In all residential districts the following signs
only shall be permitted:
A.
Signs for residential and institutional uses.
(1)
One freestanding residential signs shall be permitted
per premises.
(2)
One freestanding sign identifying a multifamily housing
development shall be permitted on each street frontage that provides
direct access to the property, provided that such sign does not exceed
a total sign area along any one street of 32 square feet.
[Amended 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-20]
In the Office Residential and Residential Care
Districts the following signs only shall be permitted:
A.
Freestanding sign. One freestanding sign may be erected
for the use, provided that the lot contains a minimum of 80 feet of
frontage. The maximum permitted sign area shall be 12 square feet
in Office Residential Districts and 24 square feet in Residential
Care Districts.
B.
Facade sign. One facade sign per building shall be
permitted, provided that the sign area shall not exceed six square
feet.
In the Commercial and Highway Business Districts
the following signs only shall be permitted:
A.
Freestanding sign. One freestanding sign may be erected
on each street frontage that contains 100 feet of street frontage
and with direct vehicular access from that street to the lot. The
maximum permitted sign area shall be 40 feet per sign and shall not
exceed eight feet in height. The freestanding sign shall be a monument
sign. Official municipality identification signs, as approved by the
Borough, may be attached to the sign base of a monument sign.
[Amended 6-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-10]
B.
Facade sign. One facade sign may be erected facing
each street frontage with direct vehicular access from that street.
The sign area shall not exceed 10% of the total facade area, including
window and door area, or 20 square feet per sign, whichever is less.
J.
Signs shall conform to the specifications of the Gibbsboro
Engineering and Design Standards, dated May 2005, or as it may be
amended or superseded by resolution of the Borough Council.[1]
[Added 6-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-10]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Engineering and Design
Standards are on file in the Clerk's office.
In the Shopping Center/Office District the following
signs only shall be permitted:
A.
Signs on property not part of a shopping center development.
(1)
Single use of a property.
(a)
One freestanding sign may be erected on each
street frontage that contains a minimum of 150 feet of frontage and
with direct vehicular access from that street. The maximum permitted
sign area shall be 40 square feet per sign and shall not exceed 15
feet in height.
(b)
One facade sign may be erected facing each street
frontage with direct vehicular access from that street. The sign area
shall not exceed 10% of the total facade area, including window and
door area, or 40 square feet per sign, whichever is less.
(2)
More than one use on a property.
(a)
One freestanding sign may be erected on each
street frontage that contains a minimum of 150 feet of frontage and
with direct vehicular access from that street. The maximum permitted
sign area shall be 40 square feet per sign and shall not exceed 15
feet in height. Any such freestanding sign shall contain a single
message identifying only the development, location, common name, professional
use, address or other common element.
(b)
One facade sign shall be permitted for each
separate commercial establishment with direct access to the outside.
The sign area shall not exceed 10% of the total facade area, including
window and door area, or 12 square feet, whichever is less. In the
event that the front entrance of a commercial establishment is oriented
towards a pedestrian walkway or mall, a sign conforming to the provisions
of this subsection shall be permitted on the facade facing such walkway
or mall.
B.
Signs in shopping center developments.
(1)
One freestanding sign with a single message shall
be permitted for each public street frontage that provides direct
vehicular access to a shopping center development that identifies
the development, developer, owner or operator but not the tenants
of such development. The maximum permitted sign area shall be 100
square feet per sign.
(2)
No freestanding sign shall be located closer than
30 feet to a street line nor within 50 feet of a side lot line. No
freestanding sign shall be located closer than 150 feet to another
freestanding sign.
(3)
A freestanding sign shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
(4)
One facade sign shall be permitted for each separate
commercial establishment for each public street frontage with direct
vehicular access to the development. The sign area shall not exceed
10% of the total facade area, including window and door area, or 40
square feet, whichever is less. In the event that the front entrance
of a commercial establishment is oriented towards a pedestrian walkway
or mall, a sign conforming to the provisions of this subsection shall
be permitted on the facade.
(5)
Principal tenants leasing more than 20% of the total
gross leasable floor area of the development may have one or more
facade signs the total sign area of which shall not exceed 20% of
the facade area occupied by such tenant, with no one sign in excess
of 80 square feet of sign area.
(6)
Facade signs in shopping centers shall be developed
with a common graphic design, including color, size, shape and lettering,
with the exception of principal tenants.
In Office/Technical Park Districts the following
signs only shall be permitted:
A.
One freestanding sign identifying a complex of two
or more buildings may be erected on each street that the development
adjoins provided that the street offers direct vehicular access to
the development. The maximum permitted sign area shall be 80 square
feet. A freestanding sign shall not exceed eight feet in height. The
freestanding sign shall be a monument sign. Official municipality
identification signs, as approved by the Borough, may be attached
to the sign base of a monument sign.
[Amended 6-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-10]
B.
One freestanding sign with a single message may be
erected per building. The maximum permitted sign area shall be 40
square feet per sign and shall not exceed five feet in height. The
freestanding sign shall be a monument sign.
[Amended 6-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-10]
C.
Facade sign. One facade sign per building face shall
be permitted, up to a maximum of three per building, that identifies
the building number or building name. No facade sign shall exceed
12 square feet in area.
F.
Window signs in accordance with § 318-14 of this chapter, with the exception that the total area of such signs shall not exceed 10% of the glass area of the window in which placed.
H.
Signs shall conform to the specifications of the Gibbsboro
Engineering and Design Standards, dated May 2005, or as it may be
amended or superseded by resolution of the Borough Council.[1]
[Added 6-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-10]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Engineering and Design
Standards are on file in the Clerk's office.
In Industrial Zone Districts the following signs
only shall be permitted:
A.
Individual industry on a lot not part of an overall
development.
(1)
One freestanding sign may be erected on each street
frontage that contains a minimum of 100 feet of frontage and with
direct vehicular access from that street. The maximum permitted sign
area shall be 50 square feet per sign and shall not exceed five feet
in height.
(2)
One facade sign shall be permitted for each separate
building on the premises. The sign area shall not exceed 10% of the
total facade area, including window and door area, or 20 square feet,
whichever is less.
B.
Planned industrial complexes.
(1)
One freestanding sign identifying a complex of two
or more buildings may be erected on each street that the development
adjoins, provided that the street offers direct vehicular access to
the development. The maximum permitted sign area shall be 80 square
feet. A freestanding sign shall not exceed five feet in height.
(2)
One freestanding sign may be erected on each street
frontage that contains a minimum of 100 feet of frontage and with
direct vehicular access from that street. The maximum permitted sign
area shall be 50 square feet per sign and shall not exceed five feet
in height.
(3)
Facade signs. Facade signs identifying the building
or user of the building upon which it is placed may be erected, provided
that no more than one such sign is placed upon any one building, and
that the total area of any such sign shall not exceed 40% of the facade
area or 100 square feet, whichever is less.
