Sign Regulations in Catawba County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Catawba County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Catawba County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Digital Billboards
Off-premises billboards in unincorporated Catawba County may be upgraded to or built with LED technology only in the districts where billboards are allowed, and any LED billboard must sit at least 1,200 feet from another LED off-premises sign and hold each static message for a minimum of eight seconds, per UDO Sec. 44-563(t).
Catawba County LED & Digital Billboard Rules
Significant RestrictionsCatawba County Code of Ordinances § 44-563(t)
(f)Off-premises signs are permitted in highway commercial (HC) and industrial (LI and GI) districts only....(t)An off-premises sign may be upgraded or constructed, where permitted, utilizing LED technology. In addition, an off-premises sign with LED technology must be separated from another off-premises sign with LED technology by 1,200 feet. A LED off-premises sign must hold a static message a...
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