# Sign Regulations in Whitaker Borough, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Whitaker Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/whitaker-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/30778868#30778868)

## At a glance

Whitaker Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 10 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Identifying Sign (Name, Address, Occupation)s in the Residential Districts zoning district are capped at 15 ft tall and 2 sq ft (Sec. § 440-22A, Table row 1 and Note). Most commercial signs in Whitaker Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Districts | 3 | 15 ft | 10 sq ft | — |
| R3 Residential Districts | 1 | — | 30 sq ft | — |
| C2 Commercial District | 2 | 20 ft | 1 × lineal feet of lot frontage | — |
| Commercial District | 2 | 40 ft | 2 × lineal feet of lot frontage | — |
| Industrial Districts | 2 | 40 ft | 2 × lineal feet of lot frontage | — |
| All industrial buildings | 2 | 55 ft | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 3 | 15 ft | 15 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### Residential Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Identifying Sign (Name, Address, Occupation) | 15 ft | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 per dwelling unit (2 on corner lots) | On dwelling unit | — | § 440-22A, Table row 1 and Note |
| Identifying Sign (Building Name, Address, Management) | 15 ft | 8 sq ft | — | — | 1 per principal building | On multifamily or nonresidential buildings | — | § 440-22A, Table row 2 |
| Real Estate Sign | 15 ft | 10 sq ft | — | — | 1 per lot | On lot being sold | — | § 440-22A, Table row 3 |

### C2 Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign (Nonilluminated, Nonflashing) | 20 ft | 1 × lineal feet of lot frontage | — | — | 1 per business establishment | On building | — | § 440-22A, Table row 5 |
| Business Sign (Illuminated, Nonflashing) | 20 ft | 0.5 × lineal feet of lot frontage | — | — | 1 per business establishment | On building | — | § 440-22A, Table row 6 |

### Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Sign (Nonilluminated, Nonflashing) | 40 ft | 2 × lineal feet of lot frontage | — | — | 1 per business establishment | On building | — | § 440-22A, Table row 7 |
| Business Sign (Illuminated, Flashing) | 40 ft | 1 × lineal feet of lot frontage | — | — | 1 per business establishment | On building | — | § 440-22A, Table row 9 |

## Prohibited signs in Whitaker Borough

- No sign shall project beyond the property line into the public right-of-way.
- No sign shall obscure or tend to conflict with any traffic control lights, signs or other devices intended to regulate the flow of traffic and to provide for the safety of the general public.
- No business sign in any Commercial District or any Industrial District shall be permitted within 40 feet of any parcel in a Residential District.
- No advertising sign shall be permitted in any district except in R3 Residential Districts where 10 or more contiguous lots in common ownership are simultaneously for sale, and then only under specified conditions.

## Signs exempt from permit in Whitaker Borough

- Signs or awnings in Commercial and Industrial Districts are exempt from the limitations on the projection of signs across property lines into public rights-of-way, provided the sign on an awning is affixed flat, nonilluminated, and indicates only the name and/or address of the establishment.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 7 zoning districts in Whitaker Borough — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Whitaker+Borough+PA&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-whitaker-borough

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