[Ord. No. 779 § 16.701]
a.
No billboard, signboard or advertising sign shall be permitted.
b.
A "For Sale" or "For Rent" sign is permitted which shall not exceed
four square feet in area.
c.
One sign showing the name and profession of the owner or occupant
of the premises whereon the sign is placed shall be permitted as an
accessory use. This sign shall not exceed 10 inches in height nor
18 inches in length.
d.
No sign in a residential zone shall be illuminated.
[Ord. No. 779 § 16.702]
a.
No signs or advertising devices shall be permitted on the exterior
of any building in the business zone except signs referring to the
premises upon which they are displayed or to the services rendered
therein.
b.
No sign shall extend further than 15 inches from the face of the
building upon which it is attached, provided, however, that where
a sign extends more than three inches from the face of the wall, the
bottom of the sign shall not be closer than 10 feet from the ground
level below the sign.
c.
No business establishment shall be permitted more than one wall sign,
except that uses located on corner or through lots shall be permitted
one wall sign for each facade facing a public street. The total sign
area for the sign or signs permitted on the face of any wall shall
not exceed 10% of the area of the face of the wall upon which such
sign or signs are attached, nor shall the length of said sign or signs
shall exceed 60% of the width of the wall on which it is located.
Such a sign shall not exceed 50 square feet. The maximum height of
any wall sign shall not exceed five feet.
d.
Window and door signs shall be permitted at all business establishments
provided the signs cover no more than 20% of the window or door area.
In no case shall neon signs be permitted.
e.
In addition to other permitted signs, banks shall be allowed two
signs indicating the availability of automatic teller machine services,
provided neither sign exceeds six square feet in area and all such
signs are facade mounted.
[Added 4-28-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-04[1]]
a.
No temporary signs shall be permitted to hang across Schraalenburgh
Road and Sunset Avenue. This prohibition shall not apply to Borough
departments or Borough committees and commissions (as listed on the
Borough website).
b.
Temporary signs shall not be permitted on Borough property provided
that the following temporary signs shall be permitted subject to the
enumerated standards and requirements:
1.
Railroad Crossing: Haworth Borough departments and Haworth committees/commissions
and Haworth community organizations (civic, educational, charitable,
religious) shall be permitted to install temporary signs at one of
the two open spaces at the railroad crossing located on Haworth Avenue
provided:
(a)
The signs shall be made of flexible material or coroplast (no
wood or metal signs).
(b)
Dimensions may be no larger than 36 inches wide by 36 inches
long with grommets 30 inches apart on the top and bottom edges suitable
for hanging.
(c)
The applicable organization seeking placement of the sign shall
call or email the Borough Administrator to request permission to hang
the sign.
(d)
Upon receiving written permission from the Borough Administrator
to hang the sign, the organization shall deliver the sign to the Haworth
Department of Public Works (DPW) 10 business days prior to installation.
(e)
Signs shall be removed by the DPW and will be available for
pick up at the DPW yard located at 261 Park Street during their business
hours or as arranged by the Superintendent of the DPW and the organization.
Signs not retrieved by the organization within 72 hours shall be discarded
by the DPW unless an alternate arrangement is made with the Superintendent
of the DPW.
(f)
If there are more than two organizations requesting to hang
signs at the same time, signs shall be displayed according to the
date of the event promoted with earlier calendar dates taking precedence.
If the dates are the same, the posts will be allotted on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
2.
Other Municipal Property:
(a)
Traffic, parking and/or directional signs relating to Haworth
town-wide, date-specific events sponsored by Haworth Borough departments,
commissions, committees and/or community organizations shall be permitted
subject to the following conditions:
(1)
Said signs are displayed within 24 hours of a Haworth community
event and are removed promptly following the event and no later than
six hours following the event.
(2)
Such signs shall be no larger than 18 inches in length by 24
inches in width and be staked using metal, plastic or wooden stakes.
3.
Offensive Signage: The Borough retains the right to remove any sign
with offensive language or imagery.
