Charlotte, NC Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

C, Table 22-5. They are permitted only in Manufacturing and Logistics Zoning Districts located within 150 feet of the right-of-way of a Limited Access Road, or within the CR Zoning District (also within 150 feet of a Limited Access Road) but only for conversions of an existing static billboard to electronic display. Each face is capped at 380 square feet, the structure cannot exceed 50 feet in height measured from the adjacent pavement, and only one sign face is allowed per side. 4. Messages must hold static for a minimum of 8 seconds, with any change sequence completed within 2 seconds; moving, rotating, flashing, animation, video, audio, pyrotechnic and bluecasting components are all prohibited.

Spacing rules are strict: at least 2,000 feet is required between two electronic billboards on the same side of a street, 1,000 feet on the opposite side, and 1,000 feet from any static billboard on the same side within 300 feet of a right-of-way. No electronic billboard may sit within 400 feet of a Neighborhood 1 or Neighborhood 2 Place Type, within an historic district, or within 400 feet of an historic district boundary, and a 20-foot minimum separation from any existing building applies.