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370 Article 6: Development Standards <br />Section 6.12: Signs <br />(8) In no case shall an off - premise commercial sign be located closer than 1,000 feet <br />to an existing off - premise commercial sign. <br />(9) Off - premise commercial signs are prohibited within the Major Transportation <br />Corridor (MTC) overlay district. <br />(10) No person may, for the purpose of increasing or enhancing the visibility of any <br />off - premises commercial sign, damage, trim, destroy, or remove any trees, <br />shrubs, or other vegetation in the following locations: <br />(a) Within the right -of -way of any public street or road, unless the work is <br />done pursuant to the express written authorization of the North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation; <br />(b) On property that is not under the ownership or control of the person <br />responsible for such work, unless the work is done pursuant to the <br />express authorization of the property owner where the vegetation is <br />located; and, <br />(c) In any area where such vegetation is required to remain under a permit <br />issued in accordance with this Ordinance. <br />(C) Wall Signs <br />(1) Shall either be mounted or painted on a building. <br />(2) Wall signs may be internally illuminated and shall comply with all applicable state <br />and county building codes and the National Electric Code. <br />(3) Wall Signs shall be permitted within the following zoning districts: LC -1, NC -2, <br />CC -3, GC-4, EC -5, OI, El, 1 -11 1 -2, 1 -31 AS, MPD -CZ and all of the Economic <br />Development zoning districts. 120 <br />(4) All wall signs shall be offset a minimum of ten feet from the corner of the building <br />on which it is mounted. <br />(5) Wall signs shall not protrude more that 12 inches from the face of building on <br />which it is mounted. <br />(6) Number of Signs Permitted <br />(a) Only one wall sign shall be permitted per building facade. In cases <br />where a building is located on a corner lot, an additional wall sign may be <br />permitted on the building wall facing the second street right -of -way, <br />subject to the requirements of this Ordinance. <br />(b) For multi- tenant buildings permitted as a conditional use or conditional <br />zoning district additional wall signs may be permitted by the Board of <br />County Commissioners. <br />(7) The allowable sign area shall be determined as follows: <br />One square foot of sign area for every % foot of building length facing a public <br />right -of -way, not to exceed 32 square feet. <br />(8) A changeable copy sign may be utilized as a wall sign. <br />(9) Wall signs shall not extend above the soffit, parapet, or eave line of the building <br />to which it is attached. <br />(D) Projecting Signs <br />(1) Projecting signs shall be mounted on a building. <br />10 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 -95 <br />