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§ 153.217 SIGNS ALLOWED WITHOUT A PERMIT.
   A permit shall not be required for the following signs:
   (A)   Traffic signs. Traffic, directional, street, warning, or information signs authorized by a public agency.
   (B)   Official notices. Official notices issued by a court, public agency, or office.
   (C)    Real estate signs. One non-illuminated “for sale,” “for rent,” “for lease,” or similar sign not exceeding 6 square feet in area in a residential district, or 20 square feet in a nonresidential district, and located at least 10 feet from a street right-of-way or on the front wall of a building.
   (D)   Temporary signs. One non-illuminated political campaign, yard sale, “for sale,” “for rent,” “for lease,” or similar sign not exceeding 6 square feet in area in a residential district or 20 square feet in nonresidential districts, and located a least 10 feet from a street right-of-way or on the front wall of a building.
   (E)   Government signs. Historical markers, regulatory signs, official notices, public interest signs, and warning signs erected and maintained by the county or state or an agent of such.
   (F)   Signs for churches, places of worship. Noncommercial signs for churches and/or places of worship, however such signs must be placed at least 10 feet from any street right-of-way as measured from the closest part of the sign.
   (G)   Flags on permanent poles.
   (H)   Traffic control signs on private property. Traffic control signs on private property, the faces of which meet SCDOT and/or Newberry County Department of Public Works standards and which contain no commercial message of any kind.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)
§ 153.218 PERMITTED SIGNS.
   The following signs requiring a permit are allowed as indicated in the following table. All signs shall be located on-premises of the business or use being advertised unless otherwise specified.
PERMITTED SIGNS
Sign Type
Districts Allowed1
Number Allowed2
Maximum Size2
Conditions
PERMITTED SIGNS
Sign Type
Districts Allowed1
Number Allowed2
Maximum Size2
Conditions
Bed and Breakfast
All
1
6 sq. ft.
(a)   May not be illuminated.
(b)   Must be set back not less than 5 feet from street r-o-w.
Business Identification - Monument
All
1
32 sq. ft.
(a)   Not allowed in conjunction with a single-family use.
(b)    Largest dimension of sign area shall not exceed 8 feet.
Business Identification - Pole
LC, GC, IND
1
200 sq. ft.
Must be set back not less than 10 feet from street r-o-w.
Changeable Copy
R2, LC, GC, IND
1 per sign face, may not exceed 1 per street frontage
50 sq. ft.
(a)   Permitted only on permanent freestanding signs, marquee signs, canopy signs and wall signs, and shall comply with all of the regulations of such signs as applicable.
(b)   See § 153.219 for requirements for changeable copy by electronic or automated mean.
Construction, including alteration and demolition
All
1
100 sq. ft.
(a)   May not be illuminated.
(b)   The sign shall be removed from the site within 30 days after completion of the project.
Institutional and Public Facility
All
1
20 sq. ft.
May not be illuminated.
Neighborhood, Manufactured Home Park, Industrial Park Identification
All (as applicable)
1 per entrance
20 sq. ft.
(a)   Signs may be located partially or wholly within the street r-o-w on islands at split entrances as approved by the Public Works Director or SCDOT where required prior to issuance of a permit.
(b)   The County shall not be responsible for the repair or replacement of such signs regardless of why or how they are damaged or removed including but not limited to traffic accidents, vandalism, street repair, mowing, or resurfacing, and acts of God.
(c)   The County may remove any such sign at any time for any reason without notice and without compensation.
Off-premises Advertising
R2, LC, GC, IND
Regulated by spacing and setback requirements
(a)   On I-26: 672 sq. ft. with embellish ments not to exceed 150 square feet.
(b)   On all other road ways: maximum size shall be 300 sq. ft.
(a)   Construction. All signs with a 32-square foot or more sign face shall be of mono-pole construction.
(b)   Spacing. All signs shall be at least 1,200 feet apart on the same side of the road and 600 feet from the opposite side of the road, measured linearly along the rights-of-way.
(c)   Configuration. Signs on I-26 may be double decked and double sided. On all other streets, signs may be double sided only.
(d)   Setbacks. Setback from I-26 may be as required by SCDOT. From adjacent property lines, setback shall be 10 feet measured from the outside edge of the sign. From a residential district boundary or an existing adjacent residence on the same side of the road, minimum setback shall be 100 feet.
(e)   Height. On I-26, maximum height shall be 110 feet. On all other roads maximum height shall be 40 feet. Advertising space shall be at least 20 feet from ground level for signs greater than 32 square feet in area.
Private Directional
All
1
6 sq. ft.
Must be spaced not less than 500 feet apart.
Professional or Business Name Plate
All
1
2 sq. ft.
(a)   Must be mounted flat against the wall of the building where the business is located.
(b)   May not be illuminated.
Projecting
LC, GC
1 per street frontage
10 sq. ft.
(a)   Minimum clearance of 8 feet is required between the bottom of the sign and the sidewalk, pavement or ground surface.
(b)   Maximum distance a sign shall project from a building is 4 feet. However, no sign shall project from the building wall to an extent that it obstructs the view of pedestrians, cyclists or motorists, or of street intersections, traffic signs, devices or signals.
(c)   Signs shall not be mounted higher than 12 feet.
(d)   Signs shall be mounted at a right angle to the building wall.
Rooftop
IN D
2
675 sq. ft.
(a)    Rooftop signs may be permitted only on buildings that are visible from Federal Interstate Highways.
(b)   Sign must reach a height of no more than 30 feet above the highest point on rooftop on which it is installed, but no higher than 110 feet from the ground level of the building.
Temporary Land Subdivision
All
1 per street frontage
20 sq. ft.
(a)   May not be illuminated.
(b)   Must be spaced not less than 300 feet apart.
(c)   Must be removed when 75% of the lots are conveyed.
Wall
All
2 per building frontage
Shall not exceed 20% of the front surface of 25% of the side or rear surface
Surface mounted signs may extend not more than 24 inches from the wall.
1   Signs in LC, GC and IND districts shall be setback at least 15 feet from all interior lot lines.
2    On a lot occupied by a business use, signs shall be limited to not more than 4 signs of any type having a total area of not more than 600 square feet in area. Sign area not exceeding a total of 750 square feet may be granted as a special exception by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
 
 
      Sign Types*
   *   Definitions for Sign Types are provided in §§ 153.230 et seq. - Definitions. Source: Harvey S. Moskowitz and Carl G. Lindbloom. The Latest Illustrated Book of Development Definitions, Center for Urban Policy Research, 2004.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016; Am. Ord. 12-23-18, passed 2-6-2019)
§ 153.219 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC SIGNS.
   Electronic signs. Outdoor advertising that conforms to standards and bears a permit pursuant to §§ 153.215 through 153.219 of this subchapter may include electronic outdoor advertising only if the electronic outdoor advertising meets the following requirements:
   (A)   The electronic outdoor advertising does not contain any form of animation and remains static for at least eight seconds with a transition time of no greater than two seconds.
   (B)   The electronic outdoor advertising is not located within 500 feet of a residential area.
   (C)   From sunset until 11:00 p.m., the dimmer for electronic outdoor signs, displays, and devises shall not be set to exceed 342 nits in full white mode for signs that are smaller than 672 square feet in area and 300 nits in full white mode for signs that are equal to or larger than 672 in area.
   (D)   From 11:00 p.m. until sunrise, illumination shall be extinguished and electronic outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices shall be equipped with an automatic device to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section, except for signs displaying amber alerts and other governmental emergencies. The automatic device shall have the ability to dim the display through a photoelectric sensor that detects ambient light levels and adjusts the display intensity automatically to ensure maximum nit levels are enforced.
   (E)   The electronic outdoor advertising shall comply with the size and spacing limitations prescribed in §§ 153.215 through 153.219 of this subchapter.
   (F)   The owner of any outdoor advertising that wants to convert to an electronic outdoor advertising sign shall notify the Planning and Zoning Department of the face-type status change and meet all criteria as set forth.
(Ord. 12-23-18, passed 2-6-2019)
DEFINITIONS
§ 153.230 GENERAL TERMS.
   Except as specifically defined herein, all words and phrases used in this zoning ordinance have their customary dictionary definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, certain words or terms used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
   (A)   The present tense includes the past and future tenses.
   (B)   Singular words shall include the plural, and plural words include the singular.
   (C)   The words "County Council" mean the County Council of Newberry County, South Carolina.
   (D)   The words "Board of Zoning Appeals" mean the Newberry County Board of Zoning Appeals.
   (E)   The words "Joint Planning Commission" mean the Newberry County Joint Planning Commission.
   (F)   The words "zoning map" or "Newberry County Zoning Map" shall mean the Official Zoning Map of Newberry County.
   (G)   Any reference to a section or chapter shall mean a section or chapter of the Newberry County zoning ordinance, unless otherwise specified.
   (H)   The words "shall," "will" and "must" are mandatory; and the word "may" is permissive, except when the context of the particular use is negative (e.g., "may not").
   (I)   The word "street" includes the words "road" and "highway."
   (J)   The word "person" includes an individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, corporation, company, trust, governmental unit, and any combination thereof.
   (K)   The word "day" or "days" means calendar days unless otherwise specified.
   (L)   Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine gender.
   (M)   The words USED or OCCUPIED include the words INTENDED, DESIGNED, OR ARRANGED TO BE USED OR OCCUPIED.
   (N)   The words LOT or PROPERTY include the words LOT, PLOT, PARCEL, PROPERTY, or TRACT.
   (O)   The word STRUCTURE includes the words "building" and "accessory structure."
   (P)   References to NAICS codes shall mean those codes assigned to businesses in the 2012 North American Industrial Classification Manual published by the United States Office of Management and Budget. NAICS codes are listed in the Table of Permitted Uses as an aid in interpretation and determination of those specific uses included in a general class of uses.
   (Q)   The word CONTIGUOUS, as applied to lots or districts, shall be interpreted as meaning sharing a common boundary of 10 or more feet in length.
   (R)   The phrase ON THE PREMISES OF, as applied to accessory uses or structures, shall be interpreted to mean on the same lot or on a contiguous lot in the same ownership.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)
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