A. Sign permits. It shall be unlawful to erect, construct or significantly alter any sign which requires a sign permit without first filing with Upper Dublin Township an application therefore in writing, which application shall contain the information required by the Director of Code Enforcement.
B. The following signs shall not require sign permits:
(1) Government signs (i.e., traffic signs, parking signs, etc.).
(2) Legal notices.
(3) Public monument, plaque, historic identification sign erected by a government agency.
(4) The flag, insignia or decorative banner of a government agency.
(5) Public service and information signs advertising availability of public restrooms, telephones or similar public conveniences, not exceeding three square feet in area.
(6) Address signs, not exceeding two square feet.
(7) Name plates and identification signs, provided that characters do not exceed three inches in height and an area not exceeding two square feet.
(8) Vending machine signs, where a product name is an integral component of the vending machine, provided that the machine is not placed in the front yard of a property.
(9) Incidental signs, provided that the aggregate area of incidental signs on a property does not exceed four square feet; incidental sign area in excess of four square feet shall be included in the calculation of a property's permitted sign area.
(10) Home security signs, not exceeding one square foot.
(11) Temporary real estate signs erected on a property containing a single-family dwelling for rent or sale. [Amended 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-1355, § 2]
(12) Yard sale signs.
(13) Personal expression signs, provided that they either are freestanding, parallel wall or window signs. Such signs may not exceed four square feet and, in the case of freestanding signs, four feet in height. They also cannot be illuminated or placed within the sign setback area.
C. Sign permit review. The Zoning Officer shall either approve or deny the application or refer the application back to the applicant in any instance where insufficient information has been submitted.
D. The applicant for any permit for an off-premises sign shall present a written statement from the owner of the property, duly notarized, that the applicant has the right to use the property, to erect a sign and to maintain the sign during the time that the sign is erected. The owner must further verify, in writing, that it will, at its sole cost and expense, cause the sign to be removed at such time as there is no further use of the sign.
E. Fees. All applications for permits for the erection, construction or alteration of signs shall, at the time of making application, be paid to the Township in accordance with Chapter 110, Fees.