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§ 27-803.   Temporary Signs Requiring a Permit.
   1.   A single cloth, vinyl, or fabric temporary banner shall be permitted up to four times per year, with each use consisting of consecutive days and no more than an aggregate of 60 days in a calendar year. A banner must be firmly attached to the front façade of the building. No other support structure is permitted. When any banner becomes torn, damaged or disfigured, it must be removed immediately.
   2.   Total area of temporary signage, not including a banner as permitted in subsection 1. above, shall not exceed 15% of the area of the building front up to a maximum of 60 square feet. In the case of vacant land, no signage in addition to that provided under "permanent signs" shall be permitted.
   3.   With the exception of a banner as permitted in subsection 1. above, no one sign may be greater than 32 square feet.
   4.   With the exception of a banner as permitted in subsection 1. above, no more than four temporary signs are permitted.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-804.   Permanent Signs Requiring a Permit.
   1.   Permanent Freestanding Signs. Permanent freestanding signs indicating the name and nature of a business on the same lot therewith, subject to the following:
      A.   Number. One such sign for each lot, except on
         (1)   Corner lots where a freestanding sign may be erected on each street frontage; and
         (2)   On a lot having a frontage which exceeds the minimum requirement of that district, additional permanent freestanding signs for each 100 feet of excess frontage, but no single business shall be permitted more than one such sign on any one lot or contiguous lots.
      B.   Height. Such signs shall not exceed a height of 15 feet. Properties abutting arterial roads as classified in the Dover Township Comprehensive plan shall not exceed a height of 18 feet.
      C.   Area. Maximum area for a freestanding sign is 50 square feet. Properties abutting arterial roads as classified in the Dover Township Comprehensive plan shall not exceed 80 square feet.
      D.   Setback. All signs shall be setback in accordance with the setbacks contained in § 27-801.
      E.   Internally lit illuminated signs shall have the brightness reduced at night to not create an objectionable glare.
   2.   Banner Signs. Banner signs are permitted only as wall signs or located entirely beneath a permitted permanent building canopy.
   3.   Wall Signs. There is no maximum number of wall signs. No single flat wall sign exceeding 32 square feet shall be internally lit. The maximum area of any wall sign shall not exceed 5% of the building wall on which it is placed. Total wall signage shall not exceed 240 square feet or 5% of the face of the building wall parallel to the road frontage, or whichever is greater. In the case of a double-frontage lot, the maximum shall be based on the largest building face parallel to one of the road frontages.
   4.   Roof Signs. No roof sign shall extend beyond the eve of a structure or exceed the height of the principal building's roof line. No roof sign shall be larger than 32 square feet. There shall only be one roof sign permitted per lot.
   5.   Home Occupation Sign. Only one sign permitted per approved Home Occupation and shall not exceed two square feet.
   6.   Permanent signs identifying a residential development of five lots or more, or an apartment or condominium development. Sign may be located on the property or at the entrance of such development, provided that such sign shall be not more than 32 square feet in area, and not more than six feet in height, and shall comply with the applicable setbacks set forth in § 27-801. For each development, there shall be no more than one such sign per entrance or street frontage.
   7.   Aggregate total. No lot shall exceed total signage of 240 square feet or 5% of the building face parallel to the road frontage, whichever is greater. For multiple uses within a singular building, the frontage or face of the building shall be calculated by the frontage of each individual use.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-805.   Billboard Sign.
   Signs shall be permitted along Principal Arterial Roads consistent with the Dover Borough/Dover Township Joint Comprehensive Plan subject to the provisions of this Part and § 27-1101.1 and the following criteria:
      A.   Signs are permitted a minimum of 1,000 linear feet, measured from the roadway centerline, from another off-premises advertising signs/billboard signs.
      B.   No sign shall exceed 700 square feet.
      C.   Signs shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from a Principal Arterial Road right-of-way line.
      D.   No sign shall obstruct the vision of motorists or adjoining commercial or industrial use which depend upon visibility for identification.
      E.   An off-premises advertising sign/billboard sign shall have adequate site distance in accordance with the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance Chapter 22, § 22-709.
      F.   Permit approval is contingent upon a certified lease agreement between the landowner and sign company (lessee). Such lease shall be provided to the Township. The applicant shall provide a sketch plan that includes the sign lease area. The lease area topographical boundaries shall be shown on the sketch plan.
      G.   The maximum height from natural grade to the highest point of the sign shall be 35 feet.
      H.   Signs containing digital displays (changeable message technology) must be readily available for timely public service announcements.
      I.   Digital display signs must have static messages and are not permitted to contain content that flashes, or intermittent/moving lights. Digital display billboard signs shall not contain animation or full-motion videos.
      J.   Digital display signs must maintain their images for a minimum of 30 seconds. The sign shall be static between midnight and 5:00 a.m.
      K.   All signs shall be in strict compliance with the 1965 Highway Beautification Act and corresponding state laws.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-806.   Business Signs Are Permitted to Have Digital Displays (Changeable Message Technology).
   1.   Must be readily available for timely public service announcements.
   2.   Digital display signs must have static messages and are not permitted to contain content that clashes or intermittent/moving lights. Display only.
   3.   Digital display signs must maintain their images for a minimum of 15 seconds.
   4.   All signs shall be in strict compliance with the 1965 Highway Beautification Act and Corresponding State Laws.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
Part 9
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