N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-6.108

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

Section 7:50-6.108 - Off-site signs

(a) Off-site signs are permitted only as follows:

1. Off-site directional signs may be permitted in any management area;

2. Off-site temporary signs may be permitted in any management area;

3. Off-site signs advertising an agricultural commercial establishment shall be permitted in Agricultural Production Areas and Special Agricultural Production Areas and may be permitted in any other management area;

4. Off-site signs lawfully in existence as of January 14, 1981, shall be permitted in:

i. Regional Growth Areas;

ii. Pinelands Towns; and

iii. Certified municipal non-residential zones in Rural Development Areas and Pinelands Villages in existence as of December 5, 1994, if the sign is located within 1,000 feet of a Regional Growth Area or Pinelands Town and is located on a United States highway; and

5. New off-site signs may be permitted by certified municipalities in Regional Growth Areas and Pinelands Towns, provided that the applicant can demonstrate that, for each new sign, a non-conforming off-site sign pursuant to (b) below has been removed.

(b) Any off-site sign in existence prior to January 14, 1981, that does not conform to (a)1, 3, or 4 above shall be deemed a non-conforming sign and shall be removed no later than December 5, 1996. Any off-site sign erected on or after January 14, 1981, that does not conform to (a) above shall be deemed unlawful and shall be removed immediately.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-6.108

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 969(a), effective 3/5/2018