MIDDLETOWN — Council unanimously adopted an amended sign ordinance that regulates the use of manual and electronic changeable copy signs in the township’s institutional, business, outdoor and ...

Changeable copy signs located within 500 feet of a residential area, such as the one in front of The Maltz Museum on Richmond Road, must be shut-off from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The changeable copy is limited to 25 percent of the sign, except for a theater, playhouse or other entertainment facility.Around the county, electric signs are typically used by banks to display ...

The updated law also addresses changeable copy signs, especially electronic signs such as a new marquee that Venice Theatre wants to install.

-- Also, that “no changeable copy sign shall be located within 75 feet of any traffic circle or within 350 feet of any residential lot used for residential purposes.” ...

For electronic changeable copy signs, the new regulations would specify maximum brightness for daylight hours and between dusk and dawn.

Yet, city codes clearly state that “electronic changeable copy signs, except theater marquees and time/temperature signs” are prohibited. Why is this even being considered?

But the borough said some of those signs were not electronic and none of those signs were changeable copy signs, which is part of the distinction in determining a sign’s lawful use.

Subsequent changes in the proposed ordinance: • Clarify the amount of a sign that can have electronic changeable copy • Modify the message duration for electronic changeable copy to 10 seconds ...

Balto. Co. debates change in changeable-sign law By PUBLISHED: October 29, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 30, 2021 at 5:57 a.m.

Marks said any changeable copy signs within the corridor, including those at the gas stations near the corner of Stevenson Lane and Charles Street, would be grandfathered in.