(A) Any sign hereafter erected or maintained shall conform to the provisions of this subchapter and any other ordinance or regulations of the township.
(B) Zoning approval and a separate building permit shall be required for all signs and billboards, unless otherwise noted within this subchapter.
(C) All signs shall be erected and maintained in safe, orderly condition. The Zoning Officer may order the repair or removal of any sign which he or she has declared unsafe. In the event that the owner fails to remove or repair an unsafe sign within ten days following such notification by the Zoning Officer, it may be removed by the township at the owner’s expense.
(D) All signs shall be erected in a manner which will not obstruct vision or in any way impede the safe movement of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.
(E) No sign mounted on a building shall project above the ridgeline of a sloping roof or above the eave line of a flat roof.
(F) No sign shall project over a public sidewalk unless authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board and approved by the Township Supervisors.
(G) Each sign must be maintained in good condition and repair.
(H) All signs shall be made a part of the architectural design of a new commercial construction or major alterations of existing buildings. Drawings submitted for sign permits shall show size, location and illumination in detail.
(I) All nonconforming signs and billboards at the effective date of this chapter shall not be altered, expanded or enlarged without approval of the Zoning Hearing Board.
(J) All signs or billboards shall also comply with all state and federal regulations relating to signage along highways.
(Ord. 678, passed 10-20-2010)