Monroe Township (Middlesex County), NJ Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Section 108-10.1.F(14) is the political sign rule in the Township Code, listed among the signs permitted in any zone in the Township without a permit. It sets three numbers. A temporary political sign can be no greater than 20 square feet in size. It can be posted no earlier than 45 days prior to an election. It must be removed within 10 days after the election. The text then adds a placement bar: no sign shall be placed on trees, fences, utility poles or light poles, or attached to other signs. Subsection G(14) repeats the placement ban in the prohibited signs list, covering signs placed on awnings, trees, fences, utility poles or light poles and signs attached to other signs.

Public property is closed to these signs too. Subsection A(13) states that no person shall erect a sign on or over any public property or public right-of-way other than traffic directional signs or signs erected by a governmental entity. Subsection A(2) adds that no sign shall be located in such a manner as to materially impede the view of any street or intersection, and § 108-5.5 keeps obstructions higher than 30 inches above curb level out of the sight triangle at street intersections.

Sign area is measured by the code's own rule in subsection A(6): the area includes each and every part of the sign, including moldings and frames, and where a post or pylon surface is used for advertising its area counts as well. For a double-faced sign, the maximum area applies to each side. Because the sign sits in the no-permit list, the Department of Planning and Zoning issues no sign permit for it, and the Zoning Officer enforces the dates and placement limits.