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railroad, or public utility or similar agency concerned with the protection of public health, safety, or welfare. 6. Any sign located on a lot other than the lot occupied by the primary use, event, or product which the sign advertises. 7. Any sign attached to or painted on trees, fences, utility poles, rocks, curbs, walks, lamps, hydrants or bridges. 8. Any sign that obstructs driving vision, traffic signals, traffic, directional and identification signs, other places of business or other signs. Obstruction is to be determined by the line of sight for three hundred (300) feet, from a height of four (4) to ten (10) feet, oriented from the stop line of any intersection of streets and/or driveways. e. Every sign permitted in this section must be constructed of durable material and must be kept in good condition and repair. All free-standing signs either permanent or temporary in nature, must be anchored in the ground. f. In order that no sign may be injurious to public interest or endanger the interest of public safety or morals, all unlicensed signs shall be removed upon receipt of written or hand- delivered notice of violation served by the Zoning Officer to the landowner or lessor or lessee of the sign. Such violations shall be discontinued immediately. g. No sign shall be illuminated between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following morning, unless the business or use so advertised is open to the public later than 10:00 p.m., in which event any such establishment may keep the sign illuminated until the business is closed to the public, but not thereafter. This prohibition shall not apply to an electrically activated changeable sign as regulated by Section 25-15.4q h. No sign shall be erected, containing information on it which states or implies that a property may be used for any purpose not permitted under the provisions of the Township Zoning Ordinance in the zoning district in which the property to which the sign relates is located. i. All signs shall be permanently fixed to the ground or attached to a building or structure in a manner conforming to the Township Building Code. j. All freestanding and monument signs shall require a building permit. k. Signs advertising a use no longer in

o a building or structure in a manner conforming to the Township Building Code. j. All freestanding and monument signs shall require a building permit. k. Signs advertising a use no longer in existence or a product no longer available shall be promptly removed. l. No portion of an awning or canopy or its sign may extend below six and a half (6.5) feet when extended or retracted, and may not extend more than six (6) feet from the building line when open. An awning or canopy sign may not exceed eight (8) inches in height, but may run the entire length of the allowable edge. m. A projecting sign shall not project out more than four (4) feet and may have an area of not more than nine (9) square feet. In addition, it is to have a minimum distance of eight (8) feet from the ground surface to the bottom edge of the sign or its frame. n. Marquee signs shall not exceed eight (8) inches in height, or be positioned less than six and a half (6.5) feet above the ground surface. o. Signs advertising work performed by a contractor shall be removed within seven (7) days of the substantial completion of the work performed. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.9D; Ord. No. 2101-06 § II) p. Manually activated changeable signs shall be permitted as part of a permitted sign for a public or private school or house of worship. 62