A. 
Except where specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, dimensional requirements shall be those specified in the Table of Dimensional Requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is attached to this chapter.
B. 
For purposes of this chapter, any required setbacks imposed upon any use, building or structure shall be measured from the property line of the lot for which the proposed use, building and/or structure is requested.
C. 
All structures, whether attached to the principal structure or not and whether open or enclosed, including porches, carports, balconies or platforms, or decks above normal grade level, shall not project into any minimum front, side or rear yards, provided that:
(1) 
Swimming pools shall be permitted, provided that the pool is located not less than 25 feet from any front yard line, 10 feet from any side yard line, and 10 feet from the rear yard line.
(2) 
A wall or fence under six feet in height and paved terraces without walls, roofs or other enclosures may be erected within the limits of any yards, except no fence over four feet in height shall be permitted in the required front yard. Retaining walls and fences required for screening are not subject to the foregoing limitation. Fences in the C-2 Commercial or CI Commercial and Industrial Districts intended for screening or security may be increased to a height of 10 feet in the rear or side yards not situated on a corner. Where erected or placed on a corner lot, a wall or fence must comply with Subsection E of this section.
D. 
Steps and sidewalks are permitted in the right-of-way between the street and the adjoining property line.
E. 
No building or structure, including a wall or fence, or landscape screen may be erected, placed or allowed to grow above the height of three feet within the triangle formed by the street lines of the streets abutting such corner lot and a line joining points on those street lines within 25 feet of the intersection.
F. 
The following structures are exempt from height requirements set forth in the Table of Dimensional Requirements, provided that they do not constitute an airport hazard under the Airport Hazard Overlay established by the Clarion County Airport Zoning Map which is hereby adopted as a Supplemental Official Zoning Map: wireless telecommunications towers, church spires, chimneys, elevator bulkheads, smokestacks, conveyers, flagpoles, silos, standpipes, elevated water tanks, derricks and similar structures and construction cranes. However, the Zoning Officer may refer an application for any building or structure over 35 feet in height to the Clarion County Airport Zoning Hearing Board for review.
A. 
Every new principal use created and/or building hereafter erected or moved shall be on a lot with frontage along a public street or otherwise have access from an internal vehicular road network other than a driveway.
B. 
All structures shall be sited on lots in such manner to provide for safe and convenient access for servicing, fire protection, waste collection, and required off-street parking and loading spaces.
C. 
Approved access shall be in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 190, Subdivision and Land Development, or modification or waiver granted therefrom by the Borough Council.
Any development on slopes of greater than 15% requires the submission of a plan, prepared by a registered professional engineer, architect or landscape architect, which plan shall show the existing slope conditions on the property and the changes to the slope conditions for the proposed development. Prior to issuing a zoning/building permit, the Zoning Officer shall refer the plan to the Borough Engineer or other consulting engineer for review and advice as to the proposed changes to the slope conditions.
Noise shall be regulated by the then-current special purpose ordinance adopted by Borough Council.[1] If no such special purpose ordinance exists, except for emergency sirens no use shall regularly generate exterior noise levels at a frequency, volume and/or time of occurrence determined at the property line to be objectionable under a reasonable-man standard because of its interference with other persons' domestic or commercial use and quiet enjoyment of their property.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 128, Noise.
Malodor and smoke shall be regulated by the then-current special purpose ordinance(s) adopted by Borough Council. If no such special purpose ordinance(s) exists, no use shall regularly generate malodor or smoke at a frequency, volume and/or time of occurrence discernible at the property line to be objectionable under a reasonable-man standard because of its interference with other persons' domestic or commercial use and enjoyment of their property.
Lighting devices which produce objectionable direct or reflected glare to adjoining properties or public roads are prohibited.
A. 
General requirements.
(1) 
Required parking shall be located on the same lot with the principal use. Upon application to the Zoning Hearing Board, parking spaces may be located no more than 200 feet from the lot of the principal use, but only if located on a lot in the same zoning district.
(2) 
Each off-street parking space shall be rectangular in shape, at least nine feet by 18 feet in dimension, and contain not less than 162 square feet.
(3) 
Except for single-family and two-family dwellings, each parking space shall so be located as to allow for back out and sufficient turnaround area without entering the public street or alley or another parking space.
(4) 
Except for single- and two-family residential dwellings, no parking area shall contain fewer than three parking spaces.
(5) 
All parking areas shall be accessed by improved driveway from the public street or alley or paved access drive from the public street or alley. In no case shall there be an unrestricted access to the parking area from the public street or alley.
(a) 
Single-lane driveways shall be at least 10 feet in width and not exceed 12 feet in width.
(b) 
Double-lane driveways may not exceed 24 feet in width.
(c) 
An access drive shall be at least 10 feet in width.
(d) 
An access to a garage facility shall be permitted to provide one single-lane driveway for each parking bay not to exceed three parking bays. The apron for the access shall not exceed 30 feet in width at the street line.
(e) 
A separation of 15 feet shall be maintained between driveways at the street right-of-way line. A separation of five feet shall be maintained between a driveway and a fire hydrant or stormwater catch basin. No driveway or access drive shall be closer than 10 feet to a street intersection.
(6) 
No off-street parking area for more than five vehicles shall be closer than 10 feet to any adjoining residential district or residential use.
(7) 
With the exception of single- and two-family residential uses, all off-street parking areas shall have a paved or oiled surface, graded with positive drainage directed to a public stormwater management facility or water body. If a public stormwater management facility is not available, the parking area shall be constructed of six-inch-deep compacted gravel or stone and suitably graded.
(8) 
Off-street parking shall be improved with a five-foot planting strip between the front line and the parking lot. The planting strip shall include one native street tree planted every 25 feet on center, shrubs planted 15 feet on center, and the remainder in ground cover.
(9) 
Off-street parking for more than five vehicles shall be screened on any side which adjoins a residential district or residential use. Such screening shall include a mix of native evergreens and deciduous trees, plants and ground cover.
(10) 
Any lighting shall be sufficient to illuminate the parking area and to provide for safety and security but shall not cause direct or reflected glare to adjoining residential districts or residential areas or be directed in an outward or upward direction.
(11) 
In the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts, vehicular parking is permitted between the street right-of-way and the sidewalk, provided that the roadway is not improved with a curb and provided that the parking area is improved with compacted stone or gravel to minimize erosion or ponding.
B. 
Parking for single-family detached dwellings.
(1) 
Every single-family dwelling shall be required to provide at least two off-street parking spaces.
(2) 
In addition to the requirements of this section stated above, any dwelling shall provide one space for any caretaker, counselor, medical service provider, or other person providing services on site during a designated work shift.
(3) 
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, required parking spaces must be provided on site and not within the street right-of-way. All parking spaces must be provided within a garage, carport, driveway or an area improved for parking use prior to July 11, 2006. The use of an area of the front yard that is not specifically improved for parking use as a parking space(s) is not permitted.
(4) 
One commercial vehicle, owned or operated by a resident of the property for employment purposes, may be parked upon residential property, provided that such vehicle does not exceed a gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds and such vehicle does not exclude from the required parking area described in Subsection A(1) the property residents' noncommercial vehicles.
(5) 
One recreational vehicle may be parked upon residential property, provided that such vehicle does not exclude from the required parking area described in Subsection A(1) the residents' noncommercial vehicles.
C. 
Parking requirements for uses other than single-family detached dwellings.
(1) 
In light of the Borough provision for on-street and off-street parking to encourage commercial activities and pedestrian traffic thereto, in the C-1 and C-2 District no parking requirements apply for any use except residential uses. Residential uses within the C-2 District shall be required to provide off-street parking for each tenant in addition to parking required by the Schedule of Required Parking Spaces (Subsection D of this section).
(2) 
In residential districts and for residential uses within all other zoning districts, required parking shall be permitted within required side or rear yards, provided not more than 50% of such required yard shall be improved for such purpose. Access to rear and side yard parking shall only be from the rear of the lot by means of an access drive, improved in the same manner as described in Subsection C(4). In the event rear access is unavailable, a single-lane paved driveway no more than 10 feet wide and improved by a nonpermeable surface shall be permitted through the required front yard but shall not be considered a parking area.
(3) 
In residential districts and for residential uses within all other zoning districts, required parking shall not be permitted in a front yard, except as provided by a single-lane improved driveway of not more than 12 feet in width accessing a single-stall garage or not more than 24 feet in width accessing a two-stall garage or in an area improved for parking use prior to July 11, 2006.
(4) 
Parking is only permitted within a garage or upon an improved surface of six-inch-deep compacted crushed gravel or stone, asphalt, tar and chip or concrete pad.
(5) 
In commercial, educational and commercial/industrial districts required parking shall be allowed within required front, rear or side yards. Access drives shall not exceed 24 feet in width.
(6) 
No portion of the public street or alley right-of-way may be used as on-site parking. No parking is permitted between the paved portion of a street or alley and the adjacent sidewalk.
(7) 
Any parking area 10,000 square feet or larger requires submission of and approval by the Clarion County Conservation District of a stormwater management plan.
D. 
Schedule of Required Parking Spaces; calculation of required parking spaces.
(1) 
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces to be provided for each land use type shall be as indicated below.
(2) 
When a calculation results in a fraction, any fraction below 1/2 may be disregarded, and any fraction of 1/2 or more shall require an additional full space.
(3) 
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, any combination of two or more uses shall provide the sum of the number of spaces required for each individual use.
Schedule of Required Parking Spaces
Use
Required Parking Spaces
Auto sales and service
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Bank
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Church
1 per 4 seats
Colleges/universities
1 per two faculty members and staff
1 per 4 resident students
1 per 7 commuter students
Community building/lodge
1 per 30 square feet of public floor space
Fast-food restaurant/drive in
1 per 50 square feet of gross floor area
Food market/supermarket
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Fraternities and sororities
1 per resident
Funeral home
25 for the first parlor
10 for each additional parlor
Furniture store
1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
Gasoline service stations
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Hospital
1 per bed
Hotel/motel
1 per guest room
1 per 2 employees on maximum shift
Manufacturing, warehouse, wholesale, truck terminal
1 per employee per largest shift
Medical/dental office
5 spaces per doctor
1 space per staff
Mobile home cluster
2 per mobile home
Multifamily dwelling
2 per dwelling unit
Multifamily dwelling - age restricted and/or handicapped
1 per dwelling unit
1 per every five units
1 per employee/staff on single shift
Nursing home
1 per 3 beds
Office
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Professional office
1 per employee
Restaurant/tavern/nightclub
1 per 2.5 patron seats
Retail
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Secondary school
1 per teacher and staff
1 per 4 classrooms
1 per 4 students 16+ years of age
Single-family and two-family dwellings
2 per dwelling unit
Sports arena/auditorium
1 per 3 seats
Student-occupied residential unit
1 parking space per occupant
E. 
Shared off-street parking.
(1) 
Notwithstanding any other parking requirement, when any parcel of land is proposed to be used for two or more land uses, the Borough Council may allow, as a conditional use, the minimum number of parking spaces required to serve the combination of all uses to be established in consideration of a shared parking plan. Residential use is not eligible for a shared parking adjustment.
(2) 
The applicant shall submit a shared parking plan for review and approval by Borough Council.
(3) 
Borough Council shall consider the shared parking plan submitted by the applicant and all relevant factors, including specifically the following factors:
(a) 
The minimum amount of parking required for each use as though it were a separate use.
(b) 
The characteristics of each use and the differences in projected peak parking demand, including days or hours of operation.
(c) 
The location of the shared parking in the same district as the parking generator.
(d) 
Current on-street parking deficiencies in the vicinity of the parking generator.
(e) 
Potential improvements in parking facility design, circulation and access afforded by a joint parking facility.
(f) 
Whether space will be conveniently usable without causing unreasonable hazard to pedestrians, hazard to vehicular traffic, traffic congestion, interference with safe and convenient access to other parking areas in the vicinity and detriment to adjoining neighborhood.
(g) 
The degree of certainty regarding the continued availability of the shared parking facilities for the uses they are intended to serve.
(4) 
All requirements and conditions herein imposed upon the shared parking facility, including adequate assurance of the continued availability of the shared parking facilities for the uses they are intended to serve, shall be set out in either of the following ways in form and substance approved by the Borough Solicitor:
(a) 
Memorandum of lease covering the shared parking facilities restricting the use of said shared parking area for parking purposes only; or
(b) 
A reciprocal easement agreement specifically setting forth the areas which will be used exclusively as parking areas.
If the foregoing assurances are modified, removed or superseded in any way by the parties or their successors or assigns, substitute off-street parking must be provided in conformance with the requirements of this section. If no alternate parking facilities are provided as required by this chapter within 90 days of notice from the Borough that substitute parking is required, the Borough may revoke the approvals for the applicable uses then existing.
(5) 
Public entrances to all uses served by the shared parking facility shall be no more than 500 feet from the closest entrance to the shared parking facility; provided, however, that parking areas designated for employees and upper-level residential unit occupants may be up to 500 feet from an employee or resident entrance to the structure.
(6) 
Parking spaces reserved or to be reserved on a twenty-four-hour basis shall be designated on the plan. These spaces shall not be included in the calculation of available spaces to meet the minimum parking space requirements for a shared parking facility.
(7) 
Where a shared parking facility is approved, the developer shall provide approved signage providing information clearly indicating the availability of this facility for patrons of participating uses.
(8) 
After a shared parking facility has been approved, any subsequent change, addition or deletion in the original uses or any significant change in intensity of use of such uses shall require a revised plan approval. No approval of the changed uses shall be issued without a revised approval for the revised shared parking facility.
F. 
Prohibition of parking of unlicensed/uninspected vehicles. Except upon property used for the sale and service of motor vehicles or trailers or upon property used for a junkyard, motor vehicles or trailers of any kind or type not bearing a current license plate and current inspection sticker shall not be parked or stored upon any property other than in a completely enclosed garage or other accessory building.
A. 
General requirements.
(1) 
Required loading areas shall be located on the same lot with the principal use.
(2) 
Loading areas shall so be located as to allow for back out without entering the public street or alley or another parking space.
(3) 
All loading areas shall be accessed by paved driveway from the public street or alley or paved access drive from the public street or alley. In no case shall there be an unrestricted access to the loading area from the public street or alley.
(4) 
All off-street loading areas shall have a paved or oiled surface, graded with positive drainage directed to a public stormwater management facility or water body.
(5) 
Off-street loading areas shall be improved with a five-foot planting strip between the front line and the loading area. The planting strip shall include one native street tree planted every 25 feet on center, shrubs planted 15 feet on center, and the remainder in ground cover.
(6) 
Off-street loading areas shall be screened on any side which adjoins a residential district or residential use. Such screening shall include a mix of native evergreens and deciduous trees, plants and ground cover.
(7) 
Any lighting shall be sufficient to illuminate the loading area and to provide for safety and security but shall not cause direct or reflected glare to adjoining residential districts or residential areas or be directed in an outward or upward direction.
B. 
Off-street loading areas shall be provided for all uses requiring the receipt or distribution of product, materials or merchandise in accordance with the requirements of this section whenever a new use is established or an existing use is enlarged. The requirements for the provision of a loading space are stated in gross feet of floor area of the use.
Use
First Berth
Second Berth
Auditorium/arena
10,000
100,000
Funeral home
10,000
100,000
Hospital
10,000
100,000
Hotel
10,000
100,000
Office
10,000
100,000
Manufacturing
5,000
40,000
Nursing home
10,000
100,000
Personal services
10,000
40,000
Restaurant
10,000
25,000
Retail
10,000
20.000
School/university
10,000
100,000
Storage
10,000
25,000
Warehouse
5,000
40,000
Wholesale
10,000
40,000
A. 
Purpose.
(1) 
To provide for signs as a means of effective visual communication.
(2) 
To enhance the economic value of the community.
(3) 
To enhance the aesthetic environment of the community and to minimize sign pollution.
(4) 
To assure compatibility of signs with land uses and buildings in the vicinity of the signs and in the community as a whole and to minimize adverse effects of signs on nearby property.
(5) 
To maintain and improve the safety of pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
(6) 
To regulate the use of signs through a sign-permitting process.
(7) 
To enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these sign regulations.
B. 
Except as set forth in Subsection E (Exemptions) of this section, all signs require a zoning/building permit. For purposes of this section, the Borough may refer to or utilize a form for such zoning/building permit identified as a sign permit.
C. 
Sign area and height. The following guidelines shall apply when interpreting area and height regulations in this section:
(1) 
Area. The area of a sign shall be the area of the smallest rectangle, triangle or circle that will encompass all elements of the sign, such as letters, figures, symbols, designs or other display.
(a) 
When the sign is a separate unit, the area shall include any borders, framing, trim, decorative attachments, background and space between elements; it shall not include any supporting structure unless that structure is illuminated, is in the form of a symbol, or contains advertising elements.
(b) 
When the sign is applied to a wall or otherwise has no definable edges, the area shall include all color, artwork or other means used to differentiate the sign from the surface upon which it is placed.
(c) 
When a single sign structure has more than one face, the area shall be computed by determining the total area of all sign faces.
(d) 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the area of all signage on the lot shall be calculated when determining compliance with a maximum sign area requirement.
(2) 
Height. The height of a sign shall be measured from the average ground level beneath the sign to the highest point of the sign. The ground level shall be the lower of the ground level existing prior to construction and prior to any earth disturbance at the site. This prior ground level may be established by any reliable source, including, without limitation, existing topographic maps, aerial photographs, photographs of the site, or affidavits of people who are personally familiar with the site. No person shall artificially increase the maximum height of a sign by altering the grade at the base of the sign by any means.
(a) 
No sign shall be higher than the height limitation imposed by this chapter.
(b) 
Wall signs may be at any height on the wall to which they are attached, except that they may not extend higher than the top of the wall. For purposes of this subsection, a mansard roof is considered a wall. No signs may otherwise be erected on a roof.
D. 
General regulations and requirements. The following regulations shall apply to all signs in addition to the specific sign requirements contained in the following provisions of this section. Where these general regulations are contradicted by a specific regulation, the specific regulation shall control.
(1) 
All signs shall be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good condition, and secured in a safe manner.
(2) 
When a sign becomes unsafe, the Zoning Officer shall give written notice to the owner of the premises on which the sign is located that the sign must be made safe or removed immediately.
(3) 
The areas surrounding all signs shall be maintained in a neat, clean and attractive condition.
(4) 
Except where otherwise provided for, all signs shall be removed within 12 months if the purpose for which they were erected no longer exists.
(5) 
Each property that displays one or more permanent freestanding signs and that is in an area where street addresses have been assigned must prominently display the address on one permanent freestanding sign visible from the street. The address must include the street number; the street name is optional. The area taken up by the address does not count as part of the sign area. The numbers shall be Arabic numbers, of a uniform size, and shall be of durable, reflective materials. Each digit or letter shall be at least four inches in height. The color shall contrast with the immediate background so as to be easily readable.
(6) 
No sign shall be located within a street right-of-way.
(7) 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no freestanding sign shall be located any closer than five feet from the property line.
(8) 
All signs erected within 25 feet of a street intersection, measured from the outer edge of the intersecting street right-of-way, shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the street right-of-way. Such signs shall be permitted only so long as three feet of vertical area, measured from the elevation of the nearest edge of street right-of-way and the lowest edge of the sign structure, remains clear and unobstructed.
(9) 
No signs shall be painted, pasted, nailed, stapled, or otherwise attached to utility poles, traffic signal poles, poles displaying municipal/state/federal regulatory signs, trees, fences, fire hydrants, or in an unauthorized manner to walls or other signs in the right-of-way, except insofar as such signs comply with generally applicable rules, regulations or policies that may be formally adopted by the Borough Council.
(10) 
No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct any door, stairway, window, fire escape, or other means of egress or ingress.
(11) 
No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct ventilation or light from a building.
(12) 
No flat wall sign shall project more than 12 inches from the face of the wall to which it is attached over a public sidewalk.
(13) 
No sign shall have lights or other illuminating devices that constitute a public safety or traffic hazard.
(14) 
No sign shall be permitted which imitates or which might be confused with an official traffic sign, signal or warning, for example by containing the words "Stop" or "Danger" or "Caution" or by including red, green, yellow and/or orange lights shaped, arranged or illuminated in a manner similar to such lights in and on official traffic signs, signals or warnings.
(15) 
No sign or window display shall include a revolving beam or beacon of light resembling an emergency vehicle or facility. Rotating, traveling, pulsing, flashing or oscillating light sources, lasers, beacons or strobe lighting shall not be permitted.
(16) 
No sign shall advertise activities or products that are illegal under federal, state or local municipal laws or regulations.
(17) 
No sign shall include statements, words or pictures that are considered to be vulgar, obscene or pornographic. No sign shall depict "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities," both as defined herein.
(18) 
No sign shall emit smoke, particles, sound, or odors or vapors visible within the public right-of-way.
(19) 
No sign shall be placed on a stationary automobile, truck or other vehicle parked in a manner intended for the primary purpose of displaying such sign.
(20) 
No inflatable signs shall be permitted, except as special promotional elements and limited to the period of time extending three days prior through three days following the promotional event.
(21) 
No open flames shall be permitted as part of a sign or in any other way to attract attention.
(22) 
Advertising painted upon or displayed upon a building or other structure shall be considered a sign and shall comply with this section.
(23) 
Any sign may be exempted from the regulations of this chapter as a special exception, if the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board that the sign has been authenticated as historically significant and accurate for its specific location, whether original or a replica.
(24) 
The lighting of all signs shall comply with § 210-26 of this chapter.
(25) 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, signs incorporating LCD, LED, plasma, CRT, pixelized lights or other animated and/or video-like displays shall be limited to the C-1 Commercial, C-2 Commercial and CI Commercial and Industrial Districts and shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) 
Such signs shall employ only such sufficient size lettering and/or symbols for immediate recognition by motorists.
(b) 
Such signs shall display simple and static messages for immediate recognition by motorists. Messages shall be complete in each display cycle and shall not require viewers to see multiple display cycles to derive its meaning.
(c) 
Such signs shall use instantaneous transitions from one message display cycle to the next with no blank-outs, scrolling, fading, streaming, zooming, flashing, strobing or any other animated effect.
(d) 
Each message display cycle shall have a duration of no fewer than 10 seconds.
(26) 
In the E Educational District a sign not exceeding 32 square feet per side may incorporate LCD, LED, plasma, CRT or pixelized lights.
E. 
Exemptions. The following signs are permitted in all districts, without requirement of a zoning/building permit, but only if in compliance with the general regulations.
(1) 
Temporary signs announcing a campaign, drive, event of a civic, philanthropic, education or religious organization, or political signs, provided that such sign shall not exceed 20 square feet in area, shall not be placed or erected more than 10 calendar days prior to the initiation of the campaign, drive or event, and shall be removed within 48 hours of the conclusion of the campaign, drive or event.
(2) 
Signs offering the sale or rental of the premises upon which the sign is erected, provided that the area of any such sign shall not exceed six square feet and that there is no more than one such sign per street frontage of the premises upon which the sign is erected.
(3) 
Temporary signs of contractors, developers, engineers, builders and artisans erected and maintained on the premises where the work is being performed, provided that the area of such sign shall not exceed 32 square feet, and provided that the sign shall not be placed or erected before the start of work and shall be removed within 48 hours of the completion of the work.
(4) 
"No trespassing," "private road" and similar signage, provided that the area of the sign shall not exceed two square feet.
(5) 
Informational signs, containing limited general information, e.g., "no parking," "handicapped space," and similar information, provided that the area of such sign shall not exceed two square feet.
(6) 
Directional signs, subject to the following requirements; provided, however, this subsection is not applicable to signage related to an event or use of limited duration (e.g., sidewalk or yard sale, festival, Christmas tree lot, announcement of construction activity or sale of real estate).
(a) 
A directional sign may contain no information other than:
[1] 
Name, symbol or logo of the use or building to which it relates;
[2] 
A direction or directional arrow; and/or
[3] 
A distance (e.g., one block, 200 feet, etc.).
(b) 
A directional sign may not exceed two square feet in area and six feet in height.
(c) 
A directional sign must be erected on the same property occupied by the use to which it relates.
(d) 
Except as otherwise provided, a single directional sign may be erected at a location along each compass direction from the use to which it relates.
(e) 
A directional sign may not be erected or affixed to any structure or device within the public right-of-way.
(f) 
A directional sign may not be illuminated. Reflective material used in the sign shall be limited to that necessary to allow readability under low light conditions and not otherwise a safety distraction to the motoring public.
(g) 
In addition to the foregoing requirements of this subsection, directional signs for educational uses:
[1] 
Shall be uniform in size, color and font;
[2] 
Except as allowed by Subsection E(6)(f), shall be erected on institution-owned property;
[3] 
Shall not be erected or attached to a structure or device within the public right-of-way; and
[4] 
Subject to Subsection E(7), shall be erected only at street intersections or proximate to a building to which an individual sign relates.
(7) 
Sail-style banners, subject to the following requirements:
(a) 
The sail banner is not erected or affixed to a structure or device within the public right-of-way or so located that the banner extends into the public right-of-way; and
(b) 
The sail banner is not erected or affixed to a structure or device within 30 feet of another sail banner.
F. 
Specific sign regulations. In addition to the general regulations (see Subsection D, General regulations, of this section), the following regulations apply:
(1) 
Within the C-1 Zoning District an on-premises sign located on the front building facade shall not exceed three square feet for each lineal foot of horizontal building facade length adjoining a public street, but not to exceed 100 square feet. For properties having more than one public street or alley frontage, an additional 30 square feet of signage is permitted on the building facade facing the additional public street or alley. The additional square footage shall not reduce sign area otherwise permitted by this chapter.
(2) 
Within the C-2 Commercial and C-I Commercial and Industrial Districts, an on-premises sign located on the front building facade shall not exceed three square feet for each lineal foot of horizontal building facade length adjoining a public street, but not to exceed 130 square feet. For properties having more than one public street or alley frontage, an additional 30 square feet of signage is permitted on the building facade facing the additional public street or alley. The additional square footage shall not reduce sign area otherwise permitted by this chapter.
(3) 
In the C-2 Commercial District, a single pylon identification signs not exceeding 12 square feet per face and a height of 14 feet shall be permitted in addition to facade-mounted signs.
(4) 
In the C-I Commercial and Industrial District, a single pylon identification signs not exceeding 12 square feet per face and a height of 20 feet shall be permitted in addition to facade-mounted signs.
(5) 
Within the E Educational District, the following signs are permitted:
(a) 
An on-premises sign, either freestanding or located on the front building facade, shall not exceed three square feet for each lineal foot of horizontal building facade length adjoining a public street, but not to exceed 150 square feet. For properties having more than one public street or alley frontage, signage not exceeding 150 square feet in area shall be permitted on any side adjoining an additional public street or alley. The additional square footage shall not reduce sign area otherwise permitted by this chapter.
(b) 
A sign acknowledging the contributions of sponsoring organizations, corporations or individuals to the activities and programs of educational institutions shall be permitted to be erected at any location within the E Educational District where a sporting event is conducted as part of the extracurricular activities of the educational institution, including the Clarion Borough Municipal Swimming Pool, provided that such sign is erected within the area dedicated to said sporting event (stadium, field, gymnasium, natatorium, rink, court or comparable venue) and such sign does not exceed 60 square feet.
(c) 
On any property owned by the University, a sign not exceeding 32 square feet and six feet in height shall be permitted so long as such sign is not visible from a public street or alley.
(6) 
Except as otherwise provided, a freestanding sign shall not exceed 14 feet, measured from the elevation of the ground.
(7) 
Sandwich board signs that comply with the following requirements are permitted on public sidewalks within the public right-of-way in the C-1 Commercial and C-2 Commercial Districts, provided:
(a) 
There is no more than one sandwich board sign per commercial occupancy in any single building;
(b) 
There is no more than one sandwich board sign per 30 feet of building frontage;
(c) 
The sign is located within the frontage of the building housing the goods or services advertised;
(d) 
Thirty-six inches of public sidewalk remain unobstructed by sign, wall, utility pole, street furniture, or similar structure;
(e) 
The sign is not illuminated;
(f) 
The sign face does not exceed an area of six square feet;
(g) 
The sign does not exceed a height, including support structure, of four feet; and
(h) 
The sign is emplaced only during the normal business hours in which the goods or services advertised are actually available.
(8) 
Building identification signs, not otherwise exempt by operation of the definition of "sign," that comply with the following requirements are permitted, provided:
(a) 
The sign is permanently inscribed into a building's masonry or stone face; and
(b) 
The sign does not exceed two square feet in area per sign per street frontage.
(9) 
Banners (excepting sail banners) that comply with the following requirements are permitted, provided:
(a) 
The banner is no greater than 18 by 36 inches in size;
(b) 
The banner is erected on site of the use to which it relates;
(c) 
The banner may not be erected or affixed to any structure or device within the public right-of-way; provided, however, that banners not exceeding four square feet may be attached to light poles abutting the periphery of the University campus;
(d) 
The banner is not illuminated and any reflective material used in the banner is limited to that necessary to allow readability under low-light conditions and does not otherwise present a safety distraction to the motoring public; and
(e) 
No banner is erected fewer than 140 feet from another banner.
(10) 
Promotional signs, including banners qualifying as promotional devices, may remain on display for a period not to exceed 60 consecutive days.
(a) 
Such signs shall bear the day, month and year when first displayed.
(b) 
Such signs may not be illuminated.
(11) 
Event signage shall not exceed 20 square feet and shall be erected no earlier than two weeks before the date of the event and shall be removed within 48 hours after the date of the event.
(12) 
Projecting wall signs that comply with the general requirements of this section are permitted in all zoning districts, except the R-1, R-2 and R-3 districts, provided that:
[Amended 6-10-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-819]
(a) 
The projecting sign, inclusive of the sign and mounting and anchoring elements, does not exceed a maximum depth of 36 inches from the face of the or building to which it is attached.
(b) 
The projecting sign does not exceed a maximum height of five feet, measured from the bottom of the sign.
(c) 
The projecting sign maintains a vertical clearance of eight feet above the finished grade of the public right-of-way immediately below the sign.
(d) 
The projecting sign is designed to minimize the accumulation of water, snow, ice, leaves and debris on the sign structure, including but not limited to the use of curved or tapered sign edges.
(13) 
Portable signs are not permitted.