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Columbia council debates advertising on North West River Trail fence, suggests interim permit letter
Summary
Columbia Borough Council spent a workshop session weighing whether to allow business advertising on the North West River Trail fence and how to reconcile borough zoning with PennDOT permitting requirements.
Columbia Borough Council spent the bulk of a workshop session discussing whether to allow commercial signs on the North West River Trail fence and what steps a business owner must take to place a sign there.
Staff told council that under PennDOT guidance off-premise advertising within 660 feet of the state right-of-way generally requires a PennDOT annual permit. "Without going through PennDOT and having an annual permit through PennDOT, anything within 660 feet of the right of way is prohibited," a staff member said. Council members and staff agreed that the borough must reconcile PennDOT rules with the borough's zoning…
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