Balloons or pennants;

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

Portable signs, including sandwich board signs;

Revolving signs;

Signs which imitate traffic control devices;

Signs attached to or painted on fences or retaining walls;

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

Overhanging signs, as defined herein;

An advertising vehicle and/or trailer which is parked on a public right-of-way, public property or private property, other than temporarily for overnight storage on a site of a business or for loading, unloading or rendering a service at any location, which 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; and

Signs located within public rights-of-way. To preserve the order and cleanliness of the Municipal rights of way and public property; and to avoid the appearance of clutter; to protect property values; to avoid litter and growth of weeds around signs; to reduce traffic hazards caused by distraction to motorists and the impairment of sight lines; to ensure that the Municipality remains an attractive place to live and work; the Municipality hereby prohibits all signs in the public right-of-way or on median barriers, telephone poles or pillars and trees, or any other structure located within the public rights-of-way anywhere within the territorial limits of the Municipality of Monroeville (Ordinance No. 2145).

Residential nameplate 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 safety hazard;

Signs erected by a governmental agency, including street signs, directional signs and official traffic signs;

Flags of the United States of America and political subdivisions;

Any public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state, county or municipal law, regulation or ordinance;

Directional or warning signs and official signs or notices, danger and precautionary signs that relate to the premises; and signs where notices of railroad, other transportation, or communication company that are necessary for the direction, information or safety of the public;

Signs advertising the sale or lease of the real property on which they are located;

Signs advertising activities conducted on the premises;

Signs that the state or other agency of the state has approved for presentation on school bus waiting shelters;

Signs directing people to local towns, historical sites or attractions;

No trespassing and similar signs; and

Memorial or historic plaques, markers, monuments or tablets not to exceed five square feet in area.

The owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is located when the business, which it advertises, is no longer conducted on the premises shall remove a sign. If the owner or lessee fails to remove it, the Zoning Officer shall give the owner or lessee 30 day's written notice to remove it. Upon failure of the owner to comply, the Municipality shall remove the sign at the owner's expense and a lien shall be placed on the property;

Where a successor to a defunct business agrees to maintain the sign(s) as provided in this article, this removal requirement shall not apply.

No new sign shall be permitted on any property unless every sign on the property shall comply with this section.

Illumination, when authorized by this article, shall be directed upon the sign face and not toward adjoining properties or streets;

Lighting shall be stationary and constant in intensity and color at all times;

The intensity of any source of illumination of any sign, whether indirect or internal, shall be controlled so as to not exceed 1.0 footcandle of illumination at the property line;

External light bulb fixtures shall project no colors;

Lighting emitted by signage shall be subject to lighting standards otherwise applicable to the property;

External illumination shall be located at the top of the sign and deflected downward; and

All illuminated signs will require an electrical inspection.

No sign shall contain any information or advertising for any product or service not sold on the premises.

All freestanding signs permitted in this chapter shall be landscaped with ornamental plantings and shrubs at the existing grade of such sign and shall screen the base from view from the public right-of-way. The area of such landscaping shall extend 10 feet or more in all directions from the existing structure. Landscaping shall not obstruct nor impede vehicular traffic or pedestrian movement; and

Landscape screening shall be maintained in full effect for the duration of the existence of the sign. No landscape screening shall be removed without prior approval of the Municipality and only upon submission of a new landscaping plan for screening of the base of such sign.

All signs approved by the Zoning Officer shall be constructed of a durable material and maintained in good condition and shall comply with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (PA UCC) and amendments. Any sign found to be in an unsafe condition upon inspection by the Zoning Officer, or his/her designee, shall be declared to be a public nuisance and a notice shall be given to the owner, in writing, to repair or remove the sign within 30 days after receiving written notice from the Zoning Officer. Upon failure of the owner to comply, the Municipality shall remove the sign at the owner's expense and a lien shall be placed on the property.

All signs are to be maintained in good working order as intended upon installation in perpetuity. If any sign no longer functions as intended the sign shall be repaired or removed.

Whenever any business is discontinued or vacated, all signs relating to the discontinued or vacant business shall be removed within 30 days of the discontinuance or vacation of the business. Whenever a temporary sign permit expires, the sign relating to the expired temporary sign permit shall be removed immediately. Upon failure of the owner to comply, the Municipality shall remove the sign at the owner's expense and a lien shall be placed on the property;

Any person, firm, corporation, association, or its employees or agents who affixed or placed a banned sign on public property or within the public rights-of-way shall remove the same within a period of 24 hours of being notified by the Municipality of Monroeville. The Municipality reserves the right to remove and may remove any and all such signs, posters, banners or bumper stickers at any time from the public property and the public rights-of-way without notice. The reasonable cost of removal of the same by the Municipality may be billed and assessed to the person, firm, corporation, association who affixed or otherwise located said sign, poster, banner or bumper sticker within the public property or public rights-of-way (Ordinance No. 2145).

Nonpayment for removal.

Penalties.

Severability.

A sign permit shall be required for the erection or placement of all signs with the following exceptions:

The Zoning Officer shall issue the required sign permit upon submission of an application which complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter and payment of the required fee established from time to time by resolution by Municipal Council:

Applications for a sign permit shall include the following information:

Sign permit applications and sign permits shall be governed by the same provisions of this chapter applicable to zoning permits;

A sign permit shall not obviate compliance with building permit requirements as required by the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (PA UCC) and amendments; and

Any permit issued by the Zoning Officer for erection, alteration, replacement or relocation of any sign shall expire automatically within six months of the date of issuance if work authorized by the permit has not been initiated and diligently pursued. The Zoning Officer may grant an extension.

The area of a sign shall include that area enclosed by one continuous rectangle, connecting the extreme points or edges of a sign. That area includes all lettering, wording and accompanying designs, logos and symbols, together with the background on which they are displayed;

Business signs shall have an aggregate surface area including all faces not greater than two square feet for each foot of width of the zoning lot measured along the right-of-way, and no sign shall in any case exceed an area of 225 square feet; and

The sign area shall be computed by the measurement of all sign faces.

No sign shall exceed 24 feet in height as measured from the ground surface to the uppermost edge of the sign.

Sign faces and the individual letters, numerals and symbols shall be constructed of materials that are weather-resistant, permanent, and noncombustible;

Signs shall be designed and anchored to withstand a steady horizontal wind speed of at least 70 miles per hour regardless of the direction of air movement. No loads, except those of the sign itself, plus normal snow and ice loads shall be placed on the supports of the sign.

No sign shall flash, revolve, rotate, swing, undulate, and emit noise or other distracting movement.

Except for political signs, billboard and/or outdoor advertising signs, off-site directional and civic event signs where authorized by this chapter, all signs shall be located on the premises which they are intended to serve;

No signs, except official traffic signs of the Municipality, county or state, on streets within their respective jurisdiction, shall be erected within two feet of any street, or within any public right-of-way unless otherwise provided herein. All signs located on properties adjacent to public rights of way shall allow adequate clearance for motor vehicles and pedestrians;

No sign shall project over any public sidewalk or right-of-way;

No person, firm, corporation, association, their employees or agents shall nail, tack, glue, hang or otherwise affix or locate any sign, poster, and/or banner within or on public property or within public rights-of-way in the Municipality of Monroeville;

A sign located on a roof shall not extend more than 15 feet above the roof level and shall not be so placed as to interfere with openings in the roof or to prevent free access from one part of the roof to any other part; and

Any sign attached permanently against a wall shall be not less than eight feet above the sidewalk or ground if it is not illuminated and not less than 12 feet if illuminated. Any such sign shall not project above the wall to which it is attached, shall not cover in part or in whole any wall opening, and shall not protrude more than 12 inches from the wall to which it is attached.

No sign shall be located in such a location that it will cause a hazard by obstructing visibility for traffic on a street or obscuring a traffic signal or other traffic control device. No sign, other than official traffic signs, shall hang over or be erected within the right-of-way of any street. No sign shall be located within the clear sight triangle of any intersection.

A sign or individual lettering numbering that designate the street number and/or street name for identification purposes, as designated by the United States Postal Service.

Buildings shall have approved address numbers placed in a position to be plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property; and

The numbers shall be in contrast with their background;

Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters;

Numbers and alphabet letters shall be a minimum of four inches (102mm) high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch (12.7 mm); and

Refer to the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) 2018, premises identification.

The vehicle is use for temporary overnight storage on a site of a business;

The vehicle is in the process of loading, unloading or rendering a service at any location:

The vehicle is a source of transportation for the employees during normal business hours.

Awning signs shall have an aggregate illustrative surface area not greater than two square feet for each linear foot of building facade measured along each right of way(s);

The illustrative surface area(s) shall not exceed a total area of 225 square feet; and

All illuminated awnings require a building permit, sealed engineered drawings and electrical inspection.

A banner, not exceeding 100 square feet in area, may be permitted by the Zoning Officer for a period of 30 days or less, provided that:

One banner may be installed for a period longer than 30 days upon approval as a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board.

A billboard and or outdoor advertising sign shall comply with conditional use § 359-54H.

A canopy sign shall have an aggregate surface area not greater than two square feet for each linear foot of the building facade measured along each right of way(s) and no sign or combination of two signs shall in any case exceed a total area of 225 square feet;

The total square feet of each canopy sign face must be calculated into the maximum permitted wall signage area;

A freestanding canopy must meet all yard and area requirements as specified in Article III, District Regulations; and

A building permit, sealed engineered drawings, and a certified electrical inspection shall be required.

An off-premises civic event sign, nonilluminated except by indirect light, not exceeding six square feet in surface area and that does not obstruct vehicular traffic flow or visibility, is permitted. Where such a sign obstructs or conflicts with vehicular visibility or traffic flow, the Municipality shall confiscate it.

An on-premises civic event sign, non-illuminated except by indirect light and not exceeding 32 square feet in surface area, is permitted in connection with any church, school, country club or similar public building. The organization must file a sign application with the Municipality. The organization will be exempt from the payment of the temporary sign fee.

A copy sign shall have an aggregate surface area not greater than two square feet for each linear foot of the building facade measured along each right of way(s) and no sign or combination of two signs shall in any case exceed a total area of 225 square feet; and

The total square feet of each copy sign face must be calculated into the maximum permitted wall signage area.

A temporary development sign not exceeding 100 square feet in area indicating that the premises is in the process of subdivision or development is permitted.

Such sign(s) shall be limited to those businesses having 50 or more on-premises employees or groups of three or more businesses having a common identification such as a shopping center, hospital, college or industrial facility;

Such sign(s) shall be no greater than four feet in width by eight inches in height and shall have white letters on a blue background;

No more than one set of posts shall be installed on any approach to an intersection, and no more than six directional signs shall be attached to each set of posts;

Appropriate permits from state, county or municipal authorities having roadway jurisdiction shall be obtained prior to the issuance of a municipal sign permit; and

The appropriate permitting authority may remove such signs.

An on-premises directional sign(s) shall be installed within the property in such a manner that they do not obstruct the safety and vision of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or otherwise constitute a hazard.

A single or double-faced directory sign having an aggregate surface area not greater than 225 square feet or less may be installed upon approval as a variance from the Zoning Hearing Board.

See "freestanding sign."

A secondary sign with a black background/face that includes provisions for changeable copy, multicolored, advertising an on-site product/service/activity, public service message, time or temperature sign;

Any electronic message center sign that changes physical position by any movement or rotation or that gives the visual impression of such movement or rotation or copies the impression of a traffic control device, signal, lighting or signage is prohibited;

Running, flashing or other distracting movement of the changeable copy is prohibited;

Any electronic message center sign shall not exceed a maximum size of 24 square feet per sign face and must be calculated into the maximum permitted sign area. Additionally, the character height shall not exceed 18 inches, with no more than three lines of copy per electronic sign board and all copy or other images that physically change or give the appearance of change shall be displayed at intervals of not less than 15 seconds;

In addition to the 24 square feet per side, an electronic message center secondary sign, single or double faced, with a black background/face that includes provisions for multicolored, changeable copy, electronic fuel pricing sign(s), may be permitted. The total electronic fuel pricing sign(s) shall not exceed a maximum of 24 square feet per side and must be calculated into the maximum permitted sign area, not to exceed 225 square feet;

Electronic message centers are not permitted in residential areas; schools, places of worship and public use facilities are exempted;

A certified electrical inspection shall be required.

All freestanding signs shall not encroach into any required yard setback as required in Article III, District Regulations;

A freestanding sign shall not exceed 24 feet in height at grade;

If a business fronts on more than one thoroughfare, then an additional freestanding sign may be permitted, provided that each sign shall be located at least 100 linear feet apart and on separate thoroughfares;

A freestanding sign shall only advertise a product or service sold on the premises;

There shall be only one sign per business on the premises; and

A building permit, sealed engineered drawings, and a certified electrical inspection shall be required.

All ground sign(s) shall not encroach into any required yard setback as required in Article III, District Regulations;

A ground sign shall not exceed 24 feet in height at grade;

If a business fronts on more than one thoroughfare, then an additional ground sign may be permitted, provided that each sign shall be located at least 100 linear feet apart and on separate thoroughfares;

A ground sign shall only advertise a product or service sold on the premises;

There shall be only one sign per business on the premises; and

A building permit, sealed engineered drawings, and a certified electrical inspection shall be required.

The marker/plaque/tablet/sign will not be used for commercial or advertising purposes;

Where such sign obstructs or conflicts with vehicular visibility or traffic flow, the Municipality shall confiscate it; and

The signs are not attached to utility poles or official traffic control devices or signs.

No sign shall contain any information or advertising for any product not sold on the premises;

Illumination of the sign shall be designed so that it shall be focused on the face of the display itself so as to prevent glare upon the surrounding area; and

All sources of illumination shall be external and equipped with shields to prevent spillage of light off the sign.

In addition to a business sign (located on the building), one single- or double-faced, freestanding sign may be erected on a site occupied by any legal business or industry which has a lot area greater than 1/2 acre and on which all structures are set back 40 feet or more from the property lines if:

A manual message center sign will be considered as a secondary sign;

The manual message center sign shall not exceed a maximum size of 24 square feet per sign face and must be calculated into the maximum permitted sign area.

A single- or double-faced memorial plaque or tablet, to include grave markers or other remembrances of persons or events may be erected if:

A single- or double-faced, freestanding monument sign(s) having an aggregate surface area not to exceed one square foot for each linear foot of the property frontage measured along each thoroughfare and with no sign or combination of two signs exceeding a total area of 225 square feet, may be erected on a site if:

A single- or double-faced on-premises movable sign having an aggregate surface area not exceeding 100 square feet may be permitted by the Zoning Officer for a period of 30 days, provided the sign be safely installed. One movable sign may be installed for a period longer than 30 days upon approval as a variance from the Zoning Hearing Board.

A mural having an aggregate surface area not greater than 225 square feet may be installed upon approval as a variance from the Zoning Hearing Board.

A multifamily nameplate sign may be attached to a multifamily structure, provided that such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet in surface area and not protrude more than 12 inches from the wall to which it is attached. The sign shall identify a multifamily dwelling; and

For any multifamily dwelling that is more than four stories in height, a nameplate sign that is permanently attached to a wall of the structure and identifies only the name of the development shall be permitted, but the surface area shall not exceed 25% of the total area of the exposed wall surface of the side of the structure to which the sign is affixed, and in no case shall the sign exceed 100 square feet.

A single nameplate sign not exceeding 1 1/2 square feet in surface area, attached to the single-family structure and not internally illuminated, shall be permitted. The sign shall announce the name and or address of the occupant of the premises or the name of the building.

No sign shall contain any information or advertising for any product not sold on the premises;

The sign attached permanently against a wall shall not be less than 10 feet above the sidewalk or ground and shall not protrude more than 12 inches from the wall to which it is attached;

The sign shall not project above the wall to which it is attached;

The sign shall not exceed 10% of the area of the window in which it is placed; and

A certified electrical inspection shall be required.

There shall be no more than one sign per window;

The sign shall not exceed 10% of the area of the window in which it is placed; and

A certified electrical inspection shall be required.

See "temporary sign."

The sign is nonilluminated except by indirect light;

The sign does not exceed six square feet in surface area;

The sign does not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic flow or visibility;

Where such a sign conflicts with pedestrian or vehicular visibility or traffic flow, the Municipality shall confiscate it;

The applicant must file a sign permit application with the Municipality; and

Political signs are not considered personal expression signs.

All pole/pylon sign(s) shall not encroach into any required yard setback as required in Article III, District Regulations;

A pole/pylon sign shall not exceed 24 feet in height at grade;

If a business fronts on more than one thoroughfare, then an additional pole/pylon sign may be permitted provided that each sign shall be located at least 100 linear feet apart and on separate thoroughfares;

A pole/pylon sign shall only advertise a product or service sold on the premises;

There shall be only one sign per business on the premises; and

A building permit, sealed engineered drawings, and a certified electrical inspection shall be required.

A sign can be placed on property in any zoning district subject to consent of the property owner;

No temporary political sign may be constructed prior to 20 days prior to any primary, general or special election to be held;

Temporary political sign must be removed within five days after the primary, general or special election to be held;

The sign shall be located not less than 10 feet from the curb line or right of way;

The sign shall not be illuminated;

The sign shall not conflict with or obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;

The sign shall not be greater than 16 square feet in size in a residential zoning district; and

The sign shall not be greater than 32 square feet in size in all other zoning districts.

No sign shall contain any information or advertising for any product or service not sold on the premises;

The sign shall be attached permanently against a primary structure and should not be less 10 than feet above the sidewalk or 15 feet and six inches above a vehicular accessible area;

The sign shall not protrude more than three feet from the primary structure to which it is attached; and

The sign shall not project above the wall to which it is attached and shall not cover, in part or in whole, any wall opening.

The signs are not attached to utility poles or official traffic control devices or signs.

See "pole sign."

The sign shall be limited to advertising the sale or lease of the premises on which it is located;

The sign shall be no closer than 10 feet from the curb line or right of way;

The sign shall not be illuminated;

The sign shall not conflict with or obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;

The sign shall not be greater than 25 square feet in size in all other uses;

A temporary real estate directional sign to direct potential buyers to residential properties in Monroeville being offered for sale may be permitted on Sundays and on special showing days but not during rush hours, if it is not illuminated, no larger in surface area than six square feet and does not conflict with or confuse traffic flow. Where such sign is in conflict with any of these requirements, it shall be confiscated by the Municipality.

All such signs shall be of the monument sign type;

Two single-sided signs are allowed at each entrance on an arterial or collector street;

The monument must have brick, stone, or decorative masonry construction on the base, sides, and top;

The sign shall not encroach into in any required yard setback as required in Article III, District Regulations;

The sign height shall not exceed eight feet;

A development sign not exceeding 100 square feet in area indicating that the premises is in the process of subdivision or development is permitted;

Signs that are no longer in use must be removed. If official notice is provided, removal must occur within 30 days; and

Signs that are in disrepair shall be repaired. If official notice is provided, repairs must occur within 30 days, or sign shall be removed.

Revolving signs are not permitted.

No sign shall contain any information or advertising for any product or service not sold on the premises;

A roof sign shall not encroach into in any required yard setback as required in Article III, District Regulations;

The top of the sign shall not exceed 15 feet above the base of the roof;

No sign shall project over any public sidewalk or right-of-way;

The sign shall not be placed as to interfere with the openings in the roof or to prevent free access from one part of the roof to any other part; and

A building permit, sealed engineered drawings, and a certified electrical inspection shall be required.

The temporary event display will be safely installed;

The temporary event display shall not be located less than 10 feet from the right of way;

The temporary event display shall not exceed 15 feet above the base of the roof;

The temporary event display shall not conflict with or obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;

A temporary event display may be permitted by the Zoning Officer for a period of 30 days or less; and

One temporary event display may be installed for a period longer than 30 days upon approval as a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board.

The temporary sign will be safely installed;

The temporary sign shall not be located less than 10 feet from the right of way;

The temporary sign shall not exceed 15 feet above the base of the roof;

The temporary sign shall not conflict with or obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;

A temporary sign, may be permitted by the Zoning Officer for a period of 30 days or less; and

One temporary sign may be installed for a period longer than 30 days upon approval as a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board.

No sign shall contain any information or advertising for any product or services not sold on the premises;

All structures are set back based on Article III, District Regulations;

The sign attached permanently against a primary structure shall not be less than 10 feet above the sidewalk or ground;

The sign shall not protrude more than 12 inches from the primary structure to which it is attached;

No sign shall project over any public sidewalk or right-of-way;

The sign shall not project above the wall to which it is attached and shall not cover, in part or in whole, any wall opening;

Only one sign can be installed for each building facade that has frontage on a thoroughfare;

Signs shall be located 100 linear feet apart when installing a sign along each separate thoroughfare; and

A building permit and certified electrical inspection shall be required.

There shall be no more than one sign per window; and

The sign shall not to exceed 10% of each window surface.

The sign shall be located not less than 10 feet from the curb line or right of way;

The sign shall not be illuminated;

The sign shall not conflict with or obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;

The sign shall not be greater than 16 square feet in size in a residential zoning district;

The sign shall not be greater than 32 square feet in size in all other zoning districts; and

The sign shall not be attached to a utility pole.

No sign permits shall be issued unless and until a master sign plan for the shopping center or multi-tenant development on which the signs will be erected has been submitted to the Zoning Officer for approval;

For any shopping center or multitenant development in which the developer and/or property owner proposes to erect one or more signs requiring sign permit approval, the following information shall be required:

The master sign plan may contain such other restrictions as the landowners of the lot or site may reasonably determine;

A master sign plan may be amended by filing a new master sign plan that conforms to all the requirements of this article; and

After approval of a master sign plan, no sign shall be erected, placed, painted or maintained except in conformance with such plan and such plan shall be enforced in the same way as any provision in this article.

The maximum size of any freestanding sign shall be 225 square feet;

The maximum height of any pole/pylon sign shall not exceed 24 feet;

The maximum height of any monument sign shall not exceed 10 feet;

The freestanding signs shall be at least 10 feet from the public right of way and 20 feet from rear and side yard lot lines.

Each tenant within a shopping center and multitenant development shall be permitted one wall sign; and

The sign area of a wall sign shall not exceed two square feet for each linear foot of building frontage. The wall sign shall not exceed 225 square feet.