[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of South Hackensack 6-5-1986. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall hereafter be known and cited
as the "Sign Ordinance of the Township of South Hackensack."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
To make a change in, to modify, to vary in some degree, to
change some of the elements, ingredients or details without substituting
an entirely new sign or components or destroying the identity of the
sign being changed.
The area enclosed by the perimeter of the sign, including
its background, if any, but excluding the structure of the sign, its
supports and ornamentation, if any. For wall signs having no background,
an imaginary rectangle shall be calculated surrounding each letter
or symbol. The summed area of each said rectangle shall be considered
the total area of the sign. For parallel double-faced ground signs,
erected as a single or as joined units, the maximum area permitted
shall be calculated on one (the largest) side only.
A shelter projecting from and supported by the exterior wall
of a building constructed of either cloth or metal on a supporting
framework.
The Building Officials Code Administrators Basic Building
Code of 1981 and/or any subsequent amendments.
Electronic message centers, on-premises digital displays
and off-premises digital billboards utilizing a system of light-emitting
diodes (LED) to provide a display of content which is visible from
the exterior of a premises.
[Added 4-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
One of any zones or use districts as designated in the Code
of the Township of South Hackensack.
[1]Any sign promoting the election or defeat of any candidate,
candidates or slate of candidates or promoting the passage or defeat
of any public question in any public election conducted within the
Township pursuant to law.
[Added 4-11-2002 by Ord. No. 3-02]
To build, construct, attach, hand, place, suspend or affix,
and shall also include the painting of wall signs.
A sign supported directly on the ground by a footing, base
and pedestal or by pole(s) or upright(s) set in or on a footing and/or
base.
Replacement, without substantial change of any parts or supports
of any signs, and repainting without change of text, design or size
of any sign, without removal of the sign from the wall or structure
supporting it.
A sloped roof or roof-like facade, architecturally comparable
to a building wall.
A person recorded as such on official public records. For
the purposes of this chapter, the "owner" of the property on which
a sign is located is presumed to be the "owner" of the sign, unless
facts to the contrary are officially recorded or otherwise brought
to the attention of the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
The extension of a false front or wall above a roofline.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
To change the lettering or descriptive symbols on a sign
changing any of the structural parts or components of the sign.
The top edge of a roof or building parapet, whichever is
higher, excluding any minor decorative details or projections.
Any device, structure, fixture or placard made of combustible
or incombustible materials, using electronic, stationary, lighted,
painted or printed symbols and/or written copy for the purpose of
a commercial message or a noncommercial message.
A sign not intended for use for more than sixty (60) days.
This shall include any sign, banner, pennant, flag, valance or advertising
display constructed of cloth, canvas, cardboard, wallboard or other
light materials, with or without frames.
Any sign not meeting the requirements of this chapter and
which has not received legal nonconforming status.
A sign attached on the exterior surface of a structure, parallel
to and not extending more than twelve (12) inches from the wall of
said structure, nor projecting beyond the ends or top of the wall
to which it is attached, and at least eight (8) feet above the sidewalk
or ground beneath it. This definition includes individual letter,
painted and cabinet-mounted signs and signs on a mansard.
A sign installed only by painted lettering, without a contrasting
background, inside a window or glazed door and intended to be viewed
from the outside. Said lettering may not occupy more than fifteen
percent (15%) of the glazed area of any such window or door panel.
The principal enforcement and administrative agent of the
Township of South Hackensack under this chapter.
A.
Owner's consent. Before any permit is granted for
the erection of a sign, plans and specifications shall be filed with
the Zoning Enforcement Officer showing the dimensions, materials and
required details of construction, including loads, stresses and anchorage.
The applications shall be accompanied by the written consent of the
owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is to be erected.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
B.
New signs. A new sign shall not hereafter be erected or constructed except as herein provided, and until after a permit has been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer and the required bond, if required, shall have been filed in accordance with § 183-7 of this chapter.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
C.
Alterations. All signs shall neither be enlarged nor
relocated except in conformity to the provisions of this chapter for
new signs, nor until a proper permit has been secured. The changing
of movable parts of an approved sign that is designed for such changes
or the repainting or reposting of display matter shall not be deemed
an alteration, provided that the conditions of the original approval
and the requirements of this chapter are not violated.
D.
Time limits. Erection or alteration of a sign shall
be completed within four (4) months after the date of the issuance
of the permit therefor. If such erection or alteration is not completed
within such time period, the Zoning Enforcement Officer is authorized
to renew the permit for an additional four (4) months, after which
date the permit shall expire and be of no force and effect.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 66-14]
Every applicant, before being granted a permit hereunder, shall pay to the Township of South Hackensack a fee in the amount as provided in Chapter 108, Fees, for each sign or advertising structure regulated by this chapter, where said sign or advertising structure will contain a commercial message. If a sign will contain a noncommercial message at the time of application and subsequently the changing of movable parts of an approved sign designed for such changes or the repainting or the reposting of display matter results in the sign containing a commercial message, the owner or lessee thereof shall pay to the Township of South Hackensack a fee as provided in Chapter 108, Fees, prior to the posting of the commercial message.
A.
Maintenance. All signs for which a permit is required,
together with all their supports, braces, guys and anchors, shall
be kept in repair in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
and the New Jersey Uniform Construction Codes. When not galvanized
or constructed of approved corrosion resistive noncombustible materials,
signs shall be painted when necessary to prevent corrosion.
B.
Housekeeping. It shall be the duty and responsibility
of the owner or lessee of every sign to maintain the immediate premises
occupied by the sign in a clean, sanitary and healthful condition.
C.
Inspection. Every sign shall be subject to the inspection
and approval of the Zoning Enforcement Officer .
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
D.
Time and fees. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall inspect at least once every two (2) years, or at such other times as he or she deems necessary, each sign regulated by this chapter for the purpose of ascertaining whether the same is secure or insecure and whether it is in need of removal or repair. To meet the expense of such inspection, the owner or lessee thereof shall pay to the Township of South Hackensack a fee as provided in Chapter 108, Fees, per inspection for each sign or other advertising structure containing a commercial message. Where there is a noncommercial message at the time of inspection, the owner or lessee shall not pay a fee, except that, upon any change of movable parts of an approved sign designed for such changes or the repainting or the reposting of display matter whereby the sign or advertising structure contains a commercial message, the owner or lessee shall pay to the Township of South Hackensack a fee as provided in Chapter 108, Fees, prior to the posting of the commercial message. No inspection fee shall be charged during the calendar year in which the sign is erected. Failure to pay the required inspection fee shall automatically revoke the permit for such sign, and the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall order the removal of such sign forthwith.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 12-11-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-24]
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
When any sign becomes insecure, in danger of
falling or otherwise unsafe, or if any sign shall be unlawfully installed,
erected or maintained in violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter, the owner thereof or the person or firm maintaining same
shall, upon written notice of the Zoning Enforcement Officer , forthwith
in the case of immediate danger and in any case within not more than
ten (10) days, make such sign conform to the provisions of this chapter
or shall remove it. If within ten (10) days the order is not complied
with, the Zoning Enforcement Officer may remove such sign at the
expense of the owner or lessee thereof.
A.
Filing. A person shall not erect, install, remove,
rehang or maintain over public or quasi-public property any sign for
which a permit is required under the provisions of this chapter until
an approved bond shall have been filed in the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.) as herein required or until an insurance policy
shall have been filed for public liability in the amount of two hundred
fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.) per accident and for property damage
in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.) as herein
required.
B.
Conditions. Such bond or insurance policy shall protect
and save the Township of South Hackensack harmless from any and all
claims or demands for damages by reason of any negligence of the sign
hanger, contractor or agents, or by any reason of defects in the construction
or damages resulting from the collapse, failure or combustion of the
sign or parts thereof.
C.
Notice of cancellation. The obligation herein specified
shall remain in force and effect during the life of every sign and
shall not be canceled by the principal or surety until after a thirty-day
notice to the Zoning Enforcement Officer .
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
A.
Construction. All signs shall be designed and constructed
in conformity to the provisions of the BOCA Code.
C.
Illumination. A sign shall not be illuminated by other
than electrical means, and electrical devices and wiring shall be
installed in accordance with the requirements of NFiPA70 listed in
Appendix A of the BOCA Code. Any open spark or flame shall not be
used for display purposes unless specifically approved by the Zoning
Enforcement Officer for locations outside of the fire limits.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
(1)
Wall signs and ground signs may be illuminated only
in Zoning Districts B, C and M-Mixed.
(2)
All illuminated signs shall be by indirect lighting
through translucent letters, symbols or panels, or if directly lighted,
the light source shall be shielded to project only onto the sign area.
The only exception shall be those signs on which movable copy changes
automatically on a lampbank, e.g. electrical or electronic time and
temperature units.
(3)
Any light source used on or in signs shall be constant
in its output and shall operate without generating audible sound or
electronic emissions.
(4)
In no event shall red, yellow or green illumination
be permitted, whether flashing or not, on any sign located in the
same line of vision as a traffic control signal.
(5)
Illuminated tubing formed to make letters or symbols,
or installed to outline any building shape, or strings of lights are
prohibited. The only exception shall be for winter holiday decorative
lighting, permitted in all zoning districts without permit application
or fee, for a period not exceeding forty-five (45) days annually.
(6)
All lighting of signs shall be extinguished by 11:00
p.m., prevailing time, or at the close the business served by said
sign; provided, however, that the Zoning Enforcement Officer may
authorize exterior lighting at additional hours to assist in the protection
of properties, when so recommended, in writing, by the Chief of Police.
D.
Except for noncommercial signs, election signs, charitable
signs, temporary signs and garage and yard sale signs, the content
of all signs should pertain only to the use within the premises upon
which the sign is located.
E.
Every sign or other advertising structure hereafter
erected shall have painted in a conspicuous place thereon, in letters
not less than 1/2 inch in height, the date of erection, the permit
number and the voltage of any electrical apparatus used in connection
therewith.
F.
Digital
signage. The use or erection of digital signage as defined herein
shall be strictly prohibited in any zone.
[Added 4-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
A.
Area. No ground sign shall exceed sixteen (16) square
feet, and there shall be no more than one (1) ground sign per property
and may only be erected in Zoning Districts B, C and M-Mixed.
B.
Height limitation. It shall be unlawful to erect any
ground sign whose total height is greater than fifteen (15) feet,
measure from ground level.
C.
Space between sign and ground and other signs and
structures. Ground signs shall have an open space not less than two
(2) feet between the baseline of said sign and the ground level. This
open space may be filled in with a platform or decorative lattice
work which does not close off more than one-half (1/2) of any square
footage of such open space. No ground sign shall be nearer than five
(5) feet to any other sign, building or structure.
D.
Setback line. No ground sign shall be nearer the street
than fifteen (15) feet from the curbline and shall be placed farther
back if practicable. No ground sign may be erected within the triangular
area formed by connecting with a straight line each of two (2) points
situated forty (40) feet distant along the curbline from point of
intersection of two (2) streets forming a corner.
E.
Sign material. No ground sign shall be erected of
combustible material except structural trim.
A.
Materials. Wall signs shall be constructed of metal
or other approved noncombustible materials, except for structural
trim.
B.
Extension. Wall signs shall not be erected to extend
above the top of the wall nor extend beyond the ends of the wall to
which they are attached.
C.
Size and design.
(1)
Size. Wall signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet
of sign for every linear foot of the front facade of the structure
occupied by the use advertised.
(2)
Painted signs. Painted signs shall be enclosed by
a molding or border.
(3)
Projection above sidewalk and setback line. No wall
sign shall be permitted to extend more than ten (10) inches beyond
the building and shall not be attached to a wall at a height of less
than eight (8) feet above the sidewalk or ground.
A.
Pylon signs. Gasoline stations and automobile dealers
shall, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, be permitted
one (1) freestanding or pylon sign advertising the name of the station,
agency or garage and for the principal products sold on the premises,
including any special company or brand names, insignia or emblem,
provided that each such sign shall not exceed thirty-five (35) square
feet in area on a side nor be erected within five (5) feet of the
property line and not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20)
feet above the ground. Such pole or pylon signs shall be illuminated
only by internal illumination and shall be constructed of noncombustible
materials, except that approved combustible faces may be permitted.
B.
Limitation of temporary signs. Gasoline stations and
automobile dealers shall be permitted one (1) temporary sign located
inside the property line and specifically advertising the prices of
fuel products, provided that said sign does not exceed seven (7) square
feet in area.
[Added 4-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, convenience
stores with motor fuel dispensing shall be permitted to have the following
signage:
A.
Freestanding
pylon signs. Convenience stores with motor fuel dispensing may have
one freestanding pylon sign along each roadway frontage advertising
the name of the convenience store with motor fuel dispensing and the
principal products sold on the premises, including fuel pricing, any
special company or brand names, insignias or emblems, provided that
each such sign shall not exceed 100 square feet in area on a side
nor be erected within five feet of the property line and not less
than 10 nor more than 20 feet above the ground. Such pylon signs shall
be illuminated only by internal illumination and shall be constructed
of noncombustible materials, except that approved combustible faces
may be permitted.
B.
Wall
signs. Convenience stores with motor fuel dispensing may have one
wall sign on each building elevation with frontage on a public roadway.
Wall signs may be internally illuminated and shall not exceed 20%
of the building facade upon which they are mounted and may not extend
more than 10 inches beyond the building facade.
C.
Fuel
canopy signs. Convenience stores with motor fuel dispensing may have
signage on each visible exterior side of a fuel canopy, which may
be internally illuminated and include any special company or brand
names, insignias or emblems, provided that the aggregate signage on
each side of the fuel canopy shall not exceed 15 square feet.
D.
Fuel
pump spanner signs. Convenience stores with motor vehicle fuel dispensing
may have no more than two spanner signs located within the fuel canopy,
and each sign shall not exceed the width of the canopy or have an
area of more than 40 square feet.
E.
Convenience
stores with motor fuel dispensing may also have miscellaneous related
signs, including signs on the fueling pumps, directional signs and
other signs permitted or required by law, including window lottery
signs and bank ATM signs.
A.
Construction material. Awnings shall be constructed
of cloth or metal; provided, however, that all frames and supports
shall be of metal.
B.
Location.
(1)
Height above sidewalk. All awnings shall be constructed
and erected so that the lowest portion thereof shall be not less than
eight (8) feet above the level of the sidewalk or public thoroughfare.
(2)
Setback from curbline. No awning shall be permitted
to extend beyond a point twenty-four (24) inches inside the curbline.
C.
Advertising. No advertising shall be placed on any
awning, except that the name and street address of the owner or lessee
and the business, industry or pursuit conducted within the premises
may be painted or otherwise permanently placed in a space not exceeding
eight (8) inches in height on the front portion thereof.
A.
Removing or reconstructing signs. A sign heretofore
approved and erected shall not be repaired, altered or moved, nor
shall any sign or any substantial part thereof which is blown down,
destroyed or removed be reerected, reconstructed, rebuilt or relocated
unless it is made to comply with all applicable requirements of this
chapter.
B.
Repair of unsafe signs. This section shall not be
construed to prevent the repair or restoration to a safe condition
of any part of an existing sign when damaged by storm or other accidental
emergency, as directed by the Zoning Enforcement Officer .
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
C.
Relocating signs. Any sign that is moved to another
location on the same or other premises shall be considered a new sign,
and a permit shall be secured for any work performed in connection
therewith when required by this chapter.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
Any sign containing a commercial message now
or hereafter existing which no longer advertises a bona fide business
conducted or a product sold shall be taken down and removed by the
owner, agent or person having the beneficial uses of the building
or structure upon which such sign may be found within ten (10) days
after written notification from the Zoning Enforcement Officer ,
and upon failure to comply with such notice within the time specified
in such order, the Zoning Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized
to cause the removal of such sign, and any expense incident thereto
shall be paid by the owner of the building or structure to which the
sign is attached.
A.
Permission to erect temporary signs on or over any
Township-owned property or public right-of-way may be granted only
by approval of the Township Committee. All temporary sign permits
shall be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer .
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
B.
Duration of permits. Temporary sign permits shall
authorize the erection of said signs and their maintenance for a period
not exceeding sixty (60) days and shall be removed sooner if torn
or damaged.
C.
No temporary sign shall be placed to extend more than
six (6) inches over any sidewalk or public right-of-pedestrian-way
nor, in the case of street banners, shall they be suspended less than
sixteen (16) feet above any street.
D.
The construction of all temporary, except temporary
window signs, must be approved by the Zoning Enforcement Officer
.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
E.
Election signs. Election signs as the same are defined in § 183-2 of this chapter shall be permitted in any district and exempt from any requirement of a permit or fee but nevertheless only upon all of the following conditions:
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 4-11-2002 by Ord. No.
3-02]
(1)
Such signs shall only be composed of such material as specified in the definition of a "temporary sign" contained in § 183-2 of this chapter.
(2)
No such sign shall be permitted within any portion
of any public right-of-way within the Township except upon that portion
of the right-of-way of Phillips Avenue designated on the Assessment
Map as "Phillips (relocated overpass) Avenue," upon which right-of-way
and at either end of the overpass each slate of local candidates may
erect one sign that is otherwise in conformity with the other limitations
that otherwise apply to election signs.
(3)
No such single sign permitted hereunder shall exceed
an area on its face greater than 16 square feet.
(4)
No such sign otherwise permitted hereunder shall be
installed closer than 10 feet from the curbline.
(5)
No such sign otherwise permitted hereunder shall be
permitted prior to 30 days before nor later than four days following
the election of the candidates referred to in such sign or signs or
the election at which the public question referred to in such sign
or signs is to be voted upon.
(6)
In the event that the sign otherwise permitted hereunder
is prepared by and paid for by one other than the owner or occupant
of the premises upon which it is erected, then such sign as may be
otherwise permitted hereunder shall bear the name and address of the
person, firm or corporation paying for the same as required by law
and the Election Law Enforcement Commission.
F.
Temporary window signs. Temporary window signs may
only be located on the interior of a window and shall not occupy more
than one-third (1/3) of the aggregate area of said window. No permit
or fee shall be required for their use, but such signs shall not remain
more than twenty-eight (28) consecutive days.
G.
Special temporary signs. Signs announcing or advertising
any educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic, religious or similar
campaign, drive, movement or event may be erected for one (1) period
not exceeding twenty-eight (28) consecutive days in any calendar year.
The total area of such sign shall not exceed eighteen (18) square
feet, and they shall not be installed less than ten (10) feet from
the curbline. They may be erected in all zoning districts, with the
permission of the property owners.
H.
Garage and yard sale signs.
(1)
Application shall be made for special permits to erect
garage or yard sale signs to the Zoning Enforcement Officer who shall
assign a number to each permittee, upon payment of the required fee.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
(2)
No more than two (2) such permits will be issued to
any one (1) address in the Township in each calendar year.
(3)
No more than four (4) temporary signs may be erected
under each permit, and each sign must show the permit number on the
upper right-hand corner of the sign.
(4)
Such signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet
in size and can only be displayed during a period beginning the day
before such sale and ending the day after, at which time they must
be renewed.
(5)
Such signs shall not be affixed to any tree or utility
pole. They shall be mounted on their own stake or stanchion along
any public street in a safe manner, without projecting over the curbline
or pedestrian walkway.
(6)
Any garage or yard sale sign not conforming to this
chapter and found along the Township right-of-way shall constitute
prima facie evidence that the addressee shown on the sign has violated
this chapter.
I.
Real estate signs:
(1)
Size of signs; illumination.
[Amended 2-19-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
(a)
Signage Zoning District A. Signs indicating premises for sale
or rent shall be no larger than six (6) square feet in area and shall
not be illuminated.
(b)
Signage Zoning Districts B, C and M-Mixed. Wall signs indicating
premises for sale or rent shall be no larger than thirty-two (32)
square feet in area. Ground signs indicating premises for sale or
rent shall be no larger than twenty (20) square feet in area. No sign
shall be illuminated.
(2)
Such signs shall not remain for more than ninety (90)
consecutive days or more than ninety (90) days during any one-hundred-eighty-day
period and may be erected by any broker or owner without permission
or fee.
(3)
For developments of three (3) or more dwelling units,
a sign may be installed by the developer after application for a permit
is granted by the Zoning Enforcement Officer and the required fee
paid, not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet of area. Said sign
shall not be closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the curbline and
must be removed at the time the last dwelling unit is sold.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
J.
No street banner or other temporary sign shall exceed
one hundred (100) square feet in area.
K.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall have the discretion
to prohibit the erection and/or order the removal of any temporary
sign he or she deems to present a hazard to the public.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
L.
Grand opening signs. Grand opening signs, including flags, bunting
and pennant strings, shall be permitted in Zoning Districts B, C and
M-Mixed for no more than ninety (90) consecutive days.
[Amended 2-19-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
A.
The following signs, and none other, unless expressly
permitted by another section of this chapter, are permitted to be
erected in Zoning District A:
(1)
House numerals not exceeding one (1) square foot per
individual numeral.
(2)
Professional nameplates not exceeding six (6) inches
in height or eighteen (18) inches in length identifying lawful occupants
of the premises.
(3)
Bulletin boards or signs not to exceed sixteen (16)
square feet in area for public, charitable or religious institutions,
where the same are located on the premises of said institutions.
(4)
Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor
or prospective use when placed upon work under construction and not
exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, provided that same are
set back at least fifteen (15) feet from the curb, and further provided
same are removed within twenty-four (24) hours after the final certificate
of occupancy is issued.
(5)
Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and
date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed
of bronze or other incombustible materials.
(6)
Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices, railroad
crossing signs, danger and such temporary emergency or nonadvertising
signs as may be approved by the Zoning Enforcement Officer .
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
(7)
Flags of the United States, State of New Jersey or
other governmental or quasi-public agencies.
(8)
Signs of any governmental agency deemed necessary
to the public welfare.
(9)
Temporary election signs that are not greater in size
than 22 inches by 28 inches.
[Amended 7-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-10]
(10)
Garage and yard sale signs.
(11)
Special temporary signs.
(12)
Real estate signs.
(13)
Noncommercial signs, provided that they comply
with time, place or manner provisions of this chapter.
B.
The following signs, and none other, unless expressly
permitted by another section of this chapter are permitted to be erected
in Zoning Districts B, C and M-Mixed:
(1)
All signs permitted in Districts A.
(2)
Ground signs.
(3)
Wall signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet of
sign for every linear foot of the front facade of the structure occupied
by the use advertised.
(a)
No such sign shall exceed thirty-six (36) square
feet of area.
(b)
If the building is located on a corner lot,
it may have a second sign on the wall facing the side street. Said
second sign shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of that permitted
on the principal frontage or facade.
(c)
In no event shall the total square footage of wall and ground
signs exceed fifty (50) square feet of area.
[Amended 2-19-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
(d)
No separately leased area shall be permitted
more than one (1) wall sign, notwithstanding the actual number of
tenants occupying such leased area.
(4)
Directory signs. Directory signs shall be permitted.
The total area shall not exceed eight (8) square feet or one (1) square
foot per tenant, with a maximum of eight (8) square feet. A directory
sign shall not count in computing the footage of ground or wall signs.
(5)
Window signs.
(6)
Awnings.
(7)
Feather flags.
[Added 2-19-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-01]
(8)
Frame signs.
[Added 2-19-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-01]
(a)
Maximum of six (6) square feet.
(b)
Maximum of one (1) per property.
(c)
Must pertain to the business conducted on site.
(d)
Permitted to be displayed only during business hours.
(e)
Not permitted within the Township right-of-way or sight triangle.
(f)
Only used to promote special offers or events.
C.
Exception.
(1)
Temporary window signs are not permitted.
[Amended 12-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14]
(2)
Limitation on number of signs.
(a)
For those buildings with principal street frontage
of less than seventy-five (75) feet, a maximum of two (2) signs per
building will be permitted, exclusive of directory signs.
(b)
For larger buildings, one (1) additional sign
will be permitted for each additional fifty (50) feet of building
frontage over seventy-five (75) feet.
(3)
Freestanding directory signs. Each development exceeding
three (3) acres in area may be permitted to erect a freestanding directory
sign at the intersection of its main access road or driveway.
D.
Any existing sign located in a district in which it
could be prohibited if it were erected after the effective date of
this chapter shall continue to have all rights to which it would be
entitled if it were located in a permitted district.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
Any interested party may appeal a decision of
the Zoning Enforcement Officer with regard to this chapter by filing
an appeal with the Township of South Hackensack Board of Adjustment
within 20 days of the decision of the Zoning Enforcement Officer
specifying the grounds of such appeal. Such appeal shall be considered
by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the standards and time
limitations as contained in the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 2-14-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-02]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine
not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination
thereof.
