Hanover County Unincorporated

In the OS, Office/Service District: Flat (wall) signs: There shall be a limit of two (2) signs per building, identifying the building or the name of the principal tenant; The maximum area of a sign shall be fifty (50) square feet.

In the OS, Office/Service District: Flat (wall) signs: limit of two (2) signs per building, max 50 sq ft; directional signs max 3 sq ft; project signs max 100 sq ft ground, 125 sq ft monument; construction signs up to 100 sq ft.

In those portions of an MX District that are used solely for business uses and those portions where residential uses are mixed with business uses, all signs shall conform to the regulations that are applicable in the B-3, General Business District.

For all permitted uses in the business (B) and industrial (M) districts, directional signs shall be permitted without limit to number, and shall be no larger than four (4) square feet per sign

No sign erected within two hundred (200) feet of a residential district shall use exposed lighting (neon or fluorescent tubing).

Detached signs shall be erected at least one hundred (100) feet apart unless otherwise specified in this section.

Signs, other than those regulated by subsection (f), below, that are erected to be visible from Interstate highways may be permitted as special exceptions in accordance with the following standards: ... 8. The height of the sign shall be appropriate to the height of the facility located on-site and to the surrounding topography, but in no case shall any sign height exceed forty (40) feet.

A conditional use permit may be issued for freestanding signs (hereinafter "destination commerce signs") that are adjacent to and intended to be viewed from Interstate highways and are located within areas designated as Destination Commerce on the General Land Use Plan ... 5. (d) The maximum height of the destination commerce sign shall not exceed 125 feet, including any support structures.

Within designated historic districts, sign faces may be suspended below other sign faces provided that (1) the total area of all connected sign faces shall not exceed the permitted area for signs in the underlying zoning district; and (2) all such signs shall not be lighted.

Within the RS, RM, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 Zoning Districts, decorative banners may be permitted as special exceptions in accordance with the restrictions set forth in section 26-275.

When theaters are included in shopping centers, an additional sign for the use of the theater in advertising its attractions may be permitted for each lot frontage. The sign shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area.

No sign erected within two hundred (200) feet of a residential district shall use exposed lighting (neon or fluorescent tubing).

Detached signs shall be erected at least one hundred (100) feet apart unless otherwise specified in this section.

For all permitted uses in the business (B) and industrial (M) districts, directional signs shall be permitted without limit to number, and shall be no larger than four (4) square feet per sign except as otherwise specified in this section.

Sites which have frontage on designated scenic roads, as shown on the adopted major thoroughfare plan map, shall be permitted to erect monument signs only, with a height limit of six (6) feet to the top of the sign face, and eight (8) feet for the support structure.

Monument signs shall be limited to one-half of the permitted height for ground signs. When monument signs are used on a site, the permitted detached sign area may be increased by twenty-five (25) percent. The area of sign face to support structure shall not exceed a ratio of 2:1.

A sign limited in area to thirty (30) square feet and limited in height to fifteen (15) feet, giving the name or address or management of an industrial subdivision.

In the M-2, Light Industrial District: (1) Flat (wall) signs: General advertising or otherwise, no limit on number or area. (2) Projecting signs (if no marquee or detached signs): a. There shall be a limit of one (1) sign per business on the premises; b. The maximum size of a sign shall be limited in size to sixty (60) square feet.

In the M-3, Heavy Industrial District: Signs are permitted as specified in subsection (b), M-2 District, with the following exceptions: (1) Projections signs: As specified in subsection (b), except signs are limited in size to thirty-two (32) square feet. (2) Marquee signs: As specified in subsection (b), except signs are limited in size to five (5) square feet. (3) Construction signs: ... The maximum area of a sign shall be seventy-five (75) square feet plus one square foot per five (5) feet of lot frontage over one hundred (100) feet, up to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet.

In those portions of the district that are used solely for limited industrial uses and those portions where residential uses or commercial uses are mixed with limited industrial uses, all signs shall conform to the regulations that are applicable in the M-1 Limited Industrial District.