Bristol Township, PA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Article XXIX of Bristol Township's zoning chapter caps window signs as a share of the glass, with the percentage set by district. Under § 205-164, the CN, P-O and MS Districts allow window signs up to 25% of the total window area. Under § 205-165, the C and CS Districts allow 15% of the total window area, and § 205-166 repeats the 15% figure for the TC (Overlay) District. Section 205-155 defines a window sign as any sign, picture, symbol or combination designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale or service that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior. Under § 205-156, where individual letters or symbols are applied to a window, the area is that of the smallest rectangle or other regular geometric shape that encompasses all of them.

Window signs also count toward the building sign total. In the CN, P-O and MS Districts, all building signs together cannot exceed 10% of the exterior area of the front building wall, including window and door area and cornices. In the C, CS and TC districts the limit is 15% or 100 square feet, whichever is less. In the M-1, M-2 and P-I Districts, window signs are permitted within a 5% building sign limit, and the code prints no separate window percentage.

Temporary window signs are a separate category and need a temporary sign permit with an escrow deposit under § 205-169. Each establishment in the CN, P-O and MS Districts gets temporary signs of up to 12 square feet, no more than four a calendar year and two at one time, removed after 15 days. In the C, CS and TC districts the area limit is 20 square feet. In the R-1 to R-4 and EH Districts, a residential lot gets temporary signs of up to six square feet, removed after 30 days, while nonresidential uses get 10 square feet and 15 days. A sign advertising the sale or rental of the premises is exempt from the removal deadline and stays up until the sale or rental is agreed.