(a) All commercial signs, except non-electric directional, identification, real estate and window signs, shall require a permit issued by the Clinton Township Building Department.
(b) External illumination of signs shall be directed so as not to cause visual interference to persons driving on adjacent thoroughfares or to adjacent property occupants.
(c) Signs shall not be located in, project into or overhang any public right of way or which are be attached to any utility pole.
(d) Signs which are located in, project into or overhang a public easement or a public right of way or which are attached to a utility pole in violation of this section shall be removed by the Township without notice.
(1) Before any sign which has been removed by the Township is returned to the owner, a fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the Township Treasurer for removal and storage of the sign.
(2) Any sign which has been removed by the Township shall be deemed abandoned and shall be disposed of if the owner does not claim the sign within thirty days from the date of removal.
(e) Streamers, wind-blown devices, spinners, pennants and balloons are hereby prohibited.
(Ord. 298. Passed 12-29-93; Ord. 431. Passed 4-24-17.)