A. 
Business, professional, institutional, occupation, home, and real estate signs which announce a land use not permitted under § 450-404 shall not be permitted, except in conjunction with an established nonconforming use. Signs related to land uses which, under § 450-404, are special exceptions or conditional uses shall also be special exceptions or conditional uses.
B. 
No sign shall be placed in such a position that it will cause danger to motorists or pedestrians.
C. 
Location of a sign. No sign is permitted within street legal rights-of-way. No sign shall be maintained or erected within four feet or a street right-of-way or lot line. No sign extending more than three feet above the road level shall be permitted within a clear sight triangle (15 feet distance along the nearest edge of the access way and the street right-of-way.) The lowest edge of a projecting sign shall more than 7.5 feet above the sidewalk or ground level elevation.
D. 
No signs, other than official traffic signs, shall be erected within the lines of a street unless authorized by Borough ordinance. In the event that no front yard exists, a sign may extend over the sidewalk if it complies with § 450-700B and C.
E. 
Sign setbacks.
(1) 
Freestanding signs shall be set back at least four feet from the street line.
(2) 
Mobile signs shall be parked in accordance with Borough traffic regulations or comply with § 450-700E(1).
(3) 
Building signs shall meet the setback requirements that apply to the building or structure.
F. 
Landowners shall be permitted two signs per road frontage. Exempted from this requirement are personal property signs. In the case of temporary signs such as artisans signs and real estate signs, one sign per road frontage shall be permitted in addition to the two signs permitted by right.
G. 
Off-premises signs shall be permitted only when granted as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
H. 
Moving, flashing and festoon lighted signs shall not be permitted in any district.
I. 
Signs which use the colors of official traffic signs shall not be designed to resemble those signs nor shall they be placed in such a location to confuse motorists.
J. 
Signs must be constructed of durable materials and kept in good condition and repair at all times.
K. 
Construction of signs. Supports for a sign or a sign structure shall conform with the requirements set forth in the BOCA Building Code[1] and/or Building Code adopted by Borough Council.[2] A sign using electricity shall be installed in conformance with the latest National Electric Code (NEC).
[1]
Editor's Note: See now the Uniform Construction Code, 34 Pa. Code Chs. 401 through 405.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 152, Construction Codes, Uniform.
A. 
Area of a sign. The area of a sign shall be construed to include all lettering, wording, and accompanying designs and symbols, together with the background, whether open or enclosed, on which it is displayed, but not to include any supporting framework, bracing or decorative trim which is minimal and incidental to the copy content of the display itself. In the computation of square foot area of a double-face sign or multi-face sign, only one side shall be considered, provided all faces are identical in size. If the interior angle formed by the faces of a double-faced or multi-faced sign is greater than 90°, then all sides of such signs shall be considered in calculating the sign area. A sign supported by more than one means (and therefore to which more than one type definition may apply) shall have its area and height calculations determined by the type definition which has the most restrictive standards.
B. 
Height of a sign. The maximum height to the top of a freestanding sign shall be measured from the ground level where the sign is mounted. The height of a earth mound on which a sign is mounted shall be included in the calculation of height. The height of a sign shall not exceed the building height restriction of the district in which it is located.
A. 
Residential districts (R-1 and R-2).
(1) 
The following signs are permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts.
(a) 
Official traffic sign.
(b) 
Residential name, personal property, window, professional, private directional, and home occupation signs, providing the surface area of one face of the sign does not exceed 288 square inches.
(c) 
Institutional and development signs, providing the surface area of one face of the sign does not exceed 10 square feet.
(d) 
Artisans, mobile, and portable signs providing the surface area of one face of the sign shall not exceed 10 square feet and the sign shall be in place only during the period when the work is performed.
(e) 
Real estate signs providing the surface area of one face of the sign shall not exceed 288 square inches and the sign is removed promptly upon sale of the property.
(2) 
No freestanding sign shall exceed eight feet in height.
B. 
Professional Service District (PS).
(1) 
The following signs are permitted in the PS District.
(a) 
Any sign permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts is permitted in the PS District at the same express criteria noted. Development and institutional signs shall be permitted to have a surface area not exceeding 24 square feet per face of the sign.
(b) 
Exterior advertising and business signs providing the surface area of all signs does not exceed 24 square feet.
(2) 
No freestanding sign shall exceed eight feet in height.
C. 
Commercial District (C).
(1) 
All signs permitted in the PS District are permitted in the C District.
(2) 
Exterior building signs. The surface area of building signs may be increased up to 10% of the wall area of the side of the building upon which the sign will be installed, but no sign shall exceed 28 square feet. The maximum sign area for the establishment shall be calculated on the length of the facade of the building or length of that portion of such facade which is devoted to such establishment. The sign calculation shall be done separately for each facade. The sign shall be erected on the facade for which it is calculated. The lengths of more than one applicable facade shall not be aggregated for the determination of any one sign. See also § 450-405E(11) for additional sign regulations in shopping centers.
(3) 
Window signs. The surface area of all window signs shall not exceed 33% of the area of all windows in the wall and doors on the side of the building upon which the sign will be installed. Temporary signs for nonprofit or community events are not restricted.
(4) 
Freestanding signs. No more than one sign which identifies a complex or shopping center shall be erected. The maximum sign area shall be 80 square feet, however, the sign may not exceed 10 feet in width. This sign area may be increased by 10 square feet for each establishment and each additional ten-foot square area shall be used to identify the individual additional establishment only. No freestanding sign shall exceed 10 feet in height from the ground level. The sign may be illuminated except in the Historic District, where it shall be nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated.
(5) 
No more than one individual establishment identification sign shall be erected for any establishment unless such establishment has a facade and/or an entrance on more than one street, common parking area, or pedestrian way. One sign may be erected on each street, common parking area, or pedestrian way upon which the individual establishment has a facade or entrance.
(6) 
An anchor store, in lieu of a sign provided for by Subsection C(2) may have a building sign not to exceed 80 square feet in area. An anchor store is the store or business utilizing the greatest area of space per building in a shopping center containing a minimum of six stores.
D. 
Commercial District (C-1)
(1) 
All signs permitted in the C District are permitted in the C-1 District, except that freestanding signs for gasoline stations may be increased in surface area to 36 square feet.
(2) 
No freestanding sign shall exceed 10 feet in height.
E. 
Open Recreation District (OR).
(1) 
All signs permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts are hereby permitted in the OR District.
(2) 
No sign shall exceed 12 square feet in area.
F. 
Light Industrial District (LI).
(1) 
All signs permitted in the C District are permitted in the LI District.
G. 
Retirement Community District (RC).
(1) 
All signs permitted in the PS District are permitted in the RC District.
A. 
Any sign existing and lawful at the time of the passage of this chapter, or later amendments, that does not conform in use, location, height, or size with the regulations of the district in which such sign is located, shall be a nonconforming use and may continue in such use in its present location until replacement or rebuilding becomes necessary, at which time a the provisions of Article IX, Nonconformities, shall apply.
B. 
Nonconforming signs shall be considered to be abandoned if the property to which the sign relates has been abandoned in accordance with § 450-902.
A. 
All permanent signs over two square feet in total overall area shall require the issuance of a zoning permit before erection or replacement.
B. 
All signs, banners, billboards, portable signs and other advertising devices in the Historic District shall require a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Architectural Review Board.