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Lyndhurst City Zoning Code

§ 21-9.6

Prohibited Signs.

[Ord. No. 2067; Ord. No. 2587, § 1]
The following signs shall be prohibited in all zoning districts:
a. 
Rooftop signs, and any signs which shall extend above the height of the roof of the building to which it is attached.
b. 
Signs which project over any point of any street or public right-of-way.
c. 
Signs illuminated by intermittent rotating or flashing lights, and no rotating or moving signs shall be permitted.
d. 
Signs in which the colors red, green, and amber are used in direct illumination or high reflection by the use of special preparations such as fluorescent paint or glass within a radius of 60 feet of any intersection.
e. 
Signs which consist of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, series of lights, neon lights, spinners, freestanding flexible or rigid pole-type signs ("feather flags") or other similarly moving devices. These devices when not part of any sign are similarly prohibited. On the opening of a new business, temporary exterior signage, including, but not limited to, banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers or flexible or rigid pole-type signs (" feather flags") may be permitted for a period not to exceed 30 days.
[Amended 4-11-2023 by Ord. No. 3149-23]
f. 
Signs affixed or erected within the public right-of-way of any street, and no sign shall be located so as to constitute a traffic hazard.
g. 
Signs painted on, or affixed to any public building, structure, or fixture.
h. 
Signs printed on or affixed to water towers, storage tanks, smoke stacks, or similar structures.
i. 
Signs placed so as to interfere with or be mistaken for a traffic light or similar safety device, or which interfere with traffic visibility.
j. 
Signs placed, located, or displayed upon any sidewalk, right-of-way, or passageway.
k. 
Off-site signs.
l. 
Projecting signs.
m. 
Signs on trees or utility poles.
n. 
Advertising search lights outside of a building or structure.
o. 
Freestanding pole-type signs, except for automotive service stations.
p. 
All interior or exterior LED or neon window wrappings shall be banned immediately and shall be hereafter prohibited in the Business District.
[Added 4-11-2023 by Ord. No. 3149-23]
q. 
Any and all light-box signs shall be prohibited.
[Added 4-11-2023 by Ord. No. 3149-23]