[Adopted 9-7-1967 as § 3-13
of the Revised General Ordinances]
No vehicle used wholly or partially for exterior
advertising shall be driven or operated in or through any public street,
avenue, or other public place in the City, provided that business
notices upon ordinary business vehicles shall be permitted so long
as such vehicles are engaged in the usual business or regular work
of the owner and are not used merely or mainly for advertising; and
provided, further, that vehicles participating in any public demonstration
may be used wholly or partially for exterior advertising unless such
advertising shall be libelous in its character. Nothing contained
herein shall be construed to prevent anyone who offers himself/herself
for public office or preferment, by election, from advertising his/her
candidacy on vehicles driven or operated in and through the public
streets, avenues, or other public places of the City.
No person shall carry or display, by any means
whatsoever, any advertisement on any sidewalk or roadway of any street,
avenue or other public place in the City for the purpose of attracting
public notice, provided that nothing in this section shall apply to
noncommercial advertisement worn upon the person or carried or displayed
in any public demonstration which does not expose any person to hatred,
contempt, ridicule or obloquy, and which is not calculated to injure
any person in his/her business or occupation; nor shall it apply to
any ordinary business advertisement on the front or side of any building,
or to any stationary sign now permitted by law, or to the display
of goods, wares or merchandise within two feet of any house line,
or to any political advertisement carried or displayed in any political
campaign, or to any advertisement carried or displayed upon objects
or devices used in connection with a public purpose, when such form
of advertisement or the use of such objects or devices has first been
approved by the City Council.
No person shall place or string any sign, banner,
streamer or other device for advertising purposes over and across
the whole or any portion of any public street within the corporate
limits of the City, except upon occasions of public celebrations and
exhibitions and upon the written permission of the Police Director.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the erection of advertising
signs in conformity with the provisions of existing ordinances not
in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
No person shall post or cause to be posted any
bill, placard, notice or advertisement of any kind whatsoever upon
any building, wall, fence or post without the consent of the owner
thereof, within or adjoining any street or thoroughfare of the City.
A.
Findings.
(1)
The City Council has determined that the health, safety
and welfare of the City can best be served by placing certain restrictions
upon the presence of guide or identification signs on public right-of-way
lines of streets in the City; and
(2)
The City of Trenton is an urban city consisting of
numerous streets and multiple neighborhoods and districts; and
(3)
Many of the visitors to the City have experienced
much difficulty in locating neighborhoods and/or districts within
the City; and
(4)
Many residents and merchants have notified the City
administration of the need to place guide or identification signs
on City sidewalks or roadways; and
(5)
It is in the best interests of the City to encourage
and facilitate the travel of people visiting the City by installing
guide or identification signs at designated locations.
B.
Guide or identification signs for neighborhoods and/or
districts. Guide or identification signs for neighborhoods and/or
districts shall be permitted to be installed on public right-of-way
lines of streets in the City, subject to the review and approval of
the Director of the Division of Traffic and Parking, and restricted
to the following designated locations:
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Streets
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Location
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South Broad Street and Chestnut Avenue
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In front of Pentecostal Assembly of God Church
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South Broad Street and Liberty Street
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In front of DeLorenzo Restaurant
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South Broad Street and Roebling Avenue
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In front of 848 South Broad Street (Puerto Rican
Record Shop)
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South Broad Street between Cedar Lane and Capner
Avenue
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In front of 1518 South Broad Street
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Cass Street between John Fitchway and Lamberton
Street
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In the grassy area, approximately 20 feet from
a "No Stopping or Standing" sign and an "Acorn" streetlight Pole Number
14261, both near Lamberton Street
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Cedar Lane between Chambers Street and Franklin
Street
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Approximately 15 feet from Public Service Electric
and Gas Company Pole Number 67866 TN
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Chambers Street between Liberty Street and Morris
Avenue
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In front of 1036 Chambers Street
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South Clinton Avenue and Greenwood Avenue
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Corner of the intersection, near the big brown
stone, and in front of "fire" box facing Greenwood Avenue
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South Clinton Avenue and Hamilton Avenue
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In front of Friendly Pharmacy Store
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South Clinton Avenue and Liberty Street
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In front of Chambers Chiropractic Center
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South Clinton Avenue and Roebling Avenue
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Diagonally from Clinton Hardware Plumbing &
Electric Supplies
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South Clinton Avenue between Cedar Lane and
Capner Avenue
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In front of 1924 South Clinton Avenue
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Greenwood Avenue and Chestnut Avenue
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Corner of the intersection, in front of "fire"
box
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Hamilton Avenue, across from 715 Hamilton Avenue
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A sign reading "KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS - TRENTON
COUNCIL NO. 355"
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Hamilton Avenue and Chestnut Avenue
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In front of 379 Hamilton Avenue
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Hamilton Avenue between South Logan Avenue and
Cleveland Avenue
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In front of 1284 Hamilton Avenue
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Liberty Street; in front of 1440
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A sign reading "KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS - TRENTON
COUNCIL NO. 355"
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Liberty Street between South Olden Avenue and
Park Avenue
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In front of 2078 Liberty Street
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South Olden Avenue between Hamilton Avenue and
Hobart Avenue
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In front of Thunder Video entertainment store
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C.
Dimension of lighting restrictions. The height dimension
and lighting of the sign shall be subject to the following restrictions:
D.
Requirements prior to installation.
(1)
Written approval. A sign may not be installed without
prior written approval from the Director of the Division of Traffic
and Parking, certifying that the sign does not impair visibility or
present a traffic hazard.
(2)
Notice to adjoining owners; hearing before City Council.
Prior to installing the sign, the applicant shall serve certified
notice to all property owners within 50 feet of the proposed sign
location, notifying them that a public hearing is to be held before
City Council to approve the installation of the sign. This certified
notice shall be distributed at least 10 days prior to the public hearing.
Notice shall also be provided to the occupants of these properties.
E.
Maintenance of sign. If the sign falls into disrepair
or is found to pose any type of hazard to pedestrians or drivers,
the Director of the Division of Traffic and Parking may order the
immediate removal of the sign and present an ordinance to City Council
recommending deletion of this sign from the designated location list.
