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CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF MARION, NORTH CAROLINA
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
PART I THE CHARTER*
PART II SPECIAL ACTS*
PART III CODE OF ORDINANCES
PART IV UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
Sec. 6-2.6. Location.
   A.   All permitted signs, with the exception of public signs, shall be located outside of a public right-of-way and outside of the clear-site triangle.
   B.   Such signs shall be no closer than twenty (20) feet from the edge of the traveled way where the right- of- way is unknown or does not exist.
   C.   The following signs are permitted by zoning district provided such signs are in conformance with all applicable provisions in this chapter. All other signs are prohibited pursuant to Sec. 6-2.11:
TABLE 6-2.6: DISTRICT SIGN PROVISIONS
District Sign Provisions
District Types:
R-1 Single Family Residential
R-2 General Residential
B-1 Neighborhood Business
C-1 Central Business
M-1 Industrial
DO Downtown Overlay
C-2 General Business
O-I Office Institutional
Sign Type
R-1 & R-2
C-1 &C-2
M-1
O-I
B1 & DO
Description
District Sign Provisions
District Types:
R-1 Single Family Residential
R-2 General Residential
B-1 Neighborhood Business
C-1 Central Business
M-1 Industrial
DO Downtown Overlay
C-2 General Business
O-I Office Institutional
Sign Type
R-1 & R-2
C-1 &C-2
M-1
O-I
B1 & DO
Description
Arm sign
P
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.A.3.
Banner (temporary)
E(1)
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.P.1
Building marker
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.B.
Building-mounted banner (permanent)
P(1)
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.B.3.
Canopy awning
P(1)
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.B.2.
Changeable copy sign
P(1)
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.A.4.
Construction sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.C.
Digital petroleum price signs
N
P
P
N
N
Sec. 6-2.10.C.8.b
Digital time, date, temperature (TDT) sign
N
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.C.8.a
Directional sign (on-premise)
N
E
E
E
N
Sec. 6-2.9.D.
Drive-thru menu sign
N
P(3)
N
N
N
Sec. 6-2.10.A.5.
Electronic message sign (on-premise)
P(4)
P(3)
N
P
N
Sec. 6-2.10.C.
Flag
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.F.
Government sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.G.
Holiday decoration
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.H.
Home occupation sign
P
P
N
N
P
Sec. 6-2.10.A.3 - B.1, or - B.5
Incidental sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.I.
Legal or warning sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.J.
Multi-tenant/mixed-use monument sign
P(1)
P
P
P
N
Sec. 6-2.10.A.2.
Occupant/street number sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.K.
Pedestrian canopy sign
P(1)
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.B.4.
Pole-mounted sign
N
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.A.6.
Portable political campaign sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.L.
Public art/murals
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.M.
Off-premises advertising
N
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.D.
Off-premises directional
P(1)
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.D.2
Real estate sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.N.
Single tenant monuments
P(1)(2)(5)
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.A.1.
Special event sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.P.1.
Stadium/recreational sign
E(2)
N
E
E
N
Sec. 6-2.9.O.
Sidewalk "A-frame" sign
N
N
N
N
E
Sec. 6-2.9.A.
Vending/automatic teller, gas pump signs
E(1)
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.Q.
Wall-mounted sign
P(1)
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.B.5.
Wall-mounted projecting arm sign
P(1)
P
P
P
P
Sec. 6-2.10.B.1.
Window sign/display
E(1)
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.R.
Yard sale sign
E
E
E
E
E
Sec. 6-2.9.P.2.
E = Permit Not Required
P = Permit Required
N = Not Permitted
S = Special Exception
(1)   Approved businesses (excluding home occupations).
(2)   R-2 only
(3)   C-2 only
(4)   Non-commercial non-residential
(5)   Multi-family residential six units or more only
 
(Ord. No. O-22-01-04-1, § 7, 1-4-22)

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