West Caldwell City Zoning Code
§ 20-24.6
Signs in M-1 and M-2 Zone Districts.
[Ord. No. 890 § 20-24.6; Ord. No. 1464 § 18; Ord. No. 1488 § 20; Ord. No. 1580 § XIX]
The following signs shall be permitted subject to all provisions of Subsections 20-24.1 and 20-24.2 and the following conditions:
a.
One identification sign attached to and parallel with, but not painted on, the front wall of a principal building, which sign may identify all existing, approved uses or occupancies within the building and/or the name and/or the street number of the building. A street number sign may be separate from the principal identification sign, subject to the provisions of Subsection 5 of Subsection 20-24.2i.
1.
A principal building located on a lot having frontage on two or more streets may have an additional identification sign on the wall facing the additional street or streets.
2.
A principal building served by a rear or side entrance opening on an approved, off-street public parking area, may, if deemed necessary by the Sign Committee, have an additional identification sign attached to the wall of the building fronting on the parking area, same to be no larger than 50% of the sign permitted on the front wall of the building.
3.
In no event shall there be more than three identification signs, and the aggregate area of all such signs shall not exceed 200% of the area of the sign permitted on the front wall of the building.
b.
The maximum height of any identification sign attached to the wall of a principal building shall not exceed three feet in any M-1 Zone District or four feet in any M-2 Zone District, when measured vertically from its lowest point to its highest point, except as otherwise provided elsewhere herein. The maximum width of such sign shall not exceed 80% of the width of the building wall or 30 feet, whichever is less. In no event shall the area of such sign exceed 15% of the area of the building wall on which it is attached. Sign areas and building wall areas shall be measured in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 20-24.2g.
c.
In the alternative to, but not in addition to, the identification sign permitted by Subsection a above and under the same message content restrictions as set forth in said subsection, one free-standing identification sign in the rear half of the front yard setback required for the principal building providing that such sign shall not be in any side or rear yard, that the lower edge of such sign shall not be more than two feet above the ground surface and that the sign dimensions conform to the following:
1.
The width of the sign shall be not more than 10% of the width of the building in front of which the sign is placed, and in no event shall the sign width exceed 10 feet in any M-1 Zone District or 12 feet in any M-2 Zone District.
2.
The height of the sign shall not exceed 1/2 the width, and in no event shall the sign height exceed five feet in any M-1 Zone District or six feet in any M-2 Zone District.
d.
An industrial park may, subject to the approval of the Sign Committee, have one illuminated or non-illuminated directory sign, not exceeding 70 square feet in area, identifying the name of the industrial park and the names of the industries located therein, at the entrance to or location within the industrial park along a highway or road, but in no event located within or adjacent to a residential area. Such sign shall not be within 10 feet of any street right-of-way line and may be located without the industrial park only upon the property owner's written authorization of same filed with the application.
e.
Principal buildings with approved multiple occupancies which are in full conformance with Subsection 20-13.5 may have additional signage subject to the provisions of this subsection.
2.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 20-24.6a limiting the quantity of identification signs attached to the front wall of a principal building to one, principal buildings with a front building wall width of at least 100 feet may have two identification signs attached to the front wall of a principal building, providing they conform to all other provisions of Subsection 20-24.6a and the following:
(b)
The maximum height of any sign shall be in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 20-24.6b.
(c)
No such sign height shall be less than 90% nor greater than 110% of the height of any other such sign.
(e)
No such sign shall be mounted closer than 60 feet to any other such sign on the front building wall of the principal building.
(f)
No such sign shall identify an occupancy or use identified on any other such sign.
(g)
In cases where an applicant is applying to add an additional identification sign to the front wall of a principal building which has an existing identification sign, the applicant shall provide to the Sign Committee of the Planning Board any and all dimensions of the existing sign which said Committee requests in order to insure that the provisions of Subsection 20-24.6e2 are met.
3.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 20-24.6c limiting the quantity of freestanding identification signs to one principal buildings with a front building wall width of at least 100 feet may have two freestanding identification signs as an alternative to, but not in addition to, the identification signs permitted by Subsections 20-24.6a and 20-24.6e2, provided they conform to all other provisions of 20-24.6c and the following:
(b)
No such sign shall be located within 80 feet of any other such sign on the same property.
(c)
No such sign shall identify an occupancy or use identified on any other such sign.
(d)
In cases where an applicant is applying to add an additional freestanding identification sign to a principal building which has an existing freestanding identification sign, the applicant shall provide to the Sign Committee of the Planning Board, any and all dimensions which said Committee requests in order to insure that the provisions of Subsection 20-24.6e3 are met.