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0012 <br />c) Outdoor advertising signs shall be considered principal uses of land <br />and shall not have other principal uses on the same lot. <br />Amended d) Outdoor advertising signs shall not exceed one sign every thousand <br />6/4/84 (1000) feet measured in a radius from the sign. <br />e) All signs shall comply with the construction requirements of the North <br />Carolina State Building Code. Trailer mounted signs do not meet <br />these standards. <br />Amended f) Signs identifying any non - residential use permitted by right or by <br />1/3/84 special use permit in a residential zone shall not exceed 16 square <br />feet in area and shall be limited to one single or double -faced on- <br />premise sign per street or road frontage. No sign shall exceed six (6) <br />feet in height. Height of the sign shall be measured from the average <br />finished ground level to the highest point of the sign. Measurement <br />shall not be taken from the highest point of a mound or berm at the <br />sign site. <br />Amended g) No more than 3 signs totaling 9 square feet in area are permitted on <br />1/3/84 each residentially zoned lot in connection with elections and political <br />campaigns. Such signs shall be removed within 7 days after the <br />election or the conclusion of the campaigns. In cases of second or <br />subsequent primaries, signs must be removed 7 days after the <br />concluding election. <br />Amended h) Within the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) District the following <br />6/4/84 additional requirements shall apply: <br />1. Outdoor advertising signs shall not be permitted in the MTC <br />district. <br />2. Permitted signs within the MTC district are limited to <br />identification and incidental signs. <br />3. Within the MTC district the maximum area of any sign face <br />shall not exceed seventy -tWtio (72) square feet. <br />9.13 Sign Survey Required and Compliance Deadlines Set <br />The Zoning Officer shall make an inventory of all signs not meeting the <br />requirements of this Article. This inventory, which shall include all land <br />within the zoning jurisdiction of the County of Orange, shall contain the <br />locationand a description of the sign and the name and address of the <br />owner(s) of the lot on which each sign is located, as contained in the current <br />tax roll. Additionally, for each sign, the Zoning Officer shall note the reasons <br />for the determination that each sign falls under the provisions of this section. <br />Upon completion of the inventory, the Zoning Officer shall notify by certified <br />mail the owner(s) of the lot which each sign is located of the determination <br />9 -5 <br />