# Sign Regulations in Avis Borough, Pennsylvania

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Avis Borough, Pennsylvania, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Avis Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/avis-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/32607332#32607332)

## At a glance

Avis Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 15 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Commercial districts, Industrial districts zoning district are capped at 20 feet tall and 40 square feet (per side) (Sec. §500-28D(13)(a)-(b), §500-28D(6)). Most commercial signs in Avis Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential districts | 10 | — | 40 square feet | — |
| Commercial districts, Industrial districts | 3 | 20 feet | 80 square feet, and not more than 40 square feet per side | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 20 feet | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| For Sale or For Rent Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | Maximum two per property or two per frontage if on multiple streets | Premises being advertised | — | §500-28B(1)(a)-(b) |
| Directional/Development Sign | — | 6 square feet | 4 feet | — | Maximum one per 500 feet of street frontage | Off-site from premises; must indicate location and direction of premises in development | — | §500-28B(2)(a)-(b) |
| Sold/Rented Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | Maximum as allowed under For Sale/For Rent Signs | Premises being advertised | — | §500-28B(3) |
| Artisan/Contractor Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | — | — | Premises where work is performed | — | §500-28B(4) |
| Private Property/Trespassing Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | On property/driveway being identified | — | §500-28B(5) |
| Institutional Sign | — | 40 square feet | — | — | One per property; or one per frontage if multiple frontages | School, college, church, hospital or similar institution property | — | §500-28B(6) |
| Home Occupation Sign | — | 2 square feet | 24 inches | — | — | Premises where home occupation exists | — | §500-28B(7) |
| Farm Product Sale Sign | — | 6 square feet | — | — | Maximum two | Where sale of farm products is permitted | — | §500-28B(8) |

### Commercial districts, Industrial districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Identification Sign | — | 80 square feet, and not more than 40 square feet per side | — | — | — | On the premises; must pertain to occupant's name or products made, processed, sold, or displayed | — | §500-28C, §500-28D(8) |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 feet | 40 square feet (per side) | — | — | Maximum one per street frontage | On the premises (commercial or industrial) | — | §500-28D(13)(a)-(b), §500-28D(6) |
| Wall Sign | 20 feet | — | — | — | — | On building wall | — | §500-28D(13)(b), §500-28D(6) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Civic/Religious Event Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | §500-28D(12) |
| Advertising Signboard | 20 feet | — | — | — | — | On barns or other buildings/structures | — | §500-28D(9) |

## Prohibited signs in Avis Borough

- No sign shall be placed in such a position that it will cause danger to traffic on a street by obscuring the view.
- No sign, other than an official traffic sign, shall be erected within the right-of-way lines of any street, unless authorized by the Borough Council for a special purpose.
- No sign shall project over a public sidewalk area more than 18 inches.
- Overhead signs shall be at least nine feet high, measured from the ground or pavement to the bottom-most part of the sign.
- No sign shall exceed 20 feet in height.
- Each sign shall be removed when the circumstances leading to its erection no longer apply.
- At no time shall there be more than one sign on each street frontage.
- In all districts only those signs referring directly to materials or products made, sold, or displayed on the premises shall be permitted, except as otherwise noted.
- Any sign by reason of its intensity, color, location, or movement that may interfere with traffic lights, signals or other controls, or abrogate public safety shall not be permitted in any district.
- No light shall be higher than five feet above the maximum building height on which the light is erected.
- Billboards or advertising signs are not permitted.
- All lighting shall be shielded and shall be designed so that it does not reflect or beam onto adjacent properties.
- No lighting shall be permitted which is of so great an intensity as to constitute a nuisance to neighboring properties.
- Signs must be constructed of durable material, maintained in good condition, and not allowed to become dilapidated.

## Signs exempt from permit in Avis Borough

- No permit shall be required for the erection, alteration, or maintenance of any sign as provided for in § 500-28B (signs permitted in residential districts, such as for sale, for rent, trespassing, certain institutional, artisan, official traffic signs, utility identification, and certain farm product signs, etc.).

## Full detail

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