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Colleton County |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Title 14. LAND MANAGEMENT |
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Chapter 14.08. ZONING |
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Article 14.08-6. SIGNS |
§ 14.08-6.050. Signs requirements by type.
A.
Permanent signs.
1.
Billboards.
a.
Maximum area: 378 square feet (672 square feet within 600 feet of I-95).
b.
Maximum height: 36 feet (no height limit within 600 feet of I-95).
c.
Maximum number: one sign per 700-foot radius.
2.
Building signs (includes canopy signs, marquee signs, projecting signs, roof signs, wall signs, and permanent window signs).
a.
Maximum area by district:
Zoning District Maximum Area RC-1 and RC-2 10% of wall area RD-1 and RD-2 10% of wall area RS 4 square feet total CC and VC 25% of wall area UD-1 and UD-2 25% of wall area ID and LID 25% of wall area b.
Maximum height (for roof signs): 12 feet above highest point of roof.
c.
Maximum number: The number of signs is limited only by the maximum allowable area of signage.
3.
Freestanding on-premises signs.
a.
Maximum area by district:
Zoning District Maximum Area RC-1 and RC-2 24 square feet RD-1 and RD-2 80 square feet RS 20 square feet CC and VC 72 square feet + 12 per tenant and up to 144 square feet UD-1 and UD-2 1 square feet per 1 linear foot of street frontage up to 120 square feet ID and LID Special exceptions are required where thresholds are
exceededb.
Maximum height by district:
Zoning District Maximum Height RC-1 and RC-2 24 feet RD-1 and RD-2 24 square feet RS 12 feet CC and VC 36 feet UD-1 and UD-2 36 feet (no height limit within 600 feet of I-95) ID and LID Special exceptions are required where thresholds are
exceededc.
Maximum number: One per street frontage of developed lot.
4.
Neighborhood identification signs.
a.
Maximum area: 32 square feet (area may be split between two signs on either side of entrance).
b.
Maximum height: six feet tall.
c.
Maximum number: One per street frontage entrance, except that maximum area may be split between two signs on either side of the entrance.
B.
Temporary signs.
1.
A-frame signs.
a.
Maximum area: 12 square feet.
b.
Maximum height: four feet tall.
c.
Maximum number: One per business per street frontage.
d.
Display period: During daylight hours only, every day.
e.
Other: A-frame signs displayed on sidewalks shall not obstruct pedestrian movement.
2.
Banners.
a.
Maximum area: 32 square feet.
b.
Maximum height: six feet tall if not displayed on a building wall.
c.
Maximum number: One on-premises sign per business or organization per street frontage.
d.
Display period: 30 days per six-month period.
e.
Other: Banners shall be properly secured and maintained at all times.
3.
Project identification signs.
a.
Maximum area: 120 square feet.
b.
Maximum height: ten feet tall if not displayed on a building wall.
c.
Maximum number: one per project or business per street frontage.
d.
Display period: 90 days, or project completion, whichever is longer.
e.
Other: none.
4.
Inflatable signs.
a.
Maximum size: 500 cubic feet (total).
b.
Maximum height: maximum district height.
c.
Maximum number: 500 cubic feet (total).
d.
Display period: 30 days per one-year period.
e.
Other: Inflatable signs shall be properly anchored and shall not interfere with airport traffic.
5.
Pennants.
a.
Maximum area: N/A.
b.
Maximum height: N/A.
c.
Maximum number: N/A.
d.
Display period: 30 days per six-month period.
e.
Other: none.
6.
Political signs.
a.
Maximum area: 32 square feet.
b.
Maximum height: six feet tall.
c.
Maximum number: one per candidate or issue per lot of record.
d.
Display period: Calendar year of election; shall be removed within seven days of dropping out of election, losing a primary, or after general election.
e.
Other: Political signs shall not be displayed on utility poles and shall be placed no closer than five feet from a street or curb.
7.
Portable.
a.
Maximum area: 32 square feet.
b.
Maximum height: six feet tall.
c.
Maximum number: one per establishment or event per lot of record.
d.
Display period: 30 days per one-year period.
e.
Other: Portable signs shall have no colored or flashing lights, shall not be wired so as to obstruct or hinder pedestrian or vehicular traffic or posed any potential for such hindrance (i.e., exposed drop cord), shall be anchored in accordance with building code, and shall not be converted to a permanent sign.
8.
Posters.
a.
Maximum area: six square feet.
b.
Maximum height: three feet tall if not displayed on a building wall.
c.
Maximum number: one per candidate or issue per lot of record.
d.
Display period: 30 days.
e.
Other: Posters shall not be displayed on utility poles or in any public right-of-way and shall be placed no closer than five feet from a street or curb.
9.
Real estate signs.
a.
Maximum area: 12 square feet for individual single-family residential properties and 24 square feet for multi-family residential properties, nonresidential properties, vacant properties, and subdivisions.
b.
Maximum height: six feet tall.
c.
Maximum number: one per street frontage per lot of record or development, three off-premises signs.
10.
Unspecified temporary signs.
a.
Maximum area: six square feet.
b.
Maximum height: four feet.
c.
Maximum number: six signs per lot.
d.
Display period: ten days per month.
e.
Other: none.
11.
Window signs (temporary).
a.
Maximum area: 50 percent of window.
b.
Maximum height: N/A.
c.
Maximum number: none.
d.
Display period: none.
e.
Other: none.
(Ord. No. 10-O-15, exh. A(6.5), 9-7-2010; Ord. No. 13-O-05, § 1, 6-30-2013; Ord. No. 13-O-15, § 1, 2-11-2014; Ord. No. 14-O-14, § 1, 12-11-2014; Ord. No. 15-O-02, § 1, 3-3-2015)