The following regulations shall apply to all districts:
A. No sign shall be erected within the lines of a street right-of-way;
except traffic signs, regulatory notices, informational signs, message
boards or digital displays of a duly constituted governmental body.
B. No sign having a distracting effect on motorists on adjacent highways
shall be permitted, including those which flash, move, oscillate,
or rotate.
C. No sign shall be erected which emits smoke, visible vapors or particles,
sound or odor.
D. No sign shall be erected or operated in a manner which may be mistaken
for a traffic signal.
E. No sign shall be erected containing information that implies that
a property may be used for any purpose not permitted under the provisions
of this chapter.
F. No roof sign shall project above the main peak or cornice line of
a building to which a sign is affixed.
(1)
Floodlighting of any sign shall be arranged so that the source
of light is not visible nor glare is detected from any property line
or vehicular access and that only the sign is illuminated.
G. A freestanding sign and projecting sign shall not be utilized together
to identify the same establishment on the same street frontage unless
for multiple uses on a single lot where the freestanding sign collectively
denotes a number of uses.
H. No sign, including political signs and temporary removable yard or
garage sale signs, and hunting and trespassing signs, shall be placed
on any tree, utility pole or upon rocks or natural features.
I. Backlighting of signs shall not project luminance or glare levels exceeding the criteria of §
167-66 of the West Brandywine Township Code.
J. Sign lighting where permitted shall be extinguished at 11:00 p.m.,
or within 30 minutes of the close of business, whichever is later.
K. No sign other than official traffic signage shall be permitted in
the right-of-way of any public street, unless specifically permitted
in this chapter.
Every permitted sign shall be constructed of durable materials
and kept in good condition, safe from hazards, nuisances and collapse.
When any sign becomes dilapidated, the owner shall receive notice
by the Township Zoning Officer to remedy the situation within 30 days.
Should the remedy not occur within this time frame, the Township shall
remove the dilapidated sign at the expense of the owner or lessee
of the property on which it is located.
The following regulations shall apply to all districts:
A. Temporary signs shall be displayed for less than 60 days.
B. Temporary signs shall comply with the following:
(1)
Display of signs for more than 60 days will require conversion
to permanent sign status or shall be removed by the installer/applicant.
(2)
The site or building on which the sign was erected shall be
restored to its original condition upon removal of a sign.
C. Temporary signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area.
D. Any freestanding temporary sign shall be located at least 10 feet
from any lot line, and shall not impede any traffic sight distances.
E. Temporary signs do not require permanent foundations, but shall be
installed such that they do not fall down over the property boundary
or within a right-of-way area.
F. Temporary political and personal viewpoint signs not otherwise exempt
may be displayed, erected subject to receipt of a temporary sign permit.
In any residential district only the following signs shall be
permitted. No sign shall be illuminated directly or indirectly, except
permitted business, industrial or commercial uses which may illuminate
sign(s) during hours of operation. Only one sign shall be permitted
on a parcel for each permitted use, unless a parcel fronts two streets,
in which case the parcel may have one sign located along the frontage
of each street.
A. Name and address signs for farms and farmstands shall not exceed
32 square feet in area.
B. Signs denoting the name of a subdivision or development not exceeding
32 square feet in area.
C. Public utility identification signs relating to the identification,
operation or protection of any public utility, not exceeding four
square feet in area, or sized in accordance with the regulatory requirements
of the public utility.
D. Signs associated with permitted special exception uses not exceeding
20 square feet in area, unless a larger sign(s) is approved by the
Zoning Hearing Board as part of the special exception decision.
In the Rural Mixed Use District the following signs and no other
shall be permitted:
C. Directional signs and monument signs not exceeding six square feet
in area.
D. Directory signs relating to a group of stores or business establishments
on a single lot or an adjacent lot.
E. On-premises business signs, accessory to a permitted use, provided
that the following conditions are met:
(1)
Wall-mounted signs shall not exceed four square feet in area
for each linear foot of building wall. Wall-mounted signs shall not
exceed 100 square feet in area. Their maximum height shall be 20 feet
above ground level.
(2)
Freestanding signs not exceeding 110 square feet in area, the
maximum height of freestanding signs shall be 25 feet.
(3)
Projecting signs shall not exceed 10 square feet in area.
In the Limited Industrial District the following signs and no
other signs shall be permitted.
B. Directional signs not exceeding 24 square feet in area.
C. Industrial park sign and directory relating to a group of industrial
activities within a unified development.
D. Business or industrial sign, accessory to a permitted industrial
use, provided that the following conditions are met:
(1)
Wall-mounted signs shall not exceed four square feet in area
for each linear foot of building wall. Wall-mounted signs shall not
exceed 120 square feet in area.
(2)
Freestanding signs shall not exceed 100 square feet in area.
The maximum height of freestanding signs shall be 25 feet.
In the Medical Service-Institutional (MSI) District, the following
signs and no other signs shall be permitted.
A. Wall-mounted signs shall not exceed four square feet in area for
every linear foot of building wall. Wall-mounted signs shall not exceed
100 square feet in area. Their maximum height shall be 20 feet above
ground level.
B. Freestanding signs not exceeding 100 square feet in area; the maximum
height of freestanding signs shall be 16 feet.
C. Directional signs and monument signs within a single sign not exceeding
six square feet in area.