11 October 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CITY OF SOUTHPORT
UPDATE TO SIGN ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING POLITICAL SIGNS
Southport, NC – At the first of two regular Board of Aldermen monthly meetings on October 5th, the Board voted unanimously to not enforce the first line of the Sign Ordinance of the City of Southport Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The ordinance can be found below:
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.
The Board of Aldermen requested that the Planning Board review the Sign Ordinance, specifically the Political Sign section, and a recommendation will be sent to the Board of Aldermen for their approval. Questions regarding Code Enforcement should be directed to Alliance Code Enforcement Officer, Derek Mabe: (336) 569-9988, and questions regarding the UDO should be directed to City Planner Maureen Meehan at [email protected].
ChyAnn Ketchum
Public Information Officer
City of Southport
[email protected]
O: (910) 457-7927 ext. 1040
C: (910) 267-7300
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