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(A) On-premises temporary portable signs shall be allowed for a maximum of 14 consecutive calendar days and may be displayed once at six-month-period intervals.
(B) Temporary portable signs shall be located no closer than the edge of the right-of-way or no closer than 20 feet from the edge of the traveled way and outside of all sight distance triangles.
(C) Temporary portable signs shall not exceed an area of 32 square feet or a height of five feet.
(D) Temporary portable signs shall not be illuminated or employ flashing lights or have intermittent or moving parts.
(E) Temporary portable off-premises signs are prohibited.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
SIGN MAINTENANCE; ABANDONED SIGNS; TREE CUTTING
(A) All signs and their structures shall be maintained by the sign owner and/or the owner of record of the real property upon which the sign is located in good repair, and safe condition and shall conform to the standards in this section. Maintenance carried out in accordance with this section shall not require a sign permit, provided the sign is not enlarged, moved or altered in any manner which would create or increase a nonconforming condition. Any sign violating these requirements shall be repaired or removed as required.
(B) No sign shall be allowed to have more than 20% of its total surface area covered with disfigured, cracked, ripped or peeling paint or poster paper, or any combination of these conditions for more than 30 consecutive days.
(C) No sign shall be allowed to stand with bent or broken sign facing, broken supports, loose appendages or struts which cause the sign to stand more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular for more than 30 consecutive days.
(D) No sign or sign structure shall be allowed to have weeds, vines or other vegetation obscuring more than 20% of the sign from the road or highway from which it is intended to be viewed for more than 30 consecutive days.
(E) No illuminated sign shall be allowed to stand with only partial illumination for more than 30 consecutive days.
(F) No sign or sign structure shall be allowed to stand if a business no longer exists and the issued permit is not transferred within one year.
(G) No sign shall be allowed to emit beams or rays of light which are directed on any residential dwelling or at any portion of a roadway and are of such intensity as to impair a driver’s vision, thereby interfering with the operation of a motor vehicle.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
No person may, for the purpose of increasing or enhancing the visibility of any sign, damage, trim or remove any trees, shrubs or other vegetation located within any public road or highway right-of-way, except where a legal permit has been obtained from the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
A sign’s structure may be modified by removing wooden poles and replacing them with a single metal support pole. If a nonconforming sign’s support structure is modified, the entire sign structure and sign face shall be made to conform to all requirements of this chapter except for the established minimum spacing distance. Before such modification can take place, the sign owner must obtain a permit for the proposed modification.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
PERMITS, FEES AND NONCONFORMING SIGNS
All signs, except as otherwise provided in § 164.21 shall require a sign permit prior to being constructed, placed or repaired. Sign permits shall be issued by the Planning Director. If a sign permit is denied, the decision may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment within 30 days of the decision.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
All sign permit applications shall be reviewed for compliance with these regulations. No permit shall be issued until an application for each separate sign or sign structure is completed, submitted and approved by the Planning Director. The initial permit shall be valid until revoked by the Planning Director.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
Sign permits for new and permitted signs may be revoked for any one of the following reasons:
(A) Misrepresenting material facts by the applicant on the permit application form.
(B) Altering, enlarging or relocating a permitted sign structure, except in conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
(C) Allowing a sign to remain blank for a period of 12 consecutive months or reaching a state of dilapidation or disrepair as determined by the Planning Staff.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
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