Purpose.
Charlotte City Code § 19-207
in effectSec. 19-207. - Purpose.
This article is intended to provide for temporary and permanent decorative signs within public rights-of-way and to exempt such signs from the provisions contained in the Unified Development Ordinance in chapter 24 of this Code. Decorative signs are regulated in accordance with these standards in order to:
(1) Make it clear that decorative signs under this article constitute government speech and that the city does not intend to create a public forum for private speech;
(2) Provide standards and guidelines regarding the donation and display of banners, flags, pennants and other decorative and informative signs on public rights-of-way;
(3) Restrict the display of decorative signs which:
a. Overloads the public's capacity to receive information;
b. Violate privacy; or
c. Increases the probability of accidents by distracting attention or obstructing vision;
(4) Establish guidelines which include, but are not limited to, size, materials, location, erection and removal of decorative signs.
(Ord. No. 4687, § 1, 6-27-2011; Ord. No. 1033, § 2, 10-27-2025)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH19STSIOTPUPL_ARTVIIDESI_S19-207PUFetched: 10/27/2026