§ 27-807. Business Signs Are Permitted to Have Digital Displays (Changeable Message Technology).

   1.   Must be readily available for timely public service announcements.

   2.   Digital display signs must have static messages and are not permitted to contain content that clashes or intermittent/moving lights. Display only.

   3.   Digital display signs must maintain their images for a minimum of 30 seconds. The sign shall be static between midnight and 5:00 a.m.

   4.   All signs shall be in strict compliance with the 1965 Highway Beautification Act and Corresponding State Laws.

(Ord. 2015-06, 9/28/2015)

(CHART A
PERMITTED PERMANENT SIGNS)

Sign Type	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area Permitted	Maximum Height Attached	Maximum Height Freestand	Maximum Projection From Bldg. (Att. Sign)	Zones Permitted
P-1: All traffic signs & signals operated by the Township	-	-	-	-	-	All
P-2: Identification and information for public and semi-public facilities such as	1 free-standing and/or 1 attached	32 sq. ft. per lot (total)	Height of building	10 ft.	12 in.	Where use is permitted
P-3: Directional signs	1 per lot	2 sq. ft. per sign	Height of building	3 ft.	12 in.	All*
P-4: Identification sign for residential subdivision or multi-family development	1 per development entrance or 1 per 1,000 ft. of road frontage and 1 per farmstead located along a road frontage	Residential Developments 20 sq. ft. and farmsteads - 32 sq. ft.	-	10 ft.	-	Where use is permitted
P-5: Business signs for the purpose of identification of a permitted use on the property on which the use exists (excludes complexes such as shopping centers, malls, multi- use buildings, industrial parks and individual stores or businesses within such complexes)	1 freestanding sign; unlimited number of attached signs	One square foot per linear foot of lot frontage, not to exceed 80 square feet for freestanding signs within the I, BP, and C (for properties abutting State Route 74 only) Districts and not to exceed 50 square feet for freestanding signs within the C District (properties not abutting Route 74). 30 square feet for each attached sign. 140 square feet aggregate for the lot.	-	18 feet in the C (for properties abutting State Route 74 only), I, and BP Districts. 15 feet in the C District (properties not abutting Route 74).	-	Where use is permitted
P-5A: Freestanding business sign	1 per lot	1 sq. ft. per 2 lineal ft. of frontage; not to exceed 20 sq. ft. All residential zones max. 16 sq. ft.	-	15 ft.	-	Where use is permitted
P-5B: Freestanding business sign to include home occupation sign (attached or freestanding) and the other regulations relating thereto, currently identified as P-5C	1 per lot	1 sq. ft. per lineal ft. of lot frontage; not to exceed 40 sq. ft.	-	15 ft.	-	C, I, BP
P-5C: Home occupation sign (attached or freestanding)	1 per approved use	2 sq. ft.	-	3 ft.	-	Where use is permitted
P-6: Business signs for shopping center, malls, multi- use buildings and industrial parks (complexes)
P-6A: Freestanding business sign for complex. Note: Individual stores or businesses are prohibited from having individual freestanding signs.	1 per street frontage	1 sq. ft. per lineal foot of lot frontage, not to exceed 100 sq. ft.	-	18 ft.	-	C, I, BP
P-6B: Attached business signs for complex	1 per street frontage of attached principal structure	1/2 sq. ft. per lineal ft. of wall onto which sign is to be affixed, not to exceed 40 sq. ft.	Height of building	-	12 in.	C, I, BP
P-6C: Attached business signs for individual stores or businesses within complex	Unlimited	1.5 sq. ft. per lineal foot of building frontage, not to exceed 30 square feet maximum cumulative area for all signs.	Height of building	-	12 in.	C, I, BP
P-7: Advertising sign - see § 27-804
P-8: Billboard sign - see § 27- 806 Off-Premises Advertising Signs/Billboard Signs

 

*With permission of landowner on which sign is places. Not on traffic or utility poles.

CHART B
PERMITTED TEMPORARY SIGNS

Sign Type	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area Permitted	Maximum Height Attached	Maximum Height Freestand	Maximum Projection From Bldg. (Att. Sign)	Zones Permitted
T-1: Signs identifying architects, engineers, contractors, or others engaged in construction work on the premises where their work is processing, except that where a permit for a T-3 sign has been issued, T-1 signs shall not be permitted - Sign to be removed upon completion of the work.	1 per each separate firm involved in work on the site	6 sq. ft. per sign	Height of building	10 ft.	12 in.	All
T-2: Real estate signs on individual properties that are for sale, rent, or lease - Sign to be removed within 1 week of sale, rent, or lease agreement.	1 per street frontage of the lot	6 sq. ft. per sign for residences, 32 sq. ft. per sign for commercial or industrial properties or vacant land.	Height of building	10 ft.	12 in.	All
T-3: Signs announcing proposed housing developments, apartment complexes, or commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential development and including information identifying architects, engineers, contractors, financing companies, or others involved in the creation of the development. Contrary to the definition of temporary signs, these signs shall be embedded in the real estate - Sign to be removed after 2 years unless the permit is renewed.	1 per street frontage	32 sq. ft. per sign	Height of building	10 ft.	12 in.	Where use is permitted and developme nt approved
T-4: Business signs - Not to exceed 90 days aggregate in a calendar year and 30 days per use.	1 per lot (attached or freestanding)	20 sq. ft. per sign, except attached banners which shall not exceed 32 sq. ft.	Height of building	10 ft.	12 in.	All where use is permitted
T-5: Temporary signs announcing a special event not normally associated with a location or a location's use (does not include promotions or prices affiliated with services or merchandise normally offered for sale on premises)
T-5A: On the site of the event - Not to exceed 30 days and sign shall be removed within 7 days following the conclusion of the event. No lot shall have a sign more than 4 consecutive times during any 12 consecutive months	1 per frontage	32 sq. ft.	Height of building	10 ft.	12 in.	All
T-5B: On a location away from the site of the event. NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS PLACEMENT AND MUST BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EVENT	-	6 sq. ft. per sign	Height of building	10 ft.	12 in.	All, with the permission of the landowner on which the sign is placed. Not on traffic or utility poles
T-6: Signs for a political election - Signs shall be removed by the political party or the candidate within 10 days following the primary or general election to which they refer	-	32 sq. ft.	Height of building	10 ft.	12 in.	All, with the permission of the landowner on which the sign is placed. Not on traffic or utility poles

 

(Ord. 2015-06, 9/28/2015)