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April 17, 2006
Borough of Waynesboro
Attn: Kevin D. Grubbs
57 East Main St
Waynesboro, Pa 17268
Subject: Proposed Amendment to Zoning Ordinance No 937, Article XI Signs
Dear Mr. Grubbs
The Franklin County Planning Commission Staff has reviewed your proposed amendment to
Zoning Ordinance No. 937, Article X Signs. We feel the ordinance should be amended. The
proposal is in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code.
If you have any questions or require further assistance please feel tree to call me.
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Franklin County Planner
Cc: Waynesboro Planning Commission
Waynesboro Borough Council
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OFFICE OF BOROUGH MANAGER
57 EAST MAIN STREET
WAYNESBORO, PENNA. 17268
(717) 762-2101
March 24, 2006
Mr. Philip A. Tarquino, Planning Director
Franklin County Planning Commission
Administrative Annex
218 North Second Street
Chambersburg, P A 17201
Re: Proposed Amendment
Dear Mr. T arquino:
The Borough of Waynesboro is considering a proposed
amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 937, Article XI Signs. The
amendment will define the sign ordinance to include the Town Center
District (TC).
I have enclosed a draft copy of the proposed ordinance for your
review and comments. If you have any questions or require additional
information please contact me at (717) 762-2101 ext.5.
Sincerely,
. eering Services
Cc:
Waynesboro Planning Commission
Waynesboro Borough Council
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ORDINANCE NO. _
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 937, THE WA YNESBORO ZONING
ORDINANCE, ADOPTED DECEMBER 4, 1991, AS AMENDED
Be it enacted and ordained by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and it is .hereby enacted and ordained by the
authority of the same:
Ordinance No. 937 is hereby amended to include the following:
ARTICLE XI, SECTION 78A - Permitted signs in the Town Center District (TC).
In all Town Center Districts, the following signs shall be permitted and no others:
A. Any sign permitted in any residential or Hospital/Office District, provided
the use to which it refers is permitted in the Town Center District in which
it is located.
B. A business sign as herein defined, provided it complies with the following
regulations:
(1 ) The sign must be on the property to which it relates.
(2) Such a sign may be erected within the building setback
area and not connected to any building, provided that
the maximum sign area shall not exceed forty (40) square
feet. Only one (1) such sign shall be permitted.
(3) One (1) or more signs may be attached to or mounted on
a building front, provided that the total sign area of such
sign or signs shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet or ten
percent (10%) of the building front surface area to which
it is attached, whichever is less.
(4) On any tract within a Town Center District owned in single
and separate ownership wt')ere a group of four (4) or
more separate business entities function as a unit, in
addition to signs permitted for individual establishments,
there shall be permitted one (1) sign for every street
frontage indicating the name of the business center
and/or names of individual establishments within the
center, provided that the area of anyone (1) side of
such sign shall not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet,
and provided that the location and orientation of such
sign shall be designated on or in connection with the
required development plan.
In all other respects, Ordinance No. 937, enacted December 4,
1991, is hereby ratified and affirmed. .
This ordinance shall be become effective upon adoption.
ENACTED AND ORDAINED into an ordinance this _ day of
, 2006.
President of Borough Council
Attest:
Secretary to Borough Council
Approved by the Mayor this
day of
,2006.
Mayor
D.L. Reichard, II, Esquire
Borough Solicitor