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.
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.
A. 
All temporary and special occasion signs shall conform with the dimensional requirements and safety provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Temporary signs shall not be displayed for more than 30 days in any six-month interval.