(A) Highway sign overlay district established. The highway sign overlay district is hereby established as a district which overlays existing zoning districts. The boundaries of the highway sign overlay district are as shown on the official zoning map, which are the same as shown on the map entitled "Highway Sign Overlay District," prepared by the Planning and Development Services Department of the City of Greenville.
(B) Statement of intent. It is the intent of this section to provide greater flexibility for signs in the area of the overlay and specifically near interstate and future interstate highways.
(C) Standards. The following standards shall apply to signs in the overlay.
(1) When located in a commercial or industrial zoning district, heights of flagpoles can be a maximum of 130 feet and the maximum size of the flag cannot exceed 25 feet by 40 feet and only one per site is permitted. Flagpole plans must have an engineer's seal for stress load and wind shear.
(2) A vertical flag pole shall be set back from all property boundaries a distance of at least one foot for each foot by which the pole in question exceeds 70 feet from finished grade.
(3) In all other respects signs shall follow the requirements of Article N of Title 9, Chapter 4 of the City of Greenville's code of ordinances.
(Ord. No. 20-016, § 1, passed 3-12-2020)