Signs advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon which they are erected by the owner or broker or any other person interested in the sale or rental of such premises, may be erected and maintained, provided:

Signs advertising the sale or development of the premises upon which they are erected, when erected in connection with the development of the premises by a builder, contractor, developer, or other person interested in such sale or development, may be erected and maintained, provided:

Signs indicating the location and direction of premises available for or in process of development, but not erected upon such premises, and having inscribed thereon the name of the owner, developer, builder, or agent, may be erected and maintained, provided:

Signs bearing the word "sold" or the word "rented," with the name of the person effecting the sale or rental, provided the conditions in § 138-86A hereof are complied with.

Signs of mechanics, painters, and other artisans during the period such persons are performing work on the premises on which such signs are erected, provided:

Signs indicating the private nature of a driveway, or trespassing signs, provided that the area of one side of any such sign shall not exceed two square feet.

Signs of schools, churches, sanitariums, or other institutions of a similar nature provided:

Identification signs for authorized home occupations, provided:

On- and/or off-premises signs necessary for the direction, regulation and control of traffic; street name signs; legal notices; warnings at railroad crossings; and other official signs which are similarly authorized or erected by a duly constituted governmental body. Such signs may be illuminated only as necessary or customary for traffic control or safety.

Public utility signs required in connection with the identification, operation, or protection of public utility, provided the area of one side of any such sign shall not exceed eight square feet.

Signs indicating direction may be erected along streets to direct vehicles or pedestrians to premises or businesses not located on such streets, but the access to which is from such streets. The following regulations shall apply:

Business identification signs. One business identification sign may be permitted for each property with an approved business or a preexisting nonconforming business with the following standards:

All signs permitted in the Conservation/Forest, Agricultural, and Residential Districts (§ 138-86) may be erected and maintained.

Business identification signs.

Nonilluminated and indirectly illuminated business signs are permitted, provided no objectionable glare or illumination are created on adjacent uses. Directly illuminated signs are not permitted within the Village District.

Temporary nonilluminated signs advertising exhibits, shows or events may be erected, subject to the following requirements:

Any sign authorized in Conservation/Forest, Agricultural, and Residential Districts shall be permitted in the Commercial and Industrial Districts.

Business identification signs. One of the following types of signs may be permitted for commercial and industrial properties within the Commercial and Industrial Districts:

Shopping centers (for the purpose of this chapter, a "shopping center" is defined as a group of three or more stores on a single parcel of ground) may have the following displays as provided:

Off-premises advertising shall be located only in the following districts: R-2 Residential District, C Commercial District and I Industrial District, where such areas are located along a major arterial street as defined in the Carroll Township Comprehensive Plan. For the purposes of this chapter, those streets are PA Route 34 and portions of PA Route 850.

Advertising signs shall not be placed closer than 300 feet to a dwelling which is located on the same side of the street as the sign nor closer than 2,500 feet to another billboard.

Such sign shall be placed no closer than 50 feet from any street right-of-way and may not exceed 300 square feet in area.

Temporary signs advertising home garage sales, yard sales, and the like, as differentiated from signs advertising established commercial enterprises, may be erected in any zoning district subject to the following provisions:

Temporary signs advertising public auctions or sales, as differentiated from signs advertising established commercial enterprises, may be erected in any zoning district subject to the following provisions:

Temporary political signs advertising political parties or candidates for election may be erected, provided:

Holiday decorations displayed for recognized holidays shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter except as they may cause glare, interfere with traffic safety or in any other way become a public safety hazard.

Signs which incorporate in any manner any flashing or moving illumination, or with illumination which varies in intensity or color, and signs which have any visible revolving parts or visible mechanical movement of any description, or other apparent visible movement achieved by electrical pulsation or by actions of normal wind currents. Hanging signs which simply swing in the wind and clock, time or temperature signs and barber poles shall not be considered as a prohibited sign as long as it complies with the other provisions of this article.

Light sources which cast light on signs shall be shielded by opaque material so that the bulbs, floodlights or tubes are not visible off the property on which the signs are located.

Signs advertising activities that are illegal under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances as applied to the location of a particular sign or the location of such activities.

Signs which by reason of size, location, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination obstruct the vision of drivers either when leaving or entering a public street from another street or driveway, and/or obstruct or detract from the visibility or effectiveness of any traffic control device or traffic sign on a public street.

Signs which make use of words such as "stop," "look," "one-way," "danger," "yield," "go slow," "caution," or any similar words, phrases, symbols, lights or characters in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic or which imitate an official traffic sign or signal.

Signs which advertise an activity, business, product or service no longer produced or conducted. In such case, such sign shall be removed within 30 days after the same is no longer produced or conducted,

Signs which are placed or located within the public right-of-way, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter.

Signs painted on, pasted or attached to or supported by utility poles, trees, fences, a stone cliff or other natural object.

Signs which consist of pennants, spinners, banners, streamers or search lights, except for occasions such as grand openings and then only with permission of the Building Inspector for a use limited to a period of 15 days.

String lights other than temporary holiday decorations or special events or function of public service, charitable, religious, educational, and civic organizations which are unshielded from off the premises on which they are located.

Signs which obstruct free ingress to or egress from a fire escape, door, window or other exitway.

Signs which are structurally unsafe or in a state of disrepair.

Computation of sign area.

Sign must be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good condition, and not, allowed to become dilapidated.

Signs projecting beyond the property lines shall be not less than 10 feet above the public sidewalk areas.

Signs shall not project above the height limit permitted in any district in which they are located.

All signs erected within the right-of-way of a state highway shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Except for home occupations and permitted business identification signs, a permit shall not be required for the erection, alteration or maintenance of any signs permitted in the CF Conservation Forest, R-A Residential-Agricultural District, R-1 Residential District, and R-2 Residential District.

A permit shall be required for the erection, structural alteration or reconstruction of billboards or advertising signboards.

All signs shall be removed when the circumstances leading to their erection no longer applies.

All nonconforming signs, or advertising sign boards, including poster panels, bulletins, and the like, shall be made to conform to all pertinent regulations or be removed within three years after the effective date of this chapter, except that business identification signs on legal nonconforming uses may be continued and maintained as a part of the legal nonconforming use.