Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance - July 2022

Signs 11.11 Temporary Signs Additional Standards

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2. Type Allowed: Signage must be associated with new construction or a renovation project. a. Freestanding: Shall not be located within any public right-of-way, sight- distance triangle, or easement. b. Wall: Shall be attached tautly to the façade of the building or tenant space. 3. Time Limit: These signs are intended to be temporary and must be removed prior to the issuance of the 1 st Certificate of Occupancy in each approved phase of permitted construction.

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RESIDENTIAL 1.

Permitted Districts : All Residential Districts.

2. Type Allowed : Signage must be associated with new construction or a renovation project. a. Freestanding: Shall not be located within any public right-of-way, sight- distance triangle, or easement. Signage must be on subject lot, off-premise signage is not permitted. b. Wall (On multifamily mixed-use buildings only): Shall be attached tautly to the façade of the building. 3. Time Limit : These signs are intended to be temporary and must be removed after completion of construction and/or prior to the acceptance of maintenance for any roads by the Town. Flags or insignia of any nation, organization of nations, state, county, or municipality, any religious, civic, or fraternal organization, or any educational or cultural facility and/or any one corporate flag per lot provided the height of any pole shall not exceed the maximum building height for the district. Refer also to the United States Flag Code for usage of the United States Flag. B. Flags with commercial messages, on a traditional pole or building mounted pole, are allowed without a permit at the rate of one 3-foot by 5-foot flag per lot. Any such commercial flags beyond this allowance must receive approval as an attached or freestanding sign according to the provisions of this chapter.

11.11.3. Flags, Etc. A.

11.11.4. Holiday Decorations

Temporary decorations or displays, when such are clearly incidental to and are customarily and commonly associated with any national, local, or religious holiday/celebration.

11.11.5. Model Home/Sales Office Signs A.

Time Limit: Remove sign when sales office/model home ceases to exist. B. One (1) Portable/A-frame sign is allowed at each sales office lot, pursuant to all conditions set forth in Section 11.11.7. 11.11.6. Political Signs A. Political signs shall not be located on any trees, utility poles, publicly owned property, or within a public street right-of-way, except within NCDOT right-of-way according to the standards of NCGS 136-32. B. Political signs may be displayed during a period beginning with the established filing date for an election and concluding 10 days after the election. In the event of a runoff election, political signs for the candidates involved may remain on display until 10 days after the runoff election.

Town of Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance – July 19, 2022

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