# Sign Regulations in Wyoming Borough, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/wyoming-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/40100452#40100452)

## At a glance

Wyoming Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 15 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Real Estate Sign (Subdivision, <25 lots)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 60 sq ft, with a Setback as required for principal building in district setback (Sec. § 27-604.2B).

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 10 | — | 150 sq ft (total for all such signs) | — |
| B-1 District | 2 | — | 180 sq ft | — |
| B-2 District | 2 | — | 180 sq ft | — |
| B-3 District, B-4 District, M-1 District, M-3 District | 3 | — | 180 sq ft | — |
| Residence District | 4 | — | 20 sq ft | — |
| Business District, Commercial District, Industrial District | 3 | — | 180 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Owner/Premises Sign (Home Occupation or Professional) | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | — | Any zone | — | § 27-604.1B |
| Church/School/College Bulletin Board | — | 20 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Church, school, or college property in any zone | — | § 27-604.1C |
| Farm Sales Sign | — | 6 sq ft | — | 10 ft from any public right-of-way, 50 ft from nearest corner of road intersection | — | On farm property | — | § 27-604.1D |
| Directional or Informational (Public or Quasi-Public) | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | Any zone | — | § 27-604.1E |
| Construction Advertisement Sign | — | 150 sq ft (total for all such signs) | — | — | — | On or adjacent to buildings under construction | — | § 27-604.3 |
| Real Estate Sign (General) | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | On property for sale or lease | — | § 27-604.2A |
| Real Estate Sign (Subdivision, <25 lots) | — | 60 sq ft | — | Setback as required for principal building in district | 1 | Subdivision, less than 25 lots, located within | — | § 27-604.2B |
| Real Estate Sign (Subdivision, 25 or more lots) | — | 150 sq ft | — | Setback in feet equal to sign area, not less than principal building requirement, not more than 100 feet | 1 | Subdivision, 25 or more lots, located within | — | § 27-604.2C |

### B-3 District, B-4 District, M-1 District, M-3 District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business/Industrial Sign | — | 4 × frontage (sq ft) | — | — | Max 3 per street frontage (+1 ID sign per shopping center per frontage) | Business or industrial establishment | — | § 27-604.4A, § 27-604.4B(2) |
| Shopping Center/Integrated Group ID Sign | — | 180 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | Shopping center or integrated group of stores/industrial buildings | — | § 27-604.4B(3) |
| Outdoor Advertisement | — | 4 × lot frontage or tract frontage (all ads); 300 sq ft (poster); 600 sq ft (painted) | — | Conform with all yard spaces for district | — | On lot/tract; not within 200 ft of residence district or facing school/library/church/hospital/institution if <200 ft away | — | § 27-604.5A-D |

### Residence District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Owner/Premises Sign (Home Occupation or Professional) | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | — | On premises | — | § 27-604.1B |
| Bulletin Board (Church, School, College) | — | 20 sq ft | — | — | 1 | On church, school, or college property | — | § 27-604.1C |
| Directional or Informational (Public/Quasi-public) | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | On property | — | § 27-604.1E |
| Real Estate Sign (General) | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | On property for sale or lease | — | § 27-604.2A |

## Prohibited signs in Wyoming Borough

- No signs for adult entertainment/adult bookstore (theater) operations shall contain photographs, silhouettes, drawings or pictorial representations of any manner, and may contain only the name of the regulated establishment.
- The surface of all signs and outdoor advertisements shall include only one face, and if composed of individual letters, figures or designs, the space between and around such letters, figures or designs.
- Any freestanding or projecting sign or outdoor advertisement within 25 feet of a street right-of-way line shall be so placed as to allow clear and ample visual sight lines for driveways and intersections.
- No sign or outdoor advertisement shall project above the height limit of structures in the district in which it is located, nor shall it extend more than 20 feet above the highest part of the roof.
- No hanging, suspended or projected sign (except in service station driveways) or outdoor advertisement, shall have a vertical clearance of less than 14 feet over any vehicular public way, nor less than nine feet over any pedestrian public way. In service station driveways, the minimum clearance shall be 12 feet.
- All signs and outdoor advertisements shall be maintained in good condition, as determined by the Zoning Officer, otherwise they shall be ordered removed, after due notice.
- No sign or outdoor advertisement shall project from the wall of a building more than six feet.
- If illuminated, the light shall be confined to the surface of the sign or outdoor advertisement, which shall be located and arranged as to avoid glare or reflection onto any portion of any designated highway or into the path of incoming vehicles, or into any adjacent residential premises.
- Flashing or moving outdoor advertisements shall not be permitted in any district.
- Flashing or moving signs are not permitted in any district except B-2, B-3, B-4 Districts, where signs are located on business premises, and where these signs are located and arranged so as to avoid glare or reflection onto any portion of any adjacent highway or into the path of oncoming vehicles, or into any adjacent residential premises.

## Signs exempt from permit in Wyoming Borough

- Signs indicating the name or number of the owner and/or premises or the accessory use of a dwelling for a home occupation or for professional purposes, provided that such sign shall not exceed one square foot in area.
- One bulletin board on church, school, or college property, not over 20 square feet in area.
- A sign on a farm, noting the sale of articles grown or produced on premises, provided that such sign shall not exceed six square feet in area, shall be at least 10 feet from any public right-of-way and at least 50 feet from the nearest corner of a road intersection.
- Directional or informational signs of a public or quasi-public nature, not exceeding six square feet in area. Such signs shall contain no advertising matter, and shall not be illuminated, but may be of the beaded reflector type.

## Full detail

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