N.J. Admin. Code § 16:41C-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 16:41C-3.1 - General requirements

(a) A sign is subject to the requirements of its type as indicated in this chapter.

(b) Where a sign is erected, or proposed to be erected, so that it is visible to more than one highway, the requirements for each highway shall apply.

(c) Where a sign is erected, or proposed to be erected, so that it is visible to a highway that contains more than one type of lane, such as a limited access highway with adjacent non-limited access lanes, and such that the sign is visible to the limited access highway, it shall be subject to the requirements of a limited access highway.

(d) A sign shall be in conformance with the conditions set forth in its permit and the requirements of this chapter.

(e) The advertising surface area of any sign affixed to or painted upon the wall of any building or structure, other than an outdoor advertising structure, shall be fixed at a particular location, which shall be defined by a contrasting border or paint color that readily distinguishes the advertising surface area from the remaining part of the wall.

(f) All signs shall be kept structurally sound and in good repair through customary maintenance.

(g) Customary maintenance includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. The replacement of existing structural components of a sign, provided that the components are of the same size, height, type, and materials as indicated on the approved application.

2. The replacement or modernization of light fixtures, provided that the approved application indicates that the sign is to be illuminated.

3. The addition of a catwalk for safety.

4. The painting, staining, or cleaning of a sign.

(h) Customary maintenance does not include the following:

1. Any work performed on a nonconforming sign, except that which is allowed by 16:41C-10.1.

2. Any work performed on a sign that the Department has deemed abandoned.

3. Any work that causes the sign to be erected in a manner contrary to its permit.

4. Any work that results in a change in the material or design of a sign's supporting structure, such as a change from wood to steel, lumber framing to wooden pilings, steel I-beams to a steel pylon, or any change in the number of vertical supports.

5. Any work that changes the number, alignment, size, or location of the sign faces of an existing sign, except for any change that is authorized by the permit.

6. Any work that changes the physical location of the sign structure.

7. The addition of lighting to a sign whose approved application does not indicate illumination.

8. The conversion of a static sign to an off-premise multiple message sign.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:41C-3.1

Recodified and Amended by 47 N.J.R. 540(a), effective 3/2/2015