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Long Hill Township City Zoning Code

§ LU-155.9

Signs Permitted in Planned Shopping Zones PSO Zone.

[Ord. No. 377-2017]
In the PSO Downtown Valley Planned Shopping Overlay zone, the following signs shall be permitted in addition to those permitted in all zones:
a. 
For each permitted use of 3,000 or fewer square feet, one wall sign the area of which shall not exceed 2% of the gross floor area of the use.
For each permitted use over 3,000 square feet and up to 10,000 square feet, one wall sign the area of which shall not exceed 1 1/2% of the gross floor area of the use, except that uses between 3,000 and 4,000 square feet shall be permitted a sign with an area of 60 square feet.
For all permitted uses of 10,000 or fewer square feet, wall signs shall not be greater than 32 inches in height, except that wall signs utilizing two lines of copy shall be permitted up to 40 inches in height, provided each individual line of copy provides an overall height of between 16 and 18 inches. The length of the wall sign shall not exceed 60% of the width of the front facade of the use.
For each permitted use over 10,000 square feet in gross floor area, one wall sign the area of which shall not exceed 0.5% of the gross floor area of the use. No such sign shall be greater than 48 inches in height, nor shall the length of said sign exceed 40% of the front facade of said use.
In the case of a pharmacy, liquor store or restaurant located within a supermarket, each such use shall be permitted a separate wall sign provided the dimensions of each wall sign are in accordance with this subsection and further provided that each such use is permitted a minimum sign area of at least 25 square feet.
b. 
Each use may have one awning sign for each entrance sign provided the sign is located perpendicular and adjacent to the entrance. No awning sign shall exceed five square feet in area.
c. 
One ground sign not exceeding 100 square feet in area nor 15 feet in height, except that no individual tenant sign used for ground shall exceed 20 square feet in area. The approving authority may, at its sole discretion, impose additional controls on the size, dimensions and number of individual tenant signs used for all ground signs in the B-3 zone. For shopping centers located on corner lots, a second ground sign shall be permitted for use on the secondary road. The sign shall identify the shopping center name only, shall not exceed 15 square feet in area and shall be no more than three feet in height. Setbacks for ground signs shall be measured from the curb line.
[Amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 501-22]
d. 
Directory of occupants signs not exceeding eight square feet in area provided they are located in the side or rear yard of the property and provided the property contains five or more tenants.
e. 
In addition to all other permitted signs, banks shall be permitted up to two wall signs indicating automatic teller machine services, provided that the aggregate area of the signs does not exceed 12 square feet.
f. 
Window and door signs, not exceeding a total of 10 square feet in total area of all such signs for each permitted use, of which up to two square feet may be used for signs of neon or similar materials.
g. 
A bench sign provided the entire sign area is no larger than seven inches by four feet.