# Sign Regulations in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey (NJ)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/new-jersey/mount-laurel-township
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/10365923#10365923)

## At a glance

Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey regulates 50 sign types across 6 zoning districts. Feather Flag Sign (Temporary)s in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 10 ft tall, 26 inches wide (~1.8 ft), 10 ft high, and 26 inches wide (Sec. §154-92.4S). Most commercial signs in Mount Laurel Township require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (6 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 21 | 35 ft | 64 sq ft | — |
| Residential Zones (R-1, R-1D, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-8, Planned Adult Retirement Community (PARC)) | 6 | 6 ft | 64 sq ft per side (lettering area, excludes certain architectural features) | — |
| Neighborhood Commercial District (NC), Business District (B), Major Commercial District (MC, MCD) | 8 | 8 ft sign, sign base up to 3 ft additional | 40 sq ft | — |
| Industrial District (I), Office District (O-1), Specially Restricted Industrial District (SRI), Office buildings in MCD | 12 | 30 inches (2.5 ft) | 144 sq in (12"x12") | — |
| Planned Unit Development District (PUD) | 2 | — | — | — |
| Planned Adult Retirement Community (PARC) | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 6 zones)

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nameplate or Occupant Identification Sign (Nonresidential Use) | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Adjacent to building entrances providing direct access to occupant. Not permitted adjacent to common lobby entrances. | — | §154-92.4B |
| Free Expression Sign | If freestanding: 3 ft | 4 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Attached or Freestanding | — | §154-92.4D |
| Election Sign | — | 32 sq ft (6 sq ft on cardboard) | — | — | One per candidate/issue per street frontage | Attached or Freestanding; along each street frontage | — | §154-92.4E |
| Temporary Real Estate Sign (<=2 acres) | 3 ft | 4 sq ft | — | — | 1 per unit/lot plus 1 per frontage | — | — | §154-92.4J |
| Temporary Garage/Yard Sale Sign | 3 ft | 3 sq ft | — | — | 1 | On premises only. | — | §154-92.4K |
| Temporary Future Development Sign (Subdivision <10 lots) | 6 ft | 24 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | One per street frontage. | — | §154-92.4L |
| Temporary Future Development Sign (Subdivision 10+ lots or Nonresidential) | 6 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per street frontage | One per street frontage. | — | §154-92.4L |
| Feather Flag Sign (Temporary) | 10 ft | 26 inches wide (~1.8 ft), 10 ft high | 26 inches | — | 1 | Secure to ground; not in pedestrian/traffic. | — | §154-92.4S |

### Neighborhood Commercial District (NC), Business District (B), Major Commercial District (MC, MCD)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Institutional Use Identification Sign (Freestanding) | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Freestanding | — | §154-92.6A (references §154-92.5C) |
| Facade Sign (Multiple Tenant Building) | 3 ft | — | — | — | 1 per tenant | On facade signboard/area | — | §154-92.6B(1)-(4) |
| Facade Sign (Individual Building) | 3 ft | 40 sq ft | — | — | 1 per tenant | On building facade | — | §154-92.6B(2) |
| Facade Sign - Bank ATM | — | 24 sq ft | — | — | 1 per ATM | Wall-mounted money access machine | — | §154-92.6B(4) |
| Traffic Warning Sign (Drive-through) | — | 24 sq in | — | — | Up to 3 | Attached to drive-through canopy/porte cochere | — | §154-92.6B(5) |
| Freestanding Sign (Group of Stores) | 8 ft sign, sign base up to 3 ft additional | 36 sq ft | — | — | 1 per group of stores | Monument sign; max one per group of stores (building structure with 2+ tenants) | — | §154-92.6C(1)-(6) |
| Menu Board (Drive-through) | 6 ft sign, sign base up to 2 ft | 36 sq ft | — | — | 1 per lane | One per drive-through lane | — | §154-92.6C(7) |
| Digital Gas/Fuel Price Sign (Service Stations) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | §154-92.6C(8) |

### Industrial District (I), Office District (O-1), Specially Restricted Industrial District (SRI), Office buildings in MCD

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Project Identification Sign (Freestanding, Master Planned Development) | 6 ft sign; 3 ft base allowed in addition | — | — | — | 1 per perimeter street | One per perimeter street/highway | — | §154-92.7A(2)(a) |
| Building Identification & Tenant Panel Sign (Freestanding, Master Planned Development) | 8 ft high (vertical or horizontal); 6 ft wide (vertical); or 6 ft high (horizontal), 8 ft wide (horizontal); plus 3 ft base in addition. | — | 6 ft (vertical), 8 ft (horizontal) | — | 1 per intersection | At intersection of public street and site access driveways | — | §154-92.7A(2)(b) |
| Tenant Directory Sign (Master Planned Development) | 6 ft | 18 sq ft | — | — | — | Within parking lot near vehicular access points | — | §154-92.7A(2)(c) |
| Directional Sign (Major Tenants, Master Planned Development) | 5 ft | — | 4 ft | — | Up to 4 per building | Parking lot | — | §154-92.7A(2)(d) |
| Facade Sign (Master Planned Development) | 30 inches (2.5 ft) | 10% of wall area or 50 sq ft, whichever less | — | — | 3 per building + 1 for restaurant | Facade (not facing residential districts/uses) | — | §154-92.7A(2)(f)-(g) |
| Facade Sign (I/SRI Districts; Non-Master Planned, Principal Structure) | 3 ft | 60 sq ft or 4% of facade area (lesser) | — | — | 1 per street frontage | Facade, each street frontage; must not face residential district/use. | — | §154-92.7B(7)(a)-(f) |
| Facade Sign (I/SRI Districts; Multitenant Buildings, Non-Master Planned) | 3 ft | 40 sq ft | — | — | 1 per tenant | Between tenants on building facade; must not face residential district/use. | — | §154-92.7B(7)(c)-(f) |
| Freestanding Sign (Non-Master Planned) | 8 ft sign (monument), sign base up to 3 ft | 36 sq ft | — | — | 1 per group of stores | See group of stores definition; monument style required. | — | §154-92.7B(3) |

## Prohibited signs in Mount Laurel Township

- Billboards.
- Revolving signs.
- Flashing signs.
- Animated signs.
- Wind signs.
- Portable signs.
- Roof signs.
- Abandoned and discontinued signs.
- Snipe signs; bandit signs.
- Projecting signs, except as expressly allowed.
- 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.
- Any sign within a sight visibility triangle that obstructs a clear view of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
- Any sign in the public right-of-way other than traffic control device signs, warning signs or safety signs.
- Any sign other than a traffic control device sign that uses the word "Stop" or "Danger" or presents or implies the need or requirement of stopping or the existence of danger or which is a copy or imitation of official traffic control device signs and which is adjacent to the right-of-way of any road, street or highway.
- Any sign nailed, fastened or affixed to any tree.
- Any sign prohibited by state or federal law.
- Vehicle sign or signs that 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.
- Any sign 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.
- Any sign, except fire signs, so erected, constructed or maintained as to obstruct or be attached to any fire escape, window, door or opening used as a means of egress or ingress or for fire-fighting purposes or placed so as to interfere with opening for ventilation required by law.
- Signs immediately adjacent to Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
- Changeable copy signs.
- Murals.

## Signs exempt from permit in Mount Laurel Township

- A 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 or sign.
- Any sign not visible from a public street, sidewalk or right-of-way, except that this does not exempt a sign for a commercial use that is visible from an abutting residential use.
- Memorial tablets or signs and historic markers as approved by the Township Council.
- Signs required to be maintained by law or governmental order, rule or regulation.
- Signs that are within public recreation facilities and open space, such as, but not limited to, signs setting forth rules and regulations of play, hours of use, parking facilities, directional signs, scoreboards, park names and Green Acres project signs.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A master sign program is required for buildings in NC Neighborhood Commercial, B Business, and MC Major Commercial Districts that consist of a series of tenant spaces attached to each other. The master sign program must show proposed color combinations, location, and size of all signs.
- For master planned multibuilding developments in I Industrial, O-1 Office, and SRI Specially Restricted Industrial Districts, as well as office buildings in the MCD Major Commercial District, a master sign program must be submitted for review and approval by the appropriate Township land development board. An approved master sign program supersedes the requirements of the sign ordinance within the project in terms of size, type, design, and location of all signs. Variances can be granted by the land development board.
- No sign permit shall be issued for the erection of a prohibited sign, except as approved by variance granted under the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law.

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

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