Old Bridge Township

Old Bridge Sign Company for Route 9 and Route 18 Retail Centers

Gogi Signs builds facia signs, shopping center pylons and office signs for Old Bridge, sized to the township’s 18 foot height cap and its matching sign rule for shopping centers. We fabricate in Linden, prepare the permit drawings and install with our own crew.

Facia signs for shopping centers

One sign per storefront, up to 15% of the facade.

Shopping Centers

In an Old Bridge Center, Your Sign Has to Match Your Neighbors

Old Bridge gives each storefront one facia sign of up to 15% of its facade, and it may be internally lit. Corner and end units can add a second sign on the side wall. The rule that surprises new tenants is uniformity: similar stores in the same center must use signs of the same size and dimensions. Your colors and your logo can be your own, but the box they sit in is set by the center.

Before we design, we measure the neighboring signs and read the landlord’s sign criteria. A 20 foot wide, 14 foot tall storefront facade allows about 42 square feet, and the center’s existing pattern decides how that is shaped.

A lit cabinet sized to a storefront fascia.

Freestanding Signs

Pylon and Monument Limits in Old Bridge

No part of any sign may be more than 18 feet above the ground, measured to the top of the sign or its support. Every freestanding sign sits at least 10 feet from the right of way or 20 feet from the pavement, whichever is greater.

Center with three or more stores
10 square feet per store or 125 square feet, whichever is less.

A corner lot may add a second sign at half the area and height.

1-2

Center with one or two stores
40 square feet, no taller than the building or 18 feet.

Often a monument rather than a pylon.

Office

Office building, four to ten occupants
120 square feet and 20 feet, with 10 to 15 square feet per tenant.

Up to three occupants: 50 square feet and 18 feet.

Not Allowed Here

What Old Bridge Prohibits, and What We Suggest Instead

Exposed neon

Neon must be encased in plexiglass. We build LED letters or enclosed neon instead.

Fast scrolling messages

A message that changes must hold for at least a minute. Plan a changeable copy sign around that.

Banners and pennants

Only a grand opening banner of up to 30 days. Use window graphics for longer promotions.

Painted wall signs and roof signs

Use a mounted panel or letters on the facia instead.

Our crew fixing a sign to a building front.

Installation

How We Mount Signs to Masonry in Old Bridge

Old Bridge spells out how a sign is fixed to masonry: drilled holes with non rusting expansion hardware, and no wood or fiber plugs. Our installers follow that on every brick and block wall, which also keeps the sign tight through winter freeze and thaw.

A sign in a language other than English is allowed, but the proprietor must give the Zoning Officer a sworn affidavit with the English translation. We remind you of it when the design is approved so it goes in with the permit.

Why Gogi Signs

Built in Linden, Installed by Our Own Crew

Gogi Signs has designed, built and installed signs since 2005. Our installers are 3M certified, licensed and insured, and we issue certificates of insurance to your landlord or property manager. If the existing sign only needs a new face, ask about sign repair and refacing.

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What Old Bridge Township's sign ordinance allows

Old Bridge Township is in Middlesex County. These are the rules from Old Bridge Township's own sign ordinance that most often shape what a business can put up.

Source: Township of Old Bridge Code, Chapter 250, § 250-52.

Storefront facia signs

Each storefront gets one facia sign, which may be internally illuminated, of up to 15% of the storefront facade. End and corner stores may add a second sign on the side elevation, also up to 15% of that secondary frontage. Similar stores in the same center must use signs of the same size and dimensions, though color and content may differ.

§ 250-52D(1)

Shopping center pylons

A center with three or more stores may have one freestanding sign of 10 square feet per store or 125 square feet, whichever is less. With two stores or fewer the limit is 40 square feet and the lower of the building height or 18 feet. A corner lot may add a second sign at half the area and half the height.

§ 250-52D(2)-(3)

Hard height cap

No part of any sign may exceed 18 feet above ground, measured to the top of the sign or its support, whichever is higher.

§ 250-52G(6)

Setbacks

Every freestanding sign must sit at least 10 feet from the street right-of-way or 20 feet from the pavement, whichever is greater.

§ 250-52G(5)

Awnings, canopies and projecting signs

An awning may carry one sign of up to 8 square feet, in the valance only, naming the store. A sign hung under a shopping center canopy may be up to 8 square feet and must clear the walkway by 8 feet. A projecting wall sign may be up to 4 square feet, at least 8 feet above the sidewalk, projecting no more than 3 feet.

§ 250-52D(4), D(5), D(8)

Office buildings

An office building's facia sign may be up to 10% of the facade. A building with up to three occupants may have a freestanding sign of 50 square feet and 18 feet; four to ten occupants allows 120 square feet and 20 feet, with 10 to 15 square feet per tenant.

§ 250-52C

Industrial buildings

Industrial facia signs are limited to 5% of the facade.

§ 250-52E(1)

What is prohibited

Roof signs, painted wall signs, neon that is not encased in plexiglass, signs that flash or simulate motion, scrolling text that holds for less than one minute, and banners or pennants other than a grand-opening display of up to 30 days.

§ 250-52G(1)

Foreign-language signs

A sign in a language other than English requires the proprietor to give the Zoning Officer a signed, sworn affidavit with the English translation.

§ 250-52G(1)(v)

Masonry fixings

Signs fixed flat to masonry must use drilled holes with non-rusting expansion-type hardware; wood or fiber plugs are not allowed.

§ 250-52G(4)

Ordinances are amended from time to time, and zone, overlay and lease requirements all apply on top of the figures above. We confirm the current requirements with Old Bridge Township for your specific property during the site survey.

Sign services near Old Bridge Township

Frequently asked questions about signs in Old Bridge Township

How big can a business sign be in Old Bridge Township?

Can you replace just the face of an existing sign in Old Bridge Township?

Often yes, when the cabinet's structure, size, location and electrical condition are still sound. Replacing a face can still count as new signage under some ordinances, so we check whether the existing sign conforms before quoting a reface.

Do you work with landlords and property managers in Old Bridge Township?

Regularly. Lease sign criteria are often stricter than the town's rules, and both have to be cleared, so we read the criteria alongside the ordinance before a design is finalised.

Do you fabricate the signs you install in Old Bridge Township?

Yes. We design, fabricate, permit and install from our own shop in Linden rather than brokering the work out, so one company stays accountable from the survey through to the final inspection.

How long does a sign project take in Old Bridge Township?

Fabrication time depends on the sign, but the variable that usually moves the date most is municipal approval. A flat panel or vinyl job can move quickly; an illuminated sign that needs permits and an electrical inspection takes longer. We give a schedule after the survey, once we know which approvals apply.