Greensboro, NC Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

4(A) defines an attached sign to include any sign located on the same lot or parcel as the principal use that is affixed to or integrated into the building or structure, explicitly stating that this includes signs covering all or portions of doors or windows such as window wraps. Because window wraps are legally attached signs rather than a separate sign type, they are not measured against a stand-alone window-coverage percentage; instead they draw down the same wall-sign area allowance the property has for all of its attached signage under Table 14-3.

5% in O, MU-M, MU-H, NS, UMU, BP, C-L and LIM districts; and 15% in AO, C-M, CB, LI, HI and C-H districts, based on the first 30 feet of building height (buildings over 30 feet get an added 5% allowance for the area above 30 feet, provided the sign sits near the top of the building). In multi-tenant buildings the percentage is calculated against each tenant's own wall area rather than the whole facade. Illuminated window signs, whether internally or externally lit, are allowed in most districts, except that C-N district signs are limited to cut-out letter lighting for internal illumination. 5 applies to attached signage generally, including window wraps that exceed the exempt thresholds.