NC H645

Revises definitions related to outdoor advertising in North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 136, including terms like "erect," "illegal sign," "nonconforming sign," and "outdoor advertising."

Establishes new criteria for unzoned commercial or industrial areas to qualify for outdoor advertising signs, requiring businesses to maintain licenses, property tax listings, utilities, vehicular access, permanent buildings, six months of operation, minimum 20 hours weekly public access, and visibility from the main-traveled way.

Permits relocation of lawfully existing outdoor advertising signs within a two-mile radius when property is acquired by a public or private condemnor, with sign height allowed to increase up to 50 feet and reconstruction to commence within one year of removal.

Allows relocation of signs with valid permits up to 250 feet from original lot boundaries without condemnation, subject to a 10-year limitation between relocations on the same site.

Establishes view corridor restrictions preventing signs from relocating into view corridors without local approval, and requires notification to military base commanders when relocating signs within five miles of a military base, with 30-day comment period.