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 Cherokee County
 Zoning
 Article 11. SIGNS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

  § 11.9. Severability and amendments.

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  • It is hereby declared to be the intention of the governing authority that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of the Sign Ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the unconstitutional or invalid phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section shall be struck and the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections shall be effective as if the unconstitutional or invalid portion had not existed.

    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
    Qualifying Event Signs 10 - 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 for 1 sign or
    32 for each for 2 signs     		10
    Bells Ferry Overlay**
    Commercial Uses     		Wall Permitted 1 sq. ft. of copy area per
    1 lineal ft. of wall     		3 ft. max. height of
    copy area
    Freestanding 1 - Permitted 32 in NCr & SD 16 in NG 4 in NE 10

     

    Zoning Districts Sign Type Number of Signs
    Per Parcel     		Allowable Sign Area
    (Square Foot)     		Maximum Height
    (Feet)
    AG Freestanding < 10 acres 1 - Permitted 4 8
    Freestanding > 10 acres 1 - Permitted 32 8
    Development Entrance Signs 2 - Permitted 50 for 1 sign or
    32 for each for 2 signs     		10
    Information Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
    Weekend Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
    Qualifying Event Signs 10 - Exempt 4 8
    All Residential Districts Freestanding < 10 acres 1 - Permitted 4 8
    Freestanding > 10 acres 1 - Permitted 32 8
    Development Entrance Signs 2 - Permitted 50 for 1 sign or
    32 for each for 2 signs     		10
    Information Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
    Weekend Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
    Qualifying Event Signs 10 - Exempt 4 8
    TND* Development Entrance Signs 2 - Permitted 50 for 1 sign or
    32 for each for 2 signs     		10
    Information Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
    Weekend Signs 1 - Exempt 4 8
    Qualifying Event Signs 10 - 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.

(Ord. No. 2015-O-009, Exh. A, 9-15-15; Ord. No. 2016-O-001; Exh. C, 2-2-16)