Signs shall be subject to the standards set forth in Table 436-76(1).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 436-76(1) is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
The sign face shall not extend beyond the awning or canopy surfaces in any direction except as set forth for suspended signs.
B. 
Graphic stripping, patterns, color bands or background embellishments shall not be included in the computation of sign area.
The supporting pole(s) or structure of the sign shall meet the required setback. The sign face may extend to the public right-of-way but shall not extend beyond the right-of-way line.
A. 
The sign shall not extend vertically above the building facade. One edge of the sign shall be installed as close as possible to the building facade and the sign shall not extend more than four feet beyond the building facade. No part of the sign or its supporting structure shall extend nearer than four feet to the perpendicular upward projection of any curbline.
B. 
Signs projecting over a street or alley are prohibited.
A. 
Roof signs shall not be permitted on any building fronting Main Street from the Shenango River to the west side of Mercer Street.
B. 
Roof signs for nonresidential uses shall be permitted elsewhere in the Borough, provided the sign face does not exceed three feet in height.
A. 
Menu board signs shall not exceed 50 square feet in sign area and shall be located adjacent to a drive-through lane and entirely behind the principal structure.
B. 
Menu board signs are not included in the computation for maximum allowable sign area.
A. 
The number, location, and dimensional requirements of all individual freestanding signs are set forth in Table 436-76(1).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 436-76(1) is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
The maximum combined sign area for freestanding signs per 200 feet of property frontage under the same property ownership shall be 50 square feet.
C. 
When a property frontage exceeds 200 feet in length, more than one sign shall be permitted. One freestanding sign for each 200 feet of property frontage and one additional freestanding sign for each remainder of the property frontage exceeding 100 feet of the two-hundred-foot segment shall be permitted.
Examples:
Number of Signs Permitted
Length of Property Frontage
(feet)
Maximum Combined Sign Area
(square feet)
1
275
50
2
301
100
3
501
150
4
850
200
D. 
The signs may be spaced closer than 200 feet apart, provided those signs are placed at a street entrance to a lot. No more than one sign may be placed at a street entrance to a lot.
A. 
The number, location, and dimensional requirements of all individual building signs are set forth in Table 436-76(1).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 436-76(1) is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
The maximum combined sign area for all building signs per building elevation shall be equivalent to the maximum permitted sign area computed for wall signs as set forth in § 436-28