[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Moore 11-4-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-5. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OFFICIAL SIGN
A sign placed or erected by the United States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the County of Northampton, the Township of Moore, 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.
POLLING PLACE ELECTION SIGN
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,[1] on Township property which has been designated as a polling place by the Northampton County Board of Elections.
SIGN
Any device for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public.
TOWNSHIP PROPERTY
Real estate owned by Moore Township, but not including Township street rights-of-way not directly abutting real estate owned by Moore Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 25 P.S. § 2600 et seq.
The provisions of § 212-2 shall not apply to:
A. 
An official sign; or
B. 
Any person physically carrying a sign at any time as an expression of such person's right of freedom of speech; or
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.
Any sign placed in violation of § 212-2 may be removed by the Police Department or other Township official. Any person or entity placing or directing the placement of any sign in violation of § 212-2 shall be liable for the cost incurred by the Township in the removal thereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.