Title
Rezoning Petition: 2019-103 by Charlotte Planning, Design & Development Department
Body
Summary of petition:
This text amendment proposes to update the sign regulations to:
1) simplify the regulations making them easier to use and understand, with added graphics;
2) provide consistency and uniformity in standards across similar zoning districts;
3) modify the standards for sign size, materials, location, lighting, portability, quantity and height;
4) provide greater flexibility by allowing more signs without a permit, but subject to specific standards;
5) introduce new sign types, including A-frame sign, accessory use sign, light pole banner, multi-use planned development ground sign, roof sign, skyline sign, temporary outdoor sales sign, vehicle dealership temporary sign, wall sign (painted), and wall sign (projected);
6) create content-neutral sign standards, to be consistent with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling; and
7) move the procedures for obtaining a sign permit into a separate document.
Staff recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of this petition.
Attachments
Attachments:
Pre-Hearing Staff Analysis
Text Amendment to Chapter 13
Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance