driveway of any street in the Borough of Wrightsville which at any time shall in the opinion of the Mayor be or become unsafe shall be forthwith removed under the direction of the Mayor.
[Ord. 11/9/1936A, § 4; as amended by Ord. 233,
12/6/1971, § 4; by Ord. 86-4, 11/17/1986, § 1
and by Ord. 98-4, 9/14/1998]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment of
said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
