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(A) No permit shall be required to display a flag.
(B) Each business shall be allowed a maximum of three flags, with each flag being a maximum of five feet by eight feet.
(C) All flags must be displayed from a permanent mounting on the building or on a permanent flag pole.
(D) Only one flag can advertise the business.
(E) The area of the advertising flag shall not exceed the maximum sign area allowed for building signs.
(F) The flag of the United States shall be flown in accordance with the United States Flag Code, and the flag of the State of South Carolina shall be flown in accordance with protocols established by the State of South Carolina.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15; Am. Ord. 2019-020, passed 11-12-19)
The following signs, or alterations or repair to such signs, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section:
(A) An official sign or notice issued by any court, public agency or office;
(B) Directional, warning, traffic or informational signs authorized by the City of Camden, Kershaw County or any agency of the State of South Carolina;
(C) 911 address signs, provided such signs are limited to one per lot and do not exceed two square feet in area;
(D) Official historic plaques and markers as well as memorial signs and grave markers which are noncommercial in nature; and
(E) One onsite temporary real estate sign per street frontage provided that no sign located within any commercial district measures more than 32 square feet and no sign located within any residential district measures more than three square feet.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15; Am. Ord. 2020-023, passed 10-27-20)
All signs not expressly permitted by this Zoning Ordinance are prohibited. Such signs include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(A) Any sign that does not meet the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance;
(B) Off-premise signs;
(C) Signs that contain any moving, flashing or animated lights, visible moving or movable parts, give the appearance of motion or the illusion of blinking, alternating, chasing, contracting, expanding, flashing, fading, repeating, oscillating, pulsating, rotating, rolling, running, scrolling, strobing or twinkling, or that simulate moving video images;
(D) One onsite temporary real estate sign per street frontage provided that no sign located within any commercial district measures more than 32 square feet and no sign located within any residential district measures more than six square feet;
(E) Any sign that is attached to or painted on a vehicle that is parked on or adjacent to any property, the principal purpose of which is to attract attention to a product sold or business located on or off the property, and any sign that is pulled by a vehicle;
(F) Any sign that emits a sound, odor, steam, bubbles, particulates or similar device that attracts attention;
(G) Any sign which interferes with free passage from or obstructs any fire escape, downspout, window, door, stairway, ladder, or opening intended as a means of ingress or egress, provides light or air, or impedes stormwater;
(H) Any sign and/or sign structure that may be confused with or mimics a governmental or traffic direction/safety sign;
(I) Any sign which interferes with the effectiveness of or obscures any traffic sign, device, or signal;
(J) Signs using the words "stop", "danger" or any other word, phrase, symbol or character in a manner that might reasonably mislead, confuse or distract a vehicle driver;
(K) Signs painted, tacked, hailed, posted, pasted, glued or otherwise attached to trees, rocks, or other natural features, fences, telephone or utility poles or painted on the roof of any building visible from any public thoroughfare;
(L) Abandoned or unsafe signs. Any sign which is determined by the Zoning Administrator as being insecure, in danger of falling, or otherwise endangering the public safety shall be immediately removed by its owner unless it is repaired and made to otherwise comply with the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance.
(M) Any sign that exhibits statements, words or pictures of a pornographic or obscene nature;
(N) Signs that use mechanical devices to create wind pressures in order to cause movement or swirling in order to attract attention to the sign;
(P) Strobe lights;
(Q) Pennants, moving signs and motorized signs;
(R) Any spot light or laser, moveable or non-moveable, for the purpose of attracting attention to or otherwise advertising a location;
(S) Illuminated highly reflective signs that hamper the vision of motorists, pedestrians or cyclists;
(T) Any sign (other than a government sign), banner or display placed on any curb, sidewalk, post, pole, hydrant, bridge, tree, or other surface located on, over, or across any public street or right-of-way, unless otherwise permitted herein; and
(U) Any sign that the Zoning Administrator determines obstructs the view of bicyclists or motorists using any street, or approach to any street intersection.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15; Am. Ord. 2015-022, passed 10-13-15)
Signs shall not extend into or be installed within the public right-of-way, except for the following:
(A) Public signs erected by or on behalf of a governmental body to post legal notices, identify public property, convey public information, and direct or regulate pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
(B) Bus stop signs erected by a public transit agency and bench and bus shelter signs in association therewith;
(C) Informational signs of a public agency or utility regarding its facilities;
(D) Emergency signs;
(E) Directional signs of a temporary nature for such events as yard sales, auctions, public gatherings, and the like may be erected 48 hours before such events, must be removed within 48 hours after such an event, which shall not exceed 72 total hours in duration;
(F) Church signs in accordance with state law;
(G) Canopy and marquee signs that comply with the requirements of this subchapter;
(H) Projecting signs that comply with the requirements in § 157.107(B)(8);
(I) Sidewalk signs that comply with the requirements in § 157.107(A)(6); and
(J) Awning signs in the CBD zoning district, provided they comply with the requirements in § 157.107(B)(4).
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
(A) Each application for a sign permit shall contain the following information:
(1) Identification of ownership and/or leaseholder of property on which the sign is to be erected, including street address;
(2) Name and address of the owner of the sign;
(3) Site sketch plan, with dimensions showing the location of the sign with respect to the property and right-of-way lines, building and setback lines, buildings, parking areas, existing freestanding signs, and buffer yards;
(4) Correct size, shape, configuration, face area, height, nature, number and type of sign to be erected, including the size of letters, graphics, clearances, connection and support methods;
(5) The value of sign and sign structure;
(6) Colors of awning, if applicable, and a sketch of how the sign will affix and relate to the awning; and
(7) Colors of sign background.
(B) The Zoning Administrator may waive any of the information requirements listed above if they are deemed unnecessary to process an application.
(C) For a freestanding sign exceeding 36 square feet in area, the applicant shall include a drawing by a qualified professional and a written certification from such that the sign is structurally sound and safe, does not constitute a hazard to persons or property on the premises, on adjoining property, or in the vicinity of its location, and the sign is in compliance with all building and other construction codes and the requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
Any sign installed or placed on public property or within a public right-of-way, except in conformance with the requirements of this section, shall be forfeited to the public and subject to confiscation. In addition to other remedies in this subchapter, the city shall have the right to recover the costs of removal and disposal of the sign from the owner or person placing the sign.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
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