A. Directional off-premises signs. Not more than one (1) in number for each lot occupied by a business which is located in the township shall be permitted in commercial or industrial districts, subject to the following provisions:
1. Such signs shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area nor twenty-five (25) feet in height and shall contain no more than the names, address, nature of the business, the distance to the business and a directional arrow.
2. Such signs shall be located a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from the right-of-way of any road or street and twenty-five (25) feet from any adjoining property.
3. The minimum distance between an off-premises sign and any existing sign shall be two hundred (200) feet.
4. No off-premises sign may be located within three hundred (300) feet of any existing dwelling, school or church.
5. Application for an off-premises sign permit shall be accompanied by a notarized statement of permission granted by the owner of the property on which the sign is to be located.
6. No off-premises sign shall be erected at an "intersection" here defined as within the first one hundred (100) feet of any intersecting road rights-of-ways. [Amended 5/12/2008 by Ord. No. 389]
B. An off-premises sign to be used to serve multiple uses (a group of commercial or industrial uses) which are located on one (1) lot shall be subject to all the provisions of § 208-2110.A.1 except that such signs shall be permitted a maximum sign area of fifty (50) square feet.
C. Inasmuch as off-premises signs for multiple uses rely on a group of commercial or industrial businesses, it shall be the responsibility of the business to:
1. Provide to the township a signed lease of the property on which the sign is to be located; and
2. Provide to the township a signed agreement of all the qualifying business desirous of participation in the proposed sign.
(a) A qualifying business shall be one (1) which is located within one-half (1/2) mile of the intersection, have no direct access to Route 19 and be located on the same side of Route 19 as the proposed sign.
(b) The agreement shall be reviewed by the Township Solicitor and contain as a minimum the following:
(i) The signatures of all qualifying businesses who desire to participate and attachments, in writing, from all other qualifying businesses who do not desire to participate.
(ii) Provisions for construction, maintenance and removal.
(iii) A breakdown as to the cost of participation to the various businesses.
(iv) Provision for inclusion of additional qualifying businesses in the future and a formula for determining cost of inclusion.
