# Sign Regulations in Quarryville Borough, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Quarryville Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/quarryville-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/33815217#33815217)

## At a glance

Quarryville Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 9 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Dynamic Display Signs in the Highway Commercial District (C-2) zoning district are capped at As per Table 1 for freestanding signs; counted toward maximum number and square footage of signs for the lot, with a Minimum 35 feet from street right-of-way; 300 feet from residential zone; 200 feet from another dynamic display sign setback (Sec. § 420-1303(C)(1)-(9)). Most commercial signs in Quarryville Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Highway Commercial District (C-2), Commercial District (C-1) | 1 | — | 20 square feet (portion for message center); total of freestanding sign area may not be exceeded | — |
| Highway Commercial District (C-2) | 1 | — | As per Table 1 for freestanding signs; counted toward maximum number and square footage of signs for the lot | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 7 | May extend no more than 5 feet above the lowest point of attachment to building and not above the highest point of the roof | 20 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Highway Commercial District (C-2), Commercial District (C-1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Electronic Message Center Sign | — | 20 square feet (portion for message center); total of freestanding sign area may not be exceeded | — | — | One per lot | Messages must be on the freestanding business or center sign. | — | § 420-1303(D)(1)-(4) |

### Highway Commercial District (C-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dynamic Display Sign | — | As per Table 1 for freestanding signs; counted toward maximum number and square footage of signs for the lot | — | Minimum 35 feet from street right-of-way; 300 feet from residential zone; 200 feet from another dynamic display sign | One per lot | Not permitted within 300 feet of any existing residential zoning district; must be set back a minimum of 35 feet from a street right-of-way | — | § 420-1303(C)(1)-(9) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | Limited by height limitation for zoning district | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 420-1303(A)(2)(b), (B)(6), (B)(11), (B)(31), § 420-1608 |
| Wall Sign | May be at any height on the wall but cannot extend above top of wall | — | — | — | — | On wall to which sign is attached | — | § 420-1303(A)(2)(c), (B)(15)-(16), (B)(31), § 420-1608 |
| Roof Sign | May extend no more than 5 feet above the lowest point of attachment to building and not above the highest point of the roof | — | — | — | — | On roof of building | — | § 420-1303(A)(2)(d), (B)(31), § 420-1608 |
| Temporary Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 420-1303(B)(7), § 420-1302 (Temporary Sign) |
| Sidewalk Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On pedestrian walkway in a business district | — | § 420-1303(B)(8), § 420-1302 (Sidewalk Sign) |
| Overhead Sign | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | § 420-1303(B)(14), § 420-1608 |
| Flag Sign (Commercial or Mixed-Use) | — | 20 square feet | — | — | One per property | On premises, on approved standard flag pole | — | § 420-1303(B)(23) |

## Prohibited signs in Quarryville Borough

- All signs shall reflect the general character of the neighborhood.
- All signs shall be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good condition, and secured in a safe manner.
- All signs shall be removed within three months if the purpose for which they were erected no longer exists.
- No temporary signs shall be permitted except as authorized elsewhere in this section.
- No sign shall be located within a street right-of-way except a government sign or a sidewalk sign on a pedestrian walkway in a business district.
- No sign within the clear sight triangle should obstruct vision between the heights of 30 inches and eight feet above the elevation of the center line of the street.
- 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 freestanding sign shall be permitted within a floodplain.
- No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct any door, stairway, window, fire escape, or other means of ingress and egress.
- No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct building ventilation or light.
- 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 feet six inches 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 township laws or regulations.
- No sign shall include statements, words, or pictures that are considered to be vulgar, obscene, or pornographic.
- No streamers, pennants, spinners, reflectors, ribbons, tinsel, balloons or similar materials shall be displayed outside a building.
- No animated, sequential, intermittent, flashing, rotating, or oscillating signs shall be permitted except dynamic display signs and electronic message center signs meeting all requirements of Subsections C and D below. Intermittent, sequential and flashing shall be defined as a copy change of less than 15 seconds.
- 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 permanent inflatable signs shall be permitted.
- No open flames shall be permitted as part of a sign or in any other way to attract attention.
- All electrically illuminated signs shall be constructed to the standards/listing of the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. and the latest edition of the National Electric Code.
- 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, which may be installed 30 days prior to, and removed not later than 21 days after, the holiday.

## Signs exempt from permit in Quarryville Borough

- 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 section.
- The area taken up by the address on a permanent freestanding sign (as required in 420-1303B(6)) does not count as part of the sign area.
- Center signs are exempt from the address display requirement (420-1303B(6)).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A sign permit shall be required prior to the erection or alteration of any sign.
- All applications for sign permits shall be accompanied by plans or diagrams (in duplicate and approximately to scale) showing: exact dimensions of lot or building; exact size, dimensions and location of the sign; and any other lawful information required by the Zoning Officer.
- No sign permit shall be issued except in conformity with the regulations of this chapter, except after written order from the Zoning Hearing Board or the courts.
- An applicant proposing a dynamic display sign shall be required to obtain a sign permit and a Uniform Construction Code permit.
- A lighting diagram or acceptable documentation must be submitted to demonstrate compliance for dynamic display signs.
- If a sign does not comply, a variance may be required from the Zoning Hearing Board.
- Signs existing at the time of the ordinance and not conforming are nonconforming signs and may be repainted or repaired (including the lighting), provided that the repainted or repaired sign does not exceed the existing dimensions; wording may be changed.

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