No sign can exceed the allowed square footage without a .
(A)
and
. Shall not exceed the total allowed tenant signage square feet per tenant linear . Shall maintain a clearance of eight feet minimum from bottom of
to public walkway, including any skirt attached to the awning or canopy. Sign shall not create unsafe conditions for on property.
(B)
(off-premise/outdoor advertising). These signs shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:
(1) No
shall be placed within 2,000 feet of any residential district;
(2) No
shall exceed the following dimensions:
(a) Signs located 150 feet or more from the nearest
or highway
shall not exceed 20 feet in height, 20 feet in width, nor 200 square feet; and
(b) Signs located less than 150 feet from the nearest
or highway
shall not exceed 20 feet in height, 20 feet in width, nor 100 square feet;
(3) The following restrictions shall apply to spacing of outdoor advertising signs:
(a) No
may be located within 2,000 feet of any other
;
(b) No more than two
facing in any one direction may be located within any one mile distance;
(c) No
may be located within 500 feet of any intersection of any two or more
or highways as measured from the nearest point of intersection to such sign;
(d) No
may be located where there is less than ten feet from the bottom of the sign to
;
(4) All billboards shall be plainly marked with the name, address, and phone number of the
, firm or corporation responsible for the sign and its maintenance; and
(5) Billboards made nonconforming by the provisions of this section shall be brought into conformity.
(a) The town shall give written notice of its intent to require removal of a billboard sign by sending a letter by certified mail to the last known address of the owner of the sign and the owner of the property on which the sign is located.
(b) The payment of monetary compensation for the removal of any nonconforming, lawfully erected, billboard sign is required as provided in G.S. § 160D-912(d-f).
(c) In lieu of monetary compensation, the town may enter into an agreement to allow the relocation or reconstruction of the sign as provided in G.S. § 160D-912(g-k).
(C)
signs. Maximum size of sign shall be 36 square feet, and there is a limit of one sign per .
(D)
.
shall meet all of the following:
(1) The premise shall contain no more than one
;
(2) The maximum area of copy shall not exceed three inches by 15 inches for each identified activity, business, firm or tenant on the premise;
(3) The outdoor
may either be changeable
or fixed professional nameplates; provided that the standards of each are met; and
(4) The
may take the form of any sign permitted in the zoning district provided that such sign shall comply with its applicable specification sign regulations.
(E)
. Shall not exceed the total allowed tenant signage square feet per tenant linear . Bottom most portion of sign remains a minimum of 8 feet above public walkways. Sign shall be securely anchored and supported to protect the safety of and property.
(F) Mobile signs: a is required from the .
(1) The following mobile sign types are allowed by
(See figures 152.270.1 and 152.270.2)
(G)
.
(1) Each
of land shall be required to use a
whether the
is subject to the multiple use sign requirement or not. Multi-tenant establishments will be allowed one
per road
.
(2)
shall not exceed 64 square feet in sign area.
(3) No part of the sign, footing or anchorage shall extend beyond the plane of the property line upon which the sign is located or into any
.
(4) The sign shall not be located in any part of a
.
(5) Where a fronts on two
, the total allowable square footage for the site can be equally distributed allowing for additional
.
(6) A
’ total vertical height as measured perpendicularly to the ground shall not exceed the signs total width as measured from the ground. The ground cannot be altered more than 12 inches from the current natural
.
(H) Multiple use signs (non-residential) provided:
(1) The
located on the property is one of the following:
, shopping area, center, or other unified commercial
that are located in a non-residential zoning district;
(2) The allowed signage will be proportionally reduced for any properties less than three acres. If the property is greater than three acres, the sign may not exceed 160 square feet;
(3) The multiple use sign is not located on a vacant
;
(4) No part of the sign shall extend beyond the plane of the property line upon which the sign is located or into any
;
(5) Each tenant shall be allowed signage, not to exceed 20% of the allowed
;
(6) The multiple use sign does not exceed the maximum height for a
- see division (G) of this section; and
(7) The maximum height for a
shall not exceed 12 feet measured from
or the most nearly adjacent road surface whichever is lower to the highest point of the sign.
(I)
signs.
signs shall be permitted on the premises of the business to which they apply in districts in which the principle use is permitted or in districts, in which the principle use is allowed as a , provided the has been allowed pursuant to applicable law. This provision is subject to the following conditions and limitations;
(1)
. Each of land shall be permitted one , unless the property is within the Historic District and is therefore subject to the Historic District Design Guidelines. . See division (G) of this section.
(2) sign.
(a) Each separate business shall be permitted signage on the , not to exceed one square foot per one linear foot of
.
(b) The total combined area of sign(s), freestanding or
area shall not exceed 200 square feet.
(J)
. The sign cannot project more than eight feet from the or into any or upon other property. Signs may project over public walkways where there is at least eight feet clearance from walk to sign bottom. Square footage of sign cannot exceed the allowance per ordinance. Sign shall be supported to protect the safety of and property.
(K)
provided:
(1) No part of a sign shall extend beyond the plane of the property line upon which the sign is located or into any
;
(2) No more than one
is allowed per business or occupancy;
(3) Display area shall not exceed 16 square feet. If copy is different on each side of sign, then both sides count towards total area;
(4) Signs shall be displayed only during times when the business being advertised is open for business;
(5)
must be properly secured to prevent the sign from becoming windblown debris;
(6)
shall not be connected to or utilize an external power source, including (without limitation) by use of an electrical extension cord or cable;
(7) Certain
are prohibited, due to their poor aesthetic appearance and detractive value (See Figures 152.270.3 and 152.270.4).
(8)
must be post-mounted or sandwich board-style signs (See Figures 152.270.5 and 152.270.6).
(L)
shall require a
from the
(see
-
).
(M)
(permanent). without any advertising may be located at each entrance to the provided they are .
(1) Signs shall be maintained in good repair and appearance.
(2) Signs shall be non-illuminated or indirectly illuminated.
(3) Signs shall not be erected in any
.
(4) There shall be only one sign along
provided that, if the
has more than 400 feet of
or road
and two entrances, then two signs shall be permitted.
(5) Copy area shall not exceed 16 square feet per sign.
(6) No extremity of the sign, including copy, shall exceed 64 square feet.
(7) No support column shall exceed a height of eight feet.
(N)
. Shall not exceed the total allowed tenant signage square footage per tenant linear footage. Sign shall be properly attached to wall to ensure the safety of and property.
(O)
. Wherein the area of the sign does not exceed one-third of the tenants frontal window area.
cannot exceed 0.tenant total allowed signage per ordinance.
(P) Church, school and public building (non-governmental) signs. Shall meet the following criteria:
(1) Each tract of land shall be permitted one monument sign. See division (G) of this section.
(2) Signage on the building shall not exceed one square foot per one linear foot of principal building frontage. The square footage permitted can be equally distributed on the site allowing for signage on multiple structures not to exceed the total allotted.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005) (Am. Ord. 2009-18, passed 11-17-2009; Am. Ord 2013-O13, passed 5-21-2013; Am. Ord. 2022-O4, passed 5-23-2022; Am. Ord. 2022-O5, passed 5-23-2022)