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Article 6: Development Standards 369 <br />Section 6.12: Signs <br />Planning Department and all other related agencies (i.e. NC Department of <br />Transportation). <br />6.12.12 Signs Permitted in Specific Zoning Districts <br />The following signs shall be permitted in the zoning districts indicated, in accordance with all <br />other provisions of this Section and specific standards for each sign established herein: <br />(A) On- Premise Commercial Signs <br />(1) These signs shall comply with all state and county building codes and the <br />National Electric Code. Clearance of signs is required from high voltage power <br />lines and signs shall be located in such a way that they will maintain horizontal <br />and vertical clearance of all overhead electrical conductors in accordance with <br />the National Electric Code specifications, provided that no sign shall be installed <br />closer than ten feet horizontally or vertically from any conductor or public utility <br />guy wire. <br />(2) On- premise commercial signs shall be permitted within the following zoning <br />districts: LC -1, NC -2, CC -3, GC-4, EC -5, OI, El, 1 -1, 1 -2, 1 -3 AS, MPD -CZ, MHP- <br />CZ and all of the Economic Development zoning districts " 3. <br />(3) All on- premise commercial signs shall be setback ten feet from the front, side, <br />and rear property lines or the edge of any existing or projected street right -of -way <br />line whichever is greater. In cases where a property abuts a residential zoned <br />parcel of property, the side or rear yard setback requirement shall be doubled. <br />(4) Number of Signs Permitted <br />(a) One on- premise commercial sign shall be permitted per parcel. <br />However, one additional on- premise commercial sign may be permitted <br />for parcels with frontage on more than one right -of -way in accordance <br />with the provisions of this Section. <br />(b) Under no circumstances shall more than one three - dimensional sign be <br />permitted on -site. <br />(c) For multi- tenant buildings and /or sites permitted as a conditional use or <br />conditional zoning district, additional on- premise commercial signs or <br />sign area may be permitted by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />(5) Height of Signs <br />(a) Pole signs shall be limited to a height of 24 feet with a mandatory ground <br />clearance of eight feet from the normal or finished grade elevation of the <br />property at the base of the sign <br />(b) Ground signs shall not exceed six feet in height from the normal or <br />finished grade elevation of the property at the base of the sign <br />(6) The allowable area for on- premise commercial signs shall be determined as <br />follows: <br />(a) Single or double -faced signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area, per <br />sign face. <br />(b) Three- dimensional signs shall not exceed a maximum volume of 54 <br />cubic feet with no dimension exceeding six feet. <br />"9 Staff is suggesting this language be added. It should have been added as part of the UDO development process <br />but was missed when the Sign Regulations were overhauled and the EDD Design Manual was incorporated into the <br />UDO. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -53 <br />