The following supplementary sign regulations
shall apply.
[Amended 1-1-1995 by Ord. No. 94-16-1116[1]]
No sign, advertising display or structure, poster, device, awning or decorative and/or functional articles that would otherwise impede pedestrians shall be erected, moved, enlarged or reconstructed except by permit of the Building Inspector and in accordance with this section and § 275-75 and with any other applicable sections of this chapter.
The following types of signs or artificial lighting
are prohibited:
A.
Billboards.
B.
Fluttering, rotating or other moving signs set in
motion by movement of the atmosphere.
C.
Flashing or intermittently lighted signs, signs designed
to be illuminated in changing degrees of intensity and any illuminated
tubing or strings of lights outlining roof lines, doors, windows or
wall edges of any building. These prohibitions shall not apply to
Christmas lighting.
D.
Signs having red, amber or green as part of their
color scheme when such signs are located within 75 feet of a traffic
signal, or the word "stop" shall not be permitted on any sign within
50 feet of a street line.
E.
Roof signs or signs that extend past the roof or wall
parapet level or beyond the ends of a wall.
F.
Signs attached to or placed upon a building in such
a manner so as to obstruct any door, window or fire escape or any
window or door leading thereto or any ventilating system, nor shall
any sign be attached in any form, shape or manner to a fire escape.
G.
Pylon or pole signs more than 25 feet in height and
closer than 18 inches to any property line or pylon signs on any use
other than a gasoline station.
I.
Any wall sign extending more than 12 inches beyond
the building or attached to a wall at a height of less than seven
feet, if not projecting, or less than 10 feet above the grade line,
if projecting, or less than 15 feet six inches above the grade line
of any alley.
A.
Permits for temporary signs shall authorize the erection
of such signs and their maintenance for a period not exceeding six
months.
B.
In case of a request to erect and maintain a temporary
advertising sign, the application shall also contain an agreement,
on the part of the person, firm or corporation requesting such permission,
that the temporary advertising sign will be removed within five days
after the termination of the temporary permit. Such application shall
also contain a consent of the owner of premises in question to the
Borough and its servants, agents and employees, after the expiration
of such five-day period wherein such temporary advertising sign should
have been removed, to enter the premises in question where the temporary
advertising sign has been erected and to remove the same. Each application
for permission to erect and maintain a temporary advertising sign
shall also be accompanied by an agreement to deposit with the Borough
such sum as may be required by the Mayor and Council to cover the
cost of removal of the temporary advertising sign after the period
allowed by permit has expired. In each case where a temporary permit
to maintain the advertising sign has expired and such temporary advertising
sign shall be removed within five days after the expiration of the
permit, the money deposited to cover the cost of removal of such advertising
sign shall be returned to the person, firm or corporation depositing
the same.
C.
A permit for a temporary sign to advertise property
for sale or for rent shall expire within 14 calendar days after the
premises is sold or rented.
[Added 11-5-1986 by Ord. No. 86-30-947]
A.
Temporary signs shall be constructed of materials approved by the Building Inspector. Where they are to be erected as wall signs, they are to be of approved noncombustible materials or fire-retardant cloth or approved plastic material and shall be erected with wire or steel cable. No string, rope or wood slots will be permitted for anchoring such sign to a building. The provisions of § 275-51D are applicable to temporary signs as well.
B.
Attachments and materials.
(1)
All wall signs shall be securely fastened to the satisfaction
of the Building Inspector.
(2)
All permanent signs shall be constructed of noncombustible
materials; provided, however, that facings, letters, figures, decorations
and structural trim thereof be made of approved combustible materials
or of porcelain, enamel, glass or other hard materials.
(3)
Illuminated signs produced in quantity, other than
signs custom-built for specific locations, shall be constructed in
accordance with the Standard for Electric Signs, U.L. 48, of Underwriters'
Laboratories, Inc., and bear the label of the Underwriters' Laboratories,
Inc.
(4)
The Building Inspector may, in his discretion, require
an inspection and a certificate of approval of the wiring from the
Middle Department Rating Association or similar rating organization
for any sign illuminated by electric lights before it has been placed
in operation.
C.
Directory/tenant signs.
[Added 5-7-1997 by Ord. No. 97-10-1167]
(1)
When more than one company occupies the same building
a directory/tenant sign may be used. If such a sign is used, no other
sign will be permitted.
(2)
A directory/tenant sign must, in addition to meeting
all requirements of this chapter, conform to the following:
(a)
It shall be at least five feet from the nearest
public right-of-way line.
(b)
The top of the sign shall be no more than six
feet above the ground.
(c)
It shall be no more than six feet in length.
(d)
The height of the sign board shall be no more
than three feet.
(e)
The maximum sign area shall not exceed 16 square
feet.
(f)
The minimum letter size shall be 3 1/2 inches.
(g)
The maximum letter size shall be six inches.
(h)
No illuminated sign shall be permitted wherein
a focused ray of light can shine into the eye of motor vehicle drivers
or passersby.
A sign which was erected before the adoption
of these requirements shall not be rebuilt or relocated without conforming
to the requirements of this chapter. A permit shall be obtained before
altering or relocating any sign.
A sign, together with all its supports, braces,
guys and anchors, shall be kept in good repair and in a proper state
of preservation. The Building Inspector may order the removal of any
sign that is not maintained in accordance with the provisions of the
chapter.
The flag, pennant or insignia of any nation,
state, city or other governmental agency; municipal signs necessary
to the public welfare of the Borough; and temporary flags, signs or
banners erected in connection with a political campaign do not require
a permit in order to be displayed. However, this does not relieve
the owner of such flag, pennant, insignia or sign from the responsibility
for its erection and maintenance in safe conditions.
A permit shall not be issued until a certificate
of insurance shall have been filed with and approved by the Borough
Clerk, said certificate covering workmen's compensation, comprehensive
public liability in the limits of $50,000 for injuries to one person
in each occurrence and $100,000 for injuries to more than one person
in each occurrence and property damage in the amount of $25,000 in
each occurrence and $50,000 aggregate. Such insurance shall save the
Borough harmless and indemnify the Borough from and against any and
all claims, suits, actions, costs, counsel fees, expenses, damages,
judgments and/or decrees arising from injury to or death of persons
or damage to or destruction of property occasioned, in whole or in
part, as the result of the work performed or omitted to be performed
by the applicant or his contractors, subcontractors, employees or
agents in connection with the installation, erection and maintenance
of signs in accordance with this chapter by reason of faulty erection,
demolition, repairs, removal or defects in or collapse of any sign.
The certificate shall also state that the policy shall not be canceled
or in any manner amended without giving the Borough Clerk five days'
written notice thereof.
