[Ord. #700, S 87A-1; Ord. #737, S 2]
The following regulations shall apply to the construction and
maintenance of signs in the Borough of Point Pleasant.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-2; Ord. #2014-01, S 2]
As used in this Section:
shall mean any structure or portion thereof upon which advertisements
are used as an outdoor display not serving a business conducted on
the same building lot. This definition does not include any signs
used to display official court or government notices.
shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company, or organization involved in the provisions of any goods or
service, whether for profit or not.
shall mean an off-premises sign that (1) identifies a residential
development; (2) which shall not be larger than two (2') feet by (3')
feet; and (3) may be externally lighted.
shall mean any sign to direct or point to a place or one
that points the way to either an unfamiliar or unknown place that
obviously could not be easily located without such sign or device.
Such signs shall carry no advertising copy describing the activities
carried on at such places.
shall mean the surface of the sign upon, against or through
which the message is displayed or illustrated on the sign.
shall mean a temporary sign identifying a financial institution
participating in development of the property on which it is located
which shall not be larger than two (2') feet by three (3') feet.
shall mean any sign erected and maintained by the Federal
Government, State of New Jersey, County of Ocean or Borough of Point
Pleasant, for the purpose of informing or guiding the public for the
protection and promotion of health, safety, convenience and general
welfare.
shall mean any sign permanently affixed to ground or building.
Including metal or wood awnings.
shall mean signs constructed to withstand elements, but which
are not permanently affixed to ground or building.
shall mean a temporary sign used to advertise a real estate
development site or to advertise that real estate is for sale, rent,
or lease which shall not be larger than two (2') feet by three (3')
feet.
shall mean every sign, billboard, ground sign, wall sign,
road sign, illuminated sign, sign painted on the exterior surface
of a building structure, sign or awning or canopy, projecting sign
and shall include any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display
illustration or insignia used to advertise or promote the interest
of any person when the same is placed out-of-doors in the view of
the general public, or when of a permanent nature and placed within
the window of a structure so as to be visible to persons from the
outside.
shall mean any sign that will not stand elements for any
extended period of time, including paper signs, cardboard placards,
canvass awnings, advertisements painted on windows.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-3; Ord. #737, S 2; Ord. #2014-01, S 3]
a.
Permit.
No person shall erect, use or maintain any sign without first obtaining
a sign permit therefor from the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer
who shall not issue such permit unless approved by the Construction
Official and the sign shall conform to the requirements of this Chapter
and any other Borough ordinance not inconsistent herewith. Such permits
shall be renewed at the time of the change of the business or its
ownership and/or modification of the size or location of such sign.
b.
Exceptions.
1.
There shall be no sign permit required for any sign which has a total
surface area of not more than two (2) square feet and is used exclusively
to designate the home of any individual(s) or the office in any building
occupied for such purpose by a professional as defined in Chapter
XIX, Municipal Land Use Ordinance of the Borough of Point Pleasant.
2.
There shall be no permit required for any signs which have a total
surface area of not more than six (6) square feet and are used exclusively
to advertise for sale or for rent. However, all such signs shall be
fully subject to all other requirements of this Chapter.
3.
There shall be no permit required for any sign which has a total
surface area of not more than two (2) square feet and is used exclusively
for the following purposes: no hunting or trespassing; mail and newspaper
boxes; public and private schools; churches; service and charitable
organizations; public and private hospitals; farm name signs. However,
all such signs shall be fully subject to all other requirements of
this Chapter. In addition, not more than two (2) such signs shall
be allowed on any one (1) lot.
4.
There shall be no permit required for any such sign which is recognized
commonly as a memorial tablet, nor shall any permit be required where
the names of buildings and dates of erection are cut into any masonry
surface or other noncombustible material, such as bronze. However,
all such signs shall be fully subject to all other requirements of
this Chapter.
5.
There shall be no permit required for any official sign or for any
sign which constitutes a traffic or other municipal sign, legal notice,
railroad crossing signs of a temporary nature, emergency sign, as
may be erected by governmental or public utility employees in carrying
out their official work.
6.
There shall be no permit required for any development sign, financing
sign, and/or realty sign advertising on a property for sale and/or
the development of a residential neighborhood. Nothing herein shall
prohibit a property from having one of each of the aforementioned
signs, for a total of three (3) signs on the property.
[Ord. #700, S87A-5; Ord. #737, S 2]
a.
Application
for sign permits shall be made by the proprietor of the business upon
form provided by the Construction Official and shall contain and have
attached thereto the following information:
1.
Name, home address, telephone number, business address and business
telephone number of the applicant.
2.
Address of building, structure or lot to or upon which the sign is
to be attached or erected.
3.
Plot plan of the sign in relation to nearby buildings, structures,
sidewalks and stores.
4.
A print or drawing of the plans and specifications and methods of
construction and attachment to the building, structure or in the ground.
5.
Surface area.
6.
Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to
which or in which the sign is to be erected.
7.
Any electrical permit required for this sign.
8.
Date of store opening, type of business and number of parking spaces.
b.
It
shall be the duty of the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer to examine
the application and other data regarding the premises upon which it
is proposed to erect the sign, and if it shall appear that the proposed
structure is in compliance with all of the requirements of this Chapter,
he/she shall then notify the construction Official who shall issue
the sign permit along with a metal permit tag to be attached to the
sign. The sign permit shall be issued or denied within fifteen (15)
days of the date of the application.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-5; Ord. #737, S 2; amended 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
The fee for a sign permit shall be fifty ($50.00) dollars. The
fee for any renewal as specified hereunder shall be five ($5.00) dollars.
The Borough of Point Pleasant, its agents, the volunteer First Aid
Squad and the Fire Companies are exempt from paying this fee, but
shall adhere to all other provisions hereof.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-6]
a.
Whenever a violation of this Code takes place the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer shall proceed in accordance with the provisions contained in Chapter II, Section 2-15.
b.
Subject
to the provisions of subsection c., any sign now or hereafter existing
which no longer advertises a business or profession conducting or
a product sold shall have the message deleted or shall be taken down
and removed within thirty (30) days after closure of the business.
Failure to comply with this provision will cause the Zoning and Code
Enforcement Officer to authorize the removal of such sign, and any
reasonable expense incurred for that purpose shall be paid by the
permittee or owner of the premises where such sign is located.
c.
Any
sign now in existence except those provided for in paragraph d., which
violates any of the provisions of this Section, shall be made to conform
to all of the provisions hereof, or be removed. Owners of such signs
have ninety (90) days after receiving a notice to assure compliance.
Sign conditions which represent a threat to public health or safety
must be abated immediately upon notice of the Zoning and Code Enforcement
Officer.
d.
Large
permanently installed, internally lighted signs now in existence are
exempt from setback requirements, however, upon change of ownership
or use, signs must be made to conform to this Section.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-7]
Any person after issuance of a summons or court order who shall violate, disobey, omit, neglect, or refuse to comply with any provisions of this Section shall be, upon conviction thereof, subject to a penalty as established in Chapter I, Section 1-5.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-8; Ord. #1999-21, S1]
a.
In
any of the Zoning districts of the Borough, the following restrictions
and conditions shall apply:
1.
No attached sign on the front of a building shall exceed twenty-five
(25%) percent of the facing's square footage.
2.
No sign shall be located within or hang-over the lines of any street
or sidewalk area or project more than forty-eight (48") inches from
the face of any building.
3.
No sign shall contain red, green or amber illumination if it is located
in such a way as to be confused with a traffic signal.
4.
No sign shall obstruct with the ingress or egress of any building.
5.
No sign shall be utilized which is not adequately anchored or secured
to withstand the effects of weather and elements upon it. Signs must
be able to withstand at least forty (40) pounds per square foot of
pressure.
6.
Electrical signs must be approved by the Ocean County Electrical
Bureau.
7.
No sign may be located within eight (8') feet of a primary power
line.
8.
No sign may be located closer than five (5') feet to any property
line adjacent to a street or corner upon which such sign is located
unless such sign is attached to a building which is closer than five
(5') feet to said property line. One (1') foot setbacks are required
for adjoining property lines.
9.
No sign shall interfere with radio or television reception.
10.
The bottom of no sign shall be lower than eight (8') feet unless
that sign is set back at least ten (10') feet.
11.
No billboards may be erected or utilized.
12.
Sign structure support shall not obstruct view nor may there be writing
on such supports.
13.
Portable signs shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in size.
14.
Political signs may be erected no earlier than forty-five (45) days
prior to an election and must be removed no later than fifteen (15)
days after an election.
15.
The person or organization distributing political signs shall obtain
a sign permit and shall obtain the permission of private property
owners before installing signs on private property.
16.
Signs shall be maintained in good repair structurally and aesthetically.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-9]
a.
All
mirrors, incandescent bulbs and immediately adjacent reflecting surfaces
must be shielded from view from the public right-of-way and adjacent
dwelling lots. Illumination must be directed onto property on which
signs or lighting are located.
b.
Illumination
of any kind visible from the public right-of-way, such as signs, buildings
and display windows, must be erected so that the light intensity does
not exceed fifty (50) footcandles on a standard Weston Photolight
Source, illuminated surface or display window. Illumination visible
on an adjacent dwelling lot may not exceed eight-tenths (0.8) footcandles
with the meter reading at any point on the lot line.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-10; Ord. #2014-03 S 4]
It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any sign in any R-1
Residential District in the Borough, except:
a.
Official signs.
b.
Nameplate sign situated in the property lines and bearing only the
name and address of the principal occupant, provided that the sign
has a total surface area of not more than one (1) square foot.
c.
One (1) realty sign indicating real property for sale or rent which
shall be not larger than two (2') feet by three (3') feet advertising
the sale or letting of only the premises for which it is maintained.
d.
Not more than two (2) temporary signs on a subdivision consisting
of ten (10) or more lots which has been approved by the Borough, provided
that each sign does not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in surface
area. In no case is such sign to be located closer than thirty (30')
feet to any street line. Temporary subdivision signs will not be permitted
after residences have been constructed on seventy-five (75%) percent
of the lot in the subdivision or after more than seventy-five (75%)
percent of the lots have been sold by the developer.
e.
Permitted signs erected and maintained by a religious, public or
quasi-public institution, provided that such signs shall not exceed
twelve (12) square feet in area and shall be located no closer than
ten (10') feet to any street line.
f.
Not more than two (2) "No Hunting" or "No Trespassing" signs, each
of which has a total surface area of not more than two (2) square
feet.
g.
Mailboxes or newspaper delivery signs which consist of only name
and number lettering for identification purposes upon a mailbox or
delivery box. The total surface area of such signs shall not be larger
than seventy-two (72) square inches.
h.
Political signs.
i.
One (1) development sign identifying the residential development
which is in the process of construction or being developed which shall
not be larger than two (2') feet by three (3') feet.
j.
One (1) financing sign indicating the financial institution participating
in the development and/or financing of the property on which it is
located which shall not be larger than two (2') feet by three (3')
feet.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-11; Ord. #92-55, S 2; Ord. #1999-21, S
1; Ord. #2014-01 S 5]
It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any sign in any R-1A
or R-2A Residential District in the Borough of Point Pleasant, except:
a.
Any sign permitted in R-1 Residential District.
b.
One (1) sign not larger than two (2) square feet advertising a permitted
use or indicating the office of a professional as defined in Chapter
XVIII, Land Use.
c.
One (1) realty sign indicating real property for sale or rent which
shall be not larger than two (2') feet by three (3') feet advertising
the sale or letting of only the premises for which it is maintained.
d.
One (1) development sign identifying the residential development
which is in the process of construction or being developed which shall
not be larger than two (2') feet by three (3') feet.
e.
One (1) financing sign indicating the financial institution participating
in the development and/or financing of the property on which it is
located which shall not be larger than two (2') feet by three (3')
feet.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-12; Ord. #94-8, S 1; Ord. #2014-01 S 6]
It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any sign in any R-3,
Residential-Office District, R-4 Hospital-Residential District, R-4A
Hospital Service Districts or R-5 Residence Multifamily Districts
in the Borough, except:
b.
One (1) sign not larger than six (6) square feet and painted with
nonluminous paint on the premises advertising any building for professional
services, club or lodge, apartment building, medical clinic, hospital,
convalescent center, bank or other financial institution, laboratory
or company office, funeral parlor or nursing home. The sale of goods
shall not be advertised on the exterior of the buildings. Any other
advertisements shall not be visible from any point on the property
line.
c.
Directional signs, the surfaces of which do not exceed twelve (12)
square feet.
d.
No flashing or blinking signs are permitted.
e.
A sign shall be permitted on the front of any building providing
said sign does not exceed a total area of twenty (20) square feet
and that the sum total of the area of all the signs on said premises
including any sign on the front of a building shall not exceed twenty
(20) square feet.
f.
One (1) realty sign indicating real property for sale or rent which
shall be not larger than two (2') feet by three (3') feet advertising
the sale or letting of only the premises for which it is maintained.
g.
One (1) development sign identifying the residential development
which is in the process of construction or being developed which shall
not be larger than two (2') feet by three (3') feet.
h.
One (1) financing sign indicating the financial institution participating
in the development and/or financing of the property on which it is
located which shall not be larger than two (2') feet by three (3')
feet.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-13; Ord. #92-55, SS 3, 4]
It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any sign in any CM-Commercial
Multifamily District, GC-General Commercial District, C-3 Commercial
Multifamily District, or Waterfront Commercial and Manufacturing District
in the Borough, except:
a.
Signs whose total area does not exceed twenty (20%) percent of the
total floor space of a business. For purposes of measuring footage,
double-sided signs shall be measured as if one-sided. Temporary signs
on the interior of buildings shall be excluded from measurement providing
that they do not exceed fifty (50%) percent of the glass area.
c.
Buffer screens shall not be used for attachment of any form of advertising
signs, except for directional arrows and the name of the establishment
on single signs, not exceeding two (2) square feet in area.
[Ord. #700, S 87A-14]
The setback requirements set forth in the Zoning Subchapter
of Chapter XIX, Land Use, shall not be applicable hereto.
[Ord. #737, S 6]
All pending complaints, proceedings or investigations regarding
the former business registration provisions of Chapter 87A of the
Code of the Borough of Point Pleasant, 1968, shall be dismissed and
terminated.
[Ord. #93-12, S 1]
Any person wishing to appeal the decision of the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer, with regard to either granting a permit allowing for the construction and location of a sign, or denying a permit application seeking approval to construct and install a sign, shall be given the right to appeal that decision of the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer to the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Point Pleasant Borough. Said appeal shall be made by the aggrieved person pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements set forth in subsection 19-22.7 (Appeals and Application) of the Codified Ordinances of the Borough of Point Pleasant Borough.
