Signs located within the jurisdiction of a legally constituted HOA, POA, or similar entity may have additional restrictions.
11.6.1 Temporary personal property and real estate signs.
A. Description.
1. Personal property sign. Sign advertising specific property for sale, lease, rent, or development.
2. Real estate sign. Sign used to offer for sale, lease, or rent the premises upon which such sign is placed.
3. Development, real estate, marketing, located off premises. Sign used to announce special real estate event such as an open house, tour of homes, and the like.
B. Standards. One sign for each side of a lot fronting on a public street, advertising real estate or personal property “For Sale”, “For Rent”, “For Lease”, or “For Development” not greater than six square feet in area in a residential district and 32 square feet in area in nonresidential districts may be located on the property being advertised so long as said sign is located behind the street right-of-way line. If the property so advertised lies on a corner lot or double frontage lot, then a second sign may be allowed along the second street.
1. In addition to the on-site real estate sign(s), a maximum of three directional signs, each not exceeding four square feet in area, shall be allowed in other locations. The message of said signs shall be limited to the name of the property, and the terms “Lot/Home For Sale”, “For Rent”, “For Lease”, “For Development”, and the like. All of these signs shall be located off the street right-of-way.
2. All such temporary signs shall be removed within seven days after the property has been sold, rented, leased, and the like.
3. Signs bearing the words “Open House” shall be allowed only when the property is staffed.
4. No sign allowed under this subsection shall be lighted.
11.6.2 Temporary construction signs.
A. Description. Builder signs (11.6.2.b.1), a sign placed at a construction site identifying or announcing the project or the name of the architect, engineer, contractor, financier, or others involved in the development of the project is allowed. Signs located within the jurisdiction of a legally constituted HOA, POA, or similar entity may have additional restrictions.
B. Permit box. Not a regulated sign, but a required component of the project to advise inspectors of the permits for the project.
C. Standards. Such signs:
1. Builder signs may not exceed 12 square feet each. The maximum height is six feet. Signs in conjunction with all other signs shall have a combined maximum total area of 50 square feet;
2. May not be illuminated;
3. May only appear at the construction site;
4. Shall be removed within 15 days after final approval or a certificate of occupancy has been issued; and
5. Builder signs and permit boxes shall be placed on front side of the property. The front side for these purposes shall be the same side of the property that provides for the driveway entrance.
11.6.3 Temporary agricultural product signs.
A. Description. Seasonal sale of agricultural products and related goods.
B. Standards.
1. One on-premises sign may be allowed. Said sign shall be located off the street right-of- way. Such sign may have a maximum area of 32 square feet and may not be illuminated.
2. A maximum of two off-premises signs shall be allowed. Additional signs may be permitted with the approval of the UDO Administrator. Said off-premises signs may have a maximum area of four square feet each and may not be illuminated. No such sign may be placed in a right-of-way.
3. Signs may be erected no earlier than three days before the event and must be removed within 24 hours after the close of the event.
11.6.4 Temporary holiday/special events signs on and off premises.
A. Description. Temporary special event signs, holiday decorations, or banners for religious, charitable, civic, fraternal, or similar nonprofit or not for profit organizations, including, but not limited to, decorations for a private commercial or government entity. (See Article 14.7 for events that do not require permits.)
B. Standards.
1. Signs may be erected no sooner than 30 days before the event and shall be removed no later than seven days after the event.
2. Signs may not exceed 32 square feet.
3. Signs may not be illuminated.
11.6.5 Other temporary banners on premises.
A. Description. Banners, pennants, and flags for special events and grand openings.
B. Standards.
1. Signs may not be erected for longer than 14 days.
2. Within any calendar year, any use may be allowed temporary signs of this nature for no greater than three 14-day periods.
3. Signs may not exceed 32 square feet.
11.6.6 Yard sale signs.
A. Description. Signs relating to the sale of personal property.
B. Standards.
1. One on-premises and three off-premises yard sale signs per yard sale.
2. All such signs shall be erected within 24 hours of such sale and shall be removed within 24 hours after the yard sale has been terminated.
3. No such sign shall be greater than two square feet in area. All such signs shall be located off the street right-of-way.
11.6.7 On-premises signs.
A. General. On-premises signs are permitted subject to the following standards, see chart below.
Zoning District | Sign Types Permitted | Number of Signs Permitted | Sign Separation (feet) | Maximum Sign Area (per sign) | Maximum Sign Height including Support Structures. (feet) |
EPUD, SBR- 6000, R-20, R15, R-10, MR, MR-CD | Freestanding1 (e.g., monument, column and the like) | 2/per neighborhood | 100 | 64 sq. ft.3 | 8’ |
CI, CLD, NC EPUD | Wall | 1/per building3 | 10% of wall area 3, 5 | 9’ | |
Freestanding | 1/per major entrance into the development and buildings with multiple tenants | 500 | 96 sq. ft. | ||
CI | Human signs6 (any sign that requires a person to hold it, wear it, and the like) | 1 per improved lot | |||
Notes: 1. These may be either monument signs or subdivision/neighborhood entry signs attached to, painted on, or integral to a structure constructed as part of a landscaped entry amenity. In addition to the structure that carries the subdivision/neighborhood identification, any structures adjacent to or flanking the main entry sign and ingress/egress roads will be considered part of the entry amenity. 2. Wall signs may not extend above the parapet of the building or 50 feet, whichever is less. 3. Movie theaters may have changeable copy wall signs (i.e., reader boards) that exceed the maximum sign area as approved by the UDO Administrator. 4. Multi-tenant buildings, three stories or less, are allowed one sign per tenant. 5. The combined area of all signs of a multi-tenant building must be less than 10% of the designated primary wall(s). Corner building have the option of having two primary walls. 6. 4:00 p.m., not allowed on Saturdays, Sundays, and all federal holidays, and persons holding/wearing such signs must be outside the NCDOT right-of-way. | |||||
B. Additional requirements for on-premises wall signs.
1. Wall signs may not project more than six inches from the building wall, canopy, or supporting structure.
2. A wall sign or its supporting structures may not cover any window or part of a window.
3. Wall signs may not extend over a right-of-way or public easement.
C. Multiple delivery docks and entry doors. Multi-tenant buildings with multiple rear delivery doors/docks are each allowed the option of one small, discrete identification wall sign, not to exceed four square feet to assist in the correct delivery process.
(Ord. 2023-01, passed 1-4-2023)