Sign types and illuminations:
ANIMATED SIGNA sign with action or motion, flashing or color changes requiring electrical energy, but not including window-displayed computer monitors or wind-actuated elements such as flags, banners or novelty items, e.g., reader board.
AWNINGA building element consisting of soft or rigid material, including canvas, fabric, metal or similar material, that is supported by an underlying framework that is affixed to a building facade. An awning may or may not be fixed or be equipped with a mechanism for raising and holding the awning in a retracted position against the building facade. An awning shall not project more than four feet from the building facade and at no point shall it extend above the parapet wall or eave line of the roof. The minimum vertical height clearance from any part of an awning to a sidewalk directly below or adjacent to the awning is seven feet.
AWNING SIGNA sign painted on, printed on or attached flat against the surface of an awning. An awning sign shall only display the business name, graphic logo and/or building number and shall be painted/printed/attached only to an awning affixed to the ground floor building facade.
BEACON LIGHTINGAny source of electric light, whether portable or fixed, the primary purpose of which is to cast a concentrated beam of light generally skyward as a means of attracting attention to its location rather than illuminate any particular sign, structure, or other object.
BILLBOARDSee "Off-Premises Advertising Sign or Billboard."
BUSINESS SIGNAn on-premises sign that advertises or otherwise directs attention to a business, commodity, service, industry or other activity which is sold, offered or conducted, other than incidentally, on the premises upon which the sign is located or to which it is affixed.
CABINET SIGNA sign that contains all the text and/or logo symbols within an enclosed cabinet and may or may not be illuminated.
CANOPYA building element consisting of soft material such as canvas, fabric or similar material that is supported by an underlying framework that is affixed to a building facade; a canopy may or may not have vertical supports. A canopy shall be located only at the building entrance that faces a street and at no point shall it extend above the parapet wall or eave line of the roof. The maximum length of a canopy shall be 15 feet with the minimum width being four feet and the maximum width being eight feet. The minimum clearance from any part of a canopy to a sidewalk directly below or adjacent to a canopy is seven feet.
CANOPY SIGNA sign painted on, printed on or attached flat against the surface of a canopy. A canopy sign shall only display the business name, graphic logo and/or building number.
CHANNEL LETTERINGThree-dimensional individual letters or figures, illuminated or nonilluminated, affixed to a structure.
DIRECTIONAL SIGNA sign conveying instructions regarding pedestrian and/or vehicular movement with respect to the premises on which it is located, such as the entrance and exit of a parking area.
DIRECTORY SIGNA sign on which the names and location of the occupants or the use of a building is given, including office building and religious directories.
FESTOON LIGHTINGAn external means of illumination comprised of a group of strung bulbs.
FREESTANDING SIGNA self-supporting sign resting on or supported by means of poles, posts, or standards.
IDENTIFICATION SIGNA sign whose copy is limited to the name of a building, institution or person and/or to the activity or occupation being identified.
INCIDENTAL SIGNA directional sign of a public service nature, such as signs identifying a place of worship, parking areas, telephones, restrooms, loading docks or similar services, which contains no advertising.
MARQUEE SIGNAny sign attached to a marquee for the purposes of identifying a theater or movie house.
MONUMENT SIGNA sign attached to a brick, stone or masonry wall or structure that forms a supporting base for the sign display.
OFF-PREMISES ADVERTISING SIGN OR BILLBOARDA sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, entertainment or facility not located, conducted, sold or offered upon the premises where such sign is located.
ON-PREMISES SIGNA sign that advertises or otherwise directs attention to an activity on the same lot where the sign is located.
PARALLEL WALL SIGNA sign mounted parallel to a wall or other vertical building surface that does not extend beyond the edge of any wall, roofline or other surface to which it is mounted, and does not project more than one foot from the surface to which it is mounted.
PIN-MOUNTED LETTERINGThree-dimensional individual letters or figures, illuminated or nonilluminated, that are affixed to a structure by pins.
PORTABLE SIGNAny sign, including vehicular signs, not permanently attached to the ground or building.
PROJECTING WALL SIGNAny sign mounted to a wall or other vertical surface, other than a parallel sign, that does not project more than four feet from the surface to which it is mounted nor project above the wall, roofline or surface to which it is mounted, nor in any way interfere with normal pedestrian or vehicular traffic. A minimum height clearance of seven feet is required.
ROOF SIGNA sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet wall of a building and which is wholly or partly supported by that building.
SNIPE SIGNA permanent or temporary sign or poster affixed to a tree, fence, utility pole or upon rocks or natural features.
TEMPORARY SIGNA sign which advertises community or civic projects, construction projects, real estate for sale or lease, a commercial grand opening, or other special events on a temporary basis. The following types of signs shall be considered temporary signs:
(1) BANNER SIGNA temporary sign intended to be hung either with or without frames, possessing characters, letters, illustrations or ornamentations applied to paper, plastic or fabric of any kind. National flags, flags of political subdivisions and symbolic or decorative flags of any institution, neighborhood, residential use or business shall not be considered banners for the purpose of this article.
PROJECT SIGNAny sign giving the name or names of owner, principal contractors, subcontractors, architects, and lending institutions responsible for construction, landscaping or other improvements on the site where the sign is placed.
DEVELOPMENT SIGNAn on-premises sign on a building or lot which announces the nature, purpose or name of the prospective building/enterprise.
POLITICAL SIGNA temporary sign used in connection with a local, county, commonwealth or national election or referendum.
PORTABLE SIGNAny sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure or a sign designed to be transported, including, but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs converted to A- or T-frames; menu and sandwich-board signs; balloons used as signs; umbrellas used for advertising; and signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way, unless said vehicle is used in the normal day-to-day operations of the business. Portable signs shall not be illuminated unless a special exception is granted by the Township Zoning Hearing Board.
REAL ESTATE SIGNA temporary sign which advertises the sale, lease or rent of the property on which the sign is placed.
SPECIAL EVENT SIGNOn-premises window sign, banner or commemorative flag which advertise a grand opening or other special event.
SUBDIVISION SIGNAn on-premises or off-premises directional sign advertising to the public the name of the subdivision project and the type of project to be built.
NONRESIDENTIAL BUSINESS SIGNAn on-premises sign that advertises or otherwise directs attention to a business, commodity, service, industry or other activity which is sold, offered or conducted, other than incidentally, on the premises upon which the sign is located or to which it is affixed.
TRAILER SIGNAny sign which is erected upon a structure having wheels or rollers facilitating movement from one location to another.
VEHICULAR SIGNAny vehicle and/or trailer to which a sign is affixed in such a manner that the carrying of the sign is no longer incidental to the vehicle's purpose but becomes the primary purpose of the vehicle.
WINDOW SIGNA sign mounted or painted on a window or inside a structure such that it is intended to be seen through a window from the outside.
