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Greenwich Township City Zoning Code

§ 16-11.9

Illumination; shielding of illumination.

[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
Freestanding and wall signs may be illuminated unless stated otherwise in the specific zoning district regulations, provided the illumination is designed and installed in such a manner that light from the sign meets all requirements of this Code and the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. The following standards shall apply:
a. 
Illumination of signs shall be by either indirect lighting or diffused-lighting, and shall not cause light spillage onto adjacent properties.
b. 
Lights used for the illumination of freestanding or wall signs shall be shielded so as not to project light above the freestanding sign or the highest elevation of the front wall of the building on which the wall sign is displayed or more than 18 feet above the ground level, whichever is less.
c. 
Free-form exposed neon lights for signs are prohibited.
d. 
The light intensity for the illumination of a sign visible from the public right-of-way shall not exceed fifty foot candles per square foot on a standard Weston photolight source, illuminated surface or display window.
e. 
Illumination shall be of a continuous (non-intermittent) nature and of a uniform color value.
f. 
Illumination of signs, where permitted, which face property with a residential use shall not be illuminated between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except that an establishment may keep the sign illuminated until the business is closed to the public but not thereafter.
g. 
Illumination of signs shall also comply with any stricter provisions that may be established by the Township Lighting Ordinance.
Illuminated signs, in addition to conforming to all other requirements of this section, shall be shielded in such a manner so that no direct source of light is cast into residential properties or into a public street or right-of-way. Illuminated signs shall not interfere with pedestrian or motorist vision. The illumination shall not be reflective or phosphorescent and shall perform in a steady nonfluctuating or nonundulating manner and shall be placed in a manner that will not create a nuisance to other premises or interfere with vehicular movements.