[Amended 7-11-1988 by Ord. No. 1373]
The purpose of this article is to regulate display of the various classes of signs as follows:
A. 
Display of signs.
(1) 
Any sign placed on land or on a building for the purpose of identification or protection of the same or for advertising a use conducted thereon or therein shall be deemed to be accessory and incidental to such land, building or use. It is the purpose to place such limitations on the display of all such signs as will assure that they will:
(a) 
Be appropriate to the land, building or use to which they are appurtenant; and
(b) 
Be adequate but not excessive for the intended purpose of identification, protection or advertisement. With respect to signs advertising business uses, such regulations have been devised after considering, among other matters, shopping habits, extent of trade area and means of access to such uses and are specifically intended, among other things, to avoid excessive competition among sign displays in their demand for public attention.
(2) 
A further purpose of this article is to permit such signs that will not, by their reason, size, location, construction or manner of display, endanger the public safety of individuals; confuse, mislead or obstruct the vision necessary for traffic safety; or otherwise endanger public health, safety and morals; and to permit and regulate signs in such a way as to support and complement land use objectives set forth in the Comprehensive Plan and this Zoning Ordinance. Considerable attention has been placed on the physical and economic revitalization of the central business district by city government and the business community. Extensive planning efforts within the downtown area have resulted in a comprehensive program to upgrade the aesthetic environment, which in turn is expected to stimulate economic growth within the community. As signs are a prominent element of the downtown's visual environment, it has become important to control their appearance, number and location. The regulation of signs is intended to be consistent with objectives set forth in the Comprehensive Plan.
B. 
It is intended that signs erected for directional purposes, for public information or to call attention to special events shall be confined to those that are of general public interest, and that such signs shall be limited to the giving of such information.
C. 
All other signs commonly referred to as "outdoor advertising signs" are deemed by this chapter to constitute a separate use, unique among all uses in the city, in that it is essentially a use of the streets and highways in the city.
D. 
Any widespread display of outdoor advertising is deemed to be inappropriate to the character and sound development of the city, and it is intended by this chapter that the streets and highways in the city shall not be made available for such display, but that outdoor advertising shall be confined to locations in industrial districts in which it is deemed not to be incongruous with other uses permitted therein.
The provisions of this article relating to signs shall apply in all zoning districts. However, the following types of signs shall be exempted from all requirements of this chapter, except those specifically provided for herein:
A. 
Temporary signs.
(1) 
Announcing signs. One sign per street frontage of a building which is under construction or structural alteration of repair announcing the character of the building enterprise or the purpose for which the building is intended, including names of architects, engineers, contractors, developers, financiers and others, provided that the area of such sign shall not exceed 16 square feet in residential districts or 32 square feet in other districts.
(2) 
Real estate signs. One sign per street frontage, not exceeding four square feet in residential districts, advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which displayed.
(3) 
Subdivision signs. One sign per street entrance to the subdivision and located on the property to be subdivided, provided that such sign shall not exceed 32 square feet in area. Such sign may not be erected until the subdivision has been approved by the appropriate City officials and may be displayed for a period of one year from the date of erection, which must be filed with the Planning Director within 30 days after erection. Erection date will be determined to be the same as the subdivision approval date if not filed within the thirty-day period. The display period may be extended by written approval of the Planning Director for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed one year at any one time.
[Amended 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057; 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
(4) 
Special event displays. Portable signs and window signs may be erected on the premises of an establishment having a grand opening or special event, provided that such signs shall be displayed for a period not to exceed seven calendar days within any six-month period, and such sign shall not be permitted in the public right-of-way.
(5) 
Signs of mechanics, painters and other artisans, not exceeding 16 square feet in area, may be erected and maintained during the period such persons are performing work on the premises on which such signs are erected, but shall be removed promptly upon completion of work.
B. 
Institutional signs. One sign or bulletin board per street front, setting forth or denoting the name of any public, charitable or religious institution when located on the premises of such institution, provided that such sign or bulletin board shall not exceed 24 square feet in sign area.
C. 
Public signs. Signs of public or noncommercial nature, which shall include community service information signs, public transit service signs, public utility information signs, safety signs, danger signs, trespassing signs, signs indicating scenic or historical points of interest and all signs erected by a public officer in the performance of a public duty.
D. 
Subdivision or tract name signs. One nonilluminated sign not to exceed 24 square feet in area or two nonilluminated signs not to exceed 12 square feet each per exclusive entrance to a subdivision or tract, such signs restricted to the subdivision or tract name.
E. 
Flags. Official government flags.
[Amended 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2084]
F. 
Plaques. Commemorative plaques placed by historical agencies recognized by the City of Greensburg and the County of Westmoreland or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
G. 
Address signs. Signs indicating street address, not exceeding one square foot in area.
[Amended 1-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2001; 7-8-2013 by Ord. No. 2027; 9-12-2016 by Ord. No. 2069; 7-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2094]
It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain:
A. 
Any sign which is not included under the types of signs permitted in district regulations or in this article.
B. 
Any sign which advertises or publicizes an activity not conducted on the premises upon which such sign is maintained.
C. 
Any window sign, except as permitted under the provisions of this chapter.
D. 
Any portable sign, except as permitted under § 265-115B of this chapter for temporary sandwich board signs in the Downtown and/or Gateway Districts with City Council approval.
[Amended 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
E. 
Any flashing or oscillating sign, with the exception of EMCs as described under § 265-7, as provided in this chapter.
F. 
Any sign erected upon or attached to the roof of any building.
G. 
No banner shall be hung across any streets or highways in the City.
H. 
Banners exceeding 50 square feet in area.
[Added 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2084]
[Amended 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057; 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
A. 
No person shall erect, alter, repair or relocate any sign without first obtaining a zoning permit for such work from the Department of Planning and Development. No permit shall be issued until the Department determines that such work is in accordance with the requirements contained in this article and that such work will not violate the building or electrical codes of the City of Greensburg.
B. 
The application for a zoning permit for a sign shall be made in accord with § 265-138.
C. 
Every zoning permit application for or including a proposed new, altered, repaired, or relocated sign shall be accompanied by a plan or plans drawn to scale and including:
(1) 
The dimensions of the sign and, where applicable, the dimensions of the wall surface of the building to which it is to be attached.
(2) 
The dimensions of the sign's supporting members.
(3) 
The maximum and minimum height of the sign.
(4) 
The proposed location of the sign in relation to the face of the building in front of which or above which it is to be erected.
(5) 
The proposed location of the sign in relation to the boundaries of the lot upon which it is to be situated.
(6) 
Where the sign is to be attached to an existing building, a current photograph of the face of the building to which the sign is to be attached.
[Amended 10-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1383; 1-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2001; 7-8-2013 by Ord. No. 2027; 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057; 9-12-2016 by Ord. No. 2069; 7-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2094; 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113; 4-12-2021 by Ord. No. 2120; 12-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2158; 4-14-2025 by Ord. No. 2175]
A. 
Sign requirements per zoning district.
Zoning District
Class of Sign Permitted
Type of Sign Permitted
Maximum Sign Area Permitted Per Lot
R1, R2
Wall sign
Identification
4 square feet
Special exception
6 square feet
R3
Freestanding sign
Identification
For the uses in planned residential developments, as part of site plan approval only, 24 square feet
S
Wall sign
Identification
12 square feet
Window sign
30% of total glass area
Directory sign
20 square feet
C1
Freestanding pole
80 square feet
Freestanding post
6 square feet
Awning sign
N/A
Blade sign
Identification
16 square feet, per side
Directory sign
20 square feet
Streetbanner
N/A
Wall sign
24 square feet
Window sign
30% of total glass area
Letter-sign by-letter
See special conditions
Temporary sandwich board sign
N/A
C2
Signs permitted in other districts
M
Signs permitted in other districts
Zoning District
Maximum Number of Signs Per Lot
Maximum Height
Minimum Setback From Right-of-Way
Special Condition
R1, R2
1
Must be on main wall of building
N/A
Must be for a legal home occupant
Special exception
1
6 feet
5 feet
Must be as part of a special exception application
R3
1
6 feet
10 feet
Shall be erected so as not to obstruct free egress to or from any building or public right-of-way. There must be vision clearance.
S
Wall
1
Must be on main wall of building; shall not project more than 12 inches from main wall
N/A
Window (nonilluminated)
1
Must be on main wall of building
Must be an on-premises use
Directory
1
6 feet
10 feet
Special permit required; must not obstruct vision for traffic movement
C1
Wall
1
Shall not project beyond building surface more than 12 inches
N/A
Sign shall not obscure architectural features of the building
Freestanding pole
1
18 feet
Shall be erected so as not to obstruct free egress to or from any building or public right-of-way. There must be vision clearance of 8 feet above basic grade.
Freestanding post
1
6 feet
10 feet
Shall be erected so as not to obstruct free egress to or from any building or public right-of-way. There must be vision clearance of 5 feet.
Awning sign
1
N/A
N/A
Minimum clearance of 8 feet above sidewalk. Letters shall not exceed 10 inches in height
Blade sign
1
N/A
N/A
Minimum clearance of 8 feet from sidewalk
Directory
1
20 feet
10 feet
Street banner
1
N/A
N/A
Window sign (nonilluminated)
1
N/A
N/A
Contents of sign shall advertise only on-premises use
Letter-by-letter
1
3 feet; Must be on main wall of building
N/A
1.5 feet wide per letter
Temporary sandwich board sign
1
3 1/2 feet
N/A
See Subsection B of this section
C2
Signs permitted in other districts
M
Signs permitted in other districts
B. 
Temporary sandwich board signs.
(1) 
Temporary sandwich board signs may only be located in front of commercial properties within the Downtown District where sidewalks are a minimum of eight feet wide. These temporary signs shall be located on the sidewalk only during business hours.
(2) 
The total size of the sign is not to exceed 42 inches by 24 inches (height by width). The signs must be internally weighted to withstand strong winds. The temporary sandwich board signs shall be placed on the sidewalk next to the curb edge of the sidewalk in such a manner so as not to interfere with pedestrian traffic or handicapped accessibility along with the opening of car doors, paying parking meter fees, and loading/unloading zones. Portable signs shall be placed an appropriate distance from pedestrian gathering points such as crosswalks and bus stops.
(3) 
Only one sandwich board sign shall be permitted per business, and the sign shall be located in front of that specific business, not at another location. If the business is a corner property, the sign may only be placed in one location.
(4) 
Sandwich board signs shall not be located so as to cause a traffic hazard by becoming an obstruction to the vision of a vehicular driver.
(5) 
Sandwich board signs placed on private property or a public right-of-way without prior having obtained a zoning permit will be immediately removed by the City.
(6) 
Sandwich board signs that cause any kind of traffic or pedestrian hazard will be removed immediately by the City of Greensburg.
(7) 
Sandwich board signs will only be considered as an accessory sign. Sandwich board signs will only be permitted when a business has already been approved for a permanent sign as per the design guidelines.
C. 
Electronic message center (EMC) signs.
(1) 
EMCs may be located on property in the City of Greensburg that is zoned C-1 Neighborhood Shopping District in the City's Gateway District, C-2 Business District and in the M Industrial District operating a commercial enterprise, and in any zone district when on the property of a facility of a public police, fire or emergency services provider operated by a governmental or nonprofit entity.
(2) 
All EMCs that are currently erected in the City of Greensburg that do not fit the criteria below are now considered nonconforming signs.
(3) 
EMCs will follow this criteria: 10 mm pitch resolution or greater depending on the square footage of the sign. EMC signs are never to scroll, flash, oscillate or move in any way, and the message must remain static. EMCs are part of but not the main message of any sign. The sign presented must have the business name identified in a non-EMC format. The night-distance time illumination of an EMC shall conform to the criteria set forth in this section:
(a) 
EMC illumination measurement criteria. The illuminance of an EMC shall be measured with an illuminance meter set to measure footcandles accurate to at least two decimals. Illuminance shall be measured with the EMC off, and again with the EMC displaying a white image for a full color-capable EMC, or a solid message for a single-color EMC. All measurements shall be taken perpendicular to the face of the EMC at the distance determined by the total square footage of the EMC.
Area of Sign Measurement
Square Feet
Distance
(feet)
10
32
15
39
20
45
25
50
30
55
35
59
40
63
45
67
50
71
55
74
60
77
65
81
70
84
75
87
80
89
(b) 
EMC illumination limits. The difference between the off and solid-message measurements using the EMC measurement criteria shall not exceed 0.3 footcandles at night.
(c) 
Dimming capabilities. All permitted EMCs shall be equipped with a sensor or other device that automatically determines the ambient illumination and programmed to automatically dim according to ambient light conditions, or that can be adjusted to comply with the 0.3 footcandle measurements.
(4) 
A zoning permit to erect an EMC sign must be obtained pursuant to § 265-113 of the Code of the City of Greensburg, and said EMC sign must be reviewed by the City's Planning Commission and approved by the City Council prior to the issuance of a permit. All applicable fees must be paid in accordance with Chapter 151.
D. 
Maximum Number of Signs per Lot. For shopping centers, plazas, and other commercial, industrial, and institutional developments in which there are multiple tenants on a single lot, each tenant, or, in the case of a multistory building each ground floor tenant, shall be permitted the number of wall, awning, window, and temporary sandwich board signs indicated in the above tables (§ 265-115A) in accord with the standards and restrictions provided
[Amended 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057]
Every sign, including but not limited to those signs for which permits or for which no permits or permit fees are required, shall be maintained in safe, presentable and good structural material condition at all times, including the replacement of defective parts, painting, repainting, cleaning and other acts required for the maintenance of said sign. The owner of any property on which a sign is located and those responsible for the conditions of the area in the vicinity of the sign shall be required to keep this area clean, sanitary and free from noxious or offensive substances, rubbish and flammable waste materials. The Planning Director or their designee shall require compliance with all standards of this article. If the sign is not made to comply with adequate safety standards, the Planning Director or their designee shall require its removal in accordance with this section.
A. 
Abandoned signs. Except as otherwise provided in this article, any sign that is located on property which becomes vacant and is unoccupied for a period of three months or more or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer applies shall be deemed to have been abandoned. Permanent signs applicable to a business temporarily suspended because of change of ownership or management of such a business shall not be deemed abandoned unless the property remains vacant for a period of six months or more. An abandoned sign is prohibited and shall be removed by the owner of the sign or the owner of the premises.
B. 
Dangerous or defective signs. No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained on any premises owned or controlled by him any sign which is in dangerous or defective condition. Any such sign shall be removed or repaired by the owner of the sign or the owner of the premises.
C. 
Removal of signs by the Planning Director or their designee.
(1) 
The Planning Director shall cause to be removed any sign that endangers the public safety, such as an abandoned, dangerous or materially, electrically or structurally defective sign or a sign for which no zoning permit has been issued. The Planning Director shall prepare a notice which shall describe the sign and specify the violation involved and which shall state that, if the sign is not removed or the violation is not corrected within 10 days, the sign shall be removed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
[Amended 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
(2) 
All notices of removal mailed by the Planning Director or their designee shall be sent by certified mail. Any time periods provided in this section shall be deemed to commence on the date of the receipt of the certified mail.
(3) 
For all other signs, the notice shall be mailed to the owner of the property on which the sign is located as shown on the last equalized assessment roll. If known or with reasonable care should be known, the notice shall be mailed to or delivered to the owner of the sign and the occupant of the property.
(4) 
Any person having an interest in the sign or the property may appeal the determination of the Planning Director or their designee ordering removal or compliance by filing a written notice of appeal with the City of Greensburg Zoning Hearing Board within 30 days after the date of mailing the notice or 30 days after receipt of the notice if the notice was not mailed.
(5) 
Notwithstanding the above, in cases of emergency, the Planning Director or their designee may cause the immediate removal of a dangerous or defective sign without notice.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 265-117, Electrical signs and devices; projecting signs, added 12-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1646, was repealed 9-12-2016 by Ord. No. 2069.
[Added 4-14-1997 by Ord. No. 1721]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of these regulations is to establish reasonable regulations for the design, construction, installation and maintenance of all directional signs in the City of Greensburg in order to protect the public, health, safety and welfare; reduce traffic hazards; promote economic development and facilitate the creation of an attractive and harmonious community.
B. 
Definitions. The following definitions shall be used in section of Article XVII unless the context otherwise indicates:
DIRECTIONAL
Any sign carrying visual information directing vehicular or pedestrian traffic to specific destination points.
ERECT
To build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend and affix.
PERMITTEE
A person receiving a zoning permit pursuant to the provisions hereof.
[Amended 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
SIGN
Any surface, fabric or device bearing lettered, pictorial or sculptured matter designed to convey information visually and exposed to public view; or any structure designed to call the above visual information.
STAKEHOLDER
Any entity that has contracted with the City of Greensburg to be an integral part of the City of Greensburg Directional Sign System.
[Added 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771]
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE
Any sign, signal, marking and devices placed on or adjacent to a street or highway by authority of public body or official jurisdiction to regulate, warn or guide traffic.
C. 
Administration of zoning permits for directional signs. Persons wishing to erect, relocate or structurally alter any directional sign as defined herein must first be approved as a stakeholder in the City of Greensburg Directional Sign System, as determined by this chapter. The initial City of Greensburg Directional Sign System will be exempt from the permitting process. The permit administration is for additional stakeholders as they may be approved and accepted into the City's Directional Sign System. New stakeholders must obtain a zoning permit from Planning and Development and make payment of a nonrefundable fee as required by City ordinance. No permit is required for repair or maintenance that does not entail structural change or for change of copy or message, due to manufacturing errors, but there will be fees associated with changes to an existing message requested by a stakeholder. Fees will also be associated for relocation of existing stakeholders' signs and/or messages to pertain to new locations in the City of Greensburg.
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771; 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057; 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
(1) 
Application. Application for a permit shall be made in accord with § 265-138.
(2) 
Permit fee. A yearly renewal fee of $150 per message shall be charged to the stakeholder for the expense of inspection and maintenance as required under Subsection D. Said payment shall be due on or before January 15 of the next calendar year, and each year thereafter, as long as the directional sign message remains. A new zoning permit must be issued for any change made to an existing directional sign. The stakeholder making the change request will incur costs for changes. Any stakeholder added to the system after July 1, 1999, will be responsible for all consulting fees/engineering fees and any additional fees that may be required in order to add either messages or signs to the City of Greensburg Directional Sign System.
D. 
Annual inspection and fee. Planning and Development shall inspect annually, or whenever deemed necessary, each directional sign regulated hereby for the purpose of ascertaining whether the structure is unsafe, in need of repair, not in conformance with the permit application or otherwise in violation of the provisions hereof.
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771; 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057]
E. 
Certificate of insurance. The City of Greensburg will own the directional sign system. The City of Greensburg Parking Authority will act as the city's agent in regards to the ownership of the sign system. Therefore, the City of Greensburg will insure the system under its umbrella policy. Any additional costs to add messages, signs, etc., will be added to the initial costs for a new approved stakeholder; this includes engineering fees, consulting fees, insurance costs, installation, etc.
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771]
F. 
Prohibited signs; maintenance. No directional sign shall be inadequately maintained so as to show evidence of deterioration, including peeling, rust, dirt, fading, discoloration or holes. No other directional signs or directional sign systems will be permitted in the City of Greensburg.[1]
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F, Revocation of permit, as amended, was repealed 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113. Said ordinance also redesignated former Subsection G as Subsection F.
G. 
Outdated signs. No directional sign shall represent an entity which is no longer in existence, nor shall any directional sign be in existence or posted after the designated expiration date of an issued permit.[2]
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G, Exemptions, as amended, was repealed 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113 Said ordinance also redesignated former Subsections H through M as Subsections G through K, respectively.
H. 
Traffic hazard. No directional sign shall obstruct free and clear vision at any street intersection; interfere with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or devise because of its position, shape or color. The use of words such as "stop," "look," "drive-in," "danger" or any word, phrase, symbol or character in a manner that interferes with, misleads or confuses traffic shall not be used.
I. 
Unsafe signs. No directional sign shall constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate design, construction, repair or maintenance.
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771]
J. 
Permitted directional signs.
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771]
(1) 
Location. Setback shall be 75 feet from a public street intersection except by special permission where conditions make it necessary and feasible to do it in less for direction-giving comprehension. Driveway entrances and ramps are exempted from the setback requirements.
(2) 
Height and area limitations. Directional signs shall not exceed a height greater than 10 feet with a minimum of eight feet from the ground. For the installation of directional signs over lanes or traffic, the base shall be at 16.5 feet above ground level and the maximum height between 21.5 feet and 23 feet.
(3) 
Limitation on pole placement. Unless by special permission by Planning and Development, directional signs shall not exceed two per pole.
[Amended 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057]
(4) 
Location of signs. Route 30 (Pittsburgh and Otterman Streets), Route 119, Route 66, Route 130, Route 136 and Route 819 within the city limits are designated as "wayfinding routes." This is also a Downtown Wayfinding Circuit around the Courthouse from Main Street to Otterman Street to Bell Way to Pittsburgh Street and back to Main Street and a Downtown Side Circuit on Pennsylvania Avenue south of Pittsburgh Street and up West Third Street to Main Street. Messaging directs traffic to "downtown" along every incoming wayfinding route and along the Downtown Circuit and Downtown Side Circuit.
(5) 
Eligible destinations. Eligible destinations may have one message in each direction on the wayfinding route segment between downtown and a turn-off to a drive-in entrance to the destination and then for each turn required to reach the entrance from the wayfinding route turn-off. Destinations within downtown may have up to one message in each direction on the Downtown Circuit. Destinations south of West Third Street from Main Street will be eligible for messaging off of the Downtown Side Circuit as well.
(6) 
Destinations outside of downtown. Planning and Development will designate a group of destinations outside of downtown that will be eligible for messaging on the Downtown Circuit as well. All these destinations will be able to be found with one driving instruction: "follow the signs for downtown until you see the sign for us."
[Amended 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057]
(7) 
Westmoreland Regional Hospital. The city designates the hospital as eligible for messaging along every incoming wayfinder route as well as on the Downtown Circuit. The hospital shall also be eligible to maintain its own system according to the graphic and messaging standards of the overall system within its campus area from Otterman Street to West Newton Street and between Madison Avenue, Jefferson Street and Division Street. In that area, the hospital will be responsible for navigational infrastructure signs, for fabrication and installation costs and for maintenance costs. However, all signs must still be certified by a traffic engineer and approved by Planning and Development before being erected as per the same permitting process herein defined.
[Amended 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057]
(8) 
Availability of signage space. All messaging is subject to availability of space for signage along a given block. No more than two installations with no more than two signs each are permitted on one side of the street before a given intersection. A single sign may have up to three messages, and the desired maximum messages at an installation are four messages, through rare exceptions may be made for five messages. (Six messages at an installation may occur only in very exceptional circumstances.) Note that traffic conditions and other physical circumstances may prevent the maximum amount of messaging being erected on a given block.
(9) 
Additional messaging locations. These may be allowed on an exceptional basis where the setting of an intersection could cause confusion as to which way is which to reach a destination.
(10) 
Limitations on message placement. Messages shall be eligible for placement as per the system set up by the consultant, Informing Designs.
(11) 
Street limitation. Directional signs shall be limited to arterial and collector streets only.
(12) 
Downtown restrictions. Directional signs posted in the downtown area shall be limited and require special permission and be placed so not to create a safety hazard or obstruct free and clear vision.
(13) 
Construction.
(a) 
Sign area. Message and sign area vary by width of road and speed:
Speed on Road
(mph)
Size of Lettering
(inches)
Up to 25
3.5 to 4
35
4 to 4.8
40 to 50
4.8 to 6
(b) 
Colors. The number of colors existing on a directional sign shall be the special palette of six colors in the system to be established by the City of Greensburg.
(c) 
Materials required. Directional signs shall be constructed of 0.080-gauge aluminum and all stainless steel associated hardware.
(d) 
Graphical format of signs. Specifications shall conform to those in the Graphics Standard Manual of the Greensburg Wayfinder System.
(14) 
Erection and traffic engineering. Directional signs shall be safely and securely attached to poles or channels. In no case shall any signs be secured with wire, strips of wood or nails. Such signs may rest in or be bolted to strong, heavy metal brackets or saddles. The applicant is responsible for providing a sealed approval certified by a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania traffic engineer for each sign location. In addition, on any State of Pennsylvania right-of-way, PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) approval is required as part of the city application for a directional sign.
K. 
Enforcement; nonconforming signs. Any directional sign in existence on the date of promulgation of these regulations which violated or does not conform to its provisions shall be removed, altered or replaced so as to conform with the provisions hereof.[3]
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection N, Enforcement; unlawful signs, added 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771, as amended, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113. This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection O as Subsection L.
L. 
Organizational authorization.
[Added 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1771]
(1) 
The following regulations shall apply to all persons existing or residing within the City of Greensburg. No zoning permits for directional signs shall be issued to persons whose purpose is to direct traffic to existing or operating facilities outside the City of Greensburg, unless authorized by the City of Greensburg Parking Authority, as necessary for continuity of the area-wide system. Eligible signs shall be issued to entities falling under a certain category as follows:
[Amended 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
(a) 
Health care/emergency facilities.
(b) 
Cultural/historic districts and facilities.
(c) 
Nonprofit educational institutions.
(d) 
Major cultural/recreational/amusement facilities.
(e) 
Commercial/neighborhood business districts.
(2) 
In all categories, a destination is eligible for signs only if it is a destination for automotive traffic and only when it serves to define a routing for automotive traffic for a given area of the landscape.