Graphics identifying sale, rental or lease of premises; adhesive
signage; "open house" signs.
Sale, rental, or lease signs; adhesive signage.
Graphics identifying the sale, rental or lease
of the premises on which located and an artisan or contractor identification
while at work on the premises, subject to a maximum graphic area of
six square feet with a width of no greater than 28 inches in the R-1-7
through R-2-4 and RGA Districts and nine square feet in all other
districts. In addition, one sign rider no more than six inches in
height may be added. Ground graphic provisions shall apply. Graphics
must he removed within three business days after closing of title
or lease or the reason for the graphic has ceased.
"Sold" signs, "leased" signs or any sign indicating
that the original reason for the sign has ceased shall be prohibited.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, "under contract" sign riders are permitted
subject to the foregoing provisions.
Temporary adhesive signage for any purpose is prohibited.
On premises "open house" signs shall be permitted only during
the period that the open house is being conducted. Only one sign shall
be permitted of each category, i.e., "open house," "for sale," "for
lease," or wording of the same intent. All signs such as "for sale,"
"for rent" or "open house" and artisan and contractors shall be restricted
to the subject property being offered, and such signs shall be placed
no closer than 15 feet from the front curb of the properly, as measured
from the front edge of the sign, unless there is a permanent obstruction,
such as a masonry wall, greater than four feet in height, as measured
from the ground, in which the sign shall be placed against the outer
portion of the permanent obstruction.
In addition, off-premises "open house" signs shall be permitted
on the day that the subject property is open for inspection or an
open house is being conducted on the following conditions:
[Amended 3-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2771-15]
Any intersection shall have not more than three
total directional signs on the corners of the intersection, and there
may be only one "Open House" sign per open house per intersection.
Open House signs may be placed from sunrise to
sunset on the day that the open house is being held.
"Open house" signs may be placed in the grass area
between the sidewalk and the street or, in the absence of a sidewalk,
within three feet of the curb adjacent to the subject property.
No "open house" sign may be placed in such a location
so as to create, in the exclusive determination of the Maplewood Police
Department, a traffic hazard.
All other signs are prohibited from being placed within the
public rights-of-way.
[Added 3-17-2015 by Ord.
No. 2771-15]
Violation and penalties.
[Amended 3-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2771-15]
Any violation of the above shall be punished by penalty as listed in Article VI of this chapter but in no case less than $100 per violating sign per each day of violation.
Additionally, any violating sign may be removed and discarded
by officials of the Township of Maplewood.
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