[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Prospect Park: Art. I, 10-10-1978 as Ord. No. 966, approved 10-10-1978. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Development — See Ch. 70.
[Adopted 10-10-1978 as Ord. No. 966, approved 10-10-1978]
The Borough of Prospect Park hereby permits and allows the installation and maintenance of bench advertising signs within the Borough of Prospect Park upon the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter solely for the purpose of providing a convenience to those persons waiting to board public transportation vehicles.
No person shall install and/or maintain a bench advertising sign within the Borough of Prospect Park unless said person obtains a permit from the Building Inspector of the Borough of Prospect Park as set forth hereinafter and unless said person complies with all the terms and conditions of this chapter.
In order to obtain a permit for the installation and maintenance of a bench advertising sign within the Borough of Prospect Park, a person must submit to the Building Inspector of the Borough of Prospect Park a completed application on a form prescribed by the Borough Council of the Borough of Prospect Park, together with the following:
A. 
A letter signed by the owner or owners of the property upon which the bench advertising sign is to be installed and maintained, granting permission for the installation and maintenance of same.
B. 
The permit fee in the sum of $25.
C. 
A certificate of insurance certifying that the applicant has a current public liability insurance policy in an amount not less than $250,000 and a current property damage insurance policy in an amount not less than $25,000.
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A detailed drawing showing all dimensions of said benches, all advertising to be placed on said benches and specification of the materials used in the construction of said benches.
Bench advertising signs shall only be installed and maintained at established locations where public transportation vehicles stop to discharge and take on passengers, and no bench advertising sign shall be installed and maintained more than 25 feet from any established location.
No more than two bench advertising signs shall be installed and maintained at any established location as aforesaid.
All bench advertising signs for which a permit is issued shall be stenciled with a permit number by the Borough of Prospect Park.
The permittee of any permit for the installation and maintenance of a bench advertising sign may change that portion of the bench showing the name of the business or person advertising without being required to obtain another permit or to pay an additional fee; however, all such changes must be submitted to the Borough of Prospect Park in writing. All such changes shall be made at the location of said bench.
If any bench advertising sign must have the permit number restenciled thereon for any reason, the permittee shall pay to the Borough of Prospect Park a fee of $10.
The permittee of any approved bench advertising sign is solely liable for the maintenance of said bench.
A. 
If any bench advertising sign is installed and maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or if any bench advertising sign is maintained in an unclean and/or unsafe condition, the Building Inspector shall have said bench removed to a location designated by the Borough Council of the Borough of Prospect Park. Before any permittee of any bench so removed can reclaim said bench, the permittee must pay to the Borough of Prospect Park the sum of $50 to cover the expenses of removing the bench.
B. 
If any bench advertising sign is removed from any established location for any reason, any existing permit shall be revoked and said space shall be available for any person to apply for a permit to install and maintain another bench thereon.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction before any District Justice, be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or, in default thereof, by imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Each day's failure to comply with any provision of this chapter, as aforesaid, shall constitute a separate violation.