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2 <br />An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of <br />Orange County <br />Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, that the <br />Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: <br />Section 1: Petitioner proposed language in bold to amend Article 9 of the Zoning <br />Ordinance: <br />ARTICLE 9. SIGNS <br />9.1 Intent <br />Amended <br />1/3/84 <br />It is the general intent of this Article to prohibit signs of commercial nature in <br />districts in which commerce is barred; to limit signs in the commercial <br />districts in relation to the intensity of the use of the district and its <br />surroundings; and to control the number, area and locations of signs in other <br />districts. <br />It is the intent of this section to regulate signs on a per lot basis in <br />conjunction with the zoning designation of the lot as described in the current <br />tax roll. <br />9.2 Traffic Safety Precautions <br />Notwithstanding any other provisions in this ordinance, the following <br />practices in relation to signs are prohibited in order to preserve the safety of <br />pedestrian and vehicular movement: <br />a) No sign shall be erected so that any part of it intrudes into the sight <br />preservation triangle. <br />b) No sign shall use words such as "stop," "slow," "caution ", "danger ", or <br />similar admonitions which can be confused with traffic directional <br />signs erected by governmental agencies. <br />C) No sign shall be erected so that, by its location, color, nature or <br />message, it would tend to be confused with or obstruct the view of <br />traffic signals or signs or would tend to be confused with the warning <br />lights of an emergency or public safety vehicle. <br />d) No sign shall contain flashing lights, except those showing time of day <br />and temperature. <br />9.3 Prohibited Locations For Signs <br />Except where specifically permitted by this ordinance, all signs, including the <br />supports, frames and embellishments thereto, shall not be located within any <br />M <br />