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Planning staff releases public‑comment draft to update county sign standards, including digital signs
Summary
Planning staff presented a public‑comment draft to modernize New Hanover County’s UDO sign rules: clarifying measurement and definitions, adding provisions for digital/changeable copy signs, updating illumination standards, and reorganizing the code for clarity. A two‑week public comment period will begin next week ahead of a Sept. hearing.
Planning staff presented a public‑comment draft on Aug. 7 to update the Unified Development Ordinance’s sign standards, calling the work a maintenance amendment focused on clarity, legal compliance and modernization.
Miss Rolfe said the amendments clean up cross‑references, clarify how sign area is measured, add definitions for newer sign types, and add a specific changeable‑copy section covering both manually changed signs and…
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