Signs shall be permitted only in compliance with the following regulations, which are intended to provide attractive, coordinated, informative and efficient signing in the Borough.
The following regulations shall apply to all permitted and preexisting nonconforming signs:
A. 
No signs shall be hung, erected or placed upon any building or structure unless a written application has been made to the Construction Official by the owner of the property and a permit issued upon payment of the established fee.
B. 
All signs shall be kept in good repair, which shall include replacement or repair of broken structural elements, casings, or faces, maintenance of legibility and all lighting elements.
C. 
Whenever the Construction Official shall determine that a sign has become structurally unsafe or endangers the safety of the building or the public, the Construction Official shall order the sign be made safe or removed. The order shall be complied with within 10 days of the receipt thereof by the owner of the building or premises on which the unsafe sign is affixed or erected.
D. 
The owner of the premises shall be responsible for keeping the area surrounding the ground signs neat, clean and landscaped.
E. 
Directional signs approved by the Boards and having areas of less than two square feet are exempt from area and location regulations, except they shall be located a minimum of five feet from any property line, and further provided they do not constitute a hazard to the traveling public.
F. 
The applicant shall comply with all applicable county, state and federal sign regulations.
G. 
Nonconforming signs shall not be rebuilt, enlarged, changed or altered in size, location, text or appearance unless they are made to conform with these regulations.
H. 
Where an overall sign plan has been approved by the Boards for any structure or as part of any site plan, any subsequent sign for the structure or site shall conform to the approved plan in terms of location, letter style, lighting, color, construction, and material, height and dimensions.
[Amended 11-15-1992 by Ord. No. 94-633;4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-949]
A. 
Signs prohibited in all zones shall specifically include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) 
Any sign which does not pertain to an occupant, service, or product actually occupying or provided on the premises where the sign is located.
(2) 
Signs which project more than six inches from the wall to which they are attached.
(3) 
Roof signs and signs extending above the wall to which they are attached.
(4) 
Marquees and canopy signs except as permitted as part of site plan approval for a permitted or conditional use.
(5) 
Banners, streamers, advertising flags, twirlers, and like objects.
(6) 
Signs posted on fences, posts, utility poles or trees.
(7) 
Signs posted on municipal property without the consent of the governing body.
(8) 
Signs standing, installed or painted on sidewalks or curbs.
(9) 
Exterior moving signs of any nature.
(10) 
Signs on bridges, abutments, retaining walls, embankments, standpipes, water towers or similar structures unless approved by the governing body.
(11) 
Signs painted directly on buildings.
(12) 
Signs on accessory buildings.
(13) 
Signs which constitute a hazard to the traveling public.
(14) 
Pylon signs.
(15) 
Temporary signs identifying architects, engineers, contractors, builders, painters and similar contractors, and tradesmen engaged in construction, improvement, repair and refurbishing of residential dwelling structures.
B. 
The penalty for a violation of this section shall be $50.
[Amended 11-15-1992 by Ord. No. 94-633]
One temporary sign shall be permitted announcing that the property on which it is located is for sale or rent, provided that the sign is displayed for only so long as the property is for sale or rent. Unless the sign is attached to the principal building, it shall be no closer than 10 feet to any property line. The sign shall not exceed six square feet in size, nor stand more than four feet above grade.
Only the following types of signs shall be permitted in residential districts:
A. 
Sign accessory to parking areas for institutional uses. Signs designating entrances or exits to or from a parking area shall be limited to one sign for each such exit or entrance, with a maximum size of two square feet for each sign. One sign per parking area designating the conditions of use or identity of the parking area and limited to a maximum size of six square feet shall be permitted. Private driveway signs indicating the private nature of a driveway shall be permitted, provided that the size of any such signs shall not exceed two square feet.
B. 
Nameplate and identification signs for single-family dwellings. A sign indicating the name and address of the occupant may be permitted, provided that the sign is no larger than one square foot.
C. 
Institutional signs. Signs of schools, colleges, churches and other institutions of a similar public or semipublic nature may be erected and maintained, provided that:
(1) 
The size of any freestanding signs shall not exceed 12 square feet and not more than one such sign is placed on a property, unless the property fronts upon more than one street, in which instance a sign may be erected on each frontage.
(2) 
Signs may be affixed to a maximum of two walls of a structure. The total sign area on each wall shall not exceed 20 square feet or 2% of the wall, whichever is less. The wall area shall be measured from ground level to the bottom of the roof eaves and from the side of the building to the other side.
D. 
Signs for permitted professional offices in detached single-family residences in residential and nonresidential districts. Not more than one nonilluminated sign not to exceed two square feet in area shall be permitted.