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Article 6: Development Standards 72 <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <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. For parcels zoned CC-3. GC-4, 01, 1-1, 1-3,AS, EDB-2, EDE- <br /> 2, EDH-4, EDH-5, and MPD-CZ signage shall not exceed 72 square feet <br /> in area for parcels that: <br /> (i) Are larger than 60,000 square feet in area, and <br /> i,a)(ii) Have more than 300 linear frontage along a NC Department of <br /> Transportation (NC DOT) maintained roadway. <br /> (b) Three-dimensional signs shall not exceed a maximum volume of 54 <br /> cubic feet with no dimension exceeding six feet. <br /> Figure 6.12.12.A.6: Three-Dimensional Sign Allowable Volume <br /> a" <br /> r <br /> H j <br /> NOTE: L x W x H may not exce 54 cubic feet with no di nsion exceeding 6 feet. <br /> /Off-Premise -pre ise commercial sign may conta a changeable copy sign as defined <br /> 0 inance. However, the total sign are including the area of changeable <br /> all not exceed the maximum allowable a established in Section <br /> 2(A)(6)(a) above. <br /> -premise commercial sign shall be oriented is su a manner as to be <br /> ly visible from a major transportation corridor as est lished in this <br /> nce. <br /> ommercial Signs <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-87 <br />