Bayonne City Zoning Code
§ 35-25.4
Signs Permitted in Commercial Districts and Highway Commercial/Select Light Industrial District.
[Ord. No. O-95-12 § 33-8.4; Ord. No. O-98-17 § 1; Ord. No. O-12-31]
No signs shall be permitted in commercial districts, except:
a.
Those signs permitted in residential districts.
b.
Temporary signs announcing special events such as charitable events, grand openings, promotions and sales for a period of no greater than 30 days. Temporary signs may include but are not limited to banners, flags, pennants and window placards located on private property and not in the public right-of-way. A maximum of two such signs shall be permitted per location.
c.
Business signs, not exceeding 20% of the sign facade area as defined by this chapter, of the following types:
1.
Wall signs, not exceeding three square feet for each linear foot of sign frontage, as defined by this chapter.
2.
Projecting signs, not projecting a distance greater than 12 inches.
3.
Awning and canopy signs, regulated as wall signs, provided that the sign does not extend above or below the edges of the awning or canopy.
4.
Box signs, affixed to walls and regulated as wall signs.
5.
For permitted gasoline filling stations, or freestanding sign not exceeding 35 square feet in area, and not less than 10 feet nor more than 20 feet in height, displaying customary brand name and prices. Further, customary accessory signs identifying service may be erected over bay doors, not exceeding 12 inches in height nor six feet in area per bay.
6.
Window signs, not exceeding 30% of the window area to which the sign is affixed.
d.
Directional signs for entry and exits to parking areas, not to exceed four feet in area, nor five feet in height.
e.
For permitted planned shopping centers exceeding 25,000 square feet in floor area, one free-standing identifying sign, not exceeding 80 square feet in area may be permitted, provided that:
1.
The sign shall identify the shopping center only.
2.
No part of the sign shall exceed 30 feet in height, nor be less than 10 feet in height.
3.
No sign shall be closer than 50 feet from a street right-of-way.
f.
Awnings extending no more than three feet from a structure and which extend over public right-of-way in accordance with the following:
1.
All awnings extending over any public right-of-way must be securely fastened and constructed so that there will be no danger of the same being dislodged by ordinary winds or falling from other cause. No awning shall be erected or maintained extending over any public right-of-way in such a location as to obstruct the view of any traffic light or other traffic sign or signal.
2.
The lowest part of any awning or any support thereof which extends over any public way shall be at least seven feet six inches above the level of the walk or public way over which it extends; but no such sign shall be maintained over any public way used by vehicles if any part of its support or of the awning is less than 15 feet above the level of such public way.
3.
Any canvas or other material, natural or synthetic, used as a component part of any awning permitted under this section shall be classified as flame resistant by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
