# Sign Regulations in Zelienople Borough, Pennsylvania

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Zelienople Borough, Pennsylvania (PA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/pennsylvania/zelienople-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/14835273#14835273)

## At a glance

Zelienople Borough, Pennsylvania regulates 13 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Commercial District, Commercial District (C-1), Central Business District TND (C-1) zoning district are capped at 12 feet tall and Up to 50 square feet, with a 8 feet from adjoining right-of-way setback (Sec. §280-902D(2); §280-902D(5); §280-902D(3)). Most commercial signs in Zelienople Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial District, Commercial District (C-1), Central Business District TND (C-1) | 6 | 42 inches | 65 square feet | — |
| Mixed Use District (R-4/C-2), Industrial District (I Large Scale Office and Industrial District) | 2 | 4 feet | 10 square feet (Mixed Use), 20 square feet (I District) | — |
| Industrial District (I Large Scale Office and Industrial District) | 2 | 4 feet | 20 square feet | — |
| Residential District (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4), Village Residential District (VR) | 3 | 5 feet (or 6 feet with decorative elements) | 15 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | — | Up to 50% of authorized sign area as wall/freestanding sign | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### Commercial District, Commercial District (C-1), Central Business District TND (C-1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | Per building, see Central Business District TND (C-1) standards (not fully specified in provided text), but up to 150 square feet per sign. | — | — | Not specified | Affixed to wall | — | §280-902D(1); §280-902A(7); §280-903 |
| Freestanding Sign | 12 feet | Up to 50 square feet | — | 8 feet from adjoining right-of-way | One per lot/parcel (see Additional Requirements for centers) | Front yard; side yard on corner lots with access | — | §280-902D(2); §280-902D(5); §280-902D(3) |
| Menu Board (Drive-thru) | 8 feet | Up to 50 square feet cumulative for both boards | — | Same as principal structure | Two per drive-thru facility | On-site, for drive-through facility | — | §280-902A(5) |
| Sandwich Board Sign | 42 inches | 6 square feet per side | — | — | One per business | Adjacent to business, no more than six feet from main/principal customer entrance, on property | — | §208-7 |
| Billboard | — | 65 square feet | — | 500 ft from residential zones/VR, 100 ft from other side/rear property; 20 ft from street | Not specified | Otherwise vacant parcels of land | — | §280-902D(6) |
| Temporary Sign (On establishment opening) | — | 12 square feet | — | — | One per establishment | On-site, at establishment | — | §280-902A(3) |

### Mixed Use District (R-4/C-2), Industrial District (I Large Scale Office and Industrial District)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 10 square feet (Mixed Use), 20 square feet (I District) | — | — | — | Affixed to building line wall | — | §280-902C(1),(5),(4); §280-903 |
| Freestanding Sign | 4 feet | 8 square feet (Mixed Use), 16 square feet (I District) | — | At least 5 feet from adjoining rights-of-way | One per lot | Front yard | — | §280-902C(2),(3),(4),(5) |

### Residential District (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4), Village Residential District (VR)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall or Freestanding Sign (Sale/Rental/Development) | Bottom of sign not to exceed 2 feet above ground | 6 square feet | — | 4 feet from street right-of-way | — | — | — | §280-902A(1) |
| Announcement or Professional Wall Sign (Home Occupation/Professional Office) | — | 2 square feet | — | — | — | — | — | §280-902A(2) |
| Temporary Sign (Residential Development/Plan) | 5 feet (or 6 feet with decorative elements) | 15 square feet | — | — | One per entrance | At each entrance | — | §280-902A(6) |

## Prohibited signs in Zelienople Borough

- Signs not specifically authorized by the sign ordinance or within the standards of the C-1 District are prohibited.
- Signs or devices with flashing, moving or similar lighting or animation are prohibited in all zoning districts.
- No lighting projected from or upon any sign shall produce glare and shall produce zero footcandles of light at any property line, unless adjoining parcels lie within an integrated commercial center.
- No sign shall be internally illuminated in the listed Mixed Use and Industrial Districts.
- Pennants, balloons, and similar signage shall not be permitted as temporary signs.
- Temporary signs shall not be approved for permanent installation as freestanding, wall, marquee, or any other type of permanent sign.
- Obscene signs are prohibited. No sign shall utilize sexually explicit or suggestive language or graphics nor any illustration of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or which bears language deemed obscene by state code.
- Signs greater than three feet in height shall not be placed within a clear sight triangle of 10 feet along the intersection formed by the adjoining street and driveway or access drive.
- No signs or other advertising displays shall be permitted except those specifically pertaining to the use of the property on which they are located, except for authorized billboards.
- All signs must be constructed of durable materials, kept in repair, and not allowed to become dilapidated. Each sign must be removed when the circumstances leading to its erection no longer apply.
- Attaching sandwich board signs to structures, poles, objects, etc., by means of chains, cords, rope, wire, etc. is prohibited.
- Sandwich board signs shall not be illuminated, nor shall they contain moving parts or have balloons, streamers, pennants or similar adornments attached to them.
- It is prohibited to willfully or maliciously destroy or remove or deface or obliterate or cover up any lamp, warning sign or barricade erected as a warning of danger.

## Signs exempt from permit in Zelienople Borough

- Signs of a duly constituted governmental body, including traffic or similar regulatory devices, legal notices or railroad warning signals.
- Federal, state, or Borough flags.
- Signs bearing the name and address of the occupant on the lot of a residential dwelling unit up to three square feet (except only one such sign is exempted for a building housing multifamily units).
- Memorial signs or tablets.
- Signs denoting engineer, architect or contractor when placed on a construction site, not exceeding 25 square feet in area.
- Small signs displayed for the direction or convenience of the public, including signs which identify landmarks, parking areas, rest rooms, or the like, surface area not exceeding three square feet on any one lot.
- Construction signs specified by state or federal government funding agencies, located at or in proximity to construction sites and public works projects, for the purpose of acknowledging loans and/or grant funds.
- Political signs not exceeding four square feet of sign area per sign for a period of 12 weeks before an election and five days after.
- Window signs and display of merchandise.
- Signs advertising events held by or on behalf of nonprofit organizations based in the Borough that do not exceed four square feet for a period not to exceed 21 days prior to the event and removed within two days after the end of the event.
- Any sign as authorized by separate municipal ordinance within public rights-of-way within the Borough.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A separate sign permit is required for the erection of signs under this chapter, except those expressly exempt.
- Each application for a sign permit must be accompanied by a drawing to scale, showing the sign proposed, the size, character and color of letters, lines and symbols, method of illumination, and the exact location of the sign in relation to the building and property.
- A sketch including dimensions, materials and location of a sandwich board sign must be attached to the permit application.
- A temporary sign permit is required prior to installation of a sandwich board sign.
- Nonconforming signs, if removed and replaced, must comply with all existing standards of the chapter.

## Full detail

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