<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 58-23. - Sign standards.</div>
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               The following standards shall govern outdoor advertising signs:
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Location.</span>
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                  a.
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                  <span class="ital">Freeways and other highways.</span>
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                  1.
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                  <span class="ital">Nonintersection locations.</span> Outdoor advertising signs may be placed along the same side of the road within 660
                  feet of each side of any commercial or industrial activity, as defined in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH58SI_ARTIIOUADSI_S58-30DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 58-30</a>, which has both direct frontage and access to the highway. Determination of the zone
                  where signs are allowed shall be from the outermost part of the principal structure
                  or structures on the premises extended perpendicular to and measured along the nearest
                  edge of the pavement or traveled portion of the highway, not from the property line,
                  parking areas, driveways, or accessory buildings or structures.
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                  <span class="ital">Intersections.</span> Except as otherwise provided, an outdoor advertising sign may be placed near a commercial
                  or industrial activity at an intersection only on the same corner of the intersection
                  and only along the highway from which access to the commercial or industrial activity
                  is gained.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Zoned areas:</span> Outdoor advertising signs may be placed in areas zoned Community Shopping, Airport,
                  Light Industry, Heavy Industry or Airport Industry. Signs in these areas do not need
                  to be within 800 feet of a qualifying commercial or industrial activity.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">Spacing of signs.</span> No outdoor advertising sign shall be located closer than 750 feet from any other
                  outdoor advertising sign as measured along the same side of a road or highway.
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                  (4)
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                  <span class="ital">Total area.</span> The maximum area for the face of any outdoor advertising sign shall be 400 square
                  feet. The area shall be calculated by using the smallest rectangle which will encompass
                  the entire sign face. Any extensions to the sign or any advertising message or copy
                  on the sign structure, including the name of the outdoor advertising company on the
                  border or trim, shall be included as part of the sign's total area; otherwise, the
                  trim of the sign is not included in the signs's total area.
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                  (5)
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                  <span class="ital">Height.</span> The maximum height of an outdoor advertising sign shall be 50 feet and shall be measured
                  as the vertical distance from the adjoining pavement below the sign to the highest
                  part of the sign.
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                  (6)
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                  <span class="ital">Sign size.</span>
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                  a.
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                  The maximum vertical height of the outdoor advertising sign face shall be 10Â½ feet.
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                  b.
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                  The maximum horizontal length of the outdoor advertising sign face shall be 40 feet.
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                  (7)
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                  <span class="ital">Separation from other uses.</span> The minimum distance between outdoor advertising signs and existing residences, churches,
                  schools, or public institutions shall be no less than 300 feet. All adjoining land
                  uses may request a waiver on the distance separation requirement.
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                  (8)
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                  <span class="ital">Setback.</span> All parts of each outdoor advertising sign shall be set back no less than 15 feet
                  from any highway right-of-way line.
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                  (9)
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                  <span class="ital">General requirements.</span>
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                  a.
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                  <span class="ital">Color of structure.</span> A freestanding sign structure, including the back, shall be painted in a neutral
                  color to blend in with the background environment of the site.
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                  b.
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                  <span class="ital">Illumination.</span> Outdoor advertising signs may be illuminated in accordance with the following requirements:
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                  1.
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                  Lighting shall be directed to the face of the sign and shall be shielded so that the
                  source of the light is not visible and does not create a hazard or nuisance for motorists
                  or nearby residents.
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                  2.
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                  No flashing or intermittent illumination signs shall be permitted.
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                  3.
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                  Any illuminated sign shall meet the requirements of the North Carolina Building Code
                  (Vol. 4) as amended.
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                  4.
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                  No animation signs shall be permitted.
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                  5.
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                  Automatic changeable facing signs shall be permitted.
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                  c.
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                  <span class="ital">Number and arrangement of signs.</span> Outdoor advertising signs may be of single-faced, double-faced, back-to-back, or
                  V-type design. If signs on the same structure face opposite directions, they shall
                  be considered one sign only for purposes of determining conformance with subsections
                  (1) and (6) of this section.
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                  d.
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                  <span class="ital">Obstructions.</span> Regardless of the requirements of this article, no outdoor advertising sign shall
                  obscure or interfere with official traffic signs, signals, or devices or create a
                  traffic hazard.
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                  e.
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                  <span class="ital">Structural requirements.</span> All outdoor advertising signs shall meet the structural requirements of section 2302
                  of the North Carolina Building Code (Vol. 1) as amended. All sign structures must
                  be constructed of steel on a single pole.
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               (Ord. 1-17-1989, Â§ 5.0; Ord. of 11-18-2008, Â§ b)
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