No person shall paint, post, place or affix any business or commercial advertisement, or cause the same to be done, on or to any curbstone, flagstone or any other portion of any street or sidewalk or upon any tree, lamppost, telegraph, electric light or telephone pole or hydrant within the limits of any street or sidewalk area within the Borough.

No sign shall be erected or maintained at the intersection of any streets in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision or at any location where, by reason of the position, shape or color, it may interfere with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device, or which makes use of the words "stop," "look," "drive-in," "danger" or any other word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.

There shall be no more than one sign for each tenant of the principal building, and a total area of all signs shall not exceed 20% of the front area of the building, and the total area of the sign of each tenant shall not exceed 20% of the front area of the front of the building occupied by said tenant.

The lesser dimension of any sign shall not exceed three feet.

The front of a building shall be considered the area from the finished grade to the coping or the eave of the roof, but in no case shall this point be more than two feet above the finished roof in the case of flat roofs multiplied by the width of the building.

All signs shall be attached to the main buildings, and no sign shall project beyond the parapet wall or roof gutter or the sides of the front of the building, nor shall any sign project more than six inches beyond the front of the building, except, where the sign is in the form of an awning, it shall not project more than four feet beyond the front of the building.

A sign may be erected with its face running perpendicular to the front of the principal building. Such sign shall be limited in size as outlined above, but its outer edge shall not extend more than four feet beyond the front of the building, nor shall it extend beyond the bottom of the sloped roof or parapet wall, nor shall the bottom line of such sign be less than eight feet above the finished grade.

All signs and attachments shall be constructed of sound structural materials designed to withstand all stresses imposed upon the same, such as high-velocity winds, etc.

Business signs may be lighted during business hours in such a way that no nuisance to the adjoining building or properties in the form of glare, etc., is created.

No sign shall be illuminated by lighting of intermittent or varying intensity.

Freestanding or pilot signs; signs erected above roof of building.

If a building contains more than one establishment or tenant, the signs permitted hereby shall be uniform in terms of design, colors, heights of background, style and height of lettering, and position on the building wall. In the case of a new sign for an individual establishment or tenant in a preexisting multi-use building, the new sign shall be consistent with the design of existing signs where a uniform pattern has been established. If no uniform pattern has been established, the new sign shall, in addition to complying with the Code of the Borough of North Haledon in all other respects, be of a neutral, earth-tone color, which shall constitute the uniform pattern for purposes of this section. Neon signs and signs of an iridescent color shall be expressly prohibited. The owner of the building and the individual tenants of multi-use buildings shall be responsible for compliance with this section.

A professional sign or announcement sign of a home professional office or home occupation on a residence building shall be fixed on the main wall of such building. It shall not be more than two square feet in size and shall not project more than six inches beyond the front of the building.

Such signs may be interiorly lighted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and as to a sign of a physician, surgeon or dentist, without any time restriction. Such lighting shall be arranged so as to prevent glare, and no sign shall be illuminated by lighting of intermittent or varying intensity.

If a building contains more than one establishment or tenant, the signs permitted hereby shall be uniform in terms of design, colors, heights of background, style and height of lettering, and position on the building wall. In the case of a new sign for an individual establishment or tenant in a preexisting multi-use building, the new sign shall be consistent with the design of existing signs where a uniform pattern has been established. If no uniform pattern has been established, the new sign shall, in addition to complying with the Code of the Borough of North Haledon in all other respects, be of a neutral, earth-tone color, which shall constitute the uniform pattern for purposes of this section. Neon signs and signs of an iridescent color shall be expressly prohibited. The owner of the building and the individual tenants of multi-use buildings shall be responsible for compliance with this section.

At no time whatsoever may political campaign signs or stickers of any type or size be affixed in any way to utility poles, traffic signs, traffic signal boxes or poles, mailboxes, fire hydrants, or any public fixtures, or be placed in any way on or above (across) streets or highways, or on any public property.

No political campaign sign shall be erected or posted on private property without the express consent of the owner of the property, who shall then be responsible for compliance with this section.

Political campaign signs may not obstruct traffic or sign lines. At no time whatsoever may political campaign signs of any type or size be lighted or be made of any reflecting materials.

Penalties. Any person, regardless of political affiliation, found to be a perpetrator, including any business, political party or entity violating the provisions of this section, may be fined a sum not to exceed $250 per sign. Violation of any of the provisions herein shall be deemed continuing, and, for each and every day or part thereof that a violation of this section is found to exist, the court may impose a separate penalty as stated herein.

A real estate "for sale" or "for rent" sign shall apply only to the property upon which it is placed. It shall not be erected within the required front yard stipulated in the accompanying Zoning Area and Limiting Schedule,[1] nor nearer to the street line than the front wall of the principal building on the premises. Not more than one such real estate sign shall be permitted on any lot, plot or premises.

The size of such real estate signs shall not exceed six square feet.

No lighting whatever shall be used for such signs.

All real estate signs, other than those permitted by Subsection E of this section, shall be removed no later than three days after the completion of the sale or rental of the property to which it pertains.

Any sign advertising the open house of any lot, plot, property or premises shall comply with the size restrictions set forth in Subsection B of this section. Not more than three such signs shall be permitted for each lot, plot, property or premises to which it pertains, and the same shall only be erected and posted at the intersections of the nearest cross-streets. Any such sign shall be permitted to be posted no sooner than five hours prior to the event and shall be removed no later than three hours thereafter.

No permanent sign of any description shall hereafter be erected by any person or posted, placed or affixed by any person until after a permit so to do has been obtained from the Construction Official.

No such permit shall be issued by the Construction Official until an application, in writing, has been filed with said official by the owner of the proposed sign. The application shall show the plans and specifications, including dimensions, materials, details of construction, the exact location of the proposed sign with respect to the nearest street, highway, public or private driveway, property lines of the lands upon which the sign is to be erected and the owner's name and address. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall show the name and address of a duly authorized agent thereon upon whom notice of process under the terms and provisions of this chapter may be served.

The application shall be accompanied by the written consent of the owner or lessee, or his/her agent, of the property or premises upon which the proposed sign is to be erected.

The Construction Official shall not issue a permit for the erection of any sign unless the aforesaid application shall show the proposed sign to be in conformity with all the provisions of this chapter and further is accompanied by the required fee.