# Sign Regulations in Millersville Borough, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Millersville Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/millersville-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/9657181#9657181)

## At a glance

Millersville Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 12 sign types across 1 zoning district. Flags in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 35 sq. ft. (in addition to US and Pennsylvania flags) (Sec. § 380-51A(23)). Most commercial signs in Millersville Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 12 | May extend no more than 5 feet above the lowest point of attachment, and may not extend above highest point of roof. | 35 sq. ft. (in addition to US and Pennsylvania flags) | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Attached to or painted on a building, including wall or roof, or on awning projecting up to 48 inches. | — | § 380-49 (Definition), § 380-52A-B |
| Wall Sign | May not extend higher than the top of the wall. | — | — | — | — | Attached to or painted on the wall of a building. | — | § 380-49 (Definition), § 380-50B(2), § 380-52A-B |
| Roof Sign | May extend no more than 5 feet above the lowest point of attachment, and may not extend above highest point of roof. | — | — | — | — | Attached to or painted on a roof. | — | § 380-49 (Definition), § 380-50B(3), § 380-52A-B |
| Freestanding Sign | Controlled by regulations in Table 1 and Table 2. | — | — | — | — | Not attached to or painted on a building. | — | § 380-49 (Definition), § 380-50B(1), § 380-51A(11), § 380-52A-B |
| Overhead Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Located so pedestrian or vehicular traffic might pass beneath. | — | § 380-49 (Definition), § 380-51A(14) |
| Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Extends perpendicular outward from the front of a building, possibly over a sidewalk. | — | § 380-49 (Definition), § 380-51A(15),(16) |
| Incidental Sign | — | 2 sq. ft. | — | — | — | On-premises informational signage. | — | § 380-49 (Definition) |
| Flag | — | 35 sq. ft. (in addition to US and Pennsylvania flags) | — | — | 1 flag | On each principal institutional, commercial, or industrial property. | — | § 380-51A(23) |

## Prohibited signs in Millersville Borough

- No temporary signs shall be permitted, except as authorized elsewhere in this article.
- No sign shall be located within a street right-of-way, except a government sign, a public utility sign, a sidewalk sign, a nonprofit organization sign, or another sign approved by the Borough Council or the State Department of Transportation.
- No signs, except official signs, shall obstruct the required clear sight triangle or otherwise cause a significant sight obstruction to oncoming vehicle traffic.
- No signs shall be painted, pasted, nailed, stapled, or otherwise attached to utility poles, trees, fences, fire hydrants, or in an unauthorized manner to walls or other signs, except insofar as such signs comply with generally applicable rules, regulations, or policies formally adopted by the Borough Council.
- No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct any door, stairway, window, fire escape, or other means of egress or ingress.
- No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct ventilation or light from a building.
- No overhead sign shall have a clearance of less than eight feet between any pedestrian walk and the lowest part of the sign and less than 17.5 feet between any roadway and the lowest part of the sign.
- No sign that is parallel to and attached to the face of a building shall project more than 18 inches over a public sidewalk.
- No sign that is perpendicular to and attached to the face of a building shall project more than 48 inches from the building.
- No sign shall have lights or other illuminating devices that constitute a public safety or traffic hazard.
- No sign shall be permitted that imitates or that might be confused with an official traffic sign or signal, such as by containing the words 'stop' or 'danger' or by including red, green, or yellow lights.
- No sign or window display shall include a revolving beam or beacon of light resembling an emergency vehicle or facility.
- No sign shall advertise activities or products that are illegal under federal, state, or local municipal laws or regulations.
- No sign visible from outside of a building shall include statements, displays, words, or pictures that are vulgar, obscene, or pornographic.
- No streamers, pennants, spinners, reflectors, ribbons, tinsel, balloons or similar materials shall be displayed outside a building, except as provided for banners used as special events signs.
- No animated, sequential, intermittent, flashing, rotating, or oscillating signs shall be permitted, except for time-and-temperature signs.
- No sign shall emit smoke, visible vapors, particles, sound, or odor.
- No sign shall be placed on an automobile, truck, or other vehicle if that vehicle is being used primarily for displaying such sign.
- No inflatable signs shall be permitted.
- No open flames shall be permitted as part of a sign or in any other way to attract attention.
- No lighting shall be permitted to outline buildings or structures or parts thereof through the use of exposed neon tubing, strings of lights, or other means, with the exception of customary holiday decorations between November 9th and January 6th.
- Business signs in other than commercial and industrial districts shall not be illuminated when the business is closed.
- All electrically illuminated signs shall be constructed to the standards/listing of the latest edition of the National Electrical Code.

## Signs exempt from permit in Millersville Borough

- Government signs do not require sign permits.
- Any sign that has been authenticated as historically significant and accurate for its specific location, whether original or a replica, may be exempted from the regulations of this article as a special exception.
- The area taken up by the address (street number) does not count as part of the sign area.
- Flags of the United States and Pennsylvania are allowed in addition to one flag not to exceed 35 sq ft per principal institutional, commercial or industrial property.
- Customary holiday decorations between November 9th and January 6th are exempt from lighting outline prohibition.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Sign permit application requirements, such as forms, plans, and fees, shall be established by the Borough Council.
- Sign permits are required for all signs listed in Table 1 (permanent signs), except government signs.
- No permit is required for signs listed in Table 2 (temporary signs).
- Sign permitting procedures and plan requirements (forms, plans etc.) are to be determined by the Borough Council and referenced in permit application requirements.

## Full detail

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