article 5. zoning district regulations - City of Wilmington

Land Development Code
City of Wilmington
area. There is no minimum clearance if the sign is not located in a
pedestrian area or bike path area.
4. The maximum square footage per individual sign on the sign pole
or post is four (4) square feet. The maximum total square footage
on a pole or post is twenty (20) square feet.
5. The maximum number of individual signs per sign pole or post is
five (5).
6. No more than two (2) sign poles or posts per block face are
permitted.
7. External illumination of wayfinding signs is permitted. Internal
illumination of wayfinding signs shall be prohibited.
8. Wayfinding signs shall not be visible from roadways outside the
development.
9. A sign plan must be approved by staff prior to installation. The
sign plan must include all proposed sign dimensions, square
footage, location, materials, and colors.
(11) Street and parking design:
a. A general grid street system with multiple external road connections is
encouraged. Multiple internal road connections are required.
b. Road connections to adjacent roads and developments:
1. Connections to existing stubbed roads are required unless the
connection would result in substantial degradation of an existing
wetland or water body to the point that required permits cannot be
obtained from the appropriate regulating bodies.
2. Multiple connections are encouraged to limit the impact on any
one (1) street.
3. Each MX project shall have sufficient external connections so that
no one site entrance will carry more than fifty (50) percent of the
average daily trips to or from the site. This requirement may be
waived if a site has insufficient frontage to be granted multiple
driveway permits from the North Carolina Department of
Transportation or the City and adjacent site conditions prevent
connections on other perimeters.
4. A traffic impact analysis and street design plan shall be required to
make the determination of adequate connectivity. The traffic
impact analysis is required at the time of site plan submittal. The
interconnectivity requirements of this section shall be met for each
phase of a mixed use development.
5. Connections to existing local roads shall not be direct through
street access from collectors or arterials. Connections to local roads
shall include landscaped islands, roundabouts or other features
designed to calm traffic as it enters the existing neighborhood.
6. Public amenities are encouraged to be located next to adjacent
neighborhood connection points.
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