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Article 6: Development Standards 74 <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <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 44 foot of building length facing a public <br /> right-of-way, not to exceed 32 square feet. For parcels zoned CC-3. GC-4, 01, I- <br /> 2, 1-3, AS, EDB-2, EDE-2, EDH-4, EDH-5, and MPD-CZ signage shall not exceed <br /> 64 square feet in area for parcels that: <br /> (a) Are larger than 60,000 square feet in area, and <br /> (b) Contain a structure with more than 100 linear feet of building length <br /> facing a public right-of-way, and <br /> (c) Have more than 300 feet of linear frontage along a NC Department of <br /> Transportation (NC DOT) maintained roadway. <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 /> (2) Projecting signs may be internally illuminated and shall comply with all applicable <br /> state and county building codes and the National Electric Code. <br /> (3) Projecting signs shall be permitted within the following zoning districts: LC-1, NC- <br /> 2, CC-3, GC-4, EC-5, 01, E1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, AS, MPD-CZ ASE-CZ REDA-CZ-1 and <br /> all of the Economic Development zoning districts. <br /> (4) Projecting signs shall adhere to the minimum setback requirements established <br /> for all structures within the zoning district in which it is located. <br /> (5) Only one projecting signs shall be permitted per building facade even in cases of <br /> a building located on a corner lot. <br /> (6) The allowable sign area shall be determined as follows: <br /> (a) One square foot of sign area for every�4 foot of building length, facing a <br /> public right-of-way, not to exceed 32 square feet in area. <br /> (7) Projecting signs shall clear sidewalks and pedestrian paths by a height of at least <br /> ten feet above finished grade. <br /> (8) Projecting signs shall not extend above the soffit, parapet, or eave line of the <br /> building to which it is attached. <br /> (9) Projecting signs shall not be located at the corner of a building except at right <br /> angles to the building fagade. <br /> (E) Window Signs <br /> (1) Window signs shall be permitted within the following zoning districts: LC-1, NC-2, <br /> CC-3, GC-4, EC-5, 01, E1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, AS, MPD-CZ, ASE-CZ, REDA-CZ-1 and <br /> all of the Economic Development zoning districts. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-89 <br />