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Scotch Plains City Zoning Code

§ 23-7.8

Facade Signs.

[Amended 9-16-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-16]
a. 
Facade signs are permitted within the B-1, B-1A, B-2, B-3, B-4, M-1, M-2, P, SC-1, SC-2 Zones.
b. 
Facade signs are part of the maximum total signage area.
1. 
Within the B-1, B-1A, B-2, B-4, SC-1 and SC-2 Zones the maximum total signage area of 10% of the front principal building facade is permitted.
2. 
Within the B-3 Zone a maximum total signage area of 20% of the front principal building facade is permitted.
3. 
Within the M-1, and M-2 Zone a maximum total sign area of 5% of the front principal building facade is permitted.
c. 
A first floor business may use only the first floor facade area when calculating total signage.
d. 
A second floor permitted business is permitted a maximum 10 square foot window sign, to be calculated as part of the maximum total signage area.
e. 
A business within a mall must use the front facade of that business only.
f. 
If a secondary facade frontage exists, such as on a corner lot or a back entrance from a parking lot, a secondary facade sign is permitted of a maximum of 5% of the secondary business facade.
g. 
Facade signs may be illuminated, but only by a non-flashing light. See Subsection 23-7.3e.
h. 
No facade sign shall extend further than 12 inches from the face of the building upon which it is attached, provided that facade signs which are perpendicular to the building may extend not more than 24" from the front and rear facade of the building, but may not exceed six square feet. The additional six square feet shall be allowed to exceed the maximum of the percentages of the front and rear facade as out lined above in Subsection 23-7.5a. Any sign projecting into the public right of way shall be at a height of at least eight feet and shall require an agreement by the owner to hold harmless and indemnify the Township from claims. The signs shall be allowed to be illuminated and illumination shall be non-flashing. External illumination shall be provided via a Gooseneck style of lighting fixture.
i. 
Facade signs shall include the business street number.
j. 
For awnings with writing, pictures, logos, the area that includes the writing, pictures and logos shall be considered sign area and as such is part of the total signage.