(a) Where large numbers of either directional or commercial advertising signs are justified to serve a developed lot, commercial park or an industrial park with multiple business uses; a sign plaza may be established wherein all such signs shall be consolidated and confined within a single frame or as a combination of sign panels.

1) The size, shape, color, lighting, manner of display, lettering, and placement of such consolidated or combined signs at any such sign plaza shall take into consideration the architectural uniqueness of the building or center.
 

a) The height of the sign frame shall not exceed the height as permitted in Subsection 1K(1)(d).

b) The maximum signage area shall not exceed 100 square feet per side.
 

2) Any such sign plaza shall be subject to approval by the Supervisors in accordance with the procedures and requirements of § 27-704, entitled “Permit Application Procedures for Conditional Uses.”

3) Building signs shall be limited to a maximum of six square feet per tenant and in no case shall the aggregate area, in square feet, of all signs on any building wall exceed one square foot for every one foot in length of such building wall.

a) Design, Style, Frame. Each wall, canopy or marquee sign shall be similar in design, style, frame, lettering and material.
 

4) Any such sign plaza shall be subject to all applicable State regulations and shall be erected and maintained under the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, where applicable.

5) Landscaping shall be provided and regulated in accordance with Subsection 1K(1)(l).

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Industrial Districts.

Commercial advertising signs, outdoor advertising structures, or billboards which advertise products or businesses not connected with the site on which they are located shall be permitted and regulated as separate uses on undeveloped property in the Economic Development (ED) and Industrial (M-1) Districts, except as otherwise provided under the establishment of sign plazas.

(a) Type. Wall, canopy or marquee.

(b) Maximum Size and Height.
 

1) Wall or Marquee Sign. One square foot of sign area per one linear foot of building frontage on which the sign or signs are to be attached, up to a maximum of 100 square feet in area for all wall or marquee signs. The top of all wall and marquee signs shall be below the roof line and at a height no greater than 20 feet above the ground.

2) Awning or Canopy Sign. One square foot per two linear feet of awning or canopy, up to a maximum of 16 square feet in area. No awning or canopy sign shall extend above the top of the awning or canopy.
 

(c) Design, Style, Frame. Each wall, canopy or marquee sign shall be similar in design, style, frame, lettering and material.

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Industrial Districts.
Multiple establishment signs may be permitted and regulated in accordance with Subsection 1K(5) herein.

(a) Center Identification Signs. One monument sign per public street frontage, not to exceed a total of two monument signs, identifying the name of the center only and not exceeding 45 square feet in area and 15 feet in height.

(b) Individual Building Signs. Where an office center is comprised of two or more buildings, each individual building may erect one monument or freestanding sign, not to exceed 20 square feet in area and six feet in height, identifying the principal establishment within the building.

(c) Individual Establishment Signs. Each individual establishment within an office building may erect one wall sign up to a maximum of six square feet in area. The top of the wall sign shall be located below the roof line and at a height no greater than 10 feet above the ground.
 

1) Design, Style, Frame. Each wall, canopy or marquee sign shall be similar in design, style, frame, lettering and material.

(a) Must comply with Subsection 1I(1) and (2)(a) and (c).

(b) Such signs shall not be posted more than 30 days in advance of the election to which they pertain and shall be removed within five calendar days following the election for which they were posted.

(c) Maximum size of political signs shall not exceed 16 square feet in any zoning district.

(a) Not more than one such sign shall be permitted for each tenant on the premises on each building wall fronting on a street or parking area.

(b) The aggregate area, in square feet, of all signs on any building wall shall not exceed one square foot for every one foot in length of such building wall.

(c) Such sign or signs shall be parallel to the face of the building and no part thereof, including any illumination devices, shall project more than 12 inches beyond the face of the building.

(d) One freestanding premises sign shall also be permitted per developer parcel. Any freestanding sign shall be located not closer than 10 feet from any road right-of-way or a property line, and shall not exceed a maximum area of 32 square feet of sign surface per side (maximum of two sides). In the event that the frontage of a property is in excess of 400 feet, then two single-faced freestanding signs may be allowed with a maximum surface area of 32 square feet per sign. The maximum height should be 15 feet; however, with the approval of the Supervisors an increase in height may be allowed if it can be shown that excessive grade, building interference, bridge obstruction and the like exist, then the height may be increased to a maximum of 15 feet above highway grade.
 

1) All freestanding premises signs within the B-2 Business and Professional Office/Medical District shall be located on the property of the business or institution to which the sign refers.

(e) In lieu of a 32 square foot sign permitted under this subsection, a freestanding sign of not more than 45 square feet may be permitted in accordance with the procedures and requirements of § 27-704, “Permit Application Procedures for Conditional Uses,” and subject to the following conditions:
 

1) One sign per lot shall be permitted. No additional freestanding signs of any size shall be permitted under this conditional use.

2) The size, shape, color, lighting, manner of display, lettering and placement of such sign shall take into consideration the architectural uniqueness of the building.

3) The maximum height of the sign is not to exceed 15 feet. However with the approval of the Supervisors an increase in height may be allowed if it can be shown that excessive grade, building interference, bridge obstruction and the like exist, then the height may be increased to a maximum of 15 feet above highway grade.

4) The sign shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the road right-of-way and/or property line, whichever applies.

5) The building is located more than 50 feet from the highway right-of-way.

(f) On any motor vehicle service station not more than one pole sign erected on the premises for the purpose of advertising the brand of gasoline sold at such service station, provided such pole sign shall have a maximum area of not more than 64 square feet, and a maximum height not to exceed the height limitations of the district in which said service station is located. Said single standard sign may be erected in a required front yard for purposes of identification.

(g) No neon sign or similar illuminated advertisement shall be of such color or located in such a fashion as to diminish or detract in any way from the effectiveness of any traffic signal or similar safety or warning device.

(h) No free standing sign at the intersection of any two streets shall be placed within sight triangle of less than 30 feet measured along street lot lines from their point of junction, and no obstructions shall be permitted within such sight triangles.

(i) Shall not extend beyond the maximum permitted building height as elsewhere specified by this Section.

(j) That adequate measures be taken to prevent the accumulation of refuse or trash upon the lot.

(k) If illuminated at night, such illumination shall employ only lights emitting a light of constant intensity, with all light sources either placed internally within the sign and projected through a translucent background or shielded from the view of adjacent lots and streets through the use of shielded light fixtures or landscape planting and no sign shall contain flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving light or lights, and shall be extinguished not later than midnight.

(l) A landscaped island with a minimum of 32 square feet in area, and a minimum height of one foot is required around the sign support(s). The island shall be formed from materials such as, but not limited to, stone, brick, landscape timbers, The area of the island shall be maintained as necessary to keep it free of, weeds and brush. A sketch of the sign and island shall be submitted with the zoning permit application for review and approval by the Zoning Officer.

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Industrial Districts.
Premises or point of sale signs in  shall be permitted and regulated in accordance with Subsection § 27-5041K herein.

Premises or point of sale signs shall be permitted and shall be designed as part of the architectural design of the building or as part of the site plan for any lot, provided that the aggregate area of any such sign shall not exceed two square feet for each horizontal linear foot of building wall facing the same street which the sign faces.

(a) All project identity signs shall be solely for purposes of providing direction, identity, information or protection to the public on either a temporary or permanent basis.

(b) All project identity signs shall be freestanding and shall meet the following design criteria:
 

1) All project identity signs shall be set back 10 feet from any road right-of-way or property line.

2) All project identity signs shall not exceed a maximum of 24 square feet of message area surface per side. Project identity signs shall be permitted to have two sides, each of which shall not exceed 24 square feet of message area surface per side or 48 square feet of, message area for both sides. Project identity signs may be constructed in an angle or shape. Only one temporary or permanent project identity sign may be located at each entrance except as hereinafter set forth. Project identity signs may be located on either side of an entrance or two permanent project identity signs may be permitted at each entrance, one on each side; provided, that each permanent sign shall be limited to a total of 24 square feet for display on each side of the road entrance to the development; provided, the signs are placed on and parallel to the face of a wall, The wall shall be constructed from brick, stone or other masonry material.

The sign shall either be embedded in or fastened to the face of the finished wall surface if block is used as the masonry material, The wall shall have a finished surface of stone or brick. Wall height shall not exceed six feet. Wall length shall not exceed 10 feet.

3) All project identity signs shall not exceed eight feet in height measured from the final grade level and the message area shall be no lower than 30 inches from the final grade level.

4) All project identity signs shall be landscaped in accordance with Subsection 1K(1)(l).
5) Illumination of all project identity signs shall comply with Subsection 1K(1)(k).

6) No free-standing project identity sign at the intersection of any two streets shall be placed within a sight triangle of less than 30 feet measured along street lot lines from their point of junction, and no obstruction shall be permitted within such sight triangles.

7) The message area of a temporary project identity sign shall be restricted to designating the name of the project, a project symbol, and the name, address, and telephone number of the developer, owner, or manager of the project.

8) Permanent project identity signs for residential subdivisions, planned residential developments, condominiums, or multiple dwelling unit projects may also include during the active sales or rental phase of the real estate subdivision a temporary sign not exceeding six square feet per side. The temporary sign shall include the name of the developer and a message using the words “For information please call [a specific phone number].” Temporary identity signs shall be detachable from the permanent project identity sign. This temporary detachable six square foot sign is permitted in lieu of signs permitted under Subsection 1F(4)(c). All temporary signs which are permitted under this Subsection 1H(2)(b)8), and temporary project identity signs, shall be removed when 90% of the available permitted dwelling types in a real estate project are sold or rented.

9) All project identity signs shall not be designed with or include changeable copy (changeable letters) which for purposes of this Section is defined as a sign design where the letters are interchangeable on a surface that may be magnetic or have slotted grooves where the letters or other elements of the message portion of the sign slide in and out, and/or electrical, mechanical or computerized characteristics, permitting the message portion of the sign, including symbols, to be changed.

10) The property on which a project identity sign(s) is (are) located must be owned by the public or private entity desiring to erect such sign and such land must be part of the real property/project identified by the project identity sign. In the case of a real estate subdivision, if the developer has transferred the property to a property owners association or homeowners association such property where the project identity sign is located may be owned by the property owners or homeowners association. The owner of the project identity sign(s) shall be responsible for the proper maintenance and care of the sign.

11) All other signs must be removed prior to issuance of a sign permit for a project identity sign.

1) The height of such temporary sign shall be maximum of 12 feet and the sign are shall be a maximum of 128 square feet per side.

2) Such sign shall be set back at least 15 feet from the road right-of-way and shall not obstruct the sign triangle vision at any intersection, traffic control sign or traffic control signal, nor project into a public right-of-way.

3) Such sign shall comply with all applicable Pennsylvania Department of Transportation rules and regulations and not be illuminated.

(a) Center Identification Sign. One monument or pole sign per street fronting the center, not to exceed a total of two signs, identifying the name of the center. The name of any major establishment within the center may serve as the name of the entire center.

 

1) Monument Sign. Each sign shall have a minimum area of 45 square feet per side and a maximum area of one square foot per 3,000 square feet of gross building floor area up to a maximum sign area of 100 square feet per side and a maximum height of 15 feet.

2) Pole Sign. Each sign shall have a minimum area of 45 square feet and a maximum area of one square foot per 3,000 square feet of gross building floor area up to a maximum of 100 square feet. The top of the pole sign shall not exceed 15 feet in height and the base of the pole sign shall be at least eight feet above the ground.
 

(b) Individual Establishment Signs. No freestanding sign shall be displayed for individual establishments located within a center. Any establishment may display one sign per street frontage, up to a maximum of two signs, according to the following criteria.
 

1) Wall or Marquee Sign. One square foot of sign area per two linear feet of building frontage on which the sign or signs are to be attached, up to maximum of 16 square feet in area for all wall or marquee signs. The top of all wall and marquee signs shall be located below the roof line and at a height no greater than 20 feet above the ground.

2) Awning or Canopy Sign. One square foot per two linear feet of awning or canopy, up to a maximum of 16 square feet in area, No awning or canopy sign shall extend above the top of the awning or canopy.

3) Design, Style, Frame. Each wall, canopy or marquee sign shall be similar in design, style, frame, lettering and material.

(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, no freestanding temporary sign shall be erected nearer than 10 feet to any street right-of-way and 10 feet to any lot line or attached to any building, if closer.

(b) Temporary signs shall contain a maximum of 24 square feet per side with a maximum of two sides.

(c) Temporary free standing signs shall not exceed eight feet in height from average grade.

(d) Temporary promotional signs shall be located on the same lot as the business being promoted, except for the following activities:
 

1) Political campaigns

2) Volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance companies, volunteer emergency companies or corps, serving Smithfield Township for fund-raising campaigns. (Must comply with Subsection 1I(1), above, except the maximum number of times per calendar year is waived). No other organization whatsoever shall be issued a permit with complying with Subsection 1I(1) and (2).