Fair Lawn restricts signage for home-based businesses, generally prohibiting commercial signs in residential zones to preserve neighborhood character.
Under the Fair Lawn Land Use Code sign regulations, residential zones do not permit business identification signs for home occupations. The home occupation provisions specifically require that no exterior display or sign indicate that the dwelling is being used for any non-residential purpose. Permitted residential signs are limited to small nameplates, address markers, and similar non-commercial identification. Temporary signs (such as real estate or contractor signs) follow separate rules with size and duration limits.
Unauthorized signage may be cited by zoning officers, removed at the owner's expense, and subject to fines under the Borough sign ordinance.
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Fair Lawn limits fences to four feet in front yards and six feet in side and rear yards within residential zoning districts under the Borough Code.
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