# Sign Regulations in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina (NC)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/north-carolina/lake-waccamaw
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-01
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/NC/Lake_Waccamaw/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH24SI)

## At a glance

Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina regulates 6 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Detached Signs in the Residential District (AF, SR, R-5, R-15) zoning district are capped at 15 feet tall and 35 square feet, with a 5 feet setback (Sec. Sec. 24-64(a)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District (AF, SR, R-5, R-15) | 4 | 15 feet | 40% of signable area of building facade | — |
| Limited Commercial District (NB, MH, M-C) | 2 | 35 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| Commercial District | 3 | 15 feet | 100 square feet | — |
| Industrial District (LI) | 2 | 35 feet | 150 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 2 | 6 feet | 24 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 5 zones)

### Residential District (AF, SR, R-5, R-15)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached Sign | 15 feet | 35 square feet | — | 5 feet | One per frontage | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-64(a) |
| Wall Sign | — | 40% of signable area of building facade | — | — | One per frontage | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-65(2) |
| Projecting Sign | Not less than 8 feet above sidewalk | 18 square feet | — | — | One per building | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-65(4) |
| Canopy or Awning Sign | Not less than 8 feet above sidewalk | 20% of aggregate area of canopy or awning | — | — | One per building | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-65(5) |

### Limited Commercial District (NB, MH, M-C)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached Sign | 35 feet | 150 square feet | — | 5 feet | One per frontage, additional for every 100 feet of frontage | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-91 |
| Wall Sign | — | 40% of signable area of building facade | — | — | One per frontage | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-92 |

### Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detached Sign | 15 feet | 100 square feet | — | 5 feet | One per frontage | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-118 |
| Wall Sign | — | 30% of signable area of building facade | — | — | One per frontage | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-119 |
| Projecting Sign | Not less than 8 feet above sidewalk | 15 square feet | — | — | One per building | On-premises | — | Sec. 24-120 |

## Prohibited signs in Lake Waccamaw

- No sign shall contain statements, words or pictures of an obscene character.
- No sign shall be permitted on or protrude into any public right-of-way, street or passageway except as specifically provided for herein.
- No sign shall be attached to, hung or painted on any curbstone, hydrant, lamppost, barricade, temporary walk, telephone pole, telegraph pole, electric light pole or other utility pole, public fence or on a fixture of a fire alarm or police call system within any public right-of-way.
- No sign shall be permitted that would obstruct or resemble traffic signs or signals, or would tend to be confused with a flashing light of an emergency vehicle.
- No sign shall be permitted whereby its location, nature or type constitutes or tends to constitute a hazard to the safe and efficient operation of vehicles upon any public right-of-way, street or passageway.
- No sign shall be permitted that would obstruct the line of sight of motorists or pedestrians at intersections or along any public right-of-way, street, or passageway.
- No sign shall be permitted to prevent free ingress and egress from any door, window or fire escape.
- No sign shall be permitted containing or consisting of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners or other similarly moving devices or ornamentation, except as specifically provided for herein.
- No sign shall be permitted which contains or utilizes revolving or rotating beams of light or stroboscopes.
- No detached sign shall be located closer than ten feet from any power or transmission line.
- No detached sign shall be located within the triangular sight distance of intersecting streets.

## Signs exempt from permit in Lake Waccamaw

- Home occupation, residence signs or street address numbers.
- Real estate or construction signs which advertise the sale, rental, lease or construction of the premises upon which such signs are located.
- Political and campaign signs.
- Integral signs.
- Incidental signs.
- Special purpose signs, if attached.
- Directional signs not exceeding three square feet in area.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Permits for these signs require detailed site plans with dimensions color, and location that must be recommended by the planning board and approved by the town commissioners.

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 5 zoning districts in Lake Waccamaw — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Lake+Waccamaw+NC&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-lake-waccamaw

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