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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Unless otherwise provided for in P.L.1991, c. 413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.), no permit shall be required for the use, maintenance, or erection of a sign or other device which is to be used solely for any of the following purposes:
a. to advertise exclusively for sale or rent the property upon which the sign or other device is located;
b. for notices required by law to be posted or displayed;
c. for any official sign established pursuant to the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways erected on any public highway by the public authority having jurisdiction over that public highway;
d. for signs which are not adjacent to an Interstate System or Primary System highway and which advertise activities conducted upon the property on which they are located;
e. for signs attached to street furniture that:
(1) are located in areas that are not protected areas;
(2) have been approved by the municipality in which they are located; and
(3) comply with all applicable requirements of section 5 of P.L.1991, c. 413 (C.27:5-9); or
f. for any sign erected or maintained by the commissioner.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 27. Highways 27 § 5-12 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-27-highways/nj-st-sect-27-5-12/
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