UPPER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP
ORDINANCE
419
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF
UPPER SOUTHAMPTON
COMMONWEALTH OF
TOWNSHIP COUNTY OF SUCKS
PENNSYLVANIA AMENDING THE
UPPER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE
BY ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRICALLY OR
MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED DISPLAY SIGNS
WHEREAS the Board
of Supervisors of UpperSouthampton
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is
Township County of Bucks
empowered enact amend and repeal zoning ordinances to
plan and to accomplish the purposes of the Pennsylvania
implement its comprehensive
Municipalities Planning Code pursuant
amended
to
to
the Act of
1968
L
P
805
No
247
as
reenacted and
and
WH the Board of Supervisors enacted a Zoning Ordinance that regulates signs
CRIiIAS
WHEREAS
businesses and other
the Board of Supervisors is
organizations
technology and the desire of
mechanically controlled display signs and
aware
to use electrically or
and
of changing
WHER the Board of Supervisors desires to amend the Zoning Ordinance to provide
CAS
sign regulations for permitting and regulating electrically or mechanically controlled display signs
WHEREAS NOW THERETORE the Board of Supervisors of Upper Southampton
Township County of Bucks Conunonwealth of Pennsylvania does hereby ordain and enact the
following
Sectlon 1
63 A 1 of the Code of Ordinances ofthe
Chapter 185 Article VII Section 185
Township of Upper Southampton is amended by the addition of the following definition
Electrically or Mechanically Controlled Display Sign a digital display that is located on
or is part of a freestanding sign or parallel sign whose message or display area is controlled by
and
elechical or mechanical means The light
emitting source ofthe display may be by lamp bulbs light
emitting diodes reflected light
with fluorescent
or
other
illuminating devices
Section 2
63A 2 ofthe Code of Ordinances ofthe
Chapter 1
85 Article VII Section 185
Township of Upper Southampton is amended by the addition of the following Subsection o as
follows
o
Electrically
Mechanically Controlled Display Sign An Electrically or Mechanically
Controlled Display Sign hereafter EMCD is permitted as a special exception in
accordance with the following standards and conditions
or
1 An EMCD may be located along Street Road and Second Street Pike in the RS
Retail Sales District CC Controlled Commercial District and LI Ligh Industrial
District
on
properties with
at
2 An EMCD shall not exceed
light
a
brightness
frontage
on such
roads
level of 0
3 foot candles above ambient
depending on the sign size Measuring
by taking the square root of the sttm of 100 plus the
area of the sign in square feet For example a 12 square foot sign would result in
a 10
6 foot measuring distance
6 the square root of 100
10
12 The test for
in
foot
candles
level
shall
be
the
difference
between when
measuring brightness
the sign is offand when the sign is illuminated
as
measured from
least 100 feet of road
a
preset distance
distance shall be determined
3 The color and
brightness of the message
display
of the EMCD shall meet the
standards established at Section 185
58 All EMCD shall
4
automatic
dimming technology
brightness
indirect correlation with the ambient
The
messageldisplay
shall not blink
or
shall not
so
that the EMCD
change
equipped with
automatically adjusts its
come
light
at intervals of less than b0 seconds and
flash at any tune
5 The messageidisplay shall be static and shall not
be animated or otherwise move
move
in any
direction
6 The time interval used to
scroll
display to the
change from one complete message
conplete message display shall be a maximum of one 1 second
next
message shall not use or employ visual dissolving or fading
display
techniques in which any pact ofone message
display appears simultaneously with
of
a
second message
any part
display
7 The
8 An EMCD shall be located
and shall have an
area
part of a freestanding or parallel sign only
ofnot more than 16 square feet The aspect ratio height to
on andlor
length shall not be more than
length of a sign
4
Only one 1
shall be six
EMCD is
one
6
1 to two and a quarter 2
25
feet
permitted
on
a
property
10 An EMCD shall not be located in such
defined in Subsection A
Section 3
Township
Chapter 185 Article VII
a manner
to create
an
obstruction
as
2 b hereof
Section 185
63 A
of Upper Southampton is amended
of said deleted
The maximum
by
2 ofthe Code of Ordinances of the
the deletion of Subsection 2
a In place
section the following Subsection 2 a
shall be inserted
2 Prohibition Flashing signs and festoon signs shall not be permitted in any
a
zoning district Advertising signs that constitute an obstruction as defined in
Subsection A 2 b hereof shall not be permitted in any zoning district
Section 4 All other
regulations provisions parts paragraphs sections subsections clauses
185 of the Code of Ordinances of the Township of Upper
Southampton not specif cally amended by this Ordinance shall remain unchanged and in full force
sentences
or
portions thereof ofChapter
and effect
part
Section 5 The provisions of this Ordinance may be severed Tf any section clause sentence
or
provision thereof shall be held illegal invalid of unconstitutional by any court of competent
t
shall not impair any of the remaining sections clauses
jurisdiction such decisions of the cout
sentences parts or provisions ofthis Ordinance It is hereby declared to be the intent ofthe Board of
Supervisors ofUpper Southampton and that this Ordinance wouldhave been enacted if such illegal
invalid orunconstitutional section clause sentence part of provisions lead not been included herein
Section 6 This Ordinance shall be conic effective five
of Supervisors of Upper Southampton
after
adoption by the Board
Township
ORDAINED AND ENACTED
Township on this 6 day of August
5 days
by
the Board of Supervisors of Upper
Southampton
2013
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF UPPER
SOUTHAMPTON
TOWNSHIP
BUCKS
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF
By
K tth E F o gatt
Attest
Sr Chairman
le
Wolfer C Stev ns
Treasurer
Secretary