§ 8-3.6.13 Exempt Signs.

   The following types of signs are exempt from the requirements of this article unless otherwise expressly prohibited under § 8-3.6.7. However, all of these signs shall abide by the requirements as specified in § 8-3.6.11:

   (A)   Signs for the sole purpose of displaying street numbers as may be required by other ordinances and other signs required by law;

   (B)   Signs erected by or on the order of, a public officer in the performance of his or her duty including, but not limited to, public notices, safety signs, danger signs, trespassing signs, traffic and street signs, memorial plaques and signs of historical interest;

   (C)   Signs on private property prohibiting trespassing in accordance with state law;

   (D)   Any sign not visible from public thoroughfares or any sign within a business, office, mall or totally enclosed area;

   (E)   One official sign per road frontage, as required by the State of North Carolina, identifying vehicle emissions inspection stations licensed by the State of North Carolina;

   (F)   Signage on courtesy benches, trash receptacles, newspaper boxes, automated teller kiosks and phone booths, not exceeding eight square feet of sign area and not located within the required front yard setback for the zoning district. Limited to one bench sign and one trash receptacle sign per lot; and

   (G)   Signage on coin-operated beverage dispensers, limited to three per lot and not located within the required front yard setback for the zoning district.

(2003 Code, § 8-3.6.13) (Updated 2009)