A.
In addition to serving the overall purposes of this
chapter, this article is intended:
(1)
To provide for signs as a means of effective visual
communication.
(2)
To promote adopted comprehensive planning and zoning
objectives.
(3)
To assure compatibility of signs with land uses and
buildings in the vicinity of the signs and in the community as a whole.
(4)
To improve the safety of pedestrians, vehicular traffic
and property.
(5)
To enhance the economic value of the community.
(6)
To enhance the aesthetic environment.
(7)
To minimize adverse effects of signs on nearby property.
(8)
To otherwise promote the public health, safety, morals
and general welfare of the community.
(9)
To regulate the use of signs through a sign permitting
process.
(10)
To enable the fair and consistent enforcement
of these sign regulations.
A.
SIGN
(1)
(2)
BILLBOARD
BUILDING SIGN
BUSINESS SIGN
CENTER SIGN
CONTRACTOR SIGN
DEVELOPMENT SIGN (RESIDENTIAL)
ELECTION SIGN
FREESTANDING SIGN
GARAGE/YARD SALE SIGN
GOVERNMENT SIGN
HOME OCCUPATION SIGN
IDENTIFICATION SIGN
INCIDENTAL SIGN
ISSUE SIGN
LOT
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SIGN
OFF-PREMISES SIGN
ON-PREMISES SIGN
OPEN HOUSE SIGN
OVERHEAD SIGN
PERMANENT SIGN
PUBLIC USE SIGN
PUBLIC UTILITY SIGN
REAL ESTATE SIGN
ROOF SIGN
SIDEWALK SIGN
SPECIAL EVENT SIGN
TEMPORARY SIGN
WALL SIGN
WINDOW DISPLAY
WINDOW SIGN
The following definitions of "sign" and kinds of signs
shall apply to those terms whenever they appear in this article.
A device for visual communication that is used to bring the
subject to the attention of the public.
Signs do include lettering, logos, trademarks
or other symbols that are an integral part of the architectural design
of a building, that are applied to a building or that are located
elsewhere on the premises; signs affixed to windows or glass doors
or otherwise internally mounted such that they are obviously intended
to be seen and understood by vehicular or pedestrian traffic outside
the building; flags and insignia of civic, charitable, religious,
fraternal, patriotic or similar organizations; insignia of governments
or government agencies; banners, streamers, pennants, spinners, reflectors,
ribbons, tinsel and similar materials; and inflatable objects.
Signs do not include the following: architectural features that may be identified with a particular business; backlit awnings that include no lettering, logos or other symbols; signs within a building that are not readable from outside of the building; flags of governments or government agencies; decorative seasonal and holiday banners on residential properties; and displays of merchandise either behind store windows or outdoors. See also § 285-59A(36).
An off-premises sign that has a sign area greater than six
square feet.
A sign attached to or painted on a building or attached to
an awning that is attached to a building. This term includes wall
signs and roof signs. A window sign shall also be regulated as a building
sign, except as provided in the definition of "window sign" below.
A sign that directs attention to any business, professional,
commercial or industrial activity occurring on the premises on which
the sign is located, but not including a home occupation sign. (Also
see "center sign.")
A business sign that provides identification at the entrance
to a center such as a shopping center, office complex or industrial
park.
A temporary sign that carries the name and information about
a contractor who is involved in construction work occurring on the
premises on which the sign is located.
An identification sign at the entrance to a residential development.
A type of "issue sign" that directs attention to a candidate
or candidates for public office, a political party or a ballot issue.
A sign not attached to or painted on a building, or a sign
attached to or painted on a building that has no use in addition to
supporting the sign.
A temporary sign that directs attention to the sale of personal
goods on the premises on which the sign is located.
An off-premises sign placed by a governmental unit, such
as a traffic, directional, informational or street name sign, or an
historical marker.
A sign providing information about a business activity conducted
within a dwelling unit on the premises on which the sign is located.
A sign used to identify the name and display information
about the individual, organization, agency, institution, facility
or development located on the premises on which the sign is located
but not including a business sign. (Also see "development sign" and
"public use sign.")
An informational sign, no more than two square feet in size,
that carries a message such as "enter," "open," "telephone," "rest
rooms," "no parking," "no trespassing," "warning," a listing of hours
when open, an on-site direction, or anything similar. Incidental signs
may not include any commercial message or logo, except that one "enter"
sign per entrance may include a logo or business name, as long as
the entrance is exclusively for that business and the logo or business
name is subordinate to the word "enter."
A temporary sign that directs attention to a candidate(s)
for elective office or to an opinion of a public or private nature,
such as but not limited to a community, social, religious, judicial,
political or ballot issue . A sign including commercial advertising
shall not be considered an issue sign. If such type of sign exceeds
the maximum size for an issue sign, then it shall be regulated as
a billboard.
When used in this Article VII, the word "lot" shall mean a designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit: such as the area used by a dwelling unit in a townhouse structure or a tenant space in a multiple tenant building.
An off-premises sign displaying information about a church,
service club or other organization that does not operate for the purpose
of making a profit.
A sign that advertises a service, product, activity, business
or activity that is not offered or located on the lot upon which the
sign is located. A political, election or issue-oriented sign that
exceeds the size limits for an issue sign shall also be regulated
as an off-premises sign. See also "billboard," which is a type of
off-premises sign.
A sign that applies to the property on which it is displayed.
A temporary sign that provides information about a real estate
open house, including the words "open house," the day and time of
the open house, and the name of the realtor.
A sign located such that pedestrian or vehicular traffic
might pass beneath any part of it.
A sign intended to be displayed for an unlimited period of
time.
An identification sign used to identify the name and display
information about a public use, such as a government building, school,
park, firehouse or church.
Signs that are necessary for a sewage service, water supply,
land-line telephone or electricity provider to post in the performance
of their responsibilities, such as warning signs and utility pole
identification numbers.
A temporary sign that provides information about a real estate
activity on the premises on which the sign is located, such as a sign
advertising a sale, rental or property available for or in the process
of development, but not including an open house sign.
A sign attached to or painted on a roof.
A temporary sign placed on the sidewalk adjacent to the commercial
activity it advertises, but not including a contractor sign, a garage/yard
sale sign, a home occupation sign, an open house sign, a real estate
sign or a special event sign.
A temporary sign that carries information about a special
event, such as an auction, flea market, festival, carnival, meal or
fund-raising event that benefits a charity, place of worship, school,
fire company or similar nonprofit organization. This term shall not
include any business sign, such as a "sale" sign at a store.
A sign that is displayed for no more than three months in
any year, including consecutively from year to year, unless stated
otherwise in this chapter.
A sign attached to or painted on the wall of a building.
An exhibit behind a window that is intended to draw attention
to a product, service, business or cause.
A sign of more than one square foot that is attached to a
window or visible through a window. A temporary window sign made of
paper on a commercial building is not regulated by this chapter. Any
other window sign shall be regulated as a building sign.
A.
Sign 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.
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
When a single sign structure has more than one face
with the same message, and no two sign faces are more than three feet
apart at any point, the area shall be computed by determining the
greatest total area of all sign faces visible from any single location.
B.
Sign 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 at the time of construction or 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(s) shall artificially increase the
maximum height of a sign by altering the grade at the base of the
sign by any means.
(1)
No sign shall be higher than the height limitation
of the district in which it is located.
(3)
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.
(4)
Roof signs may extend no more than five feet above
the lowest point where they are attached to the building and may not
extend above the highest point of the roof.
A.
The following regulations shall apply to all signs,
in addition to the specific regulations contained in the following
provisions of this article. Where the general regulations are contradicted
by a specific regulation, the specific regulation shall control:
(1)
All signs shall reflect the general character of the
neighborhood.
(2)
All signs shall be constructed of durable materials,
maintained in good condition, and secured in a safe manner.
(3)
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.
(4)
The areas surrounding all signs shall be maintained
in a neat, clean and attractive condition.
(5)
All signs shall be removed within three months if
the purpose for which they were erected no longer exists.
(6)
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 address must be
of a size and design that is easily identifiable and legible from
moving traffic in the street at a distance of 100 feet (such as three-inches-high
lettering/numerals with a three-fourth-inch stroke). The area taken
up by the address does not count as part of the sign area. Center
signs are exempt from this requirement.
(7)
No temporary signs shall be permitted except as authorized
elsewhere in this article.
(8)
No sign shall be located within a street right-of-way,
except a government sign, a public utility sign or an allowed sidewalk
sign.
(9)
No sign within the clear sight triangle should obstruct
vision between the heights of three feet and 10 feet above the elevation
of the center line of the street.
(10)
No signs shall be painted, pasted, nailed, stapled
or otherwise attached to utility poles, trees or fire hydrants, except
for government signs, and except that public utility signs may be
attached to utility poles, and except that "no trespassing" and "no
hunting" signs may be attached to trees in a manner that does not
harm the tree.
(11)
Any freestanding sign within a one-hundred-year
floodplain shall be designed with a single post and an elevated sign
face so as not to inhibit floodwaters or catch debris in floodwaters.
(12)
No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct any
door, stairway, window, fire escape, sidewalk or other means of egress
or ingress.
(13)
No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct ventilation
or light from a building.
(14)
No overhead sign shall have a clearance of less
than eight feet between any pedestrian walk and the lowest part of
the sign and less than 17.5 feet between any roadway/accessway and
the lowest part of the sign.
(15)
No sign that is parallel to and attached to
the face of a building shall project more than 18 inches over a public
sidewalk.
(16)
No sign that is perpendicular to and attached
to the face of a building shall project more than 48 inches from the
building.
(17)
No sign shall have lights or other illuminating
devices that constitute a public safety or traffic hazard.
(18)
No sign shall be permitted that imitates or
that might be confused with an official traffic sign or signal, such
as by containing the words "stop" or "danger" or by including red,
green or yellow lights.
(19)
No sign or window display shall include a revolving
beam or beacon of light resembling an emergency vehicle or facility.
(20)
No sign shall advertise activities or products
that are illegal under federal, state, or Township laws or regulations.
(21)
No sign shall include statements, words or pictures
that are considered to be vulgar, obscene or pornographic.
(22)
No streamers, pennants, spinners, reflectors,
ribbons, tinsel, balloons of greater than 50 cubic feet, or similar
materials shall be displayed outside a building. (See "special event
sign" in Sign Table 2[1] for regulations that apply to banners used as special
events signs.)
[1]
Editor's Note: Sign Table 2 is included at
the end of this article.
(23)
Flags. In addition to any other allowed signage,
each commercial or industrial property may display one flag not to
exceed 35 square feet with a company or corporate identification logo
for a business on the premises or that announces that a business is
"open." See also the definition of "sign," which exempts certain types
of flags.
(24)
No animated, sequential, intermittent, flashing,
rotating, or oscillating signs shall be permitted except for time
and temperature signs.
(25)
No sign shall emit smoke, visible vapors, particles,
sound or odor.
(26)
No sign shall be placed on a motor vehicle or
trailer if the vehicle/trailer is being used primarily for displaying
such sign.
(27)
No inflatable signs shall be permitted.
(28)
No open flames shall be permitted as part of
a sign or in any other way to attract attention.
(29)
Advertising painted upon or displayed upon a
barn or other structure shall be considered a sign and shall comply
with the regulations of this article.
(30)
Any sign that has been authenticated as historically
significant and accurate for its specific location, whether original
or a replica, may be exempted from the regulations of this article
as a special exception.
(31)
Signs may be interior lighted with nonglaring
lights; signs may be externally lighted by lights that are shielded
so there is no direct light transmitted to other properties or public
rights-of-way.
(32)
The light from any illuminated sign shall not adversely affect: a) safe vision of operators of vehicles moving on public or private streets or parking areas; b) any residential district; or c) any part of a building or property used for residential purposes. Lighting of signs shall also meet the light and glare control requirements of Article V.
(33)
No lighting shall be permitted to outline buildings
or structures or parts thereof through the use of neon lighting, strings
of lights, or other means with the exception of customary holiday
decorations, which may be installed between October 30 and January
10.
(34)
Business signs that are not within commercial
and industrial districts shall not be illuminated when the business
is closed.
(35)
All electrically illuminated signs shall comply
with the electrical code that is currently in effect in West Lampeter
Township.
(36)
Signs that are not readable from any street
and from any lot line are not regulated by this chapter in number
or in sign area, provided such signs meet the following requirements:
they have a maximum height of eight feet for a freestanding sign;
they are not taller than the attached building for a building sign;
and they have a maximum sign area of 20 square feet, except a maximum
of 40 square feet shall be allowed for an outdoor menu board for a
drive-through of a restaurant. This exemption shall not apply to signs
in a shopping center, other than a menu board for a drive-through
restaurant.
Sign Tables 1 and 2[1] provide regulations for specific kinds of signs in each
zoning district. Sign Table 1 provides regulations for permanent signs;
Sign Table 2 provides regulations for temporary signs. Types of signs
that are not provided for in Sign Table 1 or 2 or anywhere else in
this article shall not be allowed.
[1]
Editor's Note: Sign Tables 1 and 2 are included
at the end of this article.
Permits for the placement of signs are required
as indicated in Sign Tables 1 and 2. Sign permit application requirements,
such as forms, plans and fees, shall be established by the Board of
Supervisors.
A.
Nonconforming signs may continue to be displayed,
as long as there is compliance with the following limitations and
conditions:
(1)
There may be no expansion or increase in
the nonconformity in any way. This provision includes but is not limited
to billboards.
(2)
Maintenance and repair of the sign are permitted;
if necessary, up to 50% of the entire area of a sign and its supporting
structure may be replaced in the event of damage; any such replacement
must be completed within six months of the damage occurring.
(3)
The sign must be brought into conformity
if, for a period of at least three months, the message has no longer
applied to an activity on the premises (this does not apply to billboards
that are actively offered for rent). However, if a vacant business
space is actively being offered for sale or lease, and the sign is
intended to be reused by the future business, then the sign may continue
in place, provided the sign is changed to a blank sign face within
60 days.
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SIGN TABLE 1A - REGULATIONS FOR
PERMANENT SIGNS
(All signs listed in this Table
1 shall be required to have a Township sign permit, except “Incidential
Signs.”)
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Type Of Sign
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Zoning District
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Freestanding Signs
(For Setbacks - See Note 5)
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Building Signs
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Maximum Permitted Number of Signs
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Maximum Permitted Sign Area Per
Sign
(See Note 2)
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Maximum Permitted Height
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Maximum Permitted Number of Signs
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Maximum Permitted Total Sign
Area
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a) Business sign (except Center Signs
that are provided for below) Identification sign (except Development
Signs and Public Use Signs) (For Home Occupation Sign - See Note 4)
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a) OSR, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3 and VR
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a) 1 per lot
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a) 2 square feet except 12 square feet
for a principal nonresidential use. See also "Public Use Signs" for
schools and places of worship. Freestanding signs in these districts
shall not be internally illuminated
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a) 6 feet
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a) 2 per lot
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a) 2 square feet, except 20 square
feet for a principal nonresidential use per building side up to 2
sides of a building
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b) Same as a)
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b) A
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b) 1 per lot
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b) 8 square feet
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b) 6 feet
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b) 2 per lot
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b) 8 square feet
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c) Same as a)
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c) MS, MSL, OTR, and CN
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c) 1 per street frontage per lot. On
a lot with multiple uses, individual freestanding signs shall not
be allowed for each use. See Note 2
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c) 40 square feet
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c) 12 square feet
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c) 3 per establish-ment, per building
side
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c) 1.5 square feet per linear foot
of facade to which sign is attached, up to a maximum of 200 square
feet of signage per lot. Also see Note 3. See Note 1 for projecting
signs
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d) Same as a)
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d) CH and I/M
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d) Same as c)
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d) See Note 2
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d) 20 feet
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d) 3 per building side, per establishment
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d) Same as c)
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NOTES:
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1
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In the MS, MSL or NC District, up to 10 square feet of the allowed building sign area may be used for a sign that projects outward perpendicular to the front of the building. Such sign shall project a maximum of four feet from the side of the building and shall not be internally illuminated. See Note 5 below, which provides an exception from the setback from the right-of-way. A projecting sign face shall have an appearance similar to relief-cut wood or a fabric banner hung from a post. See minimum clearance in § 285-59A(14). See also Sidewalk Signs in Table 2.
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2
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The area permitted on each street frontage
is 40 square feet for street frontage up to 80 feet, plus 1 square
foot per two feet of street frontage over 80 feet, up to a maximum
of 80 square feet. If a lot includes 10 or more separate establishments,
then a maximum sign area of 100 square feet shall be allowed on each
street frontage, if the additional sign area is used to identify the
various establishments.
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3
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The length of the facade of an irregularly
shaped building (such as a circular building, an "S" shaped building,
or a building with one or more inserts on the side in question) is
the straight-line distance between the two ends of the building. In
any case, each principal commercial establishment shall be allowed
a minimum building sign area of 30 square feet. The Township may require
a business in a multitenant building with a rear service door to include
an identification sign on that door, to assist fire fighters and delivery
persons.
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4
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A home occupation sign shall be limited
to the following information: name, an address, telephone number,
an occupation or activity, and a logo or trademark; there may be no
internal or spotlit illumination, except that a sign for a medical
office or emergency service may be externally illuminated when the
business is open. The sign shall have a maximum sign area of two square
feet on a maximum of two sides. The sign shall have a maximum height
of six feet. The sign may be attached to a building, a mailbox, a
light post or a freestanding post. [Amended 12-10-2007 by Ord.
No. 202]
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5
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For all of the signs listed in Table
1, a ten-foot minimum setback shall apply from the legal street right-of-way,
except that no setback from the right-of-way is required if the existing
principal building has a front setback of less than 12 feet.
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SIGN TABLE 1B - REGULATIONS FOR
PERMANENT SIGNS (continued)
(All signs listed in this Table
1 shall be required to have a Township sign permit, except “Incidential
Signs.”)
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Type of Sign
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Maximum Permitted Number of Such
Signs
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Maximum Permitted Sign Area for
Each Sign
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Maximum Permitted Height for
Freestanding Signs
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Minimum Required Setback From
Street Right-of-Way for Freestanding Signs
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Other Requirements
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Billboard - shall only be allowed in
the I/M and CH Districts
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See "Other Requirements"
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300 square feet per surface, whether
or not messages are the same
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25 feet
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30 feet
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A billboard structure shall have a
maximum of two surfaces. The second surface shall only be allowed
if the surfaces are back-to-back or at an angle of less than 45°.
The minimum setback shall be 15 feet or the minimum building setback
line, whichever is greater, from property lines other than street.
Each billboard structure must be at 1,000 feet from any other billboard
and at least 300 feet from any residential or RR district or a public
park or occupied principal dwelling
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Bus Shelter Signs
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A sign attached to a bus shelter shall only be allowed in conformance with the Bus Shelter regulations in § 285-43D(4)
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Center Sign (Business)
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For each center, 1 per principal entrance,
up to maximum of 2, except there may be more than 2 if all entrances
are at least 1,200 feet apart
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20 square feet in OSR, A, RR, R-1,
R-2, R-3 and RV Districts; 80 square feet in all other districts
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6 feet in OSR, A, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3
and RV Districts; 20 feet in all other districts
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10 feet
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Center signs are allowed only for centers
such as shopping centers, office complexes, and industrial parks which
meet at least two of the following three minimums: (1) 5 units; (2)
20,000 square feet of building area; and (3) 5 acres of land
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Development Sign
(Residential)
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For each residential development, 1
per principal entrance, up to maximum of 2 entrances
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20 square feet
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6 feet in OSR, A, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3
and RV Districts, 20 feet in all other districts
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10 feet
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Development signs are allowed only
for residential developments. They may include only the name of the
development and may not include any commercial advertising. Such signs
shall not be internally illuminated. Such sign may be attached to
a decorative masonry wall with a maximum height of 6 feet and a maximum
length of 8 feet, provided that the sign does not obstruct the sight
distance triangle
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Government Sign
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These signs may be placed within street rights-of-way. These signs are not regulated by Article VII, Signs.
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Incidental Sign
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Maximum of 5 per establishment per
street frontage
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2 square feet
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6 feet
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10 feet, except no setback is required
if sign is no more than 30 inches high
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Nonprofit Organization Sign
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As approved by the Board of Supervisors
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4 square feet
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6 feet
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Not applicable
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The location shall be approved by the
Board of Supervisors. The location may be approved in street rights-of-way
or designated entrances to the community or on common display panels.
If the sign will not be within the right-of-way, then permission shall
be obtained from the landowner
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Public Use Sign (such as for a place
of worship or primary or secondary school)
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1 building sign per lot and 1 freestanding
sign per principal entrance
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40 square feet
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6 feet in OSR, A, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3,
and RV Districts; 10 feet in all other districts
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10 feet
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SIGN TABLE 2 - REGULATIONS FOR
TEMPORARY SIGNS
(Sign permits are not required
for the signs listed in this Table 2.)
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Kind of Sign
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Permitted Time for Display
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Maximum Permitted Number of Such
Signs
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Maximum Permitted Sign Area (per
sign)
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Maximum Permitted Height for
Freestanding Signs
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Minimum Required Setback From
Street Right-of-Way for Freestanding Signs
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Other Requirements
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Contractor Sign
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During construction that is actively
occurring on site
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1 per contractor or financing provider
per lot
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6 square feet. If one sign is used
for multiple contractors, then the maximum sign area shall be an average
of 6 square feet per contractor, up to a maximum of 24 square feet
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6 feet
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See "Other Requirements"
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Must be set back at least 10 feet from
cartway or at building face, whichever is less; may not be in side
yard setback. May not be illuminated. Not permitted off premises.
A contractor sign may be combined with
another permitted sign onto the same structure, such as a real estate
sign. In such case, the sign area permitted on the structure for each
type of sign may be added together.
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Garage/Yard Sale Sign
(includes sign for auction of private
property)
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From 48 hours before sale to end of
day of sale or auction
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1 on-site and 1 off-site sign per dwelling
unit having the sale/auction
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6 square feet
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6 feet
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10 feet
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Also see Note 1
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Issue Sign (includes political election
signs for candidates)
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Any sign that relates to an election,
vote or referendum shall be removed within 7 days after such event
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2 sign faces per candidate or issue
per lot or dwelling unit, per street frontage.
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32 square feet in MS, MSL, CN, CH,
I/M and OTR Districts; 6 square feet in other districts
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10 feet in MS, MSL, CN, CH, I/M and
OTR Districts; 6 feet in other districts
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10 feet
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See Note 2.
If a lot includes more than 250 feet
of street frontage, then one additional sign face per candidate or
issue shall be allowed for each additional 250 feet of street frontage
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Open House Sign
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From 5 days before open house to 2
hours after open house. Display may not exceed 6 days per month per
lot
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Maximum 1 on premises; maximum 1 off
premises; for a subdivision of new homes, open house signs shall be
limited to a maximum total of 2 signs per subdivision
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6 square feet
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6 feet in OSR, A, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3,
and RV Districts; 10 feet in all other districts
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Not applicable
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Must include the words "Open House"
and day and time of open house. Open house must be attended by the
seller or the seller's representative during entire advertised time
of open house. Must not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
Also see Note 1
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Real Estate Sign (in OSR, A, RR, R-1,
R-2, R-3 and RV Districts)
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While offered for sale, auction or
rent, until five days after settlement of sale or occupancy of rental
space or end of auction
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1 per street frontage, up to 2 per
lot
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6 square feet
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6 feet
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10 feet
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Not permitted off-premises. Also see
Note 1. Such sign shall not be illuminated
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Real Estate Sign (in all districts
other than in the preceding row)
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While offered for sale or rent, until
5 days after settlement of sale or occupancy of rental space or end
of auction
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1 per street frontage, up to 2 per
lot
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32 square feet
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10 feet
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10 feet
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Not permitted off-premises. Also see
Note 1. Such sign shall not be illuminated
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Sidewalk Sign
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May only be displayed during hours
when the business is open to the public
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1 per street frontage, up to 2 per
lot
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See "Other Requirements"
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See "Other Requirements"
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Not applicable
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Shall not be more than 24 inches wide
and 48 inches high if placed next to curb; if placed next to buildings
having obstructions, such as steps, shall not be more than 42 inches
wide and 72 inches high. The distance between sidewalk signs shall
be at least 15 feet. A minimum of 4 feet of unobstructed walkway shall
be maintained. A sidewalk sign shall only be allowed in the MS and
MSL Districts or in front of a commercial use in a Neighborhood Design
Option Development. Such sign shall not be internally lit. A sidewalk
sign may only be placed in front of the building of principal commercial
use. Only one sign shall be allowed per business
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Special Event Sign (may include a banner)
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From 21 days before event to 5 days
after event, up to a maximum total of 45 days. See also "Other Requirements"
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1 per lot per event; maximum 10 off-premises
signs per event
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16 square feet if on premises; 6 square
feet if off premises
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6 feet
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10 feet
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Off-premises special event signs shall
only be allowed for events to benefit a charity, nonprofit, or public
service. Off-premises special events are only allowed along an arterial
or collector street and shall need permission of the property owner.
Also see Note 1. However, an on-premises sign advertising an allowed
commercial auction (not involving a single household) may be displayed
a maximum of 21 days before and one day after the auction
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Temporary Banner
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A maximum total of 30 days per calendar
year
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1 per business establishment
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25 square feet
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6 feet
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10 feet
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Allowed for a principal commercial
business. This type of sign is intended for special sales
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NOTES:
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1
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Signs which are not removed within
the time limits may be removed and impounded by the Township, and
the Township may recover a fee equal to the cost of removal and storage.
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2
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Signs which are not removed within
the time limits may be removed and discarded by the Township, and
the Township may recover a fee equal to the cost of removal, storage
and disposal.
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