Height standard: eight feet maximum, including barbed wire placed
no closer than 20 feet to the front property, said twenty-foot setback
being the boundary of the required front yard buffer.
Exceptions. These regulations shall not be applied to restrict the
erection of a wall for the purpose of retaining earth, nor shall they
be applied to public utility installations.
If the Zoning Officer upon report and inspection finds that
any fence or portion thereof is not maintained as specified herein,
the Officer shall notify the owner in writing, state his findings,
the reasons for said findings and order such fence or portion repaired
or removed within 30 days of the notice.
If, after notice, the fence is not repaired or removed within
the time given, the owner shall be subject to the provisions herein
and governing violations and penalties.[1]
Such
application must include a reasonably accurate representation of the
property showing the current conditions, including but not limited
to the following: all existing building footprints and dimension,
any existing fence, property layout, including dimensions, other improvements
and the proposed location of any proposed fences, including dimensions
of placement on property and distance(s) to property line(s).
Such
application musty include the owner's name, address of the property,
block and lot of the property, the description, and specifications
of the fence, including the size, height, dimensions, material and
size of openings.
The purpose of this section is to regulate the use of exterior
signs so as to protect health, safety and morals and to promote the
public welfare. These regulations are intended to address the following
conditions and shall be applied to stem or reverse the indicated adverse
trends:
In order to maintain the same level of attention, signs have
become more aggressive, more numerous and more expensive. In some
areas, signs are threatening to go out of control and in so doing
may defeat the very purpose for which they were created.
Lack of control causes conflict between advertising signs and
traffic control signs, thus destroying the effectiveness of both.
The tremendous increase in motor vehicle traffic aggravates this danger.
Suspended signs or signs placed on top of other structures or
signs placed close to walkways can also be dangerous to the public,
especially during high winds.
The uncontrolled use of signs, their shapes, motions, colors
and illumination and their insistent and distracting demand for attention
can be injurious to the mental and physical well-being of the public.
Therefore, in order to reduce destructive competition between
signs, ensure public safety, preserve property values, protect the
natural environment and improve the quality of life in the public
interest, it is necessary to regulate and control the use of exterior
signs as provided by this section in such manner as will support these
objectives and complement the land use standards of this chapter.
The Table of Sign Standards under Article XVI (Zoning Districts; Standards), § 150-122, Zoning schedules,[1] are standards which represent findings of actual experience
based on sign variance applications of the past decade; hence, they
have been proven to be reasonable and workable.
Applicability. A sign erected prior to the adoption of this chapter shall not be rebuilt or relocated; nor shall a nonconforming sign be enlarged or changed in nature, purpose or type unless it shall conform to the schedules of Article XVI (Zoning Districts; Standards), § 150-122, Zoning schedules, and to the provisions of this section.
Signs which simulate in color, form, character, shade or lighting
or which could otherwise be mistaken for functional, directional or
warning signals maintained by government agencies, railroads or public
utilities.
Signs which are placed in a position or location that can endanger
street traffic or traffic entering a street, and signs which obscure
proper sight distances.
Signs or posters attached to or painted on fences, curbs, poles,
walks, lamps, hydrants, benches, refuse containers, weather shelters
and bridges, or unauthorized signs placed on government property.
Applications for sign permits. No sign shall be erected, reconstructed
or relocated prior to the issuance of the required permits. Applications
for permits shall be made to the Zoning Officer and shall contain
the following information:
A plot plan giving the dimensions of the lot and showing the
exact location of the sign. The location shall be referenced by distances
to the front and side property lines. The location of all buildings
and their size shall be given, referenced by dimensions.
The elevation view of any building on which a wall sign is to
be attached or painted, showing the dimensions of the total and the
dimensions of the sign or of the area to be covered; also, the location
and size of all existing and proposed freestanding signs, referenced
by dimensions.
A detailed drawing of the proposed signs with dimensions, showing
construction details; also, the dimensions of the smallest rectangle
which will enclose the extreme points and edges of the sign.
Compliance with sign standards. Signs shall comply with the schedules established under Article XVI, § 150-122, Zoning schedules, Table of Sign Standards.[4]
Temporary signs shall be placed no closer than 15 feet to the
street property line, said distance comprising 1/2 of the right-of-way
plus 15 feet from the center line of the street.
Regulations pertaining to political signs. Signs advertising political
parties or candidates for public office may be erected and maintained
for a period not to exceed 60 days, provided that:
The authorized agent shall deposit with the Borough Clerk the
sum of $100 for each 100 signs, or fraction thereof, as surety for
the removal of the signs within 20 days after the election to which
the signs relate.
Removal of obsolete signs. Any sign now or hereafter existing which
no longer advertises a bona fide business being conducted on the premises
shall be removed from said premises by the record owner or beneficial
user of the premises within 30 days from the receipt of a written
order to do so from the Borough Building Inspector. In default of
said removal, the Building Inspector is authorized to effectuate the
removal of said sign and to charge all costs incident to the same
to either the record owner or the beneficial user of the premises,
or to both, provided that there shall be no duplication of the payment
of said costs.
Notice to repair or remove certain signs. If at any time the Building
Inspector shall determine that any sign in the borough constitutes
a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the community,
he shall notify the record owner and the beneficial user of the premises
on which said sign is located by serving a written notice upon him,
together with a written notice of demand that the condition be remedied
within 30 days from the receipt of said notice and demand. If the
condition is not so remedied, the Building Inspector shall undertake
the necessary steps to rectify the same, charging all costs incident
to said efforts to either the record owner or the beneficial user
of the premises, or both, provided that there shall be no duplication
of the payment of said costs.