[Former Chapter 12, Signs, was renamed 7-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1639.]
Refer also to the Land Development Ordinance.
[Amended 7-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1639]
No person shall erect, maintain or use billboards or banners in or upon the streets of the Borough, except as hereinafter permitted.
No person shall erect, maintain or use any billboard or banner in front of or upon any premises, unless the consent of the owner of such premises is first obtained and a license is granted by the Borough Council.
[Amended 7-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1639]
No billboard license shall be granted unless the person applying therefore shall first file with the Borough Clerk an application in writing accompanied by the consent of the owner of the premises in front of or upon which the billboard is to be erected, stating the proposed size, height, location, position and materials of the billboard. Every billboard shall have conspicuously painted upon it the name of the person or corporation owning it and to whom a license has been issued for the same, and no person or company shall post any bill or place any advertisement upon any such board except the licensed owner or authorized agents. No license shall be granted until the construction official shall have approved the application.
[Amended 7-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1639]
The construction official shall only approve the application when satisfied that the proposed billboard will be erected so as not to constitute a menace to public safety, and any license granted hereunder shall be revoked when the construction official advises the Borough Clerk that any billboard is or has become unsafe, and a menace to public safety.
[Amended 7-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1639]
Any billboard now existing or hereafter erected shall be removed or rebuilt within 10 days after notice by the construction official to the owner thereof that the same is unsafe and condemned.
[Amended 7-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1639]
There shall be charged to each person engaged in or conducting the business of erecting billboards an annual license fee $250.00. This license fee shall be paid to the Borough Clerk before such business is engaged in or conducted by each person liable thereto, and the license shall expire on December 31 following the issuance of the license.
There shall be paid to the Borough Clerk with the application to erect a billboard a fee of $50.00 to cover the expense of inspection.
[Ord. 4/21/27, S2; amended 7-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1639]
This chapter shall not apply to signs that are regulated under the provisions set forth in § 21A-13 of the Bogota Zoning Code
No advertising banner shall be hung over any street or public place except for a period of not exceeding 30 days and after the issuance of a license therefore by the Borough Clerk upon payment of a fee of $5.00, which license shall only be issued with the consent of the Borough Council.