# Sign Regulations in East Hanover Township, New Jersey

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

- **Jurisdiction:** East Hanover Township, New Jersey (NJ)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-jersey/east-hanover-township
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/13438130#13438130)

## At a glance

East Hanover Township, New Jersey regulates 35 sign types across 8 zoning districts. Freestanding Sign (Special Uses per 95-54A(1)(c), 95-55A(1)(d))s in the Highway Business B-2 Zone (B-2), Highway Business B-2B Zone (B-2B) zoning district are capped at 5 ft tall, 40 sq ft, and 10 ft wide, with a 15 ft from street line; 5 ft from side lot line setback (Sec. §95-118B). Most commercial signs in East Hanover Township require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (8 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 21 | 35 ft | 24 sq ft | — |
| R-120, R-120-CR, R-20, R-15, R-11, R-10, R-10/CSAH, Residential districts designated in the East Hanover Township Land Use Code | 3 | 6 ft | 24 sq ft | — |
| Neighborhood Business B-1 Zone (B-1), Professional and Business Office PB-1 Zone (PB-1) | 2 | 25 ft; not above roofline | 30 sq ft per sign | — |
| Highway Business B-2 Zone (B-2), Highway Business B-2B Zone (B-2B) | 5 | 25 ft; not above roofline | 100 sq ft (up to 200 sq ft for B-2B >40,000 sq ft) | — |
| Professional and Business Office PB-2 Zone (PB-2), Professional and Business Office PB-3 Zone (PB-3), Research Laboratory and Office RL Zone (RL) | 3 | 25 ft; not above roofline | 40 sq ft | — |
| Light Industry I-1 Zone (I-1), Light Industry I-3 Zone (I-3) | 5 | 15 ft; not above roofline | 100 sq ft | — |
| Special Economic Development Industrial District SED Zone (SED) | 2 | 40 ft | 250 sq ft | — |
| Highway Development, Office Commercial, Industrial HD/OCT Zone (HD/OCT) | 2 | 40 ft | 250 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 8 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free Expression Sign | 3 ft if freestanding | 3 sq ft | — | — | 1 per parcel | May be attached or freestanding | — | §95-115E |
| Temporary Construction Sign (Residential Use) | 3 ft | 3 sq ft | — | 10 ft from any lot line | 1 per parcel | On each parcel under construction | — | §95-115J |
| Temporary Construction Sign (Nonresidential Use) | 6 ft | 24 sq ft | — | 10 ft from any lot line | 1 per parcel | On each parcel under construction | — | §95-115J |
| Temporary Real Estate Sign (Residential Use) | 3 ft | 3 sq ft | — | 10 ft from any lot line | 1 per parcel/unit; +1 per frontage if dual | On property for sale, lease, or rent | — | §95-115K |
| Temporary Real Estate Sign (Nonresidential Use) | 6 ft | 24 sq ft | — | 10 ft from any lot line | 1 per parcel/unit; +1 per frontage if dual | On property for sale, lease, or rent | — | §95-115K |
| Temporary Grand Opening Sign | 6 ft | 24 sq ft | — | 10 ft from any lot line | 1 per business | On property of new business | — | §95-115L |
| Temporary Garage-Yard Sale Sign | 3 ft | 3 sq ft | — | 10 ft from any lot line | 1 per sale | On parcels with residential use | — | §95-115M |
| Temporary Future Development Sign | 6 ft | 24 sq ft | — | 10 ft from any lot line | 1 per subdivision/property | In new subdivisions, one per property | — | §95-115O |

### Highway Business B-2 Zone (B-2), Highway Business B-2B Zone (B-2B)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign (General Uses) | 15 ft (pole sign), 8 ft (monument sign) | 80 sq ft per building (max 160 sq ft) | — | 15 ft from street line; 5 ft from side lot line; not in sight triangle | 1 per street frontage | One per street frontage (pole or monument) | — | §95-118A |
| Freestanding Sign (Special Uses per 95-54A(1)(c), 95-55A(1)(d)) | 5 ft | 40 sq ft | 10 ft | 15 ft from street line; 5 ft from side lot line | 1 per street frontage | One per street frontage | — | §95-118B |
| Wall Sign | 25 ft; not above roofline | 100 sq ft (up to 200 sq ft for B-2B >40,000 sq ft) | — | — | 1 per tenancy/front wall; +1 for multi-street | One per tenancy; multiple permitted for multi-tenant buildings; one additional permitted for buildings facing multiple streets (not to face residential zone) | — | §95-118C |
| Wall Sign (Side/Rear Wall – Parking Entrance) | — | 2 sq ft or 2% of wall area per business | — | — | 1 per business on side/rear | On side or rear wall with business entrance facing parking area | — | §95-118C(5) |
| Incidental Sign | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | Up to 4 | Attached to freestanding sign structure or building wall, not perpendicular | — | §95-118D |

### Light Industry I-1 Zone (I-1), Light Industry I-3 Zone (I-3)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign (Multitenant Warehouse/Industrial with Exterior Access) | 10 ft | 100 sq ft | 10 ft | 15 ft from street line; 5 ft from side lot line | 1 per street frontage | One per street frontage, multitenant warehouse/industrial lots | — | §95-120A |
| Freestanding Sign (Other) | 5 ft | 40 sq ft | 10 ft | 15 ft from street line; 5 ft from side lot line | 1 per street frontage | One per street frontage | — | §95-120A |
| Wall Sign (Multiple Businesses) | 15 ft; not above roofline | 10 sq ft per tenancy | — | — | 1 per tenancy | Front building wall, one per tenancy | — | §95-120B |
| Wall Sign (Other) | 15 ft; not above roofline | 40 sq ft (aggregate front wall); 5 sq ft (additional side/rear wall for multi-street-facing businesses) | — | — | See above | Front building wall; additional side or rear wall if multi-street-facing not toward residential | — | §95-120B |
| Incidental Sign | — | 1 sq ft | — | — | Up to 4 | Attached to freestanding sign structure or building wall, not perpendicular | — | §95-120C |

## Prohibited signs in East Hanover Township

- Billboards.
- Revolving signs.
- Flashing signs.
- Animated signs.
- Wind signs.
- Portable signs.
- Roof signs.
- Abandoned and discontinued signs.
- Snipe signs; bandit signs.
- Projecting signs.
- Bus bench advertising signs; bus shelter advertising signs.
- Signs that emit smoke, visible vapor or smoke, sound, odor, or visible particles or gaseous matter.
- Signs that have unshielded illuminating devices.
- Signs that obstruct, conceal, hide or otherwise obscure from view any official traffic or governmental sign, signal or device.
- Wall signs that exceed 200 square feet in sign area.
- Freestanding signs that are higher than 25 feet.
- Signs within a sight triangle that obstruct a clear view of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
- Signs in the public right-of-way, other than traffic control device signs, warning signs or safety signs.
- Signs other than a traffic control device sign that use the word "stop" or "danger," or present or imply the need or requirement of stopping or the existence of danger, or which copy or imitate an official traffic control device sign, and which are adjacent to the right-of-way of any road, street, or highway.
- Signs prohibited by state or federal law.
- Vehicle sign or signs which have a total sign area on any vehicle in excess of 10 square feet, when the vehicle is not regularly used in the conduct of the business or activity advertised on the vehicle, and is visible from a street right-of-way within 100 feet of the vehicle, and is parked for more than two consecutive hours within 100 feet of any street right-of-way.
- Signs located on real property without the permission of the property owner.
- Beacons, except as required by federal or state law.
- Intermittent signs.
- Sandwich board signs.
- Signs located, painted or affixed on a water tower, storage tower, or cell tower that are visible from a public street or roadway.
- Signs within 100 feet of an historic building, site or monument, other than historic markers.
- Neon signs, except as may be expressly allowed herein as an interior-mounted sign in a window or door opening in a nonresidential zone.
- Digital signs, except where the message is limited to "open."

## Signs exempt from permit in East Hanover Township

- A sign, other than a window sign, located entirely inside the premises of a building or enclosed space.
- A sign on a car, other than a prohibited vehicle sign or signs.
- A statutory sign.
- A traffic control device sign.
- Any sign not visible from a public street, sidewalk or right-of-way; except that the foregoing does not exempt a sign for a commercial use that is visible from an abutting residential use.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A sign permit application shall be accompanied by plans and specifications drawn to scale, together with any site plan required by this article or this Code.
- Permit applications must specify type, size, location, setbacks, illumination, and existing signs.
- Permanent signs (other than those specifically exempt) require a sign permit, which may require submission of site plans.
- Allowed temporary signs, except for special event signs, and allowed permanent signs as described in § 95-115 are exempt from sign permits.
- Temporary special event signs require a permit and are subject to administrative review.
- No sign permit shall be issued for the erection of a prohibited sign.
- If a sign permit application is denied or not acted upon within 10 days, appeals may be made to the Board of Adjustment.

## 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 8 zoning districts in East Hanover Township — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=East+Hanover+Township+NJ&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-east-hanover-township

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