Millcreek, PA Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)

Section 145-89B authorizes High-Rise Signs only in the area within a 1,000-foot radius of the intersection of the center lines of Interstate 90 and Route 8 (Wattsburg Road), except as expressly provided otherwise. The definitions section describes a HIGH-RISE SIGN as a Freestanding Sign having a maximum height of 80 feet. Each Premises is limited to one such Sign, the Sign must meet the applicable zoning district Setback and include a buffer of 50 feet when adjacent to Residential, Mixed Use or PI Districts, and its area cannot exceed 200 square feet including borders and trim but excluding supports. The applicant must acquire all permits required by state or federal agencies, in addition to the Township Sign Permit required by § 145-79A.

The text of § 145-89 regulates location, height, area and illumination rather than the direction a Sign face points, and it does not use the phrase freeway-facing. Billboard/Commercial Outdoor Advertising Signs follow a separate track in § 145-89A: they are authorized only in C3, I1 and I2 Zoning Districts, one per Premises fronting onto a public Right-of-Way, not more than 35 feet in height and not more than 378 square feet in area. They cannot sit within 50 feet of a Residential, Mixed Use, PI or C1 District, within 50 feet of any Road intersection or within 1,000 feet of another Billboard on the same side of the Road. Under § 145-85E, no Billboard can be installed along the Seaway Trail, defined as West Lake Road from Millfair Road to West 6th Street and then along West 6th Street to Pittsburgh Avenue.

Section 145-81 adds rules that matter near a highway. Signs using the words "Stop," "Look" or "Danger," or resembling an official traffic Sign, are prohibited within 75 feet of a public Right-of-Way or within 200 feet of a traffic control device, whichever is greater, and red, green or revolving beacon lights are prohibited within the same distances. Plans for a Sign with an area greater than 300 square feet must be prepared by a professional engineer under § 145-79B.