{"id":287,"date":"2017-07-21T16:22:29","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T16:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nittanyvalleywatercoalition.org\/?p=287"},"modified":"2018-02-28T14:14:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T19:14:29","slug":"ferguson-township-ordinances-and-penn-state-administrative-directives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/index.php\/2017\/07\/21\/ferguson-township-ordinances-and-penn-state-administrative-directives\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferguson Township Ordinances and Penn State Administrative Directives &#8211; UPDATED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cited in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/6.28.17-Ferguson-Twp-Letter-re-Sign-Ordinance-Violations.pdf\">June 28, 2017 letter to PSU&#8217;s David Gray from Ferguson Township Zoning Administrator Jeff Ressler<\/a> and\/or in Kurt Kissinger&#8217;s email to NVWC&#8217;s Kelli Hoover and David Hughes, and\/or possibly relevant.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FT-Ch.-16-Pt.-1-Section-3.pdf\">FT Ch. 16 Pt. 1 Section 3<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Conduct prohibited in parks includes camping, although the PSU\/TB land is not a park.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FT-Ch.-19-Pt.-1-Section-8.pdf\">FT Ch. 19 Pt. 1 Section 8<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Sign regulations\/temporary signs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PSU-AD51.pdf\">PSU AD51<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Use of Outdoor Areas for Expressive Activities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PSU-AD57.pdf\">PSU AD57<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; General Regulations on Use of University Property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of great interest:<\/p>\n<p>Is\u00a0Penn State-owned land <strong>public<\/strong> land, free for use by the general public as citizens of the Commonwealth\u00a0of Pennsylvania, or is it <strong>private<\/strong> land, subject to enforcement of trespassing laws against individuals through the police power of the state on behalf of the landowner?<\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t find the Ferguson Township ordinance regarding permission of landowner required for signage placed on a property, cited in the letter as Ch. 19, Part 1, Section 6, #13, but have reached out to Jeff Ressler for clarification.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE &#8211; Revised ordinance, revised on June 5, 2017 (two days after the protest began on June 3, 2017) sent to me by Jeff Ressler:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1033-Amendment-Signs-and-Billboards-CH-19.pdf\">1033 Amendment Signs and Billboards CH 19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Relevant phrase is on page 11,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;13. Signs erected without the permission of the property owner, with the exception of those authorized or required by local, state or federal government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Which then begs the question, is a peaceful public protest that includes signs &#8220;authorized&#8221; by Constitutional\u00a0First Amendment rights?<\/p>\n<p><em>Posted by Katherine Watt<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cited in the June 28, 2017 letter to PSU&#8217;s David Gray from Ferguson Township Zoning Administrator Jeff Ressler and\/or in Kurt Kissinger&#8217;s email to NVWC&#8217;s Kelli Hoover and David Hughes, and\/or possibly relevant. FT Ch. 16 Pt. 1 Section 3\u00a0&#8211; Conduct prohibited in parks includes camping, although the PSU\/TB land is not a park. 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