This Part is designed to regulate and govern the use, erection,
alteration, repair, and maintenance of all interior signs and outdoor
display structures together with their accessories and auxiliary devices
so as to protect property values, lessen congestion of land and air
spaces, provide against undue concentration of sign which distract
and endanger traffic safety and traffic flow.
The following signs shall not be permitted, erected, constructed,
or maintained in any zoning district, notwithstanding anything contained
in this part or elsewhere. Such signs which are prohibited shall be
removed or brought into conformity with the provision of the Part
within three years after this Chapter is enacted.
1. Signs which incorporate in any manner any flashing or moving illumination,
or with illumination which varies in intensity or color, and signs
which have any visible mechanical movement of any description, or
other apparent visible movement achieved by electrical pulsations
or by actions or normal wind currents. Hanging signs which simply
swing in the wind and clock, time or temperature signs and barber
poles shall not be considered as prohibited signs if it complies with
the other provisions of the Part.
2. Light sources which cast light on signs shall be shielded by opaque
material so that the bulbs, floodlights, or tubes are not visible
off the property on which the signs are located.
3. Signs advertising activities that are illegal under Federal, State,
or local laws, regulations, or ordinances as applied to the location
of a particular sign or the location of such activities.
4. Signs which by reason of size, location, movement, content, coloring
or manner of illumination, obstruct the vision of drivers either when
leaving or entering a public street from another street or driveway,
obstruct or detract from the visibility or effectiveness of any traffic
control device or traffic sign on a public street.
5. Signs which make use of words such as "stop," "look," "one-way,"
"danger," "yield," "go slow," "caution," or similar words, phrases,
lights, or characters in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead,
or confuse traffic, or which imitate an official traffic sign or signal.
6. Signs which advertise an activity, business, product or service no
longer produced or conducted. In such case, such sign shall be removed
within 30 days after same is no longer produced or conducted.
7. Signs which are placed or located within the public right-of-way,
except as provided elsewhere in this Chapter.
8. Signs painted on, pasted or attached to, or supported by utility
poles, trees, fences, stones, cliffs, or other natural objects.
9. Signs which consist of pennants, spinners, banners, streamers or
searchlights, except for occasions such as grand openings and then
only with permission of the Zoning Officer for a use limited to a
period of 30 days.
10. Signs which obstruct free ingress to, or egress from a fire escape,
door, window, or other exitway.
11. Signs which are structurally unsafe in a state of disrepair.
The following regulations shall apply to all permitted sign
uses.
1. Signs must be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good
condition, and not allowed to become dilapidated.
2. Signs shall not be placed in such a position that they will cause
danger to traffic on a street by obscuring the view.
3. Signs, other than an official traffic sign, shall not be erected
within the line of any street.
4. Signs projecting beyond the property lines shall be not less than
10 feet above the public sidewalk areas.
5. Signs shall not project above the height limit of buildings permitted
in any district in which they are located.
6. No sign shall be permitted which rotates and/or causes interruption
or flashing light.
7. All signs erected within the right-of-way of a State Highway shall
be in accordance with the regulation of the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation.
8. A permit shall not be required for the erection, alteration or maintenance
of any signs permitted in a residential district.
9. A permit shall be required for the erection, alternation, or reconstruction
of billboards, or advertising sign boards, including poster panels,
bulletins, and the like.
10. All signs shall be removed when the circumstances leading to their
erection no longer applies.
Only the types of on premise, temporary signs listed on Table
2402 shall be permitted.
[Added 10/10/2004 by Ord. 04-14]
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, no
sign shall be visible from an interstate highway except as stated
hereinafter in this Section. One free standing sign or wall sign not
to exceed 660 square feet may be visible from an interstate highway
if, as documents by an acceptable traffic study, all infrastructure
for travel from the interstate or limited highway to the parcel on
which the sign is located is proper and acceptable and improved, including
but not limited to rights of way, traffic control devices, road size,
widths, lanes of travel and configuration. Such sign shall be limited
to announce the name of the development or use of the parcel and shall
be no more than 20 feet in height; and shall only be allowed on parcels
which contain no less than seven distinct operations such as a shopping
center with at least seven stores.