I would help the client decide which sign would be most visible and stay with the 50s.f. limit. (either the 5x10' wall sign or the two sided pole sign).
Advise him of the enforcement steps that the Borough has.
I have better respect for you than believing that you will conspire with the Borough to burn this businessman, no matter how you think of him, for few thousand bucks of profit.
Okay, Jesus just called and said he is having second thoughts about falsifying the permit request. He asked me why I had said to him about having misgivings about the whole deal in my e-mail from yesterday morning. I told him I did not want to commit a crime and I knew he was going to when he asked me to omit the measurements. He admitted he was going to do this, but thought about this overnight and said, he was only doing it because the landlord told him to lie and they wouldn't come out and measure. I told him, I know they will. I also told him, I will be free of this as long as I have a permit to see in black & white. After that, he will be liable. He said, he was told he could use all of these existing signs. Well, get permission in writing next time... you're a lawyer....
you know the system.
I told him to calm down and let's go over this.
Use the correct measurements, go in yourself and see the codes office face to face. Take time out of your busy day and just do it. Do the right thing. They will work with you if you don't go in guns ablazin'. He agreed and said he will do it this way.
Well, the Police Chief just called me and said, we were/are doing the right thing, by coming in personally. He's sure the codes lady will work with us. In fact, he said he'd put a good word in for the guy.
The amount of money in the thousands or hundreds wouldn't have a bearing on this. I don't lie.... at least to anyone but the Goddess, but those are fibs....... Anyway, if I'm told what to do by the authorities and someone is not willing to work with me or at least take advice.... I go with the law and cut my losses. He was hanging himself, but he's coming around.
I think the landlord is going to get a visit for giving bad advice to his tenant.