No sign shall be erected or placed upon the roof of a building.

A sign may be affixed to a parapet; provided, however, that no part of the sign so affixed shall extend more than three (3') feet above the roof deck of the building or from the base of the parapet.

Where upon change of ownership a nonconforming sign exists on the property, all applications for replacement and/or additional signs shall be reviewed by and require approval of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. A change of occupancy requires conformance to this section.

A window sign that is permanent shall be calculated into the square feet of allowable signage. Window signs shall not exceed 20% of total area of the window, and no window sign shall be more than two (2') feet in height. If there is more than one sign in any window, then said signs shall be grouped together but shall not, as a group, cover more than 20% of the square footage of said window. Any window sign shall be located at either the top section of the window or the bottom section of the window. No window sign or group of signs shall be permitted above the first floor of any building unless the user of the space occupies the area above the first floor only.

No sign shall consist of more than four colors, inclusive of black and white.

If a sign, which is conforming, is destroyed it may be rebuilt or repaired to its original condition by obtaining a permit. All existing nonconforming signs are deemed to be permitted for current use at the inception of this ordinance, (Ordinance No. 2012:18 was adopted November 26, 2012), until one of the following occurs:

No sign shall be illuminated by lighting of intermittent or varying intensity nor by channel light. Lights shall not be arranged so that they line the perimeter of any window in a commercial establishment.

Signs may be illuminated but shall not be painted with or composed of neon, fluorescent, phosphorescent or similar material. The use of LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights for sign illumination or letting shall be permitted such that the origin of the light source is not visible in the sign's final display state (i.e. use of filter, lenses). No electronic signs shall be permitted that simulate the effect of motion. Any sign visible by the public advertising business shall conform to subsection 30-29.2d of this section.

Illuminated signs shall have sources of reflective light shielded in such a manner that the same is not visible from the street or adjoining properties. Light from illuminated signs shall not exceed beyond your property line.

All illuminated signs used in connection with the operation of any business shall be extinguished by 12:00 midnight or one hour after closing, and shall remain extinguished until the business establishment reopens.

Permitted lighting for illuminated signs shall be limited to that concentrated upon the face of the sign. All outdoor lighting shall conform to the standards established for outdoor lighting under this chapter. Flashing bulbs are not permitted.

Signs in residential areas shall not exceed a maximum size of one square foot per side and may be illuminated only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. The maximum allowable combination of temporary real estate signs and wayfinding directional signs that may be erected on any one day by a permittee for a registered property is four. Temporary real estate signs and wayfinding directional signs shall neither be illuminated nor have any matter or structural hanging from, attached or appended thereto.

No billboards are permitted.

Pennants or buntings are permitted, subject to obtaining a permit, except only for openings of or re-openings of businesses for a period of time not to exceed 30 days. No permanent pennants or buntings shall be displayed upon public property. The United States flag, the State flag, the County flag, the POW/MIA flag, and the municipal flag may be displayed. In addition, flags of other states of the United States and other sovereign nations may also be displayed. Multiple display of any flag or flags in such a manner as to be reasonably considered advertising shall not be permitted, with the exception of an opening or reopening of a business, not to exceed 30 days.

No signs shall be permitted which compete for attention with, or may be mistaken for, a traffic signal.

No wall sign shall extend more than eight (8") inches beyond the face of a building or fascia to which it is attached and may not protrude to obstruct pedestrian traffic.

No permanent sign shall be permitted on a property unless it is related to the occupancy of that property. It is the responsibility of the owner to remove all signs which do not relate to an occupancy of the property.

Company logos may be permitted on a commercial sign, including temporary real estate signs and wayfinding directional signs. The area of the logo must be contained within the sign area limitations specified in this section.

No vehicle or mobile sign shall be used to circumvent the regulations.

No revolving or moving sign shall be permitted.

No permanent paper signs will be permitted.

No temporary or permanent signs shall be permitted on any Borough-owned property which shall advertise any alcoholic beverage.

No sign of any type may be affixed to utility poles, traffic signs, traffic sign boxes or poles, mail boxes, fire hydrants, fences, trees, or any public fixtures, or placed along highways, street curblines, or on highway dividers, islands or overpasses, or above streets or highways or on any public property within ten (10') feet of any curbline.

The display of a temporary real estate sign and/or wayfinding directional sign complying with this section within any Borough right-of-way shall require prior yearly payment of a fifty ($50.00) dollar fee and the obtaining of a permit. Such permit shall be issued on a current calendar year basis only, notwithstanding when during a year it is applied for. In addition, prior to the placement of a temporary real estate sign or wayfinding directional sign pursuant to such permit, the permittee real estate broker or homeowner shall register the event.