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Table 11.1 — Signs

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Table 11.1

Table 11.1 — Signs

Table 11.1 District Requirements for Signs

Zoning Districts	Sign Type	Number of Signs Per Establishment	Allowable Sign Area (Square Feet)	Maximum Height (Feet)
Total of 3 Permitted Signs per Establishment
OI CP NC GC LI HI	Wall	Permitted	1 sq. ft. of copy area per 1 lineal ft. of wall	N/A
	Canopy	Permitted	Flush-50, Hanging-60	Not less than 8 ft above ground at sign low point
	Window	Permitted	Max.-20% of window area	N/A
	Identification	1 - Exempt	4	N/A
	Freestanding	1 - Permitted if stand-alone, 2 - Permitted for whole shopping center	120	35
	Information Signs	1 - Exempt***	32	8
	Weekend Signs	1- Exempt	4	8
Highway 92 Overlay** Commercial Uses	Wall	Permitted	1 sq. ft. of copy area per 1 lineal ft. of wall	N/A
	Freestanding	1 - Permitted if stand-alone, 2 - Permitted for whole shopping center	50	10
Bells Ferry Overlay** Commercial Uses	Wall	Permitted	1 sq. ft. of copy area per 1 lineal ft. of wall in NCr & SD	3 ft. max. height of copy area
	Freestanding	1 - Permitted	32 in NCr & SD 16 in NG 4 in NE	10

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Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance Article 11 - Signs and Outdoor Advertising
OI Not less than 8 ft above
CP Canopy Permitted Flush-50, Hanging-60 ground at sign low point
NC Window Permitted Max.-20% of window area N/A
GC Identification 1 - Exempt 4 N/A
LI 1 - Permitted if
HI Freestanding stand-alone, 2 - Permitted 120 35
Districts Per Parcel (Square Foot) (Feet)
Freestanding < 3 acres 1 - Permitted 4 8
Freestanding > 3 acres 1 - Permitted 32 8
AG Development Entrance Signs 2 - Permitted
50 for 1 sign or
32 for each for 2 signs 10
Information Signs < 3 acres 1 - Exempt*** 4 8
Information Signs > 3 acres 1 - Exempt*** 32 8
Weekend Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
Freestanding < 3 acres 1 - Permitted 4 8
Freestanding > 3 acres 1 - Permitted 32 8
All Residential
Districts Development Entrance Signs 2 - Permitted
50 for 1 sign or
32 for each for 2 signs 10
Information Signs < 3 acres 1 - Exempt*** 4 8
Information Signs > 3 acres 1 - Exempt*** 32 8
Weekend Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
Development Entrance Signs 2 - Permitted
50 for 1 sign or
32 for each for 2 signs 10
TND* Information Signs < 3 acres 1 - Exempt*** 4 8
Information Signs > 3 acres 1 - Exempt*** 32 8
Weekend Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
* See Article 8 - Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) for additional sign regulations.
** See Article 16 - Overlay Districts for additional sign regulations. Temporary Information Signs are the same as commercial above.
*** See Section 11.7-8(b) Temporary Information Signs for additional exempt signs.
Total of 3 Permitted Signs per Establishment
February 2, 2016

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