Rockingham County Unincorporated

Outdoor display of merchandise shall be permitted only in accordance with the zoning district regulations and the requirements of this section.

Where the outdoor display area is located adjacent to a building, an unoccupied area of not less than five (5) feet in width shall be provided for pedestrian access... The outdoor display area shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from all property lines... the area devoted to outdoor display shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the total floor area of the building.

Outdoor commercial storage shall: (1) Be accessory to the approved main use on the same lot; (2) Not occur within any minimum required building setback; (3) Be located in the rear yard of the property; (4) Be screened from view...

Outdoor commercial storage shall be permitted only in accordance with the zoning district regulations and the requirements of this section.

Outdoor commercial storage shall: (1) Be accessory to the approved main use on the same lot; (2) Not occur within any minimum required building setback; (3) Be located in the rear yard of the property; (4) Be screened from view...

Lighting fixtures shall provide only 0.5 footcandle maximum at the property line.

Outdoor lighting shall be designed to provide adequate illumination for safety and security while minimizing glare, light trespass, and sky glow.

Lighting fixtures shall provide only 0.5 footcandle maximum at the property line. All new lighting fixtures shall be approved by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), or equivalent.

All signs shall comply with this article. Where these requirements conflict with other requirements or standards in chapter 17, the more restrictive shall govern.

No sign shall be erected, placed, or maintained in any zoning district except in accordance with the provisions of this article.

The minimum setback of any freestanding sign from any property line shall be five (5) feet. ... not more than one (1) permanent freestanding sign shall be permitted for each parcel.

Temporary signs shall be permitted in all zoning districts in accordance with the following standards:

Signs not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area, which promote a special civic, cultural, or religious event... The duration of such permit shall not exceed thirty (30) days.

The following signs shall be exempt from the requirements of this article:

Non-illuminated realty signs, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area and four (4) feet in height in all single family residential districts, and thirty-two (32) square feet and six (6) feet in height in all agricultural, multi-family, business, and industrial zoning districts.

Signs shall be permitted as accessory uses to the principal use of the property.

The following provisions shall apply to electronic message centers: Each message or image shall remain fixed and unchanged for a minimum period of 30 seconds. ... The difference between the two readings shall not exceed 0.3 footcandle.

The zoning administrator may authorize the installation of off-premises directional signs, subject to the following findings and conditions:

Directional signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet and shall list only the name of the business or establishment.

The following signs are prohibited in all zoning districts: