a. All signs shall conform to the structural requirements of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.

b. Free-standing signs shall be supported by posts or pylons of durable materials which may include concrete, steel, treated wood, other suitable materials, or any combination of same. Supports for freestanding signs shall be set securely in the ground or concrete so that the sign will be capable of withstanding high winds. No other bracing or guy wire shall be permitted.

c. Any sign attached flat against the surface of a building shall be constructed of durable material and attached securely to the building with nonrusting metal hardware. When a sign is to be installed on a masonry building, holes shall be drilled in the masonry, and proper nonrusting hardware of the expansion type shall be used. The use of wood or fibre plugs is prohibited. Flat or wall mounted signs shall not exceed eighteen inches (18") in depth from the wall face.

If the Construction Official shall find that any sign is unsafe, insecure or in need of repair, or is not maintained in proper painted condition, the Construction Official shall give written notice to the permittee thereof. If the permittee fails to repair or remove it within ten (10) days after such notice, such sign may be removed in order to comply, by the Construction Official at the expense of the permittee or owner of property on which it is located. The Construction Official may cause any sign or other advertising structure which is an immediate peril to persons or property to be removed summarily at the expense of the permit holder or owner of the premises upon which the sign is located and without notice to said persons.

a. Wiring for illuminated signs shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the electrical codes of the State. Any fee for an electrical inspection shall be in addition to the fee provided for a sign permit.

b. Where illuminated signs are permitted, illumination may be provided by floodlights, spotlights, ordinary incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes, mercury vapor lamps, and frosted glass neon. Clear glass neon and exposed tube neon lights are specifically prohibited. Regardless of the type of illumination employed, all illuminated signs shall be properly shielded and so located as to prevent glare or blinding effects upon motor vehicle traffic and so as not to cause a nuisance to residents of the area.

c. Whenever the Construction Official determines that the lighting on any sign now or hereafter erected constitutes a safety hazard to motor vehicle traffic in the vicinity, he shall serve written notice of his determination upon the property owner and owner of the sign, directing them (him) to correct the condition within fifteen (15) days from the date of the mailing of the notice. Failure to correct the condition or file an appeal within the time specified shall constitute a violation of this Section by both the sign owner and property owner.

The following signs shall be permitted in any zone district in the City without a permit:

a. Nonilluminated directional signs identifying parking areas, loading zones, entrances, exits, and similar locations. The signs may include a business name or professional name but shall not include any advertising message and shall not exceed three (3) square feet.

b. Temporary and permanent traffic signs and signals installed by the City, County or State for the purpose of directing and regulating the flow of traffic.

c. Signs indicating public transportation stops when installed by the City or a public transportation utility.

d. Historical tablets, cornerstones, memorial plaques and emblems which do not exceed six (6) square feet in area and which are installed by government agencies or civil or religious organizations.

e. Warning and no-trespassing signs, not exceeding three (3) square feet in area.

f. Flags or emblems of religious, educational, civic, or governmental organizations flown from supports of the buildings or grounds occupied by the organization and the American flag whenever and wherever flown in accordance with the laws and rules promulgated by the Federal or State government.

g. Name and number plates identifying residents and affixed to a house, apartment or mailbox, not exceeding two hundred sixteen (216) square inches in area (one and one half (1 1/2) square feet).

h. Lawn signs identifying residents, not exceeding one and one-half (1 1/2) square feet in area for each side. The signs shall not contain any advertising message and shall be nonilluminated except by a light which is an integral part of a lamp post if used as a support.

i. Signs posted by governmental agencies or pursuant to governmental statute, order or regulation.

j. Signs which are an integral part of vending machines, including gasoline pumps and milk machines.

k. Real estate signs relating to the sale or lease of the premises on which the sign is located subject to the following conditions:

1. All real estate signs located on residential lots east of Bay Avenue and south of North Street shall be placed flat against, or immediately adjacent (within one foot (1')) to, the building being advertised for sale, rent or lease. Each residential dwelling unit shall be permitted to have a single sign advertising it for sale or rent. The size of the sign shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area. Nothing shall be permitted to be attached to the sign. In the event that more than one (1) real estate office is advertising the property for sale or lease the signs shall be placed together attached in a vertical alignment, but shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area.

2. All real estate signs located on residential lots west of Bay Avenue or north of North Street may be freestanding and shall be located in the front yard. For purposes of this subsection, the front yard should be that area between the street and building. In the event the lot is located on a corner, there shall be one (1) font yard. The front yard shall be the side of the lot which has greatest frontage on either street. Each residential dwelling unit shall be permitted to have a single sign advertising it for sale or rent. The real estate sign may be double-faced with each side not exceeding three (3) square feet in area, or total of six (6) square feet. Nothing shall be permitted to be attached to the sign. In the event that more than one (1) real estate office is advertising the property for sale or lease, the sign(s) shall be attached in a vertical alignment. The sign shall be located inside the sidewalk at least five feet (5') from the sidewalk. In the absence of a sidewalk, the sign shall be placed at least ten feet (10') feet from the curbline.

3. All real estate signs located on lots having nonresidential uses may be freestanding and shall be located in the front yard area. For purposes of this section, the front yard should be that area between the street and building. In the event the lot is located on a corner there shall only be one (1) front yard. In that event, the owner or his agent shall have the choice on which street the sign shall be located. The real estate sign may be double-faced with each side not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in area or total of thirty (30) square feet or both areas, if double faced. The sign shall be located inside the sidewalk at least five feet (5') from the sidewalk. In the absence of a sidewalk, the sign shall be placed at least ten feet (10') from the curbline. If the sidewalk is less than five feet (5') from the building, the sign may be located between the building and the sidewalk, or on the building.

4. For a vacant lot, there shall be one (1) sign announcing the property for sale or lease. The sign shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area and shall be attached to the temporary utility pole. In the event a temporary utility pole does not exist on the property, the sign shall be at least twenty feet (20') from any curb.

5. No real estate sign shall be illuminated.

6. All real estate signs announcing that a property has been sold shall be removed within fourteen (14) days of settlement of said property.

7. Banners, flags, balloons, open house signs, and other advertising products announcing a property for sale shall be permitted to be placed on the property provided they are placed upon, and removed from, the property on the day of the open house and further provided that a sales agent is present on the property during the openhouse.

l. Temporary signs or other advertising materials attached to a window shall be removed at the expiration of the event sale for which it was erected or posted.

m. Temporary signs for advertising public functions or fund raising events for charitable or religious organizations shall be permitted for a period of thirty (30) days prior to and during the event and shall be removed within five (5) days after the event. The sign shall be nonilluminated, not larger than twenty-four (24) square feet in area, not exceeding eight feet (8') in height of roof line and may be erected flat against the building or freestanding, providing the sign is installed at the location of the event, otherwise, it may not be larger than twelve (12) square feet in area and not exceed eight feet (8') in height.

n. Temporary political signs for a period of sixty (60) days prior to an election, which shall be removed five (5) days after the election. Political signs in residential zones shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area nor the height limitation for that residential zone. Political signs in nonresidential zones shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet and eight feet (8') in height. (Ord. #89-22, 7; Ord. #03-08, 4)

The following signs are prohibited in all Zone Districts in the City.

a. Signs using red, yellow and green lights which in the judgement of the Chief of Police interferes with the operation of any traffic control signal.

b. Moving or revolving signs and signs using blinking, flashing, vibrating, pulsating, flickering, or tracer lighting.

c. Any sign which, in the judgement of the Chief of Police, unreasonably tends to distract drivers or otherwise constitutes a traffic hazard.

d. Signs or advertising matter of an indecent or obscene nature.

e. Signs using words such as "stop", "look", "danger", etc. which are placed in a manner or position which, in the judgement of the Chief of Police, constitutes a traffic hazard or otherwise interferes with the free flow of traffic.

f. Signs which attempt to imitate or otherwise cause confusion with existing signs erected by any governmental board, body or agency.

g. Except where specifically permitted, signs advertising a product or service not sold on the premises, signs advertising or directing attention to another premises and any other signs unrelated to the premises on which the sign is erected.

h. Signs obstructing doors, fire escapes or stairways or keeping light or air from windows used for living quarters including motel, hotel, boarding house and similar rooms.

i. Pinwheels, portable signs, sandwich-type signs, sidewalk signs, curb signs, and similar advertising devices.

j. Banners shall not be permitted in any zone district.

k . A sign on a motor vehicle, truck, trailer, whether or not operational and whether or not self-propelled which is used or parked or designated to be parked for advertising purposes. Specifically exempted from this Section are those signs, nameplates, or letters affixed to or printed upon commercial vehicles regularly used in the course of business for regular deliveries, pick ups or other such purposes and/or in compliance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-46. Specifically included are signs on vehicles, trailers, and the like which have as their prime purpose the advertising of goods, wares, or services of a business which are maintained in a stationary manner at one (1) or more locations for extended periods of time.

a. Residential name plates, lawn signs, and real estate signs as specified in Section 25-1700.29.6.

b. Signs in connection with each housing or land development, as follows:

1. At the main entrance to the development, two nonilluminated freestanding signs which shall state the name of the development and no other advertising material not to exceed a total of twenty-four (24) square feet in area and four feet (4') in height.

2. At each entrance other than the main entrance, one nonilluminated freestanding sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area and not more than four feet (4') in height.

3. A total of fifteen (15) square feet of sign area at the rental or sales office of the development.

c. Signs advertising allowed home professional businesses, as follows:

1. Sign must be not larger than two (2) square feet in area indicating the name and profession of the occupant of the dwelling and provided that not more than one (1) such sign be erected for each permitted use of dwelling.

a. Residential name plates as specified in Section 25-2700.29.8.

b. One (1) freestanding, externally illuminated, or nonilluminated project identification sign for each direction of travel on any public street on which the development has frontage, not to exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area on each side nor six feet (6) in height and located not less than four feet (4') from any street or adjacent property line outside the sight triangle. Such signs may bear only the name of the development and the owner, manager, the street address, and the presence or lack of vacant units.

c. One (1) sign on each separate apartment or condominium building identifying the building not to exceed six (6) square feet in area on any one (1) side.

a. Freestanding signs shall not exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet. Wall-mounted signs shall not exceed an area equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the front wall area of the building or portion thereof devoted to such use or activity.

b. Each use in the ON-BD Zones may have signs not exceeding a total of seventy (70) square feet or an area equal to fifty percent (50%) of the front wall area of the building or portion thereof devoted to such use or activity.

c. Each use in the ON-BD Zones may have illuminated, flashing, moving, rotating, or animated signs providing these signs only face East, North or South and do not face residential zones or structures. (Ord. #03-22, §3)

a. Freestanding signs shall not exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet. Wall-mounted signs shall not exceed an area equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the front wall area of the building or portion thereof devoted to such use or activity. (Ord. #03-22, §3)

All developments shall protect wetlands, marshes and waterways from sedimentation and shall control erosion in accordance with the "Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey," set forth in the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Law, N.J.S.A. 4-24 et seq.

All developments may be required to submit an erosion and sediment control plan and a sequence of installation or application of planned erosion and sediment control measures as related to the progress of the development, as part of the preliminary plat or site plan which shall be subject to approval by the City Engineer.

A soil erosion and sediment control permit shall be required prior to the issuance of any building permit and as a condition of preliminary and final site plan or subdivision approval.

Solid wastes from all uses other than single or two-family homes, if stored outdoors, shall be placed on a concrete pad in metal receptacles within a screened refuse area. (Ord. #04-13, §10)

The screened refuse area shall not be located within any front yard area. (Ord. #04-13, §10)

The refuse storage area shall be screened from public view and surrounded on three (3) sides by a solid uniform fence or wall not less tan three feet (3') in height, or the height required to obscure from view the receptacles within. In no case shall the height of the fence exceed six feet (6'). Such fence, if approved as part of a site plan application, shall be exempt from the provisions of any ordinance of the City regulating the height of fences and requiring permits therefor. (Ord. #04-13, § 10)

The opening in the enclosed refuse area should be provided with a solid gate the same height as the enclosure fence. (Ord. #04-13. X10)

If located within or adjacent to a parking area or access drive, the enclosed refuse area shall be separated from such parking area or access drive by curbing. (Ord. #04-13, §10)

The enclosed refuse area shall not be located so as to interfere with traffic circulation, the parking of vehicles, the maneuverability and parking of vehicles making delivery or pickup. Nor shall any enclosed refuse area be part of, restrict or occupy any required parking aisle or parking stall. (Ord. #04-13, §10)

All refuse shall be deposited in containers maintained within the refuse area. No containers shall be maintained anywhere on a site except in a refuse area meeting these requirements. (Ord. #04-13, § 10)

If outdoor storage of solid waste is not proposed, the site plan submission shall detail the methods proposed for accommodating solid waste within the structure. The municipal agency may require that a suitable area be set aside, but not improved, for a future solid waste storage area meeting these requirements even if indoor accommodations are proposed. (Ord. #04-13, § 10)

Storm drains, culverts, catch basins, and other drainage structures shall be installed in each subdivision in accordance with the map submitted to the Planning Board.

a. All storm drainage facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Standard Specifications.

b. The developer (or his engineer) shall submit complete calculations, specifications, plans, and details for all proposed storm drainage facilities.

c. Any field samples or laboratory tests required to document the conclusions of such calculations shall be formed at the sole expense of the developer.

All storm drainage pipes shall be either slip joint type reinforced concrete, ductile iron pipe, or subject to the restrictions herein, fully coated, invert paved, corrugated metal steel culvert pipe meeting the requirements of the Standard Specifications.

a. All pipe shall have a wall thickness sufficient to meet the proposed conditions of service; however, no wall thickness less than Class 3, Wall B, for concrete pipe or No. 14 gauge for corrugated metal steel pipe, ductile iron pipe shall be class 50 or better shall be allowed.

b. All pipe shall comply with the requirements of the current New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, Standard Construction and Details governing construction.

c. Generally, concrete pipe or ductile iron pipe will be used except in areas of steep grades or other restrictive physical conditions where corrugated metal or other types of pipe may be permitted.

1. No concrete pipe may be laid on grades exceeding eight percent (8%).

2. Concrete pipe below thirty inches (30") (or equivalent) in size will be jointed using a mortared joint in accordance with the specifications.

3. Concrete storm drain pipes thirty inches (30") or larger in diameter will be jointed using a preformed bituminous pressure type joint sealer or rubber-ring-type or other equivalent approved joint which will exclude infiltration.

d. All ductile iron pipe shall be cement lined meeting the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications.

e. All steel pipe shall be fully bituminous coated with paved invert and of a gauge meeting the requirements of the Standard Specifications sufficient for the proposed service.

1. Where conditions permit, corrugated aluminum storm drains may be substituted for steel storm drains where the same is otherwise permitted on the basis of an equivalent three (3) edge bearing or crushed strength.

2. Substitution on an equivalent gauge basis win not be allowed.

3. No aluminum pipe shall be laid in areas subject to marsh gasses.

f. All storm drains shall be tangent between inlets, manholes, or other structures, except that the use of fittings or factory curved pipe may be allowed by the City Engineer when necessary to accommodate existing geoaletry or utilities.

g. Prior to laying any storm drains, the bottom of all trenches shall be inspected by the City Engineer.

1. Should the Engineer determine that the trench is unsuitable for the placement of the pipe, the developer shall take all necessary action to remove or eliminate any unsuitable conditions.

2. These may include, but are not limited to, excavation and backfilling with suitable material, placement of bedding material, construction of pipe cradles or such other action necessary to remove all unsuitable conditions.

3. Proposed storm drainage installations which do not conform to the above must be fully detailed and approved as part of the final plat. (Ord. #94-16, Appx. A)

**Webmasters Note: The previous sections, 25-1700.29.9.b through 25-1700.32.2.g.3, have been amended as per Supplement No. 2.