# Sign Regulations in North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/north-versailles-township
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/16257765#16257765)

## At a glance

North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania regulates 13 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Ground Sign (Nonresidential Use)s in the Residential District, Neighborhood Park District, Mixed-Use District, Neighborhood Use District zoning district are capped at 8 ft tall and 10 sq ft, with a 8 ft minimum from any side lot line setback (Sec. §300-901C(4)). Most commercial signs in North Versailles Township require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District, Neighborhood Park District, Mixed-Use District, Neighborhood Use District | 6 | 8 ft | 20 sq ft (per sign), cumulative signage not to exceed 1 x lot frontage or 100 sq ft, whichever is less | — |
| General Retail District, Office and Manufacturing District | 5 | 25 ft | 200 sq ft per sign | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | — | 10 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Residential District, Neighborhood Park District, Mixed-Use District, Neighborhood Use District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign (Residential Use) | — | 2 sq ft (residential use), 8 sq ft (multifamily) | — | — | — | Building wall | — | §300-901C(1)-(3) |
| Ground Sign (Residential Use) | 6 ft | 2 sq ft (residential use), 8 sq ft (multifamily) | — | — | — | Yard | — | §300-901C(3) |
| Wall Sign (Nonresidential Use) | — | 20 sq ft (per sign), cumulative signage not to exceed 1 x lot frontage or 100 sq ft, whichever is less | — | — | Multiple per lot, subject to cumulative max | Building wall | — | §300-901C(2),(4) |
| Ground Sign (Nonresidential Use) | 8 ft | 10 sq ft | — | 8 ft minimum from any side lot line | 1 per lot | Yard | — | §300-901C(4) |
| Projected Sign (Nonresidential Use) | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | 1 per lot | Projecting from the building | — | §300-901C(4) |
| Group Identification Sign (Residential Group Development) | 6 ft | 15 sq ft | — | — | — | At entrance(s) to residential group development | — | §300-901F |

### General Retail District, Office and Manufacturing District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 200 sq ft per sign | — | — | Multiple per lot, subject to cumulative max | Building wall(s) | — | §300-901D(1)-(2) |
| Ground Sign | 15 ft | 50 sq ft (per sign) | — | 10 ft minimum from side property line | 1 per lot per street frontage with entrance | Yard | — | §300-901D(2), §300-901E(1) |
| Projected Sign | — | 6 sq ft per establishment | — | — | — | Projecting from building | — | §300-901D(2) |
| Ground Sign (Shopping Center) | 25 ft | 150 sq ft (per sign) | — | — | 1 per street with entrance | At each side of shopping center bordering a street with entrance | — | §300-901E(2) |
| Wall Sign (Nonresidential Group Development) | — | — | — | — | Per wall, per tenant | Building wall(s) | — | §300-901E(3)-(4) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Affixed to building wall | — | §300-901A(1),(7) |
| Projected Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Projecting from building | — | §300-901A(1),(7) |
| Ground Sign | — | — | — | 5 ft from right-of-way | — | Yard or ground | — | §300-901A(1),(7) |
| Changeable Copy Sign (Wall Sign) | — | 10 sq ft | — | — | 1 per nonresidential group development/parcel | Building wall | — | §300-901I |
| Changeable Copy Sign (Attached to Ground Sign) | — | Half the square footage of the permanent ground sign to which attached | — | — | 1 per nonresidential group development/parcel | Attached to ground sign | — | §300-901I |

## Prohibited signs in North Versailles Township

- Signs bearing flashing lighting or digital scrolling or moving text or animation are prohibited.
- Signs bearing language or character that reflect traffic signals and emergency and traffic signage are prohibited.
- No sign shall infringe upon the existing site distance of abutting intersections such that the sign's presence compromises the safety of traffic and pedestrian movement.
- No sign shall produce glare.
- No sign shall emit more than 0.2 footcandle of light at any property line except where properties are part of a shopping center.
- No sign shall be placed on an automobile, truck or other vehicle if that vehicle is being used primarily for displaying such sign.
- No sign shall include statements, words or pictures that are considered to be vulgar, obscene or pornographic.
- Balloons, streamers, and banners employed as promotional and advertising tools shall be prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in North Versailles Township

- Political signs up to eight square feet in Residential, Neighborhood Park, Mixed-Use, and Neighborhood Use Districts.
- Political signs up to 16 square feet in General Retail and Office and Manufacturing Districts.
- Address signs and nameplates, up to two square feet for residential principal uses and up to four square feet for nonresidential principal uses.
- Real estate signs up to five square feet per principal residential use of single-family or duplex and up to 10 square feet per parcel bearing all other uses.
- Directional signs up to two square feet per sign with a maximum height of four feet.
- Window signs up to 50 cumulative square feet.
- Two drive-through menu reader boards per establishment up to 50 square feet and eight feet in height per board.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A property owner or group of owners controlling property on which a nonresidential group development is situated may submit a sign plan to the Zoning Officer, allotting proportions of permitted signage to certain tenants and establishments located therein. The Zoning Officer shall approve said plan where the plan complies with this chapter. The notarized signature of said owner(s) shall be placed on the plan along with the signature of the Zoning Officer accepting said plan.

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