# Sign Regulations in Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/buffalo-township
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/36760224#36760224)

## At a glance

Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania regulates 14 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Sign for School, Church, Hospital, Institutions in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 24 square feet (Sec. § 265-43.A(2)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 11 | — | 75 square feet max; or 2.5 square feet per front foot of building | — |
| Residential Districts | 2 | — | 3 square feet | — |
| Industrial Districts | 1 | — | No size limit | — |
| Commercial Parcel | 1 | — | 75 square feet max; or 2.5 square feet per front foot of building | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Directional, Information, or Public Service Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | § 265-43.A(1) |
| Sign for School, Church, Hospital, Institution | — | 24 square feet | — | — | 1 per separate use | — | — | § 265-43.A(2) |
| Temporary Sign - Real Estate | — | 6 square feet | — | — | 1 per 10,000 sq ft (or portion thereof) | — | — | § 265-43.B(1),(2) |
| Temporary Sign - Other | — | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 per property | — | — | § 265-43.B(3) |
| Business Sign - Content Limitation | — | — | — | — | — | Same premises as the business | — | § 265-43.C(1) |
| Freestanding Business Sign | — | 30 square feet | — | — | 1 per business establishment | Same premises as business | — | § 265-43.C(2) |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Parallel to the wall of business premises | — | § 265-43.C(3),(4) |
| Aggregate Sign Area (Commercial Parcel) | — | 75 square feet max; or 2.5 square feet per front foot of building | — | — | — | On commercial parcel | — | § 265-43.C(7) |

### Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name Plate/Professional Sign | — | 3 square feet | — | — | 1 per separate use or dwelling | — | — | § 265-43.D(1) |
| Temporary Real Estate/Construction Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On property being sold, leased or developed | — | § 265-43.D(15) |

### Industrial Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign (Industrial Districts) | — | No size limit | — | — | — | On premises | — | § 265-43.D(13) |

## Prohibited signs in Buffalo Township

- No sign shall be constructed, located or illuminated in any manner which causes undue glare, distraction, nuisance or confusion to traffic or to other property.
- No sign shall be erected within the lines of a street right-of-way except traffic signs and similar regulatory notices of a duly constituted governmental body.
- No artificial light or reflecting device shall be used as a part of a sign where such light or device interferes with, competes for attention with, or may be mistaken for a traffic signal.
- No sign shall be erected except on the property to which it is related.
- Flashing, moving, neon (and the use of other gaseous material) or oscillating lights are expressly prohibited.
- No signs shall be erected containing information on it which states or implies that a property may be used for any purpose not permitted under the provisions of the Township Zoning Ordinance.
- Every sign permitted except temporary signs must be constructed of durable material and kept in good condition and repair. Any sign which is allowed to become dilapidated shall be removed by the Township at the expense of the owner or lessee of the property on which it is located.
- Nonconforming signs once removed physically may be replaced only with conforming signs; every sign erected shall also comply with the yard requirements for buildings for the zoning district in which said sign is erected.
- If a use ceases for a period of six months, signs advertising the ceased business or businesses must be removed. Such signs may be removed by the Township at the expense of the owner or lessee of the property on which such sign is located.

## Signs exempt from permit in Buffalo Township

- Directional, information or public service signs such as those advertising the availability of rest rooms, telephone or similar public conveniences, and signs advertising meetings times and places of nonprofit service or charitable clubs or organizations, may be erected or maintained provided that such signs do not advertise any commercial or industrial establishment, activity or organization. Such signs shall not exceed two square feet in area.
- Signs of schools, colleges, churches, hospitals or of institutions of a similar nature relating exclusively to the identity, activities and services of such institutions and shall be limited to one such sign for each separate use of no more than 24 square feet.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 4 zoning districts in Buffalo Township — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Buffalo+Township+PA&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-buffalo-township

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