[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Hellertown 2-6-2006 by Ord. No. 668. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning sign regulations — See § 450-22.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Real estate owned by the Borough of Hellertown, but not including
Borough street rights-of-way not directly abutting real estate owned
by the Borough of Hellertown.
A sign placed or erected by the United States, the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, the County of Northampton, the Borough of Hellertown,
or other legally constituted governmental body, or required by law
or order of court, or specifically authorized by a Borough ordinance
or resolution, for official governmental purposes.
A sign directly related to a candidate for public elected
office or an issue which is before the public electorate at an election
conducted under the authority of the Pennsylvania Election Code on
Borough property which has been designated as a polling place by the
Northampton County Board of Elections.
Any device for visual communication that is used for the
purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public.
The provisions of § 349-2 shall not apply to:
A.
An official sign;
B.
Any person physically carrying a sign at any time as an expression
of such person's right of freedom of speech; or
C.
A polling place election sign at the Borough-designated voter polling
place which is erected not earlier than 8:00 p.m. on the day prior
to the date of the election and removed not later than 8:00 p.m. on
the date following the date of the election.
Any political sign placed on private property shall be removed
by the candidate within 21 days after the preceding election.
Any individual or organization wishing to post political signs within the Borough of Hellertown shall notify the Borough by filing a "Notification of Placement of Political Signs" form and certifying that said signs shall be removed within the time frame set forth in § 349-4.
A.
Any person or entity who violates or permits a violation of this
chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before
a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, plus costs of
prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion
thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue
shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter
that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
B.
In addition to the above remedies, the Borough may institute in the
name of the municipality any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent,
restrain, correct or abate violations of the provisions of this chapter.