Union Township City Zoning Code
§ 30-8.13
Sign Permit Application and Issuance of Sign Permit.
[Ord. No. 2007-9, § 1]
a.
A sign permit application for a permanent sign shall be made upon a form provided by the Township. The sign permit application is in addition to any building permit application required by the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. The sign permit application shall be accompanied by plans and specifications drawn to scale, together with any site plan required by this section or the Code. The applicant shall furnish the following information on or with the sign permit application form:
1.
The legal description of the real property where the sign is proposed to be located.
2.
The zoning district for the real property on which the sign will be located.
3.
The name, mailing address and telephone number (where available) of the owner(s) of the real property where the sign is proposed to be located.
4.
A notarized statement of authorization signed by the owner(s) consenting to the placement of the proposed sign on the real property.
5.
The name, mailing address and telephone number of the sign contractor.
6.
Type of proposed sign (e.g., wall sign or freestanding sign).
7.
The square footage of the surface area of the proposed sign.
8.
The value of the proposed sign.
9.
If the proposed sign is a freestanding sign:
(a)
The height of the proposed freestanding sign.
(b)
The size (sign area) of the freestanding sign, and the dimensions utilized to calculate the size.
(c)
The minimum spacing distance calculated by multiplying the greatest dimension of the proposed freestanding sign by a factor of 20.
(d)
The distance of the closest freestanding sign to the proposed freestanding sign.
(e)
Whether there is an existing freestanding sign on the same lot where the proposed freestanding sign will be located.
(f)
The front and side yard setbacks for the proposed sign.
10.
If the proposed sign is an attached sign, the building frontage for the building to which the attached sign shall be affixed.
11.
The number, type, location, and surface area for all existing signs on the same lot and/or building on which the sign will be located.
12.
Whether the proposed sign will be an illuminated or nonilluminated sign.
b.
An applicant shall deliver a sign permit application for a permanent sign to the Township's Zoning Officer or his or her designee, or such other person as may be designated by the Township. The sign permit application shall be reviewed for a determination of whether the proposed sign meets the applicable requirements of this section and any applicable zoning law. The review of the sign permit application shall be completed within 10 calendar days, and the application shall be granted or denied within that time frame. In the event that no decision is rendered within 10 calendar days following submission, the application shall be deemed denied and the applicant may appeal to the Board of Adjustment. Any appeal shall be heard and a decision rendered within the time frames specified in this section or otherwise set forth or provided for appeals.