What Do You Think of the Enforcement of the Borough's Sign Ordinance?

Earlier this month, the borough sent letters to business owners letting them know that a 2006 ordinance governing signage would be "strictly enforced" beginning Sept. 1.

The borough's construction official will begin inspecting local establishments to ensure their signs are compliant--covering no more than 20 percent of the total area of the window and not made of "neon, fluorescent, phosphorescent or similar matter," according the ordinance.

If a business is found to be in violation of the ordinance, they will be written up by the zoning officer and appear before the municipal judge.

Business owners and borough officials reacted to the enforcement of this five-year old ordinance in an article in The Record this weekend. 

Here are the two sections of the sign ordinance that will now be enforced:

Section 30-29.2(d) states, a window sign that is permanent shall be calculated into the square feet of allowable signage.  Window signs shall not exceed (20%) percent of the total area of the window, and no window sign shall be more than (2’) feet in height.  If there is more than one (1) sign in any window, and no window, then said signs should be grouped together but shall not, as a group, cover more than twenty (20%) percent of square footage of said window.  Any window sign shall be located at either the top section of the window or the bottom section of the window.  No window sign or group of signs shall be permitted above the first floor of any building unless the user of the space occupies the area above the first floor only.

Section 30-29.2 (h) states, signs may be illuminated but shall not be painted with or composed of neon, fluorescent, phosphorescent or similar matter.