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PRINTER'S NO. 3242
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2300
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY VITALI, WEBSTER AND FREEMAN, JANUARY 30, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 30, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled
"An act to empower cities of the second class A, and third
class, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships of the first
and second classes including those within a county of the
second class and counties of the second through eighth
classes, individually or jointly, to plan their development
and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision and land
development ordinances, planned residential development and
other ordinances, by official maps, by the reservation of
certain land for future public purpose and by the acquisition
of such land; to promote the conservation of energy through
the use of planning practices and to promote the effective
utilization of renewable energy sources; providing for the
establishment of planning commissions, planning departments,
planning committees and zoning hearing boards, authorizing
them to charge fees, make inspections and hold public
hearings; providing for mediation; providing for transferable
development rights; providing for appropriations, appeals to
courts and penalties for violations; and repealing acts and
parts of acts," in zoning, prohibiting the location of
advertising signs in certain locations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known
as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, is amended by
adding a section to read:
Section 622. Prohibiting the Location of Advertising Signs
in Certain Locations.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision
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of law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in
subsection (b), an advertising sign may not be placed within
1,000 feet from the property line of an existing school, public
playground, public park, residential housing area, child care
facility, church, meetinghouse or other actual place of
regularly stated religious worship.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an off-premises sign may
be located less than 1,000 feet from the property line of an
existing school, public playground, public park, residential
housing area, child care facility, church, meetinghouse or other
actual place of regularly stated religious worship if, by
majority vote of the governing body for the municipality, the
governing body gives necessary approvals.
(c) At least 14 days prior to the governing body of a
municipality voting on whether to allow an off-premises sign
less than 1,000 feet from the property line of a school, public
playground, public park, residential housing area, child care
facility, church, meetinghouse or other actual place of
regularly stated religious worship, one or more public hearings
shall be held within the municipality following public notice.
All owners of real property located within 1,000 feet of the
proposed location shall be provided written notice of the public
hearing at least 30 days before the hearing is convened.
(d) As used in this section, the term "off-premises sign"
shall mean:
(1) a freestanding sign that:
(i) is supported by one or more poles, uprights or
braces;
(ii) consists of 32 square feet or more of gross
surface area; and
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(iii) is internally illuminated and visible from a
public way that utilizes technology to permit the
characters, letters or illustrations to be changed or
rearranged by computer, electronically or mechanically,
without altering the face of the sign; or
(2) an outdoor, off-premises sign on which space is
leased or rented by the owner of the sign to others for the
purpose of conveying a commercial or noncommercial message.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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