113257 | Outdoor Advertising Control (Various)

PennDOT District 6-0 is federally required (23 CFR 750.705b) since 2006 to conduct regular surveillance and ongoing illegal sign surveillance for outdoor advertising devices.
The current surveillance must be completed before December 2020. An average of 16 approved sign per week must be surveilled, over a two year cycle, to meet the deadline for regular surveillance.
A total of 1,450 approved signs must be surveilled on a regular basis:
Bucks County – 300 signs
Chester County – 150 signs
Delaware County – 150 signs
Montgomery County – 150 signs
City of Philadelphia – approximately 700 signs
The ongoing surveillance of illegal signs will: 1) identify illegal signs for the purpose of legalization, 2) assure that signs erected comply, at a minimum, with size, spacing, and lighting, and 3) remove illegal signs expeditiously.
In addition, the District will continue to perform the administrative responsibilities of application processing be reviewing available documentation and conducting routine field inspections to make recommendations for approval or denial of Outdoor Advertising Device Permits. The District will also continue to log all signs identified as illegal and follow through with written requests for permit applications or removal of the signs.