Table 8
Sign Requirements
Permanent Sign Requirements
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Sign Type
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Maximum Permitted Number
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Maximum Permitted Sign Area
(square feet)
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Maximum Height and Minimum Required Setback from Near
Property Line for Freestanding Signs
(feet)
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Maximum Height of Flat Wall Signs
(feet)
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Maximum Height of Wall Projecting Signs
(feet)
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Maximum Projection From Wall for Wall Projecting Signs
(feet)
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Permitted Zones
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Other Requirements
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Permit Required
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Signs owned and associated with uses operated by the Borough;
official traffic signs
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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All
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No
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Signs identifying public and semi-public uses (e.g., schools,
churches, utilities, hospitals, libraries, parks, fire stations, post
offices, and other similar uses)
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2 per road frontage
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20 per sign
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10
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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10, but no closer than 10 from any lot line
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All
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Yes
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Residential nameplates identifying name of home, its occupant,
or both, not including name listing on mailbox
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1 per dwelling unit
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2
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5
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10
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Not permitted
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Not permitted
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All
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No
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Property control signs (e.g., "No Trespassing," "Private Property,"
"No Hunting or Fishing," "Posted," "Private Drive," or similar type
signs)
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1 per 25 linear feet of property line
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2 per sign
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5
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Not permitted
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Not permitted
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Not permitted
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All
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Spacing at no less than 25-foot intervals
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No
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Residential development/neighborhood signs. Such signs shall
only list the name of the neighborhood/development and shall not list
any names of contractors, realtors, or both.
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1 per street entrance, but no more than 2 total
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1 per dwelling, not to exceed 20 per sign
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15
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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10 but no closer than 10 from any lot line
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All
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The applicant shall submit a written description of the maintenance
responsibilities in a form satisfactory to the Borough Solicitor.
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Yes
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Individual business signs identifying the name and type of business,
any trademark of the business conducted on the premises, or any combination
thereof. This does not include businesses contained within planned
centers, as defined herein.
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1 per principal use
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20
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15
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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20, but no closer than 10 from any lot line
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All
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No flat wall sign, nor wall projecting sign shall be larger
than 15% of the wall area to which the sign is attached.
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Yes
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On-site directional, entrance, exit, restroom, and other informational
signs
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4 per building
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2 per sign
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5
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10
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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2
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All
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No
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Billboards
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See § 370-302 of this chapter.
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Yes
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Temporary signs of contractors, architects, mechanics, landscapers,
and artisans, displayed only while actual on-site work is in progress
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1 per firm whose work is in progress
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6
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5
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Not permitted
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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5, but no closer than 5 from any lot line
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All
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Should sign be left on-site beyond allow-able time period, the
Borough may impound it and recover a fee from owner equal to cost
of impoundment and storage.
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No
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Real estate sale, sold, or rent signs when placed upon the property
(unit) to be rented or sold, containing less than 3 acres
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1 per street frontage, maximum of 2 signs
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6 per sign
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5
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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5, but no closer than 5 from any lot line
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All
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All such signs shall be removed within 5 days of final sales
transaction or upon rental occupancy, or be subject to Borough impoundment
and a recovery fee.
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No
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Real estate sale, sold, or rent signs when placed upon the property
(unit) to be rented or sold, containing more than 3 acres
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1 per street frontage, maximum of 2 signs
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32 per sign
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10
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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5, but no closer than 5 from any lot line
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All
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Same as above
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Yes
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Proposed development signs for residential, office, or both,
complexes
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1 per street frontage, maximum of 2 signs
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1 per unit of occupancy, not to exceed 32
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10
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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5, but no closer than 5 from any lot line
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All, but only after final plan approval
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Such signs shall be removed upon completion of construction
of final unit.
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Yes
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Proposed development signs for commercial uses, industrial uses,
other nonresidential, uses, or any combination thereof
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1 per street frontage, maximum of 2 signs
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20, plus 1 per 1,000 of gross leasable floor area, not to exceed
32
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10
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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5, but no closer than 5 from any lot line
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LC, I, but only after final plan approval
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All such signs shall be removed upon completion of building
construction.
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Yes
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Special event signs for businesses (e.g., grand openings, change
of use or ownership, closeout sale, clearance sale, holiday sale,
etc.)
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1 per business per event
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20
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10
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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5, but no closer than 5 from any lot line
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LC, I
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Such signs may only be used during 2 consecutive periods per
calendar year, not exceeding 30 days total.
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Yes
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Garage/yard sale signs upon properties conducting such sales
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1
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4 per sign
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5
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Not permitted
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Not permitted
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All
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No
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Political signs
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Unlimited
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12
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5
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Height of wall to which sign is attached
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Not permitted
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Not permitted
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All
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Such signs may only be displayed between 30 days prior to and
5 days after an election.
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No
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Note: In no case shall the size of a flat wall sign exceed 15%
of the wall area on which the sign is placed.
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