# Sign Regulations in Beachwood Borough, New Jersey

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Beachwood Borough, New Jersey, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Beachwood Borough, New Jersey (NJ)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-jersey/beachwood-borough
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/36570127#36570127)

## At a glance

Beachwood Borough, New Jersey regulates 23 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Commercial Zone zoning district are capped at 20 ft tall and 25 sq ft plus 5 sq ft for each separately operated use (max 40 sq ft per side, 2 sides), with a Min. 25 ft building setback; min. 10 ft sign setback from property line setback (Sec. §13-5c). Most commercial signs in Beachwood Borough require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential Zone | 6 | 10 ft | 20 sq ft per side, max 2 sides | — |
| Commercial Zone | 9 | 20 ft | 40% of signable area, max 20% of total wall area | — |
| Pinelands Area | 4 | — | 50 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | — | Max 20% of total window/door area at any time | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### Residential Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate | 10 ft | 1 sq ft per side, max 2 sides | — | — | 1 | Within property lines | — | §13-4a, §13-4f |
| Professional Office Identification Sign | — | 2 sq ft per side, max 2 sides | — | Not closer than 10 ft to any property line | 1 | Not closer than 10 ft to any property line | — | §13-4b |
| Institutional Identification Sign | — | 10 sq ft per side, max 2 sides | — | At least 25 ft from street unless building is closer (then 1/2 distance from building to street) | 1 | On property to which it relates | — | §13-4c |
| Temporary Development Sign | — | 20 sq ft per side, max 2 sides | — | At least 10 ft from any property line | 1 | — | — | §13-4d |
| Club/Institutional/Open Area Sign | — | 10 sq ft per side | — | — | 2 | On property | — | §13-4e |
| Political Sign | — | 16 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | §13-4g, §13-1 Political Sign |

### Commercial Zone

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 40% of signable area, max 20% of total wall area | — | — | 1 per permitted use/activity | Front facade(s) of building | — | §13-5b[1-3], §13-3a |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 ft | 25 sq ft plus 5 sq ft for each separately operated use (max 40 sq ft per side, 2 sides) | — | Min. 25 ft building setback; min. 10 ft sign setback from property line | 1 | On lot, when main building is set back at least 25 ft from property line; within required yard area | — | §13-5c |
| Projecting Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per street frontage | Per street frontage, attached at right angles to building | — | §13-5d |
| Directory Sign (Shopping Center Main Directory) | — | 5 sq ft per one side per acre of land (main); 2 sq ft per one side per acre at each entrance (max 3 signs) | — | — | 1 main directory; up to 3 entrance directories | At any location in shopping center; entrance signs at major points of entry | — | §13-5e |
| Directory Sign (Interior Shopping Center Directory) | — | 8 sq ft per one side per building unit | — | — | 1 per building unit | Interior common area | — | §13-5e1 |
| Canopy/Underside Sign (Shopping Centers with Roofed Walkways) | — | 8 sq ft per side | — | — | 1 per structure/occupant | Hung from underside of canopy or similar structural device | — | §13-5e2 |
| Freestanding Identification Sign (Motor Vehicle Service Station/Hotel/Motel) | 20 ft | 25 sq ft per side (max 2 sides) | — | — | 1 | Corner: at property corner in planted area; Interior: in any required yard, not over property line | — | §13-5f1 |
| Wall Sign (Motor Vehicle Service Station/Hotel/Motel) | — | Total of both does not exceed 20% of area of facade (including window/door area) | — | — | 2 per facade | Front facade | — | §13-5f2 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Directional Sign | — | 4 sq ft | — | — | — | — | — | §13-1, §13-8d |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 4 sq ft per side | — | — | 1 per street frontage | On property to which it relates, within property lines | — | §13-3g2 |
| Temporary Event Sign (Business Zone) | — | Max 20% of total window/door area at any time | — | — | — | Mounted on window or door surfaces of a structure in business zones | — | §13-3g6 |
| Construction Project Sign | — | 16 sq ft (gross area) | — | — | — | On construction site | — | §13-3g7 |

## Prohibited signs in Beachwood Borough

- No sign shall be erected in such a manner as to confuse or obstruct the view or interpretation of any official traffic sign, signal, or device, nor obstruct free and clear vision of an intersection and/or roadway.
- No sign may be flashing; and no animation shall be permitted other than such action signs containing time and temperature changes.
- Illuminated signs must be arranged to reflect the light and glare away from adjoining lots and streets; no sign shall have beam, beacon or flashing illumination.
- All lights must be shielded or have translucent fixtures to reduce offsite effect.
- No illuminated sign shall be of such color, location, shape or size as to cause confusion or driver perception and traffic safety.
- No sign permitted in a residential zone shall exceed ten (10') feet in height as measured from the adjacent grade level.
- Roof signs, portable A-frame-type signs shall be prohibited in all zones.
- The outdoor use of pennants, windmills, banners, flashing, moving, reflective or animated signs is prohibited in all zones except by special event permit.
- Any sign now or hereafter existing which no longer advertises a bona fide business conducted on the premises must be removed within 10 days of written order.
- Any sign constituting a menace to health, safety, morals or general welfare must be rectified or removed upon written notice.
- No sign, other than warning or safety signs, which is designed or intended to attract attention by sudden, intermittent or rhythmic movement, or physical or lighting change, shall be permitted in the Pinelands Area.
- No sign, other than warning or safety signs, which changes physical position by any movement or rotation or gives the impression of such movement or rotation shall be permitted in the Pinelands Area.
- No outdoor, off-site commercial advertising sign shall be permitted in the Pinelands Area, except certain legal pre-existing or agricultural signs.

## Signs exempt from permit in Beachwood Borough

- No permit shall be required for any permitted sign in a residential zone, as specified in Section 13-4.
- No permit shall be required for one nonflashing, nonilluminated, temporary sign pertaining to the lease or sale of the same lot or building upon which it is placed, not exceeding four square feet in area. Real estate signs do not require a building permit.
- No permit shall be required for Federal, State, County and Municipal signs and historical markers.
- No permit shall be required for signs identifying a church, public building, playground or other such permitted use, situated on the property to which it relates.
- No permit shall be required for political signs.
- No permit shall be required for temporary signs advertising grand openings, sales, premiums, special events or other temporary activities (with specific area and removal time limits).
- No permit shall be required for temporary construction site signs advertising project details during the period from building permit issuance to Certificate of Occupancy, not exceeding 16 square feet.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Any person, firm or corporation which proposes a use or an addition to a use which requires site plan approval by the Planning Board, and intends to utilize any sign, must submit information and data to the Planning Board showing the location, size, and nature of all proposed signs; sign data may appear on the site plan submittal.
- Site plan review does not excuse the applicant from separately submitting sign plans to the Zoning Officer and/or Construction Code Official for approval, nor from paying required fees.
- Directional signs for interior roadways and parking areas require Planning Board approval for number, location, and size.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 4 zoning districts in Beachwood Borough — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Beachwood+Borough+NJ&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-beachwood-borough

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