Kinnelon City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Signs
§ 207-19 Signs.
Within the zones specified, the following regulations shall govern the use, placing or erection of signs:
A.
Residential Zones. No signs or advertising devices shall be permitted in the Residential Zone except small professional announcement signs with the name of the resident, not over two square feet in area, and the name or announcement sign of a church or parish house and real estate "for sale" signs, not over four square feet in area; provided, however, that any of the signs permitted in this subsection may be used only with reference to the premises on which the same is displayed.
(1)
A billboard, signboard or advertising sign shall in no case be permitted as an accessory use. The placing of a "for sale" or "for rent" sign not exceeding four square feet in area shall, however, be permitted as an accessory use during the for-rent or for-sale period.
(2)
A sign necessary to the public welfare shall be permitted in the Residential Zone.
B.
Commercial and Restricted Commercial Zones. No signs or advertising devices shall be permitted outside or attached to the exterior of any building in these zones, except signs referring to the premises upon which they are displayed or to the services rendered thereon, provided that no sign shall project beyond a property line and that the aggregate area of such signs shall not exceed 50 square feet.
[Amended 4-20-2023 by Ord. No. 04-23]
C.
Restricted Recreation Zones. One sign will be permitted at each entrance, not more than 50 square feet in size.
D.
All signs except those permitted by Subsections A and B(5) above require Planning Board approval.
E.
No outdoor flashing or lighted signs or signs with moving parts will be permitted except by special permission of the Planning Board. In no case shall these signs be operated between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
F.
Notwithstanding any prohibitions otherwise set forth in this chapter, political signs shall be permitted in any district subject to the following conditions:
(1)
The term "political sign" shall be defined as any sign in connection with a general, primary or special election or referendum held pursuant to the provisions of either Title 18 or 18A, Education, or Title 19, Elections, of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey.
(2)
No sign shall exceed eight square feet in any residential zone or 16 square feet in any nonresidential zone.
(3)
On the property constituting the campaign headquarters, one sign may be erected, posted or attached not exceeding 20 square feet in total display area.
(4)
No political sign shall be erected, posted or displayed more than 30 days prior to the date of the election to which the sign pertains, and all such signs shall be removed not more than one week after the date of the election.
(5)
Any person, firm or corporation who shall erect or display or who shall cause or permit to be erected or displayed any political sign on premises subject to his or its control in violation of the terms of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable for a violation of the Zoning Ordinance.
(6)
Any candidate for public office or any person or group of persons, by whatever name designated, who shall erect or display or cause to be erected or displayed any political sign in violation of the terms of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable for a violation of this chapter.