Election Signs Violate Zoning Ordinance, Yardley Resident Protests

YARDLEY, PA —The signs of the upcoming Nov. 8 general election are everywhere in the borough.

And some of them, one Yardley resident told Borough Council at its meeting last week, might violate borough zoning ordinances.

"It's disappointing," Peter Clay told the council during the public comment portion of the meeting. "It looks like the Newtown Bypass."

Clay voiced his displeasure, saying the political signs along Main Street violate borough zoning ordinances that state the signs should be no more than 4 square feet.

He urged the council to get the violations fixed.

"We have billboards and they were there during the primary too," he said.

Council President Caroline Thompson said the council would review the matter.

Following those comments, resident Earl Markey remarked about a banner council approved during its consent agenda for Kayden’s Korner to show from Sunday through Oct. 16.

"We need to tread carefully with banners and ensure that content is neutral free speech," said Markey, who got a petition on the Nov. 8 ballot for a ballot question that would reduce the council from seven to five members.

"The same goes for the regulation of political speech," said Markey, whose ballot question is opposed by new Councilman David Appelbaum.

Thompson assured Markey that the Kayden's Korner banner was appropriate.

She said the non-profit organization campaigns against domestic violence of minors.