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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, KILLION, O'NEILL, WATSON, BRADFORD, D. COSTA, GILLEN, GINGRICH, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PICKETT, SHAPIRO AND VITALI, APRIL 5, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 5, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled, |
2 | as amended, "An act to empower cities of the second class A, |
3 | and third class, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships of |
4 | the first and second classes including those within a county |
5 | of the second class and counties of the second through eighth |
6 | classes, individually or jointly, to plan their development |
7 | and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision and land |
8 | development ordinances, planned residential development and |
9 | other ordinances, by official maps, by the reservation of |
10 | certain land for future public purpose and by the acquisition |
11 | of such land; to promote the conservation of energy through |
12 | the use of planning practices and to promote the effective |
13 | utilization of renewable energy sources; providing for the |
14 | establishment of planning commissions, planning departments, |
15 | planning committees and zoning hearing boards, authorizing |
16 | them to charge fees, make inspections and hold public |
17 | hearings; providing for mediation; providing for transferable |
18 | development rights; providing for appropriations, appeals to |
19 | courts and penalties for violations; and repealing acts and |
20 | parts of acts," in zoning, prohibiting the location of |
21 | advertising signs in certain locations. |
22 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
23 | hereby enacts as follows: |
24 | Section 1. The act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known |
25 | as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, reenacted and |
26 | amended December 21, 1988 (P.L.1329, No.170), is amended by |
27 | adding a section to read: |
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1 | Section 622. Prohibiting the Location of Advertising Signs |
2 | in Certain Locations.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision |
3 | of law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in |
4 | subsection (b), an advertising sign shall not be placed within |
5 | 1,000 feet from the property line of an existing school, public |
6 | playground, public park, residential housing area, child care |
7 | facility, church, meetinghouse or other actual place of |
8 | regularly stated religious worship. |
9 | (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an off-premises sign may |
10 | be located less than 1,000 feet from the property line of an |
11 | existing school, public playground, public park, residential |
12 | housing area, child care facility, church, meetinghouse or other |
13 | actual place of regularly stated religious worship if, by |
14 | majority vote of the governing body for the municipality, the |
15 | governing body gives necessary approvals. |
16 | (c) At least 14 days prior to the governing body of a |
17 | municipality voting on whether to allow an off-premises sign |
18 | less than 1,000 feet from the property line of a school, public |
19 | playground, public park, residential housing area, child care |
20 | facility, church, meetinghouse or other actual place of |
21 | regularly stated religious worship, one or more public hearings |
22 | shall be held within the municipality following public notice. |
23 | All owners of real property located within 1,000 feet of the |
24 | proposed location shall be provided written notice of the public |
25 | hearing at least 30 days prior to the public hearing's being |
26 | convened. |
27 | (d) As used in this section, the term " off-premises sign" |
28 | shall mean: |
29 | (1) a freestanding sign that: |
30 | (i) is supported by one or more poles, uprights or |
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1 | braces; |
2 | (ii) consists of 32 square feet or more of gross |
3 | surface area; and |
4 | (iii) is internally illuminated and visible from a |
5 | public way that utilizes technology to permit the |
6 | characters, letters or illustrations to be changed or |
7 | rearranged by computer, electronically or mechanically, |
8 | without altering the face of the sign; or |
9 | (2) an outdoor, off-premises sign on which space is |
10 | leased or rented by the owner thereof to others for the |
11 | purpose of conveying a commercial or noncommercial message. |
12 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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