[Adopted 9-16-2003 by Ord. No. 877]
For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth herein:
PERSON
An individual, committee, corporation, association, partnership
or any other legal entity, including a political party.
SIGN
Any poster, notice, placard, board or display intended to
carry a message of any kind, or to advertise an event, person, place
or thing, including an election or the candidacy of a person for political
office.
TEMPORARY
Applies to a sign for which no permanent permit is required
under the ordinances and regulations of East Pittsburgh Borough.
No person shall post, erect or cause to post or erect any temporary
sign in any public place or right-of-way in the Borough of East Pittsburgh
except in compliance with this article.
No sign shall be posted, erected or caused to be posted or erected
more than 30 days prior to the event or election to which the sign
pertains.
It shall be presumed that the person who advertised, promoted
or is depicted on the temporary sign is the person who benefitted
from display of the temporary sign and was the person who erected,
caused to be erected and authorized such temporary sign. Such benefitted
person shall be bound by and subject to the provisions of this article.
Every person who desires to erect a temporary sign must first
apply for and obtain a temporary sign permit from the Building Inspector
at the Borough Municipal Building and complete and execute in full
an application form to be provided. A sample of the notice or sign
must be delivered to the Building Inspector. A fee of $50 must be
paid to the Borough Secretary and a permit issued before any signs
may be erected.
Within 14 days following the event or the time established by
the Building Inspector for the removal of such temporary signs, all
such temporary signs must be removed. After the applicant has removed
all such signs on his written affirmation that they have been removed,
the $50 charge shall be refunded. However, prior to making the refund,
the Building Inspector shall first ascertain that all such signs have
in fact been removed.
If no application for refund is made within 14 days following the event, or the signs have not been removed, the Building Inspector shall forfeit the $50 charge and it shall be transferred to the Borough general fund. Notice of such determination shall be mailed by regular mail to such applicant at the address set forth in the application. This is not the exclusive remedy, and the Borough shall have the authority to prosecute under §
309-8 below.
For each violation of this article, the person found guilty
shall be subject to a civil fine of $100 for each temporary sign erected
or which is allowed to remain in place in violation of this article.
It is hereby determined that such civil remedy is a reasonable fine
and reasonably calculated to defray the expenses of the Borough in
enforcing this article and in sign removal.
If any portion of this article is determined to be illegal or
unconstitutional, then it is deemed to be the intent of East Pittsburgh
Borough Council that the balance of this article would have been enacted
irrespective of said invalid portion.
This article shall take effect immediately.