Any sign hereafter erected or maintained shall conform with the provisions of this article and any other ordinance or regulations of the township relating hereto.

Zoning approval shall be required for all signs and billboards.

All signs shall be erected and maintained in safe orderly condition. The Zoning Officer may order the repair or removal of any sign which he has declared unsafe. In the event that the owner fails to remove or repair an unsafe sign within 10 days following such notification by the Zoning Officer, it may be removed by the township at the owner's expense.

All signs shall be erected in a manner which will not obstruct vision or in any way impede the safe movement of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.

Each face of a double-faced sign may have a surface area not exceeding 50 square feet. When a sign has more than two faces, the total area of all faces combined shall not exceed 100 square feet.

No sign mounted on a building shall project above the ridge line of a sloping roof nor above the eaves line of a flat roof.

Traffic control signs installed and maintained by the township, Cambria County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other governmental authority.

Professional, accessory use or name signs indicating the name, profession or activity of the occupant of the dwelling provided that:

Identification signs for farms or estates, university uses, schools, churches, hospitals and similar permitted uses other than dwellings, provided that:

One no trespassing sign or sign indicating the private nature of a driveway or premises, provided that the size of any such sign shall not exceed two square feet.

Temporary signs of mechanics and artisans, provided that:

One directional sign not exceeding 1 1/2 square feet.

In connection with a parking facility, directional signs not to exceed eight square feet.

Any use other than specified in Subsections A through G herein, which use is a permitted use in a university or residential district and signs for uses which are preexisting nonconforming uses, provided that:

Any signs in any residential or university district shall be nonflashing and nonanimated; those not attached to a building shall be set back at least 15 feet from a lot or right-of-way line, and no signs shall project above the roof or mounted on a building above the eaves line of a roof.

Nonconforming use signs, provided that:

Any sign permitted in a residential district which relates to a use permitted in the district.

Freestanding business or related signs as follows:

The total area on one side of all signs attached to a building and facing any one street frontage on any one premises shall not exceed eight percent of the area of the wall surface, including window and door areas on which they are displayed, or two square feet for each lineal foot of building frontage, whichever is the greater; provided, further, that in the case of a lot which is vacant or on which any building is clearly an incidental or accessory to the use of the lot, the total area of all signs attached to the building and facing any one street frontage of any one premises shall not exceed one square foot for each two additional lineal feet of building frontage.

Temporary commercial signs. No stringing of light bulbs, no animated sign nor signs that revolve, swing or have movable parts or have flashing lights or reflectors shall be permitted after the effective date of this chapter except when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, and no advertising signs, banner, pennant balance, spinners or display constructed of cloth, canvas, wallboard or other like materials shall be erected, suspended or hung on any property except as follows. The Zoning Officer may permit the use of any such advertising signs, banners or displays constructed of cloth, light fabric or other like materials for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days and not more than three such periods in any one calendar year, provided that:

No sign shall be placed in such a position that it will cause danger to traffic on a street by obscuring view.

No sign other than signs authorized by § 240-113A shall be erected within the lines of any public street or public sidewalk or shall be closer to a curb than 10 feet unless specifically authorized by other ordinances and regulations of Richland Township.

No sign shall project over a public sidewalk unless authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.

Wall signs shall not project over 12 inches from the face of the building.

Each sign must be maintained in good condition and repair.

No commercial building, including multiple dwellings or apartments in any residential district, shall be illuminated on the exterior by floodlighting or spotlighting or similar type lighting.

All signs shall be made a part of the architectural design of a new commercial construction or major alterations of existing buildings. Drawings submitted for sign permits shall show size, location and illumination in detail.

All nonconforming signs and billboards at the effective date of this chapter shall not be altered, expanded or enlarged without approval of the Zoning Hearing Board.

A sign advertising a profession, use, activity or business no longer conducted shall not be permitted and must be removed.

Signs painted or affixed to any outdoor bench, chair or the like article shall not be permitted unless specifically authorized by the governing body.

Signs advertising a profession, use, activity or business shall be located on the premises where the said profession, use, activity or business is located.

No sign shall be affixed by tacking, pasting or otherwise mounting upon utility poles, light standards, trees, rocks or other natural features or any part of official traffic signs required by law.

All sign lighting shall be arranged, designed and shielded or directed to protect the adjoining properties and streets from glare. Reflectors and lights permitted in conjunction with signs shall be equipped with restraining hoods or shields to concentrate the illumination upon the area of the sign.

Temporary signs advertising home garage sales, yard sales and the like, as differentiated from signs advertising established commercial enterprise, may be erected in any zoning district subject to the following provisions:

Holiday decorations displayed for recognized holidays shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter except as they may cause glare, interfere with traffic safety or in any other way become a public safety hazard.

Temporary signs advertising exhibits, shows or events of public, civic or charitable organizations occurring in the township may be erected in any district, subject to the following:

Signs used for directing patrons or members to churches, civic clubs or other public, quasi-public or charitable facilities or functions are permitted in any district, provided that the area of any one side of such sign shall not exceed six square feet.

Real estate signs.