Old Bridge, NJ Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed corridors
- State Routes 18 and 9 only
- Zones permitted
- C-C, SD1, O-G
- Max sign area
- 1,000 sq ft per side
- Max height
- 25 feet (structure overall 45 feet)
- Setback from residential zone
- 500 feet minimum
- Spacing between billboards
- 2,000 feet minimum
Summary
Old Bridge Township allows highway billboards only along the State Route 18 and Route 9 corridors in the C-C, SD1 and O-G zones, under Code § 250-41Z, with fixed size, height and spacing limits designed to control clutter along the highways.
Billboards. ... Billboards are permitted in the corridors of State Routes 18 and 9 in the C-C Community Commercial, SD1 Special Development, and O-G General Office Zones, provided that: ... No part of an advertising structure (billboard) shall be less than 10 feet nor more than 100 feet from the right-of-way line. ... The maximum area of the advertising surface shall be 1,000 square feet on each side; the maximum height shall be 25 feet; and the maximum length shall be 60 feet. All dimensions include border, trim, cutouts, and extensions but exclude decorative bases and supports. ... Billboards shall not be located closer than 500 feet from a residential zone line. ... Billboards shall not be located closer than 2,000 feet from another billboard to minimize highway sign clutter and allow time for driver recognition with minimum distraction. ... Billboards shall be expressly prohibited from the Town Centre District.
Full Breakdown
Old Bridge Township Code § 250-41Z permits billboards only in the corridors of State Routes 18 and 9, and only within the C-C Community Commercial, SD1 Special Development, and O-G General Office Zones. A billboard structure must sit no closer than 10 feet and no farther than 100 feet from the right-of-way line. The advertising surface is capped at 1,000 square feet per side, 25 feet in maximum height, and 60 feet in maximum length, with those dimensions including borders, trim, cutouts and extensions but excluding decorative bases and supports.
Spacing rules keep billboards at least 500 feet from any residential zone line and at least 2,000 feet from another billboard, explicitly to limit highway sign clutter and give drivers time to register each message safely. The Town Centre District is off limits to billboards entirely, and the structure must also sit at least 25 feet from any building and 15 feet from a parking lot, driveway, sidewalk or pedestrian way. Siting must also comply with the state Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act, N.J.S.A.
27:5-5 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 16:41C-1.1 et seq. These standards were added by Ordinance No. 2010-32 on November 22, 2010, and sit within the Land Development chapter's conditional-use list, meaning a billboard needs Planning Board conditional-use approval, not a routine sign permit.
Violations & Fines
Placing or maintaining a billboard that violates the corridor, size, height or spacing standards in § 250-41Z is a Chapter 250 zoning violation. Under § 250-100, the penalty is a fine up to $2,000, up to 90 days imprisonment, up to 90 days community service, or a combination, with each continuing day treated as a separate offense; the Zoning Officer or a Township police officer may file the complaint in Municipal Court.
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