(A) Signs indicating a customary home occupation shall not exceed 16 square feet in total surface area, shall include the hours of operation, and shall not be illuminated.
(B) All signs, except those protected by glass or other transparent cover, shall be constructed of materials that will not rapidly deteriorate, fade, fall apart or in any way become a hazard to the public health, safety and general welfare. Where signs are placed over one another, the original sign shall be removed or adequately covered so that the original sign cannot be seen.
(C) In the G-B General Business District the area of a sign shall not exceed one square foot per linear foot of building frontage, not to excess 100 square feet.
(D) In the H-B Highway Business District and the I-H-C Industrial and Heavy Commercial District:
(1) The area of a free-standing detached sign shall not exceed 48 square feet.
(2) The area of an attached sign shall not exceed 20% of the wall to which the sign is attached.
(E) All signs shall comply with applicable requirements of the N.C. State Building Code, National Electrical Code, and other applicable federal, state or local codes.
(F) Every sign and its supports, frames, guys, anchors and electrical equipment shall be secured to withstand adverse weather conditions.
(G) All signs shall be kept free from defective or missing parts or peeling paint.
(H) The immediate premises around a sign shall be kept free from litter and debris and grass/weeds shall be regularly trimmed.
(I) Indirectly illuminated signs shall be lit by a shielded indirect white or amber light of reasonable intensity and directed solely at the sign face.
(J) No sign shall be greater than 50 feet in height, measured from the adjacent road grade to the uppermost point of the sign or sign standard, whichever is greater.
(K) All signs shall be setback ten feet from the right-of-way of any street or highway unless it is attached to or is a part of a building located within the setback.
(L) In the event that a right-of-way is not defined among the public records of Cherokee County, this prohibition shall apply to an area within 15 feet of the edge of the ware surface of any public thoroughfare.
(Ord. passed 4-1-2024)