As the holidays ended, as did the Hazlet Business Owners Association’s Annual Holiday Window Decorating Contest; a contest with proceeds benefitting the Hazlet Business Owners Association Scholarship Program.
Township elected officials approved an ordinance Monday that will 'turn down the volume' on signage.
The Hazlet Township Committee wants to clean up advertising clutter on State Route 35 and 36 and other commercial spaces. Revisions to the township's sign ordinance were passed by elected officials on Monday night, after consultation with the Hazlet Business Owners Association (HBOA) and the township zoning official. The changes include: a filing fee of $50 for permits, interior signage not to exceed 30 percent; the vertical dimension of signs in the Business Highway Zone are reduced from five feet to four feet; only one sandwich board sign is permitted per registered business, and a new section outlining the usage of grand opening banners, special sales and pennant flags was added. "Some business owners have abused the privilege," said …
