[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of East Pittsburgh as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-16-2003 by Ord. No. 877]
For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth herein:
PERSON
An individual, committee, corporation, association, partnership or any other legal entity, including a political party.
SIGN
Any poster, notice, placard, board or display intended to carry a message of any kind, or to advertise an event, person, place or thing, including an election or the candidacy of a person for political office.
TEMPORARY
Applies to a sign for which no permanent permit is required under the ordinances and regulations of East Pittsburgh Borough.
No person shall post, erect or cause to post or erect any temporary sign in any public place or right-of-way in the Borough of East Pittsburgh except in compliance with this article.
No sign shall be posted, erected or caused to be posted or erected more than 30 days prior to the event or election to which the sign pertains.
It shall be presumed that the person who advertised, promoted or is depicted on the temporary sign is the person who benefitted from display of the temporary sign and was the person who erected, caused to be erected and authorized such temporary sign. Such benefitted person shall be bound by and subject to the provisions of this article.
Every person who desires to erect a temporary sign must first apply for and obtain a temporary sign permit from the Building Inspector at the Borough Municipal Building and complete and execute in full an application form to be provided. A sample of the notice or sign must be delivered to the Building Inspector. A fee of $50 must be paid to the Borough Secretary and a permit issued before any signs may be erected.
Within 14 days following the event or the time established by the Building Inspector for the removal of such temporary signs, all such temporary signs must be removed. After the applicant has removed all such signs on his written affirmation that they have been removed, the $50 charge shall be refunded. However, prior to making the refund, the Building Inspector shall first ascertain that all such signs have in fact been removed.
If no application for refund is made within 14 days following the event, or the signs have not been removed, the Building Inspector shall forfeit the $50 charge and it shall be transferred to the Borough general fund. Notice of such determination shall be mailed by regular mail to such applicant at the address set forth in the application. This is not the exclusive remedy, and the Borough shall have the authority to prosecute under § 309-8 below.
For each violation of this article, the person found guilty shall be subject to a civil fine of $100 for each temporary sign erected or which is allowed to remain in place in violation of this article. It is hereby determined that such civil remedy is a reasonable fine and reasonably calculated to defray the expenses of the Borough in enforcing this article and in sign removal.
If any portion of this article is determined to be illegal or unconstitutional, then it is deemed to be the intent of East Pittsburgh Borough Council that the balance of this article would have been enacted irrespective of said invalid portion.
This article shall take effect immediately.