Linden City Zoning Code
§ 31-25.8
Signs Permitted in Business District C-1, C-2, and ROC Zones.
[1979 Code § 22-6.8; Ord. No. 20-163 § 608—608.2; Ord. No. 60-1 § 3]
a.
Attached Signs. Signs attached to the main building advertising a business or business conducted on the premises shall be subject to the following regulations:
1.
For a building having one (1) side facing a street, the attached signs may be placed on the front of the building of thirty (30) square feet or ten (10%) percent of the front of the building, whichever is greater. No sign shall have a vertical dimension in excess of four (4) feet.
2.
For a building on a corner lot or having both front and rear entrances for customers or patrons to the business, attached signs may be placed on the front, side or rear of the building not to exceed ten (10%) percent of the wall area of the front and side or rear walls of the building except that no such sign shall have a vertical dimension in excess of four (4) feet.
3.
Such sign shall not project more than four (4) feet from the building facade to which it is attached, provided, however, where a sign extends more than eight (8) inches from the face of the wall, the bottom of the sign shall not be closer than ten (10) feet from the ground level of the sign.
4.
No sign projecting more than eight (8) inches from a wall shall have a vertical dimension in excess of five (5) feet, and no such sign shall extend above the roof line.
b.
Freestanding and Monument Signs.
1.
Freestanding and monument signs shall not be permitted in the C-1 District.
2.
Where permitted, such signs shall not exceed a height of eighteen (18) feet or the height of the principal building on the lot, whichever the greater.
3.
No such sign shall exceed fifty (50) square feet in area on any one (1) side except that wherein the lot on which the sign is to be located has a frontage exceeding fifty (50) feet, an additional two and one-half (2.5) square feet of sign area for each side of the sign for each ten (10) additional feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof shall be permitted.
4.
Not more than one (1) freestanding sign or monument sign per business premises shall be permitted on any one (1) street frontage.
5.
Such sign shall advertise only such business as conducted on the premises where the sign is located.
6.
Such sign shall not overhang the front property line nor be less than one (1) foot from a side or rear property line.