§ 157.117 TABLE OF PERMITTED SIGNS.

    This table is provided to illustrate the types of signs that are permitted in each zoning district.

   (A)   Districts in which particular signs are permitted as a use-by-right, no permit is required as indicated by “BR”.

   (B)   Districts in which particular signs are permitted upon procurement of a permit are indicated by “P”.

   (C)   Districts in which particular signs are permitted as a special use upon approval of the Board of Adjustment are indicated by “SU”.

   (D)   Districts in which particular signs are prohibited are indicated by an” X”.

Table V-1 Permitted Signs
Uses	AR	RL	R	GC	TC	LB	NB	HB	LI	HI
One professional or announcement sign per establishment or residence not exceeding three square feet in area mounted flat against a wall or door hung from a mailbox or post.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR
Commercial real estate signs between five square feet and 32 square feet in area which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the business upon which said signs are temporarily located. One onsite identification sign facing each public street which adjoins the property.	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	BR	BR
Residential real estate signs not exceeding five square feet in area which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the property upon which said signs are temporarily located.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR
Church or public bulletin boards located on the property not exceeding 32 square feet in area and not placed closer than 15 feet from the property line.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR
Directional or informational signs of a public or quasi-public nature, not exceeding 12 square feet in area.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR
Memorial signs, tablets, names of buildings and date of construction when cut into any masonry surface or constructed of metal affixed flat against a structure.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR
House numbers and names of occupants provided such signs are mounted flat against a wall or door hung from a mailbox or post and that no sign of this type exceeds three square feet in area.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR
Signs advertising agricultural products produced on the premises not exceeding 32 square feet in area.	P	X	X	X	X	X	P	P	P	P
Temporary construction sites placard not exceeding 32 square feet in area and non-illuminated only while construction is taking place on the premises. One onsite identification sign facing each public street which adjoins the property.	P	SU	SU	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Non-illuminated signs directing traffic and pedestrians on private property not to exceed six square feet per sign.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR
Temporary single residence construction sites sign not exceeding six square feet in area and non-illuminated, to be removed when construction is complete. One onsite identification sign facing each public street which adjoins the property.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	X	X	X	X	X
Residential entrance and exit signs, not exceeding 32 square feet in area.	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	X	X	X	X	X
One onsite industrial identification sign facing each public street which adjoins the property, not exceeding 32 square feet in area.	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	P	P
Signs on the walls of commercial buildings up to a maximum of two square feet of area per lineal foot of building frontage (only main entrance wall of building used in computing frontage)	SU	X	X	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Signs mounted on a trailer, mobile framework, or other movable apparatus, other than vehicles used for transportation, are called portable signs and are prohibited on a permanent basis. Such portable signs will be permitted on a temporary basis on the same property at grand openings, open houses, or special events for a total of 28 days in a calendar year and not to exceed seven days in any one period, and shall not exceed 32 square feet in area.	P	SU	SU	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Billboards, per NCDOT requirements, with a county special use permit.	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU

 

(Ord. passed 5-7-2018; Ord. passed 6-7-2021)