Freestanding signs shall be designed and erected so
as not to obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic. No sign shall
be permitted within a sight triangle or in a location where it would
obstruct a driver's view of a traffic sign or signal.
Signs displaying flashing lights, utilizing the projection
of film or video, mechanical or moving devices, balloons, kites, inflatable
objects, banners, pennants, nongovernmental flags, or search lights.
Any sign advertising or identifying a business or
use no longer in existence or a product or service that is no longer
available on the site on which the sign is located.
Illuminated signs shall be designed and constructed
to avoid glare and to direct light towards the ground and away from
adjoining lots and structures. No sign shall be permitted to have
a beam or flashing light.
Signs containing street number designations, household
nameplates, postal boxes, historical markers, directional signs and
advisory signs such as those with text similar to but not limited
to "private property," "no soliciting," "no trespassing," "no hunting,"
"beware of dog," shall be permitted in all zoning districts, provided
that they do not exceed two square feet in area.
Signs to regulate vehicular and pedestrian traffic
are permitted in all zones, provided that they meet the standards
of the Manuel of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
published by the United States Department of Transportation Federal
Highway Administration, as amended.
Signs identifying a residential development or an
existing neighborhood as part of the overall landscaping plan of a
subdivision, site plan or neighborhood landscaping plan subject to
the review and approval of the Borough Planning Board.
Signs for institutional uses. Schools, places of worship
and similar uses shall be entitled to one freestanding sign with a
maximum area of 24 square feet and a maximum height of five feet.
Real estate signs, provided that no real estate sign
shall be larger than 12 square feet and that the sign shall be removed
within 10 days of the completion of the sale or rental announced by
the sign. Real estate signs shall only be permitted on the lot which
is the sign is advertising.
Signs identifying new construction or a home repair
business provided that only one nonilluminated sign shall be permitted,
that the sign shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and that the
sign shall be removed within 10 days of the completion of the work
it advertises.
The purpose of the text of any sign permitted by this
section shall be limited to the identification of the business and
the text and copy of the sign shall be limited to the name of the
business, its principal product or service and the logo of the business
or entity identified by the sign.
Facade signs. A business shall be permitted one facade
sign which relates to the business conducted on the premises and which
does not exceed an area equal to 15% of the front facade of the building
or portion of the building in which the use is located. The sign shall
be located below the roofline and shall not project more than two
feet from the surface of the building or project beyond any edge or
corner of the building.
All freestanding signs shall be set back a minimum
of 20 feet from the right-of-way of any public street and be located
a minimum of 200 feet from any other freestanding sign.
The maximum area of a freestanding sign shall not
exceed the smaller of either 200 feet or 10% of the area of the principle
facade of the building it identifies. The area shall be calculated
by measuring the exterior perimeter of the portion of the sign containing
the text and logo. The area of a sign with two parallel sides shall
be equal to the area of the largest side of the sign. The area of
a sign with three or more sides shall be the total area of all the
faces.