Gloucester County Unincorporated

The sign shall not exceed 32 square feet per sign face in area with a maximum aggregate sign area of 64 square feet.

One sign, for directional purposes, shall be permitted at each point of ingress and egress to a parking area. However, the signs shall not exceed three square feet in sign area and shall not exceed four feet in height.

When a building has a rear parking area on the premises, one flat sign per occupancy, not exceeding 12 square feet in sign area, shall be permitted at the rear building entrance.

A single business or activity shall be limited to two square feet per individual sign face. The overall directory sign face shall not exceed an aggregate sign area of 28 square feet. The directory sign shall not exceed seven feet in height.

A sign or any combination of opaque signs and decals shall not exceed an aggregate area equal to 20 percent of the window glass area on which it is located.

Up to two subdivision entrance signs will be permitted, provided that they are either grounded or placed on the face of an entrance wall to the subdivision or residential complex provided that the sign area shall not exceed 50 square feet per sign face and an aggregate sign area of 100 square feet; and, if grounded, the signs shall not exceed a height of seven feet.

A changeable copy ground sign is permitted. The changeable sign face area shall be included in the allowable sign face area and the aggregate sign area.

A sign advertising the price of gasoline is permitted, provided that it shall not exceed 12 square feet per sign face and an aggregate area of 24 square feet. If a ground sign, the sign shall not exceed five feet in height. One sign shall be permitted per roadway frontage, however, a maximum of two signs are allowed.

An individual may erect up to ten signs per permit fee of $25.00.

Within ten days after the election to which the sign pertains, all political signs posted by an applicant shall be removed by the applicant.

The owners of property of any classification situated within the town are prohibited hereby from erecting, replacing or moving onto any property any outdoor advertising signs, commonly known as billboard signs.

Such signs shall be removed within five business days of the closing of the sale of property or building to which the sign relates.

To indicate the grand opening of a business or other activity. Such messages may be displayed for a period not exceeding 14 days within the first three months that the occupancy is open for business.

Such message shall not be displayed more than 15 days prior to the beginning of actual construction of the project, and shall be removed when construction is completed. If a message is displayed pursuant to this section, but construction is not initiated within 30 days after the message is displayed, or if construction is discontinued for a period of more than 15 days, the message shall be removed

To indicate the existence of a new business, or a business in a new location, if such business has no permanent signs. Such message may be displayed for a period of not more than 60 days or until installation of permanent signs, whichever shall occur first.

To announce or advertise such temporary uses as fairs, carnivals, circuses, revivals, sporting events, flea markets, or any public, charitable, educational or religious event or function. Such message shall be removed within five days after the special event.

Temporary signs, under this section, shall not exceed six square feet in sign area and only one such nonilluminated sign is allowed for each parcel of property.

Any sign which constitutes a traffic hazard or a detriment to traffic safety by reason of its size, location, movement, content, coloring or method of illumination. Any sign which obstructs the vision between pedestrians and vehicles using the public right-of-way.

Moving signs, except time and temperature displays.

Bare or flashing bulbs in excess of 11 watts.