9.7.1.6   Signs Not Requiring a Permit
   The following signs are allowed in all zoning districts, without a development permit except where stated, subject to the standards set forth in this section and elsewhere in this Ordinance:
   (A)   Governmental Signs
      (1)   Signs posted by the village, county, state, and federal agencies in the performance of their duties such as regulatory signs, development/wayfinding signs, welcome signs and traffic signs. Such signs are exempt from these conditions.
      (2)   Signs installed under governmental authority which note the donation of buildings, structures or streetscape materials (such as, but not limited to benches, park facilities, etc.).
   (B)   Flags, Etc.
      Any flag, badge or insignia customarily displayed by any government, governmental agency, or charitable, civic, fraternal, patriotic, religious or similar organization provided such flag, badge or insignia does not exceed a total size of twenty-five (25) square feet and provided that flags in residential zoning districts are not flown at a height greater than twenty (20) feet and flags in non-residential zoning districts are not flown at a height greater than thirty-five (35) feet.
   (C)   Window Displays
      (1)   Window signs in non-residential or commercial buildings denoting hours of operation, emergency telephone numbers, credit card acceptance information, or non- neon-like, (including LED lights) "Open" signs shall be no larger than one (1) square feet in total. No window sign type shall be duplicated.
      (2)   Merchandise, pictures or models of products or services that are incorporated as an integral part of a window display.
   (D)   Building Marker Signs
      A sign cut or etched into masonry, bronze or similar material on a building.
   (E)   Historical marker signs
      (1)   Historical markers, monuments, or signs approved by the Village Council.
      (2)   Historical signs that have been designated as having historic significance by the Historic Preservation Commission. These signs may also be given special non-forming status allowing them to be repaired, replaced in like kind, etc.
      (3)   Signs, corner stones, plaques, and/or similar signs that identify the name, date, or historical information about the structure no larger than one and one-half (1½) square feet.
   (F)   Legal and Warning Signs
      (1)   Standard Signs denoting the location of underground utilities.
      (2)   Signs erected to warn of danger or hazardous conditions such as signs erected by public utility companies or construction companies.
      (3)   Signs posted in association with municipal, county, state or federal authorities for crime prevention and public safety and health.
      (4)   Signs that are posted upon property to identify private parking areas, or to warn the public against trespassing or danger from animals, or to warn of a private security system provided that no such sign shall exceed 8 inches by 10 inches surface area per side and provided that the color shall be dark (i.e. forest) green and white. No advertising may be affixed to such a sign.
   (G)   Occupant/Street Number Signs
      (1)   Signs that give the name or address of the occupant of a building, mailboxes, newspaper tubes, and similar uses customarily associated with residential and non-residential structures. No development permit is required.
      (2)   All dwellings and non-residential buildings shall have address numbers posted in accordance with Section 95.018 of the Pinehurst Municipal Code.
      (3)   All buildings in the Local Historic District Overlay may have a one (1) square foot sign identifying the name of the structure in letters not larger than four (4) inches in height.
   (H)   Vending Machine/Automatic Teller and Gasoline Pump Signs
      Signs attached to and made an integral part of a vending machine, automatic teller machine or gasoline pump if advertising or giving information about the products or services dispensed or vended by that machine.
   (I)   Development Identification signs
      Development identification signs containing the name and/or logo of a subdivision, multi-family development, or planned development, provided such signs meet the standards of Section 9.7.1.4. A development permit is required.
   (J)   Directional Signs
      (1)   Parking Lot Signs
         Only one (1) sign identifying the entrance and exit to a parking lot, with a surface area no greater than two (2) square feet, and only one (1) non-illuminated sign prescribing parking regulations, with a surface area no greater than four (4) square feet may be erected at each entrance or exit to the parking lot. No other signs shall be erected in conjunction with the parking lot except for handicapped signs, parking time limits, and reserved spaces.
      (2)   Civic Activities Signs
         One (1) ground sign identifying direction to the schedule, rules, and regulations for municipal, school, churches, recreational, and club-sponsored activities, provided that:
         (a)   The surface area of the sign is no more than six (6) square feet per side.
         (b)   The sign is located at least five (5) feet from any public or private street right-of-way. Such sign may use manually changeable copy.
         (c)   A development permit is required. May be separate or incorporated into a ground sign.
      (3)   All Other Directional Signs
         (a)   No more than two (2) signs per entrance or exit shall be permitted.
         (b)   Directional signs must be located on the premises to which directions are indicated.
         (c)   Such signs may not exceed three (3) feet in height if freestanding.
         (d)   Directional signs may not exceed four (4) square feet per face.
         (e)   Such signs may contain no copy (i.e., company name or logo) other than directional information.
         (f)   Illumination of such signs shall be as permitted for on-premises signs in the land development district where the sign is located.
   (K)   Incidental Signs
      (1)   Signs containing information necessary or convenient for persons coming on premises shall be located on the premises to which the information pertains.
      (2)   No advertising may be affixed to such a sign.
      (3)   Such signs must be single-faced only and wholly attached to a building (may be located on windows or doors).
(Ord. 19-19, passed 10-08-2019)