A.
No sign or sign structure shall be erected at the intersection of
any streets or along any street in such a manner as to obstruct free
and clear vision. No sign or sign structure shall be located where
by its position, shape, or color interferes with, obstructs the view
of or can be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or
device.
B.
At an intersection, no sign or sign structure shall be located within
a thirty-foot clear site triangle at a height of less than 10 feet
from grade to the bottom of the sign except for a single support that
is less than seven inches in diameter and used to support a pole sign.
C.
Traffic visibility shall take precedence over any other permitted
sign use.
A.
Any sign that by its location, color, size, shape, message, illumination
or nature may be confused with an official traffic control sign, signal
or device shall be prohibited.
B.
Any sign that uses admonitions such as STOP, GO, SLOW, LOOK, DANGER
or YIELD that may be confused with official signs of a government,
public utility or emergency service shall be prohibited.
A.
Signs, sign structures, or sign frameworks, shall not be permitted
on public property or in a right-of-way except as provided elsewhere
in this chapter.
B.
Greenville Borough Council may erect, install, place or display signage
on Borough property provided the sign conforms with the safety provisions
of this chapter.
[Amended 8-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1455]
A.
Signs which blink, flash or have animated, rotating, pulsating or
scrolling light shall not be permitted except when in use as a temporary
holiday decoration.
B.
The illumination from any sign, permanent or temporary, shall not
cast any direct light or significant glare onto any residential use
or onto any public street. Lighting directed toward a sign shall be
shielded such that it illuminates only the sign face.
C.
Strings of bare bulbs shall be limited to 15 watts each and shall
be mounted to a rigid, dark and opaque background.
D.
The operation, by a person, of any light fixture that produces blinking,
flashing, rotating, pulsing or scrolling light visible from any point
on public property or in the right-of-way shall be prohibited regardless
of its association with any sign.
A.
Any sign which obstructs the free ingress or egress of any window,
door, stairway, fire escape or any means of egress location shall
be prohibited. No sign shall be attached to a fire escape, standpipe,
hose cabinet or similar fixture except as permitted by the Fire Department.
B.
No sign shall be placed in a manner that obstructs light or air from
entering the building as may be required by Borough Code or in a location
that interferes with the proper functioning of a building.
Portable signs, not of a temporary or transitory nature, shall
be prohibited. Exception: One sign of an A-frame design may be placed
on the sidewalk of a nonresidential use during normal business hours
only, provided the sign is commercially manufactured, has a sign area
not exceeding six square feet, and does not interfere with pedestrian
traffic in any way.
Any sign attached to or placed upon a trailer or an abandoned
vehicle on either public or private property shall be prohibited.
Nuisance, novelty and home occupations signs shall be prohibited.
A sign containing information which states or implies that a property is or may be used for a purpose not permitted under the provisions of Chapter 550, Zoning, or any other unlawful use shall be prohibited.
Pennants, streamers, pinwheels, balloons, inflatable signs and
tethered balloons shall be prohibited except those temporarily displayed
as part of a special sale, promotion or community event.
Signs prohibited by state or federal law shall be prohibited
in the Borough of Greenville.
