19a ncac 02E .0215      PERMITS FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

(a)  A permit shall be required for the construction or maintenance of any directional sign permitted by Rule .0214 of this Section, except that no permit shall be required to erect or maintain directional signs to religious sites or for the construction and maintenance of official signs and notices, public utility signs, service club and religious notices, and public service signs, as defined by Rule .0201 (10)(a), (b), (c), and (18) of this Section.

(b)  An application for a directional sign shall be made according to Rule .0206 of this Section with the exception the initial fee shall be forty dollars ($40.00) paid with each application for a permit.

(c)  An annual renewal of each permit shall be made according to Rule .0207 of this Section with the exception the renewal fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) and shall be required to maintain such directional signs.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 136-130; 136-133;

Eff July 1, l978;

Amended Eff. November 1, 1993; July 1, 1986, March 1, 1983, June 15, 1981;

Temporary Amendment Eff. November 1, 1999;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2000;

Readopted Eff. January 1, 2021.