# Sign Regulations in Elverson Borough, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Elverson Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/elverson-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/34090751#34090751)

## At a glance

Elverson Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 21 sign types across 2 zoning districts. Portable Sign (Sandwich Board, etc.)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 3 feet tall and 6 square feet, with a 5 feet from lot line or street cartway setback (Sec. § 290-1304H(7)). Most commercial signs in Elverson Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 16 | 3 feet | 15 square feet | — |
| Town Center District (TC) | 5 | Letters: 10 inches high max; Min clearance: 8 feet above sidewalk | 25 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Identification Sign | — | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 per street frontage | For noncommercial or nonindustrial buildings/uses such as places of worship, educational use, or park. Permitted in all zoning districts. | — | § 290-1304C |
| Address Sign | — | 2 square feet | — | — | 1 per address | At location of official address. Permitted in all zoning districts. | — | § 290-1304D |
| Residential Development Sign (Freestanding Ground) | — | 15 square feet | — | — | 1 per street frontage or access | Freestanding ground sign at each street frontage or access to subdivision, development, or complex. | — | § 290-1304E(1) |
| Residential Development Sign (Multifamily Wall Sign) | — | 9 square feet | — | — | 1 per building | Wall sign on multifamily building for identification. | — | § 290-1304E(2) |
| Home Occupation Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 per home occupation | On the property where home occupation is located. | — | § 290-1304G |
| Temporary Sign - Agricultural | — | 12 square feet | — | — | 1 per street frontage | Advertising the sale of farm products grown on premises. | — | § 290-1304H(2) |
| Temporary Sign - Professional | — | 6 square feet | — | — | 1 per lot or tract | At premises where services are performed. | — | § 290-1304H(3) |
| Portable Sign (Sandwich Board, etc.) | 3 feet | 6 square feet | — | 5 feet from lot line or street cartway | 2 per premises | On same lot as use; minimum 5 feet from any lot line or street cartway. | — | § 290-1304H(7) |

### Town Center District (TC)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 25 square feet | — | — | 1 per use | Mounted on wall, parallel, projects no more than 12 inches from face. One per use. | — | § 290-1304I(3)(a), § 290-1302N, § 290-1303A |
| Projecting Sign | — | 25 square feet | 42 inches (max projection from wall) | — | 1 per use | Projected perpendicularly from building; minimum 10 feet above ground level. | — | § 290-1304I(3)(b), § 290-1303A |
| Freestanding Ground Sign | 4 feet | 25 square feet (plus 12 square feet per additional use if multiple uses) | — | — | 1 per property | Within front yard of associated use. | — | § 290-1304I(3)(c)[1], § 290-1304I(3)(c) |
| Awning Sign | Letters: 10 inches high max; Min clearance: 8 feet above sidewalk | — | — | — | 1 per use | Painted or attached flat against awning; must not extend beyond valance or be attached to underside. | — | § 290-1304I(3)(d) |
| Window Sign (Permanent and Temporary Combined) | — | 25% of window area | — | — | — | On interior or exterior of window or displayed through window | — | § 290-1304I(3)(e)[3] |

## Prohibited signs in Elverson Borough

- No sign shall be erected in any district without a permit, except where exempt as stated in § 290-1303C.
- No sign except traffic signs and similar regulatory notices of a duly constituted governmental body shall be erected within the legal right-of-way of any public street, except as specifically authorized by other ordinances and regulations of the Borough.
- No sign which emits smoke, visible vapors, particles, sound or odor shall be permitted.
- No moving, flashing or rotating signs which may distract motorists shall be permitted.
- 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 located in a position that will impede or cause danger to vehicular or pedestrian traffic or interfere with traffic through causing glare, confusion or competing for attention with traffic control devices or blocking of sight distances for street, intersections, sidewalks or driveways.
- No sign shall infringe upon the required clear sight distance in § 290-1103.
- No sign shall be erected containing information on it which states or implies that a property may be used for any purpose not permitted in the zoning district in which the property is located except as permitted for off-site signs in accordance with § 290-1304J.
- No sign shall be erected advertising a business, articles or merchandise for sale other than on the same premises, except for off-site signs in accordance with § 290-1304J and billboards where permitted in accordance with § 290-1304K.
- No sign shall be attached to a utility pole or other public infrastructure or hung across a public street except as placed or permitted by the Borough.
- No sign shall be erected or maintained so as to prevent free ingress or egress from any door, window or fire escape.
- No signs shall be attached to a standpipe, fire escape, utility pole, other public infrastructure, or hung across a public street, except as placed or permitted by the Borough.
- Signs shall not be mounted on roofs or extend above the roofline of the building to which it is attached.
- The outdoor storage or parking of a vehicle on a property shall not be used as a sign for a business, home occupation, or any other use. No vehicle which contains advertising on its exterior shall park in a location visible from a public right-of-way continuously for more than two weeks.
- No sign shall be maintained within the Borough, except for legal nonconforming signs as permitted by this chapter, that is in violation of this chapter or the Borough Building Code, determined to be a nuisance, in such a state of disrepair as to have the appearance of neglect, or is illegible.
- No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained on any premises owned or controlled by him a sign which has been abandoned.
- Strings of bulbs are not permitted, except as part of a holiday celebration or temporary seasonal decorations.
- No billboards shall be located within 100 feet of any property line or any other structure.
- No billboards shall be located within 500 feet of any street intersection.
- No visual scrolling, movement, fading or dissolving is permitted on digital signs and messages shall not overlap.
- The use of animation, sound and full-motion video is prohibited on digital/electronic changing message signs.
- Permanent signs shall not be attached to trees.

## Signs exempt from permit in Elverson Borough

- Regular maintenance of the sign, including electrical, repainting or cleaning, does not require a permit.
- The repair of the sign that in no way changes the sign from the original approved application does not require a permit.
- Minor changes to a sign, such as changes to the information on or text of a sign, deemed by the Borough Zoning Officer to be insignificant to the sign, do not require a permit (changes to size, shape, location, structure, or mounting do require a permit).
- No permit shall be required for the following signs, provided they conform to other regulations: traffic signs and other directional, informational or public services signs; signs advertising meeting times and places of nonprofit service or charitable clubs and organizations (limited to one sign per use, maximum 12 square feet, not for commercial advertisement except public utilities); agricultural signs; address signs; trespassing signs; real estate signs; traffic direction signs; political signs; legal notices; portable signs; temporary professional signs; temporary signs, all other undefined.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Applications for sign permits must be accompanied by detailed plans and specifications and such other information deemed necessary by the Zoning Officer to determine the location and details of sign construction.
- No explicit reference to a required master sign plan or sign plan for multi-tenant developments in this excerpt.
- Sign permit applications may require additional information as determined by the Zoning Officer.

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