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Board hears draft sign‑ordinance rewrite to comply with recent case law; enforcement capacity a concern

Middletown Township Board of Supervisors · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Solicitor and staff briefed the board on required revisions to temporary‑sign rules after recent court decisions; the draft would create a uniform standard, remove most signs from rights of way, and likely require permits — but enforcement and permit workload remain unresolved.

Solicitor Esposito explained that recent case law limits content‑based regulation of temporary signs and requires municipalities to regulate temporary signs uniformly rather than by content categories. The township's draft ordinance combines categories such as…

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