[Adopted 7-21-2016 by Ord. No. 16-04]
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The Township authorizes the placement of off-site directional signs within Township street rights-of-way by private parties, upon issuance of a right-of-way encroachment permit (hereinafter referred to as "encroachment permit" or "permit" in this part) and subject to the procedures and standards set forth in this part.
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The encroachment permit shall be issued upon approval by the Board of Supervisors. Such approval of the permit shall be in the sole discretion of the Board of Supervisors.
C. 
Unless otherwise indicated in this part, terms used in this part shall have the definitions indicated in § 21-102 of this chapter.
Applicants for an encroachment permit shall provide two hardcopies of the following information and material to the Township Manager, along with the requisite fee(s) set forth in the Township's fee schedule, as adopted from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors:
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Completed application, in a form prescribed from time to time by the Township.
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A photometric plan and lighting specifications where lighting is proposed.
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Scaled drawings of sign specifications, including dimensions, materials, and proposed language and graphics to be included on the proposed sign.
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A plot plan indicating proposed location of the sign in relationship to the street shoulder and right-of-way and utilities located within the right-of-way.
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Additional information as may be required by the Township Manager to evaluate compliance with the standards of this part and the applicable standards of Chapter 27 of the Jackson Township Code of Ordinances, Zoning, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance" in this chapter).
Off-site directional signs proposed to be located in a right-of-way shall comply with the following standards:
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The location and character of the sign shall comply with the applicable standards of the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 27, and the applicant shall obtain a sign permit from the Township Zoning Officer.
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The sign shall comply with Chapter 5, Part 1, of the Jackson Township Code of Ordinances, Construction Code, as amended, and the applicant shall obtain a building permit from the Township Building Code Official, when required.
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The sign shall be constructed with a supporting structure bearing a facade of brick or stone and comprised of maintenance-free materials.
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Lighting shall be subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors in consideration of impact on adjoining properties, public safety, and adherence of underground utilities to the standards of Part 2 of this chapter. Lighting shall not produce glare and shall not trespass onto adjoining property.
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The purpose and display of each sign shall be limited to that customarily associated with directional signs and therefore shall be limited to the name, associated logo, address, and direction of a retail center and/or office park or to which the sign is directing the traveling public. As such, the sign shall function as a directional sign serving a retail center or office park, as such terms are defined by the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 27, that bears no frontage on, nor is visible from, a public arterial or collector street.
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The sign shall be located at least five feet from the edge of the adjoining roadway. The Board of Supervisors, on recommendation from the Township Engineer, may require a greater distance of setback and/or protective elements such as protective curbs based on sight distance, roadway maintenance, roadway alignment, and general public safety.
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The sign shall not interfere with clear sight triangles or sight distance as required by the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Chapter 22, or PennDOT.
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No more than one off-site directional sign per retail center or office park may be located within the right-of-way of any particular street.
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No temporary signs may be attached to or accompany the sign.
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Where multiple office parks or retail centers are eligible to erect an off-site directional sign at a particular location or intersection, the Township may require the permittee to provide space for the remaining office parks or retail centers to place signage on the off-site directional sign.
Prior to the issuance of an encroachment permit, and as a condition of the issuance of such permit, the permittee shall execute an indemnification agreement with the Township, in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor, which agreement shall set forth the responsibilities of the permittee and under which the permittee shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Township from any and all claims whatsoever related to and/or arising from the proposed sign.
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The Township Manager may revoke any encroachment permit issued under this part where:
(1) 
Any applicant or permittee falsified any information on an application for a permit under this part.
(2) 
Any applicant or permittee violates any provision of this part.
(3) 
The Township Manager determines, in his sole discretion, that the sign has become a traffic hazard.
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Upon any such revocation of an encroachment permit, the permittee shall remove the sign in accordance with the time period set forth in the written notice from the Township Manager. If the sign is not removed within 14 days of the date of the written notice from the Township Manager, then the Township is permitted to remove the sign; provided, however, if damage occurs to the sign which causes the sign to obstruct the street or otherwise causes an emergency situation, as determined in the sole discretion of the Township Manager, then the Township is permitted to remove the sign immediately. The permittee shall be responsible for reimbursing the Township for any costs incurred by the Township in the removal of the sign.
The permittee shall provide the Township with, and shall maintain, financial security guaranteeing removal of the sign. The amount of the financial security shall be 110% of the cost of the sign removal, as approved by the Township Engineer. The financial security instrument shall be in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor, which instrument shall include an escalation clause in order to ensure that the amount of the security complies with the requirements of this section. The posting and maintenance of this financial security shall be a condition of the issuance of the permit.