As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
SIGN
Any structure or device which shall display or include any
letter, word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia, device or representation
used as, or which is in the nature of, an announcement, direction,
advertisement, or promotion of the interest of any person, product,
place or event.
TOWNSHIP PROPERTY
Any and every public street, public building, highway, sidewalk,
square, public park or playground or any other public place, including
rights-of-way, easements, and everything affixed thereto and thereover
(including, but not limited to, fire hydrants and utility poles and
wires regardless of ownership) within the Township of Maplewood ("the
Township") which is within the jurisdiction and control of the Township.
No person shall post, place or otherwise affix
any sign to, on or upon any Township property. No person shall paint,
mark or write upon any Township property for the purpose of making
an announcement, direction, advertisement, or promotion of the interest
of any person, product, place or event.
Any party aggrieved by the decision of the Township
Clerk in denying or revoking a permit may appeal said decision to
the Township Administrator.
Each application for a sign permit shall be
accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $25.
Any sign found posted, placed or otherwise affixed
upon any Township property contrary to the provisions of this article
may be removed by the Township. The person responsible for any such
illegal posting shall be liable for the cost incurred in the removal
thereof, and the entity which removed the sign or signs is authorized
to effect the collection of said cost incurred by the Township.