Place reasonable standards on the erection and maintenance of signs within Carroll Valley Borough.

Promote the safety, welfare, and convenience of uses of rights-of-way, relative to signs, while maintaining and enhancing the residential and rural character of Carroll Valley Borough.

Promote commerce while identifying places of business and cultural and social activity in a visually attractive manner compatible with the residential and rural character of Carroll Valley Borough.

Avoid excessive use of large or multiple signs, so that permitted signs can provide identification and direction while minimizing clutter, confusion, and hazardous distractions to motorists and pedestrians.

No sign shall be erected, enlarged, or relocated until a zoning permit for doing so has been issued by the Zoning Officer, or unless specifically exempted from permitting by § 27-1703 below. Applications shall be on forms provided by the Borough. All applications shall include a scale drawing specifying dimensions, materials, illumination, letter sizes, colors, location on land or buildings, means of installation on land or building, and all other relevant information.

Signs, and the structure and equipment used in the erection and/or installation of such signs, shall be comprised of durable materials requiring little maintenance. All signs shall be permanently affixed to the ground or building, as appropriate, using generally accepted construction practices.

No sign shall be located so as to interfere with the clear sight distance regulations of Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development. Temporary real estate, contractor, and yard/garage sale signs are excluded from this requirement.

No sign shall be located within the right-of-way of any public or private street. Temporary real estate, contractor, and yard/garage sale signs are excluded from this requirement.

Signs may be illuminated in accordance with the following standards:

Official street and traffic signs and any other signs required by law.

Trespassing signs, signs indicating private ownership of roads and/or property, and similar signs, provided that such signs are spaced at intervals of no less than 100 feet and do not exceed two square feet in area.

Temporary, nonilluminated real estate signs advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon which they are erected, provided the following standards are met:

Temporary, nonilluminated signs of contractors, painters, or similar artisans, erected on the premises where the work is being performed, provided the following standards are met:

Temporary, nonilluminated yard or garage sale signs, provided the following standards are met:

Freestanding signs designating the entrances and exits to commercial and industrial establishments, provided the following standards are met:

Legal notices, identification, informational, or directional signs erected or required by governmental bodies.

Window signs, directly affixed to the exterior or interior of a window, or placed inside a building in a manner that can be seen through a window.

Flags indicating that the use is open for the business day, provided the following standards are met:

Personal expression signs of any type, include, flags and on-premises signs that express an opinion, interest, or position on a particular topic provided the following standards are met:

Temporary signs announcing a drive or event of civic, philanthropic, educational, or religious organization, provided such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and shall be removed immediately upon the completion of the drive or civic event.

Flashing signs.

Flashing and/or rotation lights.

Signs using the words "stop," "caution," or "danger." Signs using red, yellow, and/or green lights resembling traffic signals. Signs that resemble traffic control signs in terms of size, shape, or color.

Revolving, rotating, or otherwise moving signs. This prohibition shall not include feather signs or flags.

Animated signs, where a component of the sign structure is designed to physically move. This prohibition shall not include feather signs or flags.

Changeable copy signs, except when copy is changed manually. Electronic message center signs, when permitted in accordance with the standards of § 27-1709, are excluded from this prohibition.

Portable signs, whether mounted on a trailer, vehicle, temporary base, or similar such device.

Roof signs.

Streamers, pennants, inflatable, or lighter than air signs. This prohibition shall not include feather signs or flags.

Strings or light bulbs, search lights, or other lighting intended to attract attention to a nonresidential use, other than traditional holiday decorations.

Off-premises directional signs shall be permitted in accordance with the following requirements:

Community Welcome Signs. Signs erected by municipal, civic, or community organizations, and designed to welcome visitors to the Carroll Valley Borough community and notify the public of community events, may be erected in any zoning district, provided that the following standards are met:

Signs for places of worship, service clubs, fraternal organizations, schools, municipal, emergency services, public and noncommercial parks and recreation, and similar uses that perform civic or community serving functions.

Signs advertising a home occupation are permitted, provided that the following requirements are met:

For individual nonresidential uses of property other than home occupations, the following sign standards shall apply:

For individual nonresidential uses of property, the following sign standards shall apply:

For shopping plazas, the following sign standards shall apply:

The signs authorized in § 27-1707, Subsection 1A and B, above may include an electronic message center component, provided that such component complies with the electronic message center standards established in § 27-1709.

Signs directing patrons, members, or audiences to temporary exhibits, shows or events are permitted, provided that such sign shall not exceed six square feet, shall be removed within two weeks after the date of the exhibit, show, or event, and shall not be posted earlier than two weeks before the date of the exhibit, show, or event.

A maximum of one billboard sign may be erected on a property in accordance with the following requirements:

For a property with one nonresidential use, the following sign standards shall apply.

For a property with more than one nonresidential use, the following sign standards shall apply:

Signs directing patrons, members, or audiences to temporary exhibits, shows or events are permitted, provided that such sign shall not exceed six square feet, shall be removed within two weeks after the date of the exhibit, show, or event, and shall not be posted earlier than two weeks before the date of the exhibit, show, or event.

Where an electronic message center is authorized, the electronic message center shall be incorporated into an existing or proposed sign that complies with the sign type, sign height, and sign area requirements of the underlying zoning district. Under no circumstances shall an electronic message center be permitted to be incorporated into a nonconforming sign.

The electronic message center shall not exceed more than 50% of the total sign area of the sign into which the electronic message center is being incorporated.

No more than one electronic message center shall be permitted per property.

The electronic message center shall not employ streaming video.

The electronic message center shall not employ text or images which flash, pulsate, or scroll. The electronic message center may include animated graphics.

Each complete message must fit on one screen.

Any message on an electronic message center shall have a minimum hold time of eight seconds.

Message transitions on an electronic message center shall occur instantly, and no transition graphics (for example, fades or dissolves) may be employed.

The electronic message center shall be equipped with a default mechanism that will freeze the message when a malfunction in the electronic programming occurs.

Audio speakers on electronic message centers are prohibited.

Electronic message centers shall not exceed a maximum illumination of 5,000 nits (candelas per square meter) during daylight hours and a maximum of 500 nits (candelas per square meter) between dusk to dawn. The sign shall be equipped with an automatic dimmer control that produces a distinct illumination change from the higher allowed illumination level to the lower allowed illumination level for the time period between a half hour before sunset and a half hour after sunrise.

The owner of every electronic message center shall coordinate with local authorities to display, when appropriate, emergency information important to the traveling public including, but not limited to Amber Alerts or alerts concerning terrorist attacks or natural disasters. Emergency information messages shall remain in the advertising rotation according to the protocols of the agency that issues the information.