Old Bridge, NJ Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Removal deadline
- 14 days after the election
- Placement limit
- No signs in right-of-way or on sign poles
- Required info
- Sponsor's name and address on the sign
- Penalty
- $5 fine per sign left up too long
- Enforcement
- Zoning Officer removes overdue signs
Summary
Old Bridge Township allows temporary political signs without a permit only if they are nonilluminated, stay out of the public right-of-way and off utility or directional sign poles, and are marked with the sponsor's name and address under Code § 250-90C(9). Whoever posted the sign must pull it within 14 days of the election, or it becomes a public nuisance.
Temporary nonilluminated political signs which are removed within 14 days after an election; provided that: ... (a) They shall not be erected within the public right-of-way or on a utility or directional sign pole. Such signs shall contain the name and address of the sponsor, individual or organization; and (b) All such political signs shall be removed by the person, organization sponsoring an event, campaign chair or campaign treasurer who posted said sign, within 14 days after the event or election which is the subject of said sign. Any such person or organization failing to remove said sign in accordance with this chapter shall be considered in violation of this chapter. Any sign remaining posted after 14 days shall be deemed to be a public nuisance and shall be subject to removal by the Zoning Officer, who, along with the Construction Official and/or his designee, shall impose a penalty of $5 per sign against the sponsor, individual or organization.
Full Breakdown
Political yard signs are one of eighteen categories Old Bridge exempts from its general sign-permit process under § 250-90C, but the exemption comes with conditions. Under § 250-90C(9), a temporary nonilluminated political sign may go up without a permit only if it is removed within 14 days after the election it references. Subsection (a) bars placement in the public right-of-way or on any utility or directional sign pole, and requires every sign to display the name and address of the sponsoring individual or organization, so enforcement staff can identify who is responsible.
Subsection (b) puts that removal duty on the person, organization, campaign chair or campaign treasurer who posted the sign; that party must take it down within 14 days after the election. A sign still standing after that window is deemed a public nuisance, and the Zoning Officer, working with the Construction Official or a designee, may remove it and impose a $5 penalty per sign against the responsible sponsor, individual or organization. The rule sits inside Article X's broader sign scheme, which the Construction Official and Zoning Officer jointly enforce under § 250-90B.
Signs that do not qualify for this or another listed exemption instead need a permit under § 250-90D, filed with dimensions, materials and location details before the Construction Official may issue it.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a political sign up more than 14 days after the election, placing one in the public right-of-way or on a sign pole, or omitting the sponsor's name and address violates § 250-90C(9). The Zoning Officer can remove an offending sign as a public nuisance and assess a $5 penalty per sign against the sponsor, campaign chair, treasurer or organization that posted it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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