Freestanding. A sign supported on a foundation or by one or more uprights, poles or braces permanently affixed to the ground and not attached to any building.

Wall. A sign attached to and erected parallel to the face of an outside wall of a building, projecting outward no more than six inches from the wall of the building.

Arcade sign. A sign suspended beneath a ceiling of an arcade, a roof or marquee containing only the name of a business for the purpose of assisting pedestrian traffic traveling under the arcade, roof or marquee to identify the location of establishments within a shopping center or similar building.

Bulletin. A type of changeable copy sign constructed to allow letters or symbols to be changed periodically such as those used by churches and schools to announce events.

Roof sign. A sign erected and maintained upon or above the roof of any building that projects no more than six feet above the roof.

Overhanging. A sign, other than a wall sign or arcade sign, affixed to a building or wall whose leading edge extends beyond such building or wall more than six inches, including awnings, marquees or similar structures used for business identification.

Billboard. Any off-premises sign with a changeable advertising face that advertises an establishment, person, activity, product or service that is unrelated to or unavailable on the premises on which the sign is located.

Changeable copy. A sign that is designed so that characters, letters or illustrations can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or surface of the sign.

Indirectly illuminated. A sign that is lighted by means of lamps or lighting devices external to, and reflected on, the sign, which lighting is stationary and constant in intensity and color at all times and that is shielded so that the illumination is concentrated on the face of the sign and there is no spillover of illumination or glare beyond the face of the sign.

Internally illuminated. A sign that is lighted by means of lamps or lighting devices internal to the sign, which lighting is either behind the face of the sign or is an integral part of the sign structure and the advertising effect.

Residential identification sign. A sign containing only the name and address of the occupant of the premises.

Home occupation identification sign. A sign containing only the name and address of the occupant of the premises and their occupation. No logos or other advertising shall be permitted.

Residential plan identification sign. A permanent wall or freestanding ground sign containing only the name and address of a plan of subdivision or a multifamily building or development.

Real estate sign. A temporary sign advertising the sale or rental of the premises. The signs may also bear the words "sold," "sale pending" or "rented" across their face.

Development sign. A temporary sign erected during the period of construction and/or development of a property by the contractor and developer or their agent.

Construction sign. A temporary sign announcing the name of contractors, mechanics or artisans engaged in performing work on the premises.

Notification sign. A sign bearing legal and/or property notices such as: "no trespassing," "private property," "no turnaround," "safety zone," "no hunting" and similar messages and signs posted by a governmental agency for traffic control or the safety of the general public.

Off-premises directional sign. A sign, other than a billboard, that directs the public to an establishment, activity, person, product or service that is not sold, produced or available on the property on which the sign is located.

On-premises directional sign. A sign that directs and/or instructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic relative to parking areas, proper exits, loading areas, entrance points and similar information on the premises on which it is located.

Political sign. A temporary sign that indicates the name, cause or affiliation of anyone seeking public office or that refers to an issue concerning which a public election is scheduled to be held.

Business identification sign. A sign that contains the name, address and goods, services, facilities or events available on the premises.

Temporary special event display. A banner, flag, pennant or similar display constructed of durable material and affixed to the wall of a building erected for a period not exceeding 30 days whose sole purpose is to advertise a special event.

Window display. A sign or group of signs affixed to the inside of a display window in a commercial establishment that advertises a product or service available on the premises or that announces or promotes a special sale or special event.

A-frame or sandwich board signs;

Portable or wheeled signs, other than temporary special event displays authorized by this chapter;

Banners and pennants, other than temporary special event displays authorized by this chapter;

Inflatable structures of any kind, other than temporary special event displays authorized by this chapter;

Moving or flashing signs, except for that portion of a permitted sign that indicates time or temperature;

Roof signs;

Signs on trees, utility poles or official traffic control devices or signs;

Signs that imitate traffic control devices;

Signs painted on walls or chimneys of a building or on fences or walls;

Strings of lights, flashers, flags, pennants or other display paraphernalia except those displays specifically authorized by this article;

Signs on or affixed to vehicles and/or trailers that are parked on a public right-of-way, public property or private property, other than temporarily for overnight storage on the site of a business or for maintenance, repair, loading, unloading or rendering a service at any location, that are visible from the public right-of-way and where the apparent purpose is to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property.

Political signs;

Residential identification signs, as defined herein;

Holiday decorations displayed for recognized federal or state holidays, provided they do not interfere with traffic safety or do not, in any other way, become a public hazard;

Memorial/historical plaques, as defined herein;

Window displays, as defined herein, provided they shall not exceed 20% of the gross surface area of all windows in an establishment;

Signs erected by a governmental agency, including street signs and official traffic signs, but not including off-premises directional signs regulated by § 320-93G.

A maximum of four off-premises directional signs shall be permitted to be erected along an arterial or collector street, as defined by this chapter by any agency or business other than a governmental agency, except that home occupations shall not be permitted to have any off-premises directional signs.

The off-premises directional signs shall be located within 100 feet of an intersection of an arterial or collector street with any other arterial or collector street and the maximum number of signs located at any intersection shall be four signs.

The off-premises directional signs shall be nonilluminated and shall not exceed six square feet in surface area. Such signs shall be permitted in the public right-of-way only if permission is granted by the owner of the right-of-way. Evidence of permission from the landowner shall be required for signs that are proposed to be erected on property owned by an owner other than the owner of the building or use the sign is intended to serve. Signs located outside the public right-of-way shall be located no more than 10 feet from the edge of the right-of-way or no more than 15 feet from the edge of the cartway, if the right-of-way is not contiguous with the front lot line.

On any lot that contains two or more multifamily or nonresidential buildings and/or on any lot that provides more than 100 parking spaces, on-premises directional signs shall be permitted, provided that the surface area of any one sign shall not exceed four square feet.

On lots with areas less than one acre, a maximum of four nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated on-premises directional signs shall be permitted. On lots with areas of one acre or more, a maximum of six nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated on-premises signs shall be permitted on the first acre. For each additional acre or fraction thereof over one acre, two additional on-premises directional signs shall be permitted.

Each business establishment shall be permitted to have one wall sign that may be illuminated or nonilluminated. The maximum surface area of the wall sign shall not exceed 24 square feet in area. In place of a wall sign, a business establishment shall be permitted to have one overhanging sign that may be illuminated or nonilluminated, provided the surface area of the sign shall not exceed six square feet and the sign shall be erected no higher than the top elevation of the first floor of the building.

In addition to the wall sign or overhanging sign, one freestanding ground sign shall be permitted on the lot regardless of the number of businesses on the lot. The maximum surface area of the ground sign shall not exceed 24 square feet. The ground sign may be illuminated or nonilluminated. The ground sign shall be located at least 10 feet from any property line or street right-of-way. The maximum height of the ground sign shall not exceed four feet.

No more than two signs or banners shall be permitted on any establishment at any one time;

The temporary special event display signs shall be securely attached to the building or to the supporting structure of a freestanding pole business identification sign;

Temporary special event display signs shall be displayed for a period not exceeding 30 days, either consecutively or cumulatively, in any twelve-month period;

The aggregate surface area of all temporary special event display signs shall not exceed 40 square feet per establishment. In the event that there is more than one establishment on a site, the maximum aggregate surface area of all temporary special event display signs on the site at any one time shall not exceed 100 square feet;

Portable signs shall not be considered temporary special event display signs; and

Temporary special event display signs shall be nonilluminated.

Wall signs. Each business establishment shall be permitted to have wall signs that may be illuminated or nonilluminated. The aggregate area of all wall signs shall not exceed two square feet for each lineal foot of width of the front wall of the building, or portion of the building, occupied by the business or a maximum of 100 square feet, whichever is less. The wall identification sign shall not be located on the roof nor extend above the height of the building.

Ground signs. In addition to the wall signs, one freestanding ground sign shall be permitted per lot, regardless of the number of businesses on the lot, provided that:

Pole signs. In addition to the authorized wall signs, one freestanding pole sign shall be permitted per lot, regardless of the number of businesses on the lot, provided that:

Arcade signs. In shopping centers or office complexes that have pedestrian access ways covered by a roof, marquee or exterior arcade, one arcade sign, as defined herein, shall be permitted for each business in the building, provided that the maximum surface area of each sign shall not exceed eight square feet.

Billboards shall not be erected within 500 feet of the boundary line of any "R" zoning district or within 500 feet of any public or private school, church or cemetery, said 500 feet being measured along the radius of a circle from the center-most point of the billboard structure extending in all directions.

On interstate and limited access highways, billboards shall not be erected within 500 feet of an interchange or safety rest area measured along the interstate or limited access highway from the beginning or ending of the pavement widening at the exit from or entrance to the main-traveled way.

Billboards shall maintain a lateral minimum spacing between any existing or proposed billboard structure of 1,000 feet. Required spacing shall be measured along both sides of the same roadway frontage from the center-most point of the billboard structure along a line extending from the center-most point of the billboard that is parallel to the center line of the roadway to which the billboard is oriented.

No billboard shall be located closer than 10 feet to any public street right-of-way.

The minimum side and rear yard requirements applying to a principal structure as set forth within the zoning district in which the billboard is to be located shall apply to each billboard structure.

No billboard shall be erected in such a manner as to block the view from the road or street, of any existing business identification sign, residential or nonresidential structure, or limit or reduce the light and ventilation requirements.

No billboard shall be constructed within the clear sight triangle of the public street or road on which it is situated and shall not in any case obstruct or impede traffic safety.

No sign shall be erected over any sidewalk or public right-of-way.

Billboards shall not be part of a roof or wall nor shall they be mounted on the roof, wall or other part of a building or any other structure.

A billboard shall have no more than two sign faces per billboard structure that may be placed back to back or in a V-shaped configuration having an interior angle of 90° or less.

The dimensions of the gross surface area of the billboard's sign face shall not exceed 10 feet in total height or 25 feet in total length, provided the total allowable gross surface area for the sign face is not exceeded.

A billboard structure shall have a maximum height above the curb of the roadway from which it is intended to be viewed of 40 feet.

A billboard structure shall have a maximum of one vertical support being a maximum of three feet in diameter or width and without additional bracing or vertical supports.

A billboard sign face shall be independently supported and have vertical supports of metal that are galvanized or constructed of approved corrosive-resistant, noncombustible materials. Structures constructed with galvanized metal shall be painted.

The one vertical support shall be capable of enabling the entire sign face to be able to withstand a minimum 100 mile per hour wind load. Structural design computations shall be made and certified by a registered engineer and shall be submitted to the Township with the application for conditional use.

The base shall be installed using a foundation and footings approved by the Township Engineer for the type of construction proposed.

The entire base of the billboard structure parallel to the sign face shall be permanently landscaped with suitable shrubbery and/or bushes of minimum height of three feet placed in such manner as to screen the foundation of the structure.

Landscaping shall be maintained by the sign owner in an attractive and healthy manner in accordance with accepted conservation practices.

No bare cuts shall be permitted on a hillside.

All cuts or fills shall be permanently seeded or planted.

A billboard with display lighting shall be constructed so that it does not glare upon adjoining property and shall not exceed a maximum footcandle of 1.5 upon the adjoining property.

Display lighting shall not operate between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m., prevailing local time.

No billboard structure, sign face or display lighting shall move, flash or emit noise. No display lighting shall cause distractions, confusion, nuisance or hazard to traffic, aircraft or other properties.

The use of colored lighting shall not be permitted.

A billboard structure shall be entirely painted every three years, unless constructed of an approved corrosive-resistant material.

Every 10 years, the owner of the billboard shall have a structural inspection made of the billboard by a qualified Pennsylvania-registered engineer and shall provide to the Township a certificate from the engineer certifying that the billboard is structurally sound.

Annual inspections of the billboard may be conducted by the Township to determine compliance with this chapter.

Billboards found to be in violation of this chapter shall be brought into compliance or removed within 30 days upon proper notification by the Township.

Billboards using removable paper or other materials shall be maintained in such condition as to eliminate loose or frayed material protruding or hanging from the structure. All paper and other waste materials shall be removed from the site and disposed of properly whenever any sign face is changed.

Prior to submission of an application for a sign permit, the applicant for a billboard shall obtain and submit with the application, approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), when applicable.

Approval of the conditional use shall be valid for six months from the date of action by the Board of Supervisors granting the conditional use. If the applicant fails to obtain a sign permit for the approved billboard within the six-month period, approval of the conditional use shall expire automatically, without written notice to the applicant.

The issuance of a sign permit for a billboard that has been granted approval of a conditional use shall be conditioned upon the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for billboards along state highways. If the applicant fails to submit evidence of the required approval by PennDOT within 30 days of the issuance of the conditional sign permit, the sign permit shall be revoked by the Township Zoning Officer who shall provide written notice to the applicant.

The applicant may reapply for the required sign permit, upon submission of evidence of PennDOT approval, without payment of any additional sign permit fee, provided the application is filed within the six-month period during which the conditional use approval is valid.

Any billboard that does not conform to the requirements of this section shall not be enlarged or moved unless the billboard complies with all provisions of this section.

Any billboard that is damaged or destroyed by more than 51% of its replacement value at the time of damage or destruction shall be reconstructed only in compliance with all provisions of this section.