A.
No person
shall paint, post, place or affix any business or commercial advertisement,
or cause the same to be done, on or to any curbstone, flagstone or
any other portion of any street or sidewalk or upon any tree, lamppost,
telegraph, electric light or telephone pole or hydrant within the
limits of any street or sidewalk area within the Borough.
B.
No sign
shall be erected or maintained at the intersection of any streets
in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision or at any location
where, by reason of the position, shape or color, it may interfere
with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic
sign, signal or device, or which makes use of the words "stop," "look,"
"drive-in," "danger" or any other word, phrase, symbol or character
in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
[Added 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
No advertising sign of any type shall be allowed
to be erected, moved or altered in the Borough.
A.
There shall be no more than one sign for each tenant
of the principal building, and a total area of all signs shall not
exceed 20% of the front area of the building, and the total area of
the sign of each tenant shall not exceed 20% of the front area of
the front of the building occupied by said tenant.
B.
The lesser dimension of any sign shall not exceed
three feet.
C.
The front of a building shall be considered the area
from the finished grade to the coping or the eave of the roof, but
in no case shall this point be more than two feet above the finished
roof in the case of flat roofs multiplied by the width of the building.
D.
All signs shall be attached to the main buildings,
and no sign shall project beyond the parapet wall or roof gutter or
the sides of the front of the building, nor shall any sign project
more than six inches beyond the front of the building, except, where
the sign is in the form of an awning, it shall not project more than
four feet beyond the front of the building.
[Amended 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
E.
A sign may be erected with its face running perpendicular
to the front of the principal building. Such sign shall be limited
in size as outlined above, but its outer edge shall not extend more
than four feet beyond the front of the building, nor shall it extend
beyond the bottom of the sloped roof or parapet wall, nor shall the
bottom line of such sign be less than eight feet above the finished
grade.
F.
All signs and attachments shall be constructed of
sound structural materials designed to withstand all stresses imposed
upon the same, such as high-velocity winds, etc.
G.
Business signs may be lighted during business hours
in such a way that no nuisance to the adjoining building or properties
in the form of glare, etc., is created.
[Amended 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990]
H.
No sign shall be illuminated by lighting of intermittent
or varying intensity.
I.
Freestanding or pilot signs; signs erected above roof
of building.
[Amended 6-19-2019 by Ord. No. 16-2019]
(1)
Freestanding
signs or pilot signs shall not be allowed. However, if a freestanding
or pilot sign is included as part of a site plan application, same
shall be evaluated by the approving agency in accordance with Article
6 of the Municipal Land Use Law and may be approved.
(2)
Signs
shall not be created or maintained upon the roof of a building, nor
shall any such sign be erected above the roof of a building.
J.
If a building
contains more than one establishment or tenant, the signs permitted
hereby shall be uniform in terms of design, colors, heights of background,
style and height of lettering, and position on the building wall.
In the case of a new sign for an individual establishment or tenant
in a preexisting multi-use building, the new sign shall be consistent
with the design of existing signs where a uniform pattern has been
established. If no uniform pattern has been established, the new sign
shall, in addition to complying with the Code of the Borough of North
Haledon in all other respects, be of a neutral, earth-tone color,
which shall constitute the uniform pattern for purposes of this section.
Neon signs and signs of an iridescent color shall be expressly prohibited.
The owner of the building and the individual tenants of multi-use
buildings shall be responsible for compliance with this section.
[Added 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
A.
A professional sign or announcement sign of a home
professional office or home occupation on a residence building shall
be fixed on the main wall of such building. It shall not be more than
two square feet in size and shall not project more than six inches
beyond the front of the building.
B.
Such signs may be interiorly lighted between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and as to a sign of a physician, surgeon
or dentist, without any time restriction. Such lighting shall be arranged
so as to prevent glare, and no sign shall be illuminated by lighting
of intermittent or varying intensity.
C.
If a building
contains more than one establishment or tenant, the signs permitted
hereby shall be uniform in terms of design, colors, heights of background,
style and height of lettering, and position on the building wall.
In the case of a new sign for an individual establishment or tenant
in a preexisting multi-use building, the new sign shall be consistent
with the design of existing signs where a uniform pattern has been
established. If no uniform pattern has been established, the new sign
shall, in addition to complying with the Code of the Borough of North
Haledon in all other respects, be of a neutral, earth-tone color,
which shall constitute the uniform pattern for purposes of this section.
Neon signs and signs of an iridescent color shall be expressly prohibited.
The owner of the building and the individual tenants of multi-use
buildings shall be responsible for compliance with this section.
[Added 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
An announcement sign, not over 16 square feet
in area, fixed to the main wall of a church, parish house, club, school
or public or semipublic building, shall be permitted in any district.
Such sign may be interiorly lighted with the above-outlined restrictions.
[Added 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008; 9-17-2008 by Ord. No.
16-2008]
A.
At no time whatsoever may political campaign signs or stickers of
any type or size be affixed in any way to utility poles, traffic signs,
traffic signal boxes or poles, mailboxes, fire hydrants, or any public
fixtures, or be placed in any way on or above (across) streets or
highways, or on any public property.
B.
No political campaign sign shall be erected or posted on private
property without the express consent of the owner of the property,
who shall then be responsible for compliance with this section.
C.
Political campaign signs may not obstruct traffic or sign lines.
At no time whatsoever may political campaign signs of any type or
size be lighted or be made of any reflecting materials.
D.
Penalties. Any person, regardless of political affiliation, found
to be a perpetrator, including any business, political party or entity
violating the provisions of this section, may be fined a sum not to
exceed $250 per sign. Violation of any of the provisions herein shall
be deemed continuing, and, for each and every day or part thereof
that a violation of this section is found to exist, the court may
impose a separate penalty as stated herein.
A.
A real estate "for sale" or "for rent" sign shall
apply only to the property upon which it is placed. It shall not be
erected within the required front yard stipulated in the accompanying
Zoning Area and Limiting Schedule,[1] nor nearer to the street line than the front wall of the
principal building on the premises. Not more than one such real estate
sign shall be permitted on any lot, plot or premises.
[Amended 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
The size of such real estate signs shall not exceed
six square feet.
C.
No lighting whatever shall be used for such signs.
D.
All real estate signs, other than those permitted by Subsection E of this section, shall be removed no later than three days after the completion of the sale or rental of the property to which it pertains.
[Added 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
E.
Any sign advertising the open house of any lot, plot, property or premises shall comply with the size restrictions set forth in Subsection B of this section. Not more than three such signs shall be permitted for each lot, plot, property or premises to which it pertains, and the same shall only be erected and posted at the intersections of the nearest cross-streets. Any such sign shall be permitted to be posted no sooner than five hours prior to the event and shall be removed no later than three hours thereafter.
[Added 2-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
Temporary business signs, including construction
and contractors' signs, of not more than 24 square feet in area may
be erected upon approval of the Planning Board. Prior thereto, a sketch
thereof showing the proposed location of said sign, the location of
automobile parking areas, access driveways and other driveways and
the design and appearance of said sign shall first be submitted to
the Planning Board.
A.
No permanent sign of any description shall hereafter
be erected by any person or posted, placed or affixed by any person
until after a permit so to do has been obtained from the Construction
Official.
B.
No such permit shall be issued by the Construction
Official until an application, in writing, has been filed with said
official by the owner of the proposed sign. The application shall
show the plans and specifications, including dimensions, materials,
details of construction, the exact location of the proposed sign with
respect to the nearest street, highway, public or private driveway,
property lines of the lands upon which the sign is to be erected and
the owner's name and address. If the applicant is a corporation, the
application shall show the name and address of a duly authorized agent
thereon upon whom notice of process under the terms and provisions
of this chapter may be served.
C.
The application shall be accompanied by the written
consent of the owner or lessee, or his/her agent, of the property
or premises upon which the proposed sign is to be erected.
D.
The Construction Official shall not issue a permit
for the erection of any sign unless the aforesaid application shall
show the proposed sign to be in conformity with all the provisions
of this chapter and further is accompanied by the required fee.
