• No signs shall be placed in the City’s rights-of-way.
  • Signs should not be placed in such a way to obstruct the view of traffic.
  • Signs can be placed (30) days before early voting begins.
  • Signs must be removed (10) days after Election Day.
  • Any sign that is placed in the City’s right-of-way will be removed. Signs that are removed will be taken to City Hall and can be retrieved by the owner by contacting Code Enforcement.
  • The City does not regulate signs in the State’s rights-of-way.

City of Southport: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)
Article 3: Zoning Page 3-94

Political Signs. On private property, one (1) sign shall be permitted per lot, not exceeding eight (8) square feet in the area per display face, and two (2) faces per sign the one sign rule will not be enforced; property owners may have as many signs as they would like on their private property. Within NCDOT right-of-way, sign placement and duration shall be in accordance with NCGS 136-32 during the period beginning on the 30th day before the beginning of “one-stop” early voting under NCGS 163-227.2 and ending on the 10th day after the primary or Election Day, subject to the following provisions. A person must obtain the permission of any property owner of a residence, business, or religious institution fronting the right-of-way where a sign would be erected. Signs must be placed in accordance with the flooding:

  • No sign shall be permitted in the right-of-way of a fully controlled access highway.
  • No sign shall be closer than three (3) feet from the edge of the pavement of the road.
  • No sign shall be higher than 42 inches above the edge of the pavement of the road.
  • No sign shall be larger than 864 square inches.
  • No sign shall obscure or replace another sign.
  • No sign shall be located in the City’s right-of-way.

Questions about Code Enforcement should be directed to Alliance Code Enforcement Officer, Derek Mabe:

(336) 569-9988