# Sign Regulations in Batesburg Leesville, South Carolina

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Batesburg Leesville, South Carolina (SC)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/south-carolina/batesburg-leesville
- **Data last verified:** 2026-04-27
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/sc/batesburg-leesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXAZO_ART9RESI)

## At a glance

Batesburg Leesville, South Carolina regulates 14 sign types across 5 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the Planned Development District (PDD) zoning district are capped at 20 feet tall and 70 square feet for individual businesses on separate lots; 150 square feet for shopping centers or within 500 feet of Interstate highway, with a Minimum 10 feet from front property line; minimum 3 feet from side property lines setback (Sec. 9-12.4 b, c, d; 9-12.5 b; 9-12.6 a; 9-12.7 b; 9-13). Most commercial signs in Batesburg Leesville require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (5 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | — | — |
| Residential Districts (R-1, R-2, R-3) | 5 | 4 feet above ground in required front yards; 6 feet above ground elsewhere | 20 square feet | — |
| Planned Development District (PDD) | 8 | 20 feet | 70 square feet for individual businesses on separate lots; 150 square feet for shopping centers or within 500 feet of Interstate highway | — |
| Commercial Districts (C-1, C-2) | 8 | 20 feet | 70 square feet for individual businesses on separate lots; 150 square feet for shopping centers or within 500 feet of Interstate highway | — |
| Industrial District (I-1) | 9 | 35 feet | 675 square feet | — |

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

### Planned Development District (PDD)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | Any number on wall facing street or parking lot, subject to total area limit | Anywhere on any wall of a building | — | 9-12.4 a, 9-12.5 a, 9-12.7 a; 9-13 |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 feet | 70 square feet for individual businesses on separate lots; 150 square feet for shopping centers or within 500 feet of Interstate highway | — | Minimum 10 feet from front property line; minimum 3 feet from side property lines | 1 per parcel | On premises | — | 9-12.4 b, c, d; 9-12.5 b; 9-12.6 a; 9-12.7 b; 9-13 |
| Projecting Sign | Not above highest point of roof of attached structure | — | — | — | — | Attached to building or structure, extending more than 12 inches | — | 9-12.6 c; 9-13 |
| Portable Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | As for freestanding signs per 9-12.7; special setbacks if required by Building Official | 1 per parcel per year | On premises | — | 9-12.8; 9-13 |
| Bench Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per business | On or adjacent to public place or roadway | — | 9-12.9; 9-13 |
| Directional Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 at each entrance and exit | At each entrance and exit to business | — | 9-12.10; 9-13 |
| Drive-Thru Menu Sign | — | 30 square feet | — | — | 1 | At restaurant drive-thrus | — | 9-12.11; 9-13 |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | On premises | — | 9-12.12; 9-13 |

### Commercial Districts (C-1, C-2)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | Any number on wall facing street or parking lot, subject to total area limit | Anywhere on any wall of a building | — | 9-12.4 a, 9-12.5 a, 9-12.7 a, c |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 feet | 70 square feet for individual businesses on separate lots; 150 square feet for shopping centers or within 500 feet of Interstate highway | — | Minimum 10 feet from front property line; minimum 3 feet from side property lines | 1 per parcel | On premises | — | 9-12.4 b, c, d; 9-12.5 b; 9-12.6 a, b; 9-12.7 b, c |
| Projecting Sign | Not above highest point of roof of attached structure | — | — | — | — | Attached to building or structure, extending more than 12 inches | — | 9-12.6 c; 9-12.7 c |
| Portable Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | As for freestanding signs per 9-12.7; special setbacks if required by Building Official | 1 per parcel per year | On premises | — | 9-12.8 |
| Bench Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per business | On or adjacent to public place or roadway | — | 9-12.9 |
| Directional Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 at each entrance and exit | At each entrance and exit to business | — | 9-12.10 |
| Drive-Thru Menu Sign | — | 30 square feet | — | — | 1 | At restaurant drive-thrus | — | 9-12.11 |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 32 square feet | — | — | — | On premises | — | 9-12.12 |

### Industrial District (I-1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | — | — | — | Any number on wall facing street or parking lot, subject to total area limit | Anywhere on any wall of a building | — | 9-12.4 a, 9-12.5 a, 9-12.7 a, c |
| Freestanding Sign | 35 feet | 70 square feet for individual businesses on separate lots; 150 square feet for shopping centers or within 500 feet of Interstate highway | — | Minimum 10 feet from front property line; minimum 3 feet from side property lines | 1 per parcel | On premises | — | 9-12.4 b, c, d; 9-12.5 b; 9-12.6 a, b, d; 9-12.7 b, c |
| Projecting Sign | Not above highest point of roof of attached structure | — | — | — | — | Attached to building or structure, extending more than 12 inches | — | 9-12.6 c; 9-12.7 c |
| Portable Sign | — | 50 square feet | — | As for freestanding signs per 9-12.7; special setbacks if required by Building Official | 1 per parcel per year | On premises | — | 9-12.8 |
| Bench Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per business | On or adjacent to public place or roadway | — | 9-12.9 |
| Directional Sign | — | 4 square feet | — | — | 1 at each entrance and exit | At each entrance and exit to business | — | 9-12.10 |
| Drive-Thru Menu Sign | — | 30 square feet | — | — | 1 | At restaurant drive-thrus | — | 9-12.11 |
| Off-Premises Advertising Sign | Not to exceed building height limitation for I-1 district | 675 square feet | — | For signs >200 sq ft, setback equal to sign height from building or property line unless wall sign or constructed to withstand 30 PSF wind pressure; comply with other yard requirements; spacing 500 feet on major corridors, 300 feet on other streets, 2000 feet on same side of Interstate (governmental and small directional religious signs <74 sq ft not counted) | — | In I-1 district within 500 feet of Interstate highway right-of-way | — | 9-12.1, 9-14 |

## Prohibited signs in Batesburg Leesville

- No sign shall be attached to or placed against a building in such a way as to prevent egress through any door or window required or designed for access to any building, nor shall any sign obstruct or be attached to a fire escape.
- No sign shall be erected in such a manner as to obstruct the view of roads from pedestrian walks.
- No sign between a height of two and one-half (2½) feet and nine (9) feet above the center line grades of intersecting streets shall be permitted within twenty (20) feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines of two streets, or of a street and a railroad, or of a driveway or alley and a street. Any sign between two and one-half (2½) and nine (9) feet in height located between twenty (20) and twenty-five (25) feet of a driveway shall be setback at least ten (10) feet from the right-of-way of any street to which the driveway provides access.
- No sign shall be permitted which imitates an official traffic sign or signal, or contains words or symbols displayed in a manner which might mislead or confuse drivers of vehicles, or which displays intermittent lights resembling the color, size, shape or order of lights customarily used in traffic signals or on emergency vehicles or law enforcement vehicles, except as a part of a permitted private or public traffic control sign.
- Any lights used for sign illumination shall be so designed as to concentrate the illumination upon the sign and shall not glare upon the street or upon adjacent property.
- Flashing, windblown pennants and revolving signs are prohibited. Windblown banners with text are permitted under the portable sign provisions, provided that they have a sign permit, are limited in area to fifty (50) square feet if not attached to the building, and are used for one period a year, not to exceed thirty (30) days.
- Signs displaying any statements, words, character or illustrations that do not meet community standards as deemed by the Town Council are discouraged.
- Signs attached to any tree, shrub or utility pole are prohibited.
- It is prohibited to maintain upon any sign any commercial message, except one which advertises some product, service, activity, event, person, institution or business located on the premises where the sign is located, or the sale or rental of such premises except where permitted in the Section regarding Off-Premises Advertising.
- Roof signs are prohibited.
- Signs on vehicles either attached to or painted on vehicles or any type which are conspicuously parked in close proximity to the right-of-way and are obviously parked in such a way to advertise any business to the passing motorist or pedestrian are prohibited.
- Any sign placed on or in any public right-of-way is prohibited.
- Off-premises advertising signs are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Batesburg Leesville

- Signs not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, post office box numbers, names of occupants of premises, or other identification of premises not having commercial connotations. (Excluded from definition of sign)
- Flags and insignia of any government except when displayed in connection with commercial promotion. (Excluded from definition of sign)
- Legal notices, identification, informational, or directional signs erected or required by governmental bodies. (Excluded from definition of sign)
- Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings except letters, trademarks, moving parts, or moving lights. (Excluded from definition of sign)
- Signs directing and guiding traffic within private property, but bearing no advertising matter. (Excluded from definition of sign)
- Occupational signs denoting only the name, street number and occupation of an occupant in a professional office, medical clinic, or nursing home, not exceeding four (4) square feet in surface area.
- Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other non-combustible material.
- In Residential Districts one (1) real estate sign not exceeding four (4) square feet.
- Temporary campaign signs which relate to a candidate or candidates for public office or to a ballot measure which shall be confined wholly to placement on private property and shall be removed within five (5) days after the election or elections. Each parcel is limited to one sign per office or ballot measure. Surface area shall be a maximum of 4.5 square feet with no lights. Campaign signs must adhere to the vision clearance regulations at intersections as contained in Section 6-8.
- Civic club, religious, public and eleemosynary organization signs not exceeding four (4) square feet whether on or off the premises, provided these signs are not located in the public right-of-way.
- Directory signs not exceeding ten (10) square feet, and giving the name and/or occupation of the occupants of the building or buildings. When the identification of any entity is placed on a directory sign, such identification shall not be counted as a separate sign, so long as all lettering on the directory is of uniform style, size and coloration, and such identification does not exceed one (1) square foot in area.
- Temporary garage sale signs in residential districts. Limitations: advertisement contained on any garage sale sign shall be limited to 'Garage Sale' and address only and shall not exceed four (4) square feet in surface area. Only one sign shall be posted advertising the sale, and that sign shall be on private property of the person conducting the sale.
- Business identification signs painted on or otherwise attached to motor vehicles.
- 'Bumper stickers' attached to motor vehicles.
- Window signs.
- Banner signs as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
- One (1) temporary sign at each entrance announcing a land subdivision development, provided that such sign does not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area, is set back at least twenty (20) feet from any property line, and is removed not more than thirty (30) days from such time as fifty-one (51) percent of the lots are conveyed.
- One (1) sign each of craftsmen, artisans, house painters, contractors, or subcontractors during the period that such persons are performing repair, remodeling, repainting or improvement work on the premises on which such signs are erected, provided that the size of such signs is not in excess of four (4) square feet and that such signs are removed immediately upon completion of the work.
- One (1) sign displaying the names of building contractor, architects, engineers, and similar information upon the premises or any work under construction or any work of major repair or improvement, provided that the sign does not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area is removed within seven (7) days after completion of the work.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Any person aggrieved by the effect of this Article upon signs may petition to the Board of Appeals for a variance, following procedures and criteria outlined in Section 1 of the Zoning Ordinance.
- There is hereby established an appeals board for violations of this Article. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall serve and perform the duties of such appeals board under the provisions set forth under Section 1 of the Zoning Ordinance.

## Full detail

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