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 or other structure, including:

Wall. A sign attached to and erected parallel to the face of an outside wall of a building, projecting outward no more than 12 inches from the wall of the 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 or other public or semi-public buildings to announce events.

Roof Sign. A sign erected and maintained upon or above the roof of any building which 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 12 inches, including awnings, marquees or similar structures used for business identification.

Billboard. An off-premises sign which advertises an establishment, activity, person, product or service which is unrelated to or unavailable on the premises where the billboard is located.

Indirectly Illuminated. A sign which 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 which 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 which 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. A sign containing only the name and address of the occupant of the premises in the case of a single-family and two-family dwellings or the name of the building and the address in the case of a multi-family residential building.

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

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

Notification. Signs bearing legal and/or property notices including, but not limited to, notice of application or public hearing notices, 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.

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

Business Identification Sign. A sign which contains the name, address and goods, services, facilities or events available on the premises.

Memorial/Historical Plaque. Commemorative plaques recognized by an agency of the Borough, County, Commonwealth or Federal government or a nonprofit historical or veteran's organization.

"A-frame" or sandwich board signs.

Portable or wheeled signs.

Banners.

Inflatable display devices of any kind.

Search lights, oscillating, moving or flashing signs, except for that portion of a permitted sign which indicates time or temperature which changes at intervals no less frequently than every five seconds.

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

Signs which 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 chapter.

Overhanging signs, as defined herein.

Signs on or affixed to vehicles and/or trailers which 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, 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.

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.

Memorial/historical plaques, as defined herein.

Signs authorized by Borough Council or erected by a governmental agency, including street signs and official traffic signs.

Temporary real estate signs in the I-1 District shall require a permit. Such signs shall be limited to one per lot, shall be non-illuminated and meet all dimensional limits of § 27-1204B. The permit application and the permit itself shall describe the exact property or building or part thereof to be sold or rented. The permit shall authorize the erection of a temporary real estate sign in accordance with this chapter for a period of 180 days or 30 days after the sale or rental of the property, whichever comes first. A permit may be extended for one additional period, of 180 days or 30 days after the sale or rental of the property, whichever comes first, by application to the Zoning Officer, which includes proof of continuing effort to sell or rent the property and continuing inability to do so.

Each business establishment shall be permitted to have wall signs which shall be nonilluminated. The aggregate area of all wall signs shall not exceed one square foot 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 64 square feet for all businesses, whichever is less. The number and location of wall signs shall be further subject to § 27-1203C. Wall signs shall not be permitted on side or rear walls of the building, unless the side or rear wall fronts on a street which does not face residential property as provided in § 27-1203C.

The wall sign shall not be located on the roof nor extend above the height of the building.

The maximum surface area of the ground sign shall not exceed 16 square feet.

The height and location of the ground sign shall be designed so as to not interfere with the clear sight triangle nor obstruct visibility for vehicular traffic entering or leaving the lot or traveling on any street and in no case shall the total height exceed six feet.

Ground signs may be nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated. The maximum illumination of the ground sign shall not exceed 1.5 footcandles on the sign face.

All free-standing ground signs shall be located at least 10 feet from any property line, except where property abuts on a public right-of-way, the ground sign shall be set back at least 10 feet from the right-of-way or at least 15 feet from the edge of the cartway if the right-of-way is not contiguous with the front lot line.

Billboards shall not be erected within 100 feet of the boundary line of any "S," "P" or "R" District or within 100 feet of any public or private school, church or cemetery, said 100 feet being measured along the radius of a circle from the center-most point of the billboard structure extending in all directions.

Billboards shall maintain a lateral minimum spacing between any existing or proposed billboard structure of 750 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 which is parallel to the centerline of the roadway to which the billboard is oriented.

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

No billboard shall be erected over any sidewalk or public 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.

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 which 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 20 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 20 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 which 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 Borough with the application for the conditional use.

The base shall be installed using a foundation and footings approved by the Borough 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 adjacent property and shall not exceed a maximum of 0.5 footcandle upon the adjacent property.

Display lighting shall not operate between 12 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 two years, unless constructed of an approved corrosive-resistant material.

Every year, 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 Borough a certificate from the engineer certifying that the billboard is structurally sound.

Annual inspections of the billboard shall be conducted by the Borough 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 Borough.

Billboards using removable vinyl, 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 sign permit, the applicant for a billboard shall obtain and submit with the application, approvals from the Allegheny County Department of Aviation or the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), when applicable.

Approval of the conditional use shall be valid for six months from the date of action by Borough Council 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 which 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 90 days of the issuance of the conditional sign permit, the sign permit shall be revoked by the 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 which 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 which 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.