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Article 6: Development Standards 10 Section 6.12:Signs located. Such signage shall be removed within 90 days from the date of termination of such activity. Upon failure of the owner to remove such signs within the prescribed time, the Planning Director shall take appropriate legal action to have such sign removed; (C) Flashing, blinking, pulsating, signs or signs with moving parts except for signs showing time of day and temperature that are part of an approved sign advertising a permitted business activity on a parcel of property; (D) Signs with electronic moveable copy or other similar electronic displays; (E) Signs, other than traffic, governmental, street name signs, political signs erected in accordance with State law, or other official governmental or public agency sign, shall not be permitted within any street right-of-way; (F) Roof signs; (G) Snipe signs; (H) Beacon lights, animated signs, trailer signs and snipe signs; (1) Portable signs, unless approved for a special event in accordance with Section 6.12.11(D); (J) Signs supported in whole or in part by water, gas, air, or could otherwise be designated as inflatable signs; Individuals erecting an inflatable sign shall be subject to an immediate notice of violation and shall be required to remove the sign within the time frame it would normally take to deflate the sign, unless approved for a special event in accordance with Section 6.12.11(D); (K) Signs mounted on a single pole or mast; (L) Signs that contain rotating sign panels or objects; (M) Signs that obstruct ingress and egress to any door, window, fire escape, stairway, ladder, or other opening intended to provide light, air, ingress, or egress for any room or building; and (N) Signs that violate any provision of any law of the State of North Carolina relative to outdoor advertising. 6.12.7 Submittal Requirements In order to erect a sign, other than exempt signs, a Zoning Compliance Permit application must be submitted and approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4 and the following specific submittal requirements: (A) A drawing to scale showing the design of the sign, including dimensions, method of attachment or support, source of illumination. If attached to a structure, the drawing must indicate where on the structure it will be installed; (B) A plot plan drawn to scale indicating the location of the sign relative to property lines, easements, buildings, streets and other on-premise signs; (C) Sign copy shall be submitted for all proposed signs to the Planning department for review and approval. No sign shall have lewd or lascivious letters, words, or characters designating the same; and (D) Sign plans shall be submitted to the Planning Department for approval prior to the Building Inspector issuing a Building Permit. A record of such applications and actions taken shall be kept in the Planning Department. 6.12.8 Expiration of Permits (A) Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, zoning compliance permits for signs shall expire within 180 days from the date of issuance unless within that time the work authorized by the permit has been completed. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-83