Frankford City Zoning Code
§ 30-1023.1
Temporary Signs.
[Ord. No. 2007-04; Ord. No. 2010-08; Ord. No. 2013-10]
a.
Permit Required. Any owner or operator of an existing business or any bona fide charity or nonprofit organization including houses of worship and clubs, located on nonresidential property shall be permitted, in addition to any other signs permitted under this chapter, upon issuance of a permit, to erect an additional temporary sign or banner. No more then one temporary sign will be allowed per site regardless of single or multiple tenants.
1.
Permit Procedure. The owner or applicant with owners' written consent shall submit a sketch of the proposed location and design of the sign and banner showing its dimensions to the Zoning Officer. All temporary sign applications must be accompanied by the fee.
2.
Registration. All signs must be registered between January 1 and January 31 of each year, with the exception of a new business which shall comply with paragraph I below. The permit which shall be affixed to the sign or banner will state the sixty-day period(s) authorized.
b.
Maintenance. All signs/banners including supports, braces, hooks, anchors, and similar fastening devices shall be of substantial and sturdy construction, shall be kept in good repair and shall be painted or cleaned as often as necessary to maintain a clean, neat, safe and orderly appearance. If the Zoning Officer or his designee determines that any sign/banner has fallen into a state of disrepair, has become dilapidated, or constitutes a safety hazard, the sign owner and property owner shall be given written notice to correct the condition within seven days.
c.
Size. The maximum area of any temporary sign or banner shall be 16 square feet.
d.
Location and Placement. No sign shall be closer than five feet from any right-of-way and shall not interfere with sight distance.
Signs or banners that receive prior approvals may be displayed over a roadway.
e.
Illumination. No temporary sign/banner shall be illuminated.
f.
Real Estate Sales. A development with four or more final subdivision lots for sale, or industrial or commercial properties may be advertised on one sign no more than 16 square feet. If the development fronts on more than one street, then a maximum of two such signs may be placed, one sign along each frontage. All development signs shall be removed when 95% of the lots have been sold or the development is 95% completed. The sign must be removed after an industrial or commercial site is sold within 10 days.
g.
Special Event Signs. Up to two special event signs/banners may be erected for a maximum of two weeks before the event and removed within two days following the conclusion of the event. The special events must be determined by the Township Committee.
h.
Community Event Signs. For community events, such as "trick-tray" parties or church dinners, which are not special events, any bona fide charity or nonprofit group including houses of worship may erect up to two community event signs.
i.
Grand Openings. A newly established business shall be permitted to erect, in addition to all other permitted signs, additional temporary signs, banners, and pennants indicating a grand opening of the business, subject to the following conditions.
1.
Additional temporary signs/banners and pennants shall not interfere with the sight distances of vehicles or persons entering or exiting the property or building.
2.
Additional temporary signs, banners or pennants shall be permitted for a maximum of three weeks.
3.
If at any time the Zoning Officer or his designee finds a hazard exists as a result of additional grand opening temporary signs, the sign, banner or pennant shall be removed immediately.
4.
Temporary signs/banners and pennants for grand openings shall be erected or placed only upon application and receipt of a permit pursuant to this section.
j.
Professional occupations may have one unlighted sign not to exceed four square feet in area and shall be attached to the front of the building.
k.
Churches and public buildings may have an announcement board not to exceed 12 square feet in area.
l.
All signs not attached to the buildings shall be at least 10 feet from the street line.
m.
Street and 911 designation signs are permitted and do not constitute part of the total sign area.
n.
Public utilities may have one sign lighted or unlighted, not to exceed eight square feet and shall be attached to the building.
o.
Commercial uses shall be permitted one lighted or unlighted sign, freestanding or attached to the building and not exceeding 24 square feet in the C-1 and CED-1 Zones and 48 square feet in the C-2 and CED-2 Zones, with the latter having a twenty-five-foot front yard setback.
p.
The maximum height for any freestanding sign shall be six feet as measured from the finished grade excluding any bermed areas.
q.
No part of a sign attached to a building shall project above the roof line.
r.
If multiple tenants occupy a single building, one additional sign per tenant is permitted attached to the building. The maximum area of a tenant sign is nine square feet and the maximum height of the sign shall not exceed two feet.
s.
In the Light Industrial Zone, one building or property identification sign per property which may be lighted or unlighted, freestanding or attached. The maximum area for a light industrial sign is 48 square feet with a twenty-five-foot front yard setback and six feet in height measured from the finished grade. No sign attached to a building shall project above the roofline. When multiple tenants occupy a single building, one additional sign per tenant is permitted, attached to the building, with a maximum area of nine square feet and a height not to exceed two feet.