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--- Document: Sign Variance Application Document ---
SITE PLAN WAIVER WITH
SIGN VARIANCE
Application # ______________________
BOROUGH OF FLORHAM PARK PLANNING BOARD
Application Fee: $350.00 (site plan waiver), plus $300.00 for each sign variance requested
Initial Escrow Deposit: $1,600.00 ● 2 separate checks payable to: Borough of Florham Park
Contact the Board Secretary for the number of copies of the complete application package to be submitted.
GENERAL INFORMATION
APPLICATION:
Date of submittal:
APPLICANT:
Name:
Address:
Phone #:
PROPERTY OWNER (If other than Applicant):
Name:
Address:
Phone #:
APPLICANT’S ATTORNEY:
Name:
Address:
Phone #:
Email:
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Street Address:
Block & Lot:
Zone:
AUTHORIZATION:
The applicant, by filing this application, agrees that he or she will comply with the decision of the Board and conform
to all conditions of approval.
Signature:______________________________________________________Date:______________________________
Note: If the property owner is other than the applicant, a letter of authorization must accompany this application.
REQUIRED SUBMITTALS
# of copies to be determined:
1. Completed Sign Variance application including Refusal of a Sign Permit
2. Site plan with proposed conditions including sign(s) location
and setbacks
3. Detailed Sign Plan depicting dimensions, lettering style, material
composition, and colors (include details of illumination, if applicable)
1 original of each of the following:
1. Certification that Taxes are paid on the subject property
2. Official Tax Map of subject property
3. List of Property Owners within 200 feet (from Tax Assessor)
4. Certified Proof of Publication and Proof of Service
5. Property owner Letter of Consent (if applicable)
6. W-9 taxpayer ID number form
MAXIMUM AREA, FREE STANDING GROUND SIGNS:
Maximum square feet allowed by code*
________________Sq.Ft.
Square feet of existing free standing sign
________________Sq.Ft.
Square feet of proposed free standing sign
________________Sq.Ft.
MAXIMUM AREA, WALL SIGNS:
Maximum square feet allowed by code*
________________Sq.Ft.
Square feet of existing wall sign
________________Sq.Ft.
Square feet of proposed wall sign
________________Sq.Ft.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
Maximum height allowed by code*
________________ Ft.
Height of proposed sign (measured from ground)
________________ Ft.
NUMBER OF SIGNS:
Maximum number of free standing ground signs allowed by code*
________________
Total number of existing free standing ground signs
________________
Total number of proposed free standing ground signs
______________ __
Maximum number of wall signs allowed by code*
________________
Total number of existing wall signs
________________
Total number of proposed wall signs
________________
LIGHTING:
Will the sign be illuminated?
Yes
No
If yes, will the sign be lit internally or externally?
Internally
Externally
Is the sign one sided or two sided?
One sided
Two sided
Planning testimony on the positive and negative criteria in connection with this sign variance request will be required.
The following items are required to be submitted to the Board Secretary at the time the application is filed in
order for the application to be deemed complete and scheduled for a Public Hearing
SITE DATA (*from Chapter 199)
Borough of Florham Park
Planning Board
REFUSAL OF A SIGN PERMIT
To:_______________________________________Date:________________________
From: Florham Park Zoning Officer
Your application for a permit to construct________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
On the property located at __________________________________________________
Known as Block ___________________Lot___________ on the Tax Map of the Borough of
Florham
Park
is
hereby
denied
for
non-compliance
with
the
provisions
of
Section(s)
___________________________of the Municipal Zoning Ordinance for the following reason(s):
Signed: ______________________________________________
Zoning Officer
BOROUGH OF FLORHAM PARK
111 Ridgedale Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
973-410-5300
TAX CERTIFICATION
BLOCK(S) _______________________________________________________________________
LOT(S) __________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS _______________________________________________________________________
PROPERTY OWNER _____________________________________________________________
The Tax Collector of the Borough of Florham Park hereby certifies that all taxes and assessments have been
paid and that no taxes are due or delinquent as to the premises which are the subject of this application as
of the date indicated below.
Tax Collector or Authorized Signature
Certification Date
PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFICATION /LEGAL NOTICE SAMPLE
When filing for a Variance you are legally required to publish a legal notice in the approved newspaper of the
Borough of Florham Park. It MUST be published in the Morris County Daily Record or the Florham Park Eagle at
least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting date in order for your application to be heard, although it can be
published further in advance of the hearing date if the applicant so desires.
When filing for a Variance you are legally required to notify property owners within 200 feet of the applicant
property. All property owners and utility companies must receive a description summary of the proposed
construction being considered. This notice must include the time, date and place of the meeting at and be
received at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting date in order for your application to be heard. The
property owner’s notification must be done either by certified mail or via personal service (hand delivered with
a signature of receipt required and the date received). A copy of the description summary and the certified mail
receipts or required signatures must be returned to the Board secretary at least 5 days prior to the hearing. If
these items are not received, the matter will not be heard.
The following is an example that you may use for notification. It must be re-typed.
EXAMPLE:
Notice is hereby given that_______________________________ has applied to the Florham Park Planning Board for a
sign variance for their property located at _____________________ ________________________________________,
Florham Park, New Jersey, Block____________________Lot________. The variance is sought from Section(s) 199 of
the Sign Ordinance to grant relief for the construction of (state relief requested)
________________________________________________________________________________________________,
plus any other variances deemed necessary by the Planning Board. The hearing on this application will be held on
____________________________ at 6:30 p.m. at the Borough Hall, 111 Ridgedale Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey.
Copies of the application and plans will be on file in the office of the Planning Board Secretary and available for public
inspection at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the public hearing on this application.