A sign or sign structure on a site which identifies a business that is not operating or does not offer services on the premises on which the sign is located.

A sign indicating the number or other designation assigned to a dwelling, business or other structure for all purposes of location, mail delivery, and emergency services.

Any vehicle and/or trailer which has affixed to it any sign or advertising device which is parked on public or private property and visible from the public right-of-way, where the apparent purpose is to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property.

An architectural projection or shelter projecting from and supported by the exterior wall of a building and composed of a covering of rigid or nonrigid materials and/or fabric on a supporting framework that may be either permanent or retractable.

A building sign that is mounted, painted or attached to or integral to an awning.

A method of internal illumination whereby the light sources is contained within the sign structure. Illumination is directed towards the building facade, thereby backlighting or silhouetting the sign itself.

A sign with or without characters, letters, or illustrations applied to cloth, paper, fabric or other nonrigid material.

A signaling or guiding device, typically characterized by a beam of light designed to attract attention from long distances.

A sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered at a location other than the premises on which the sign is located.

A sign attached to or supported by a building.

Any on-premises sign that assists the flow or circulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

A multisided overhead structure or architectural projection supported by attachments to a building on one or more sides and either cantilevered from such building or also supported by columns at additional points.

A multisided overhead structure supported by columns, but not enclosed by walls.

A building sign that is mounted, painted, attached to or integral to a canopy.

A sign that is designed so that characters, letters or illustrations can be changed or rearranged manually to change the message on the sign without altering the face or surface of the sign.

A sign that is designed so that characters, letters or illustrations can be changed or rearranged remotely by electronic or other means to change the message on the sign without altering the face or surface of the sign.

A luminaire in which the light source consists of or is contained in an uncovered extruded cylinder or other shape which may be formed into geometric patterns, lettering, logos or emblems. This may include, but not be limited to, LEDs, exposed glass tube lighting, neon or rope lighting. This shall not include strings of incandescent bulbs.

A sign lighted by a source outside the sign.

A directly illuminated sign, including a group of incandescent light bulbs either hung or strung overhead, located to attract attention or used to outline a sign or other structure, but not including festive lighting.

Any fabric containing distinctive colors, patterns or symbols, used as a symbol of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the local municipality. A flag is not a sign.

A sign that contains an intermittent or sequential flashing light source or has a light source which is not stationary, varies in illumination intensity, or contains elements which give the appearance of any of the aforementioned.

A self-supporting sign detached from any building and which is supported by poles, posts, braces or other type of base on the ground.

A sign which is owned, installed and maintained by the Borough of Franklin Park.

A freestanding sign which is completely self-supporting, has its sign face or base on the ground, and has no air space, columns or supports visible between the ground and the bottom of the sign.

A ground/monument sign placed at the entrance of a housing development.

A sign lighted by or exposed to artificial lighting either by lights on or in the sign or directed toward the sign.

A sign that holds its shape by receiving a one-time or continuous supply of air or other gas, including balloons.

A sign containing a source of light contained within the sign structure.

A sign consisting of three to five sides that list names of businesses or other directional information located on a property or in a building.

An integral part of the building consisting of a roof, which is supported by the building and may also be supported by columns or piers, and includes porches, porticos and porte chocheres, but does not include canopies or awnings.

A wall sign attached to a marquee.

Any sign or part of a sign that changes physical position by any movement or rotation or that depicts motion through the change of position of text, images or graphics. Such motion shall include, but not be limited to, visual effects such as dissolving and fading text and images, running sequential text, graphic bursts, lighting that resembles zooming, twinkling or sparkling, changes in light or color, transitory bursts of light intensity, moving patterns or bands of light, expanding or contracting shapes, and similar actions. "Moving or animated sign" may include a flashing sign or electronic changeable-copy sign.

A nonresidential building which provides occupancy for two or more tenants.

A lawfully existing sign that complied with the Zoning Ordinance at the time the sign permit was issued but does not meet the current zoning requirements.

A sign not located on the premises where a business, person, activity or service is located.

A municipally owned and maintained sign directing traffic to, from or within a region within a municipality or providing information for a commercial, residential or industrial development.

Any lightweight plastic fabric or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire or string, usually in a series and designed to move in the wind.

A freestanding sign erected on a pole, poles, pylon or pylons, where the bottom edge of the sign face is five feet or more above the ground.

Any sign that advertises a candidate or an issue which is to be voted on in a local, state or federal election process.

A sign that is intended to be moved easily and is not designed to be permanently affixed into the ground or to a structure.

The contiguous land in the same ownership or control, which is not divided by a street.

A building sign that is projecting perpendicularly from the facade of a building more than 12 inches from the face of the wall.

A sign which reproduces a remote image, by optical or any other means, on any surface.

Any corridor designed for vehicular or pedestrian use that is maintained with public funds.

A temporary sign advertising the real estate upon which the sign is located as being for rent, lease or sale.

A building sign that is erected on or attached to a roof or signs attached to a building that project above the highest point on the roofline.

A public safety sign pursuant to federal, state or local public safety regulations.

Signs which provide a menu option for a particular use and which are displayed only during normal business hours.

The smallest quadrangle encompassing the entire face of a sign, including the advertising surface and any framing, trim, molding, background and the supporting structure situated above the lowest edge of the sign face.

The support on which a sign face stands.

The area or display surface, including the advertising surface and any framing, trim or molding, used for the message on a single plane.

The vertical distance measured from the lowest finished grade elevation directly beneath the sign to the highest point of the sign, including all decorative embellishments.

Any writing, printing, painting, display, emblem, drawing, graphic, electronic display, computerized display or other device designed to be viewed by the public, designed and intended for advertising, and the structure supporting the display.

A nonresidential building that provides occupancy for one tenant.

A sign indicating that the premises is in the process of being subdivided and/or developed for the construction of dwellings or other buildings.

Any sign erected for a limited time for a specific promotion.

A sign having length, width and depth and including spheres. Rectangular or square signs with a thickness of less than 13 inches are not considered three-dimensional signs.

A sign regulating traffic.

A building sign that is painted on, attached to or affixed to a building or structure, flat against the wall surface, in such a way that only one face of the sign is visible.

A building sign, picture, symbol, or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale or service that is permanently affixed inside a window or upon the windowpanes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window.