Sign Regulations in Pittsburgh, PA (2026)
5 verified sign regulations for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Pittsburgh's zoning code lets temporary political campaign signs go up under Chapter 919, capped at 12 or 32 square feet depending on zoning district, and requires removal within 30 days after the election.
Pittsburgh Political Campaign Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsPittsburgh Code § 919.03.F
Real Estate and Political Signs. Temporary real estate signs pertaining to the sale or lease of the premises and temporary political campaign signs or posters relating to the election of a person to public office, to a political party or to a matter to be voted upon at an election called by a public body shall be subject to the following regulations. 1. General. (a) Such signs may be atta...
Holiday Displays
Pittsburgh's zoning code lets homeowners put up inflatable Santas, snowmen and other holiday decorations in any zoning district without a permit, but caps the display at 90 consecutive days and 90 days total per calendar year.
Pittsburgh Holiday Inflatable Display Rules
Some RestrictionsPittsburgh Code § 919.03.H
Holiday Displays. Temporary displays or signs in the nature of decorations, clearly incidental and commonly associated with any national, local or religious holiday, permitted in any district provided: 1. They shall not be displayed for a period of more than ninety (90) consecutive days nor more than ninety (90) days in any one (1) year; 2. They may extend over public right-of-ways provid...
Digital Billboards
Electronic advertising signs need a Zoning Board Special Exception, are confined to AS-O Subdistrict A, and face strict brightness and dwell-time limits.
Pittsburgh Digital Billboard Rules
Significant RestrictionsPittsburgh Code § 919.02.C
Electronic Signs as defined in Section 919.01.C.3 shall be permitted within AS-O - Subdistrict A only, and shall be approved by the Zoning Board of Adjustment as Special Exceptions... (a) Motion. All motion is prohibited on an electronic advertising sign face. ... (c) Brightness. During daylight hours between sunrise and sunset, luminance shall be no greater than two thousand five hundred (2,50...
Window Signs
In Pittsburgh's East Carson Street Neighborhood Business Sign District, street-level shops get two window signs capped at 20% of window glazing, up to eight square feet each.
Pittsburgh Window Sign Size Limits
Some RestrictionsPittsburgh Code § 919.04.B.1(a), B.2(b)
For each street level business, a maximum of one (1) wall sign, two (2) window signs, and either one (1) awning sign or one (1) projecting sign or one (1) ground sign shall be permitted for each façade of a structure facing a street. (b) For each upper floor business, a maximum of two (2) window signs, one (1) door sign, and either one (1) awning sign or one (1) projecting sign shall be perm...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Advertising signs (billboards) facing Pittsburgh's restricted-access highways must sit at least 350 feet from the highway's center line and be spaced at least 1,500 feet apart along that highway, under the zoning code's AS-O district rules.
Pittsburgh Freeway-Facing Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsPittsburgh Code § 919.02.D.4
The face of an advertising sign shall be situated so that it is not visible within a sight distance of three hundred fifty (350) feet of the following: 1. Property in a residential or EMI Zoning District; 2. Park or recreation area of one-quarter (¼) acre or more; 3. Cultural service; 4. The center line of a restricted access highway or center line of ramps thereof. 5. The floodw...
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