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<br />Section 3. General Regulations.
<br />The regulations contained in this section shall apply to all districts.
<br />(a) No sign of any type shall be erected, painted, repainted, posted,
<br />reposted, placed, replaced, or hung in any district except in compliance
<br />with these regulations.
<br />(b) All signs shall be subject to the minimum front, side, and rear yard
<br />requirements and the height restrictions pertaining to the district in
<br />which said signs are located.
<br />(c) Illuminated signs and other sources of illumination shall be subject to the
<br />provisions of G.S. 136-32.2 related to placement of blinding, deceptive,
<br />or distracting lights.
<br />(d) Except as used to display time and temperature, no sign shall contain
<br />flashing lights.
<br />(e) No sign shall be permitted which duplicates or simulates, whether by
<br />design, shape, color, or otherwise, any traffic regulatory sign or other
<br />sign placed by a governmental agency in the interest of public health,
<br />safety, or welfare.
<br />(f) No signs of any nature, except signs erected for orderly traffic control,
<br />signs marking sites of historical interest, and signs for other govern-
<br />mental purposes, shall be permitted within any public right-of-way. The
<br />Planning Administrator may grant a temporary permit for banners, pen-
<br />nants, and the like to be displayed within a public right-of-way,
<br />provided that such devices shall be used only for messages of a public
<br />service nature, such as announcements of charity fund campaigns, con-
<br />ventions, etc., and provided that no such temporary permit shall be
<br />valid for more than thirty (30) days.
<br />(g) For the purposes of this ordinance, the square footage area of any sign
<br />shall be measured to include the entire sign, including lattice work,
<br />frame, border, molding, fencing, display area, or wall work incidental to
<br />its decoration. Where a sign consists of letters, figures, or other
<br />devices individually mounted on a wall or other surface, the sign area
<br />shall be the same as the smallest circle or rectangle that can be
<br />inscribed around such devices.
<br />(h) No sign shall be erected, repaired, or repainted by any person until a
<br />permit has been issued by the Planning Director, provided, however,
<br />that no permit shall be required for the type of signs listed in Section
<br />4, as follows:
<br />Wall Sign: A sign affixed to the surface of, and whose plane is parallel
<br />to the plane of the exterior wall of a building, or which forms an angle
<br />of less than thirty (30) degrees with said wall.
<br />Section 4. Signs Permitted in all Districts.
<br />The following signs are allowed in all districts and no permit is required
<br />prior to installation.
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