(a) Banner (freestanding) signs. Such signs shall not require a permit if no more than one banner sign not exceeding fifty (50) square feet is located on a property. Such signs shall be erected no more than thirty (30) days in a three month period.
(b) Banner (attached) signs. Such signs shall not require a permit if no more than one banner sign not exceeding fifty (50) square feet is located on a property.
(c) Memorial sign/plaque. Such signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet.
(d) Flag. Three (3) flags in addition to the total number of permitted signs.
(e) Murals. Murals which are not signs (according to § 19-9).
(f) Indoor signs.
(g) Official government signs.
(h) Official notices.
(i) Incidental signs.
(1) Premise identification signs. Such signs shall not exceed two (2) square foot in area.
(2) Directional signs (on-premises). Such signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet and thirty (30) inches in height.
(3) Directory signs.
A. Directory Signs may be used within a group commercial development or business park.
B. Sign copy on Directory Signs may not exceed six (6) inches in height.
(4) Hours of operation signs. Such signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet. Such signs shall be located within three (3) feet from the entrance or on the entrance door.
(j) On-premises yard sign.
(1) No more than three (3) On-Premises yard signs may be displayed.
(2) Should a site have two-hundred and fifty (250) feet of frontage or more, one additional on-premise yard sign may be allowed without a permit for every increment of two-hundred and fifty (250) feet of frontage above the initial two-hundred and fifty (250) feet of frontage.
(3) Such signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet.
(4) Such signs shall not exceed five (5) feet in height.
(5) Yard signs are permitted in any use area unless specifically restricted in a particular Special Use Area.
(k) On-premises decorative post sign.
(1) Two decorative post signs may be displayed on a premise while the premise is being marketed for sale, rent, or lease and/or while the premise is being developed.
(2) Such signs are permitted in Business Use Areas. Properties two (2) acres or larger in a Residential Use Area may erect decorative post signs in accordance with this section’s requirements.
(3) Such signs shall be secured to the ground either by in-ground poles, posts, or columns or by an above ground stand structure.
(4) Such signs shall not exceed forty (40) square feet. All appurtenances or embellishments in addition to the sign area must be within the allowable square footage.
(5) Such signs shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height.
(6) Should the site have more than five-hundred (500) linear feet of road frontage, then two (2) decorative post signs shall be allowed when grouped together at intervals no less than two-hundred and fifty (250) feet.
(l) Weekend directional signs. Weekend directional signs shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Weekend directional signs may be placed off-premises from the advertised use.
(2) Written permission must be obtained from the property owner on which the sign is placed by the weekend directional sign owner for each sign placed off-premises from the advertised use.
(3) Sign area may not exceed twenty-four (24) inches by twenty-four (24) inches.
(4) Sign height shall not exceed three (3) feet above adjacent grade.
(5) Signs shall not encroach into the road right-of-way or sight triangle and shall not obstruct visibility at intersections.
(6) Signs shall not be placed before 12:00 p.m. on Friday evening and shall be completely removed in their entirety not later than 7:00 a.m. on the following Monday morning.
(7) Not more than two (2) signs per referenced use shall be allowed at an intersection.
(8) No weekend directional signs shall be placed outside a one hundred and sixty (160) foot radius of a street intersection as measured from the point of intersection.
(9) No sign permitted in this subsection shall be placed more than two (2) miles from the referenced use.
(10) No sign permitted in this section shall be placed on or abutting a road owned and maintained by the state of South Carolina unless specifically allowed by the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
(Ord. 4926, passed 8-15-2017)