# Sign Regulations in Walterboro, South Carolina

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Walterboro, South Carolina (SC)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/south-carolina/walterboro
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-09
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/SC/Walterboro/codes/Unified_Development_Ordinance?nodeId=CH5SI)

## At a glance

Walterboro, South Carolina regulates 7 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Wall Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at Not to extend more than 2 ft above the top of the sign by ornamentation. tall (Sec. 5.2.2C, 5.2.6). Most commercial signs in Walterboro require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | Not to extend more than 2 ft above the top of the sign by ornamentation. | 24 sq. ft. of permitted freestanding sign area | — |
| Planned Development District | 1 | — | — | — |
| Historic Preservation Overlay | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Primary Identification Sign | — | — | — | — | One (1) per establishment (standard); one (1) per street frontage on corner lots. | On-premises; not within right-of-way. | — | 5.2.1, 5.2.2A-B, 5.2.6 |
| Wall Sign | Not to extend more than 2 ft above the top of the sign by ornamentation. | — | — | — | One (1) per accessory structure | On accessory structure subordinate to the principal structure: one (1) allowed. | — | 5.2.2C, 5.2.6 |
| Freestanding Sign | — | — | — | — | — | On-premises; not within right-of-way. | — | 5.2.6, 5.2.5 |
| Electronic Message Display (Freestanding Sign) | — | 24 sq. ft. of permitted freestanding sign area | — | — | — | Only on parcels fronting a four-lane or greater arterial roadway in districts where internally illuminated signs are permitted. | — | 5.2.7A-E |
| Governmental/Public Information/Traffic Control/Historical/Legal Notices | — | — | — | — | — | Permitted in public rights-of-way. | — | 5.2.5B |

### Planned Development District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All Sign Types (Planned Development District Signage Plan) | — | — | — | — | — | As specified by the approved signage plan. | — | 5.2.1C3 |

### Historic Preservation Overlay

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All Sign Types | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2.7A |

## Prohibited signs in Walterboro

- No establishment shall have more than one (1) primary identification sign unless otherwise specified.
- No sign shall be in the sight triangle at intersections as defined by this Ordinance.
- Signs are not permitted within a right-of-way except as specified (governmental public information signs, traffic control and emergency signs, historical signs and markers, and postings of legal notice).
- Illuminated signs may not have external light sources visible from the right-of-way or cause glare hazards to pedestrians, motorists, or adjacent properties.
- Illuminated signs must not resemble traffic or emergency lighting that could cause drivers to become disoriented.
- Electronic message display boards must not have any distracting appearance of motion, flashing, blinking, shimmering, varying of light intensity, flipping, crawling, or any other message changing mechanism which gives the impression or appearance of movement.
- Electronic message displays are not permitted in the Historic Preservation Overlay.

## Signs exempt from permit in Walterboro

- Governmental public information signs, traffic control and emergency signs, historical signs and markers, and postings of legal notice are permitted in public rights-of-way.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Signage plans are required for sign permits covering any of the following: two (2) or more adjacent properties under the same ownership; a single lot with more than one (1) principal use, such as a shopping center; and a Planned Development District.
- The plan shall specify standards for consistency in size, color, style, material, and location. Once approved by the Administrator, the plan is binding on all uses occupying the affected lots.

## Full detail

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