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 Screven County
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix A. ZONING
 Article 18. SIGN REGULATIONS

  § 3-7-19. Signs permitted and maximum sizes.

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  • Signs permitted in the county shall be as provided for in Table 3-7-19.1 below. Each of the types of signs listed in Table 3-7-19.1 are mutually exclusive; meaning, a property owner is entitled to each of the following signs, independently of each other, if it clearly pertains to the land use as provided for in Table 3-7-19.1.

    (Ord. of 4-27-2004(2), § 3)

    TABLE 3-7-19.1

    Signs Permitted by Type of Land Use

    Type of Sign # Allowed/Property (unless otherwise specifically indicated) Maximum Size By Type of Land Use
    (SF of one sign face)
    Residence or Farm Office or Institution Commercial business or industry
    Temporary sign One Per property frontage 32 32 32
    Subdivision monuments Two Per entrance 36 36 36
    Accessory announcement sign One 4 8 12
    Ground signs Not part of a planned office, or commercial or industrial center One Monument sign per road frontage N/A One SF of sign allowance/LF of road frontage, not to exceed 24 SF One SF of sign allowance/LF of road frontage, not to exceed 48 SF
    Wall signs Two per building N/A 1 SF of sign allowance/LF of store frontage or an option of 32 SF total 1 SF of sign allowance/LF of store frontage or an option of 48 SF total
    Ground signs Located at a planned office, or commercial or industrial center Industrial center One Monument sign per road frontage N/A 1 SF of sign allowance/LF of road frontage, not to exceed 48 SF total for monument 1 SF of sign allowance/LF of road frontage, not to exceed 96 SF total for monument
    Wall sign, marquee, or canopy sign Two per establishment 1 SF of sign allowance/LF of store frontage or an option of 32 SF total 1 SF of sign allowance/LF of store frontage or an option of 48 SF total
    Sign Which are located in a multi-tenant building and which do not have visible building frontage from an off-street parking lot serving the site One Per entrance N/A 32 32
    Window signs N/A Not to exceed 30% of any individual window frame Not to exceed 30% of any individual window frame

     

    TABLE 3-7-19.2

    Maximum Total Sign Area

    The maximum total area of all signs on a lot except incidental, building marker, temporary signs in compliance with section 5.0, and identification signs, and flags, shall not exceed the lesser of the following:

    Maximum Area (in SF) 8 8 200 200 100 100 200 800 400 2,000
    % of Ground Floor Area of Principal Building NA NA NA NA NA 4% 6% 10% 2% 2%
    SF of Signage per LF of Street NA NA .5 .5 .5 2.0 3.0 6.0 NA NA

     

    TABLE 3-7-19.3

    Number, Dimensions, and Location of Individual Signs

    Individual signs shall not exceed the applicable maximum number dimensions or setbacks shown on this table and on TABLE 7-D.

    FREESTANDING
    Area 8 8 12 12 40 40 80 80 80 80
    Height 5 5 5 5 24 24 24 24 24 24
    Setback 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 10 10
    Per Zone Lot 1 1 NA NA 1 NA NA NA NA NA
    Per Feet of Street Frontage NA NA 1 Per 200 1 Per 200 NA 1 Per 100 1 Per 200 1 Per 100 1 Per 800 1 Per 200
    BUILDING
    Area 8 8 12 12 10 NA NA NA NA NA
    Wall Area NA NA NA NA NA 25 25 25 25 25

     

    (a)

    For locations that are situated within 500 feet of a freeway interchange, the maximum height of freestanding signs shall be 125 feet and the maximum area shall be 250 square feet.

    (b)

    Maximum sign height is 24 feet, and minimum setback is five feet; however, in no case shall the actual sign height exceed the actual sign setback from any adjacent lot that is zoned and used for residential purposes. For example, if the sign is set back seven feet from such a lot, it may be no more than seven feet high.

    (c)

    In addition to the setback requirements on this table, signs shall be located such that there is at every street intersection a clear view between heights of three feet and ten feet in a triangle formed by the corner and points on the curb 30 feet from the intersection or entrance way.

    (d)

    The percentage figure here shall mean the percentage of the area of the wall of which such sign is a part or to which each such sign is most nearly parallel. Provided, however, that the area of such signs shall not exceed the area of a freestanding sign permitted for the property.

    TABLE 3-7-19.4

    Number and Dimensions of Certain Individual Signs by Sign Type

    Clearance
    		Vertical

     

    Number Allowed Minimum Sign Area From Sidewalk, Private Drive or Parking From Public Street
    No sign shall exceed any applicable maximum numbers or dimensions, or encroach on any applicable minimum clearance shown on this table.
    FREESTANDING
    Residential, Other and Incidental NA NA NA NA
    BUILDING
    Banner See Subsection 3-7-8.2 See Subsection 3-7-8.2 9 Feet 12 Feet
    Building Marker 1 Per Building 4 Square Feet NA NA
    Canopy 1 Per Occupant 25% of Vertical Surface of Canopy 9 Feet 12 Feet
    Identification 1 Per Occupant NA NA NA
    Marquee 1 Per Occupant NA 9 Feet 12 Feet
    Residential 1 Per Zone Lot NA NA NA
    Roof Integral 2 Per Principal Building NA NA NA
    Suspended 1 Per Entrance NA 9 Feet NA
    Temporary See Section 5.0 NA NA NA
    Window NA 25% of Total Window Area NA NA
    MISCELLANEOUS
    Banner See Subsection 3-7-8.2 See Subsection 3-7-8.2 9 Feet 12 Feet
    Flag NA NA 9 Feet 12 Feet
    Portable 1 Where Allowed 20 Square Feet NA NA

     

    TABLE 3-7-19.5

    Types of Attached Signs

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    Types of Ground Signs