# Sign Regulations in Prospect Borough, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Prospect Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/prospect-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/34689699#34689699)

## At a glance

Prospect Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 11 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Agricultural Zone District, Residential Zone District zoning district are capped at Not specified tall and 32 square feet, with a Not closer to adjacent property than required side yard width. No extension into street right-of-way. setback (Sec. §310-19 B, C, D, G). Most commercial signs in Prospect Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agricultural Zone District, Residential Zone District | 7 | Not specified | 32 square feet | — |
| Village Center Zone District | 5 | — | 32 square feet per face | — |
| Highway Commercial Zone District | 3 | — | 80 square feet per face | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 35 feet above ground | No sign may exceed 35 feet in height above ground. Permit required for permanent signs over 6 square feet. | — |

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

### Agricultural Zone District, Residential Zone District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | Not specified | 32 square feet | — | Not closer to adjacent property than required side yard width. No extension into street right-of-way. | — | Placed in yards abutting a street, not closer to adjacent property than the width of the side yard; not to extend into/over a street right-of-way. | — | §310-19 B, C, D, G |
| Wall Sign | Not specified | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Attached flat to building wall. | — | §310-19 B, C, D, G |
| Sign Attached to Fence or Private Lamppost | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to fence or private lamppost in yards abutting a street. | — | §310-19 G |
| Temporary Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Yard abutting street, wall, fence, or lamppost. | — | §310-19 E, G |
| Property Identification Sign | — | 6 square feet (except farm signs, which may be up to 32 square feet) | — | — | — | As per G(1)(a); attached to wall, fence, lamppost, or freestanding. | — | §310-19 G(1)(a), G(2) |
| Farm Produce Sales Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | As per G(1)(b); attached to wall, fence, lamppost, or freestanding. | — | §310-19 G(1)(b) |
| Sign Identifying Home Occupation or Contractor | — | 6 square feet | — | — | — | As per G(1)(d); attached to building wall, fence, lamppost, or freestanding. | — | §310-19 G(1)(d), G(2) |

### Village Center Zone District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | — | 32 square feet per face | — | — | — | Freestanding in yard or abutting street. | — | §310-19 H |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Applied flat to wall surface or hung from wall (projecting <= 4 feet, bottom >= 7 feet above ground). | — | §310-19 H |
| Projecting Sign | — | 32 square feet per face | — | — | — | Hung from a wall; bottom at least 7 feet above ground. | — | §310-19 H |
| Sign Attached to Fence or Private Lamppost | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | Attached to fence or lamppost in yards abutting street. | — | §310-19 H |
| Sign Identifying Business On Site | — | — | — | — | — | As wall, freestanding, or projecting sign. | — | §310-19 H |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Sign (Any Type) | 35 feet above ground | No sign may exceed 35 feet in height above ground. Permit required for permanent signs over 6 square feet. | — | Freestanding signs only in yards abutting street, not closer to adjacent property than width of required side yard. | — | No sign on roof or extending above top of wall of flat-roofed building. No sign to obstruct sight distances or create confusion for motorists. | — | §310-19 B, C, D |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | — | Varies. | — | §310-19 E |
| Residence Sign | 1.5 feet above ground if over 75 feet from street | — | — | — | At least one per residence | At or near main entrance of residence; may be installed on both sides of a freestanding mailbox meeting residence sign location requirements. If residence is >75 ft from street, sign must be conspicuously installed on an elevated sign 1.5 feet above ground. | — | §201-2 |

## Prohibited signs in Prospect Borough

- No person shall destroy, remove, deface, obliterate or cover up any lamp, sign or barricade erected as a warning of danger by Borough authorities or those working with their permission.
- No signs illuminated by a flashing, pulsating or intermittent source allowed.
- No strings of bare bulbs allowed on signs.
- No signs lighted in such a manner as to create glare conditions on adjacent streets or properties.
- No sign shall extend to more than 35 feet above ground level.
- No sign shall be placed upon the roof of a building or extend above the top of a wall of a flat-roofed building.
- No sign shall obstruct sight distances or create confusion for motorists.
- No sign shall extend into or over a street right-of-way.

## Signs exempt from permit in Prospect Borough

- Real estate sales signs are exempt from permits but still subject to control of the ordinance.
- Signs advertising a public charitable or religious institution or event are exempt from permits but still subject to control of the ordinance.
- Signs erected by any level of government agency are exempt from permits but still subject to control of the ordinance.
- Safety zone or 'no hunting' signs are exempt from permits but still subject to control of the ordinance.
- Temporary signs to be in place for 30 days or less are exempt from permits but still subject to control of the ordinance.

## Full detail

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