# Sign Regulations in Franklin Park Borough, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Franklin Park Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/franklin-park-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/27270868#27270868)

## At a glance

Franklin Park Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 24 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Billboards in the Mixed-Use District (M-3) zoning district are capped at 25 ft from bottom to ground tall and 250 sq ft (electronic: 100 sq ft max), with a Min 5 ft from street or property line. setback (Sec. § 212-2309B(6)). Most commercial signs in Franklin Park Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | — | — |
| Residential District (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4) | 13 | 12 ft above ground | 200 sq in (1.39 sq ft) | — |
| Mixed-Use District (M-1, M-2) | 10 | 30 ft | 200 sq ft | — |
| Mixed-Use District (M-3) | 1 | 25 ft from bottom to ground | 250 sq ft (electronic: 100 sq ft max) | — |

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

### Residential District (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Housing Development Sign | 6 ft above natural grade | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per entrance | At each entrance to development, within sign easement, outside triangle of sight, in permanent easement. | — | § 212-2308A(1) |
| Address Sign | — | 36 sq in (0.25 sq ft) | — | — | 1 per property | With doorbells or mailboxes. | — | § 212-2308A(3) |
| Home Occupation Sign | — | 200 sq in (1.39 sq ft) | — | — | 1 per property | On a residential property. | — | § 212-2308A(4) |
| Institutional Use Sign | — | 20 sq ft | — | — | 1 per property | For permitted institutional uses (per § 212-404). | — | § 212-2308A(5) |
| Nonconforming Use Sign | — | 12 sq ft | — | — | 1 per property | On a residential property for a lawfully maintained nonconforming use. | — | § 212-2308A(6) |
| Real Estate Sign (On-premises) | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | 1 per property | On the property for sale/rent. | — | § 212-2308A(7) |
| Site Development Sign | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per property | On a residential property for site development. | — | § 212-2308A(8) |
| No Trespassing/Private/Fishing or Hunting Control Sign | — | 200 sq in (1.39 sq ft) | — | — | — | On a residential property. | — | § 212-2308A(9) |

### Mixed-Use District (M-1, M-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Sign (Single-Tenant Building) | — | 60 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | One per street frontage | — | § 212-2309B(1),(a) |
| Building Sign (Multi-Tenant Building) | — | 60 sq ft | — | — | 1 per tenant | One per tenant | — | § 212-2309B(1),(b) |
| Freestanding Sign (Single-Tenant Building) | 5 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per building | — | — | § 212-2309B(2),(a) |
| Freestanding Sign (Multi-Tenant Building) | 5 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per building, plus 1 additional by conditional use | — | — | § 212-2309B(2),(b) |
| Pole/Pylon Sign (Automotive Service Station) | 15 ft | — | — | — | 1 per station plus conditional ground sign | At automotive service station | — | § 212-2309B(3) |
| Ground/Monument Sign (Multitenant buildings <500 ft to interstate) | 5 ft | — | — | — | 1 per development | Within 500 feet of interstate interchange. | — | § 212-2309B(4),(a) |
| Building Sign (Multitenant, <500 ft to interstate) | — | 60 sq ft | — | — | 1 per interior business | Each interior business; building within 500 feet of interstate interchange. | — | § 212-2309B(4),(b) |
| Building Sign (Overall Development, <500 ft to interstate) | — | 25 sq ft | — | — | 1 per overall development | One per overall development. | — | § 212-2309B(4),(c) |

### Mixed-Use District (M-3)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Billboard | 25 ft from bottom to ground | 250 sq ft (electronic: 100 sq ft max) | — | Min 5 ft from street or property line. | Not within 500 ft of another billboard in same direction. | Not on or across from a lot in R-1 through R-4; not within 500 ft of another billboard in same direction along a public way. | — | § 212-2309B(6) |

## Prohibited signs in Franklin Park Borough

- No sign shall be constructed, erected, moved, enlarged, illuminated or substantially altered except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any other Borough ordinances or regulations.
- All signs not expressly authorized under this chapter or exempt from regulations hereunder are prohibited in the Borough.
- Beacons are prohibited.
- Moving or animated signs are prohibited.
- Flashing signs are prohibited.
- Portable signs are prohibited.
- Marquee signs are prohibited.
- Roof signs are prohibited.
- Pennants are prohibited.
- Strings of light are prohibited except those exempt under § 212-2303D.
- Inflatable signs and tethered balloons are prohibited.
- Temporary signs are prohibited except those otherwise permitted under provisions of this chapter.
- Projecting signs are prohibited.
- Any sign or sign structure which constitutes a hazard to public safety or health is prohibited.
- Signs which obstruct the vision of drivers or detract from the visibility/effectiveness of traffic signs/control devices are prohibited.
- Any abandoned sign which no longer identifies a bona fide business is prohibited.
- Signs painted on or attached to or supported by a tree, utility pole, stone cliff, or other natural object are prohibited.
- Banners are prohibited except as provided for in § 212-2303G.
- Festoon lighting is prohibited.
- Awning signs are prohibited.
- Canopy signs are prohibited.
- Advertising vehicles are prohibited.
- Projection signs are prohibited.
- Sandwich board signs are prohibited.
- Three-dimensional signs are prohibited.
- Traffic-control signs not meeting federal, state and/or local regulations are prohibited.
- Electronic changeable-copy signs are prohibited except as provided for in § 212-2309.
- No sign shall be erected in the public right-of-way or public easement except for those placed by an authorized governmental agency.
- No sign shall be erected at any location where it interferes with or obstructs the view and/or movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
- No sign shall be erected which may be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device.
- No sign shall be erected in a yard and/or parking lot area of a business establishment other than those specifically permitted under the provisions of this chapter.
- No sign shall project into or over any public right-of-way or easement, except as specifically permitted elsewhere in this chapter.
- No signs, except those of a duly constituted governmental body, including traffic signs and similar regulatory notices, shall be allowed within public rights-of-way.
- No portion of any freestanding or projecting sign shall be located over the public right-of-way.
- If a freestanding or projecting sign cannot avoid being over the public right-of-way, it is prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Franklin Park Borough

- Any public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance.
- Any sign outside or inside a structure and not attached to a window or door that is not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot line of the lot or site on which such sign is located.
- Flags, as defined in the ordinance.
- Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message, but only between November and January.
- Memorial signs or tablets denoting the date of erection of a building.
- Auction, garage or yard sale signs, provided that they do not exceed five square feet, are removed as soon as the event has occurred, are not erected more than seven days prior to the event, and are only permitted at the site where the event will take place.
- Banners erected by a governmental body or under the direction of such body.
- Temporary event signs and banners announcing a nonprofit event of a civic organization for noncommercial purposes, not exceeding 32 square feet, for a period not to exceed 30 days prior to the start of the event and removed within three days after the conclusion of the event.
- Address signs.
- Traffic control signs meeting federal, state and/or local regulations.
- Safety control signs meeting federal, state and/or local regulations.
- Governmental signs, including pathfinder signs.
- Political signs, provided that such signs are located outside of the public right-of-way, on private property, and do not block a motor vehicle driver's visibility.
- Signs erected on agricultural land to promote the raising and selling of crops, vegetables or fruits or to promote other agricultural functions by the property owner directly to the public, located on the landowner's property and must not block a motor vehicle driver's visibility.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All signs, except those included in the exempted section (§ 212-2303), require a sign permit in accordance with the Borough's permit application requirements.
- A sign permit application must include at least: a scaled site plan, sign illumination plan, colored/scaled construction drawings of the proposed sign and all its elements, and a digital photograph depicting the proposed sign location with the sign depicted.
- All signs over six square feet in overall area require the issuance of a zoning permit before erection or replacement.

## Full detail

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