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Sign Regulations in Passaic, NJ (2026)

3 verified sign regulations for Passaic, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Political Signs

Passaic caps yard political signs at eight square feet and building signs the same size (with one exception for a candidate's campaign headquarters), and limits posting to the 30 days before an election, with removal required within eight days after it, under § 247-1.

Passaic Political Sign Size and Timing Rules

Some Restrictions

Code of the City of Passaic § 247-1

Temporary signs for political purposes shall be permitted, subject to the following controls: A. No sign in excess of eight square feet shall be permitted to be placed on grounds or yards, front, rear or side, facing any public street. All such signs must be at least eight feet from the inner sidewalk line and, if there is no sidewalk, 30 feet from the street line. B. No signs shall be permitte...

Garage Sale Signs

A Passaic garage-sale license does not allow signs in the street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way, § 234-6.D requires licensees to keep sale goods and signage entirely off public property and clear of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

Passaic Bars Garage Sale Signs on Right-of-Way

Some Restrictions

Code of the City of Passaic § 234-6.D

§ 234-6. Duties of licensee. The license shall: ... D. Place no goods or signs or other materials in or on the public right-of-way or in any way interfere with the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic thereon.

Window Signs

Passaic storefronts can't cover more than 33⅓% of any single window or window-display area with temporary signs or advertising, under City Code § 219-17D. Temporary signs must also come down within 60 days of posting, or when the sale or event they advertise ends, whichever is sooner, 'for rent' signs are the only exception.

Passaic Storefront Window Sign Limit

Some Restrictions

Code of the City of Passaic § 219-17

Except for "for rent" signs, any temporary sign or other paper advertising material glued or otherwise attached to a window or windows or otherwise exposed to public view shall be removed at the expiration of the event or sale for which it is erected or within 60 days after erection, whichever shall occur sooner. Except during the course of repairs or alteration, no more than 33 1/3% of the squ...

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Sign Regulations in Passaic County