The following requirements apply to all signs.
A. Signs must be constructed of durable material and maintained in good condition.
B. No sign shall be maintained within the Township in such a state of disrepair or the appearance of complete neglect.
C. Whenever a sign becomes structurally unsafe or endangers the safety of the building or premise, or endangers the public safety, the Zoning Officer shall give written notice to the owner of the premises that such sign be made safe or removed within 5 days.
D. Advertising painted upon or displayed upon a barn or other building or structure shall be regarded as a flat wall sign and the regulations pertaining thereto shall apply.
E. Each sign shall be removed when the circumstances leading to its erection no longer apply.
F. Signs may be interior lighted with non-glaring lights, or may be illuminated by floodlights or spotlights that are. shielded so there is no direct light transmitted to other properties or public rights-of-way.
G. No sign shall be of the intermittent flashing or rotating type.
H. All electrically illuminated signs shall be constructed to the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
I. Signs must be positioned so that they do not interfere with a clear sight triangle or create a traffic danger.
J. No loud, vulgar, indecent or obscene advertising matter shall be displayed in any manner.
K. No sign shall be erected or located as to prevent free ingress or egress from any window, door or fire escape.
L. No sign shall be permitted which is permanently attached to public utility poles or trees within the right-of-way of any street.
O. In cases where signage is required by a franchiser, the minimum required sign shall be permitted.
P. Any advertising sign on a premise must advertise goods/services which represent a significant portion of the business conducted at the site.
Q. Determination of Size. The size of the sign shall refer to the area of the sign facing, including any border framing or decorative attachments. In the case of open signs made up of letters, figures and designs, the space between the letters, figures and designs shall be included. Where a sign has two or more faces, the area of all faces shall be included in determining the area of the sign, except that where two such faces are placed back to back and at no point more than 3 feet from one another, the area of the sign shall be taken as the area of one face if the two faces are of equal area, or as the area of the larger face if the two faces are of unequal size.
(Ord. 319/1993B, § 700)