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9. <br /> T 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 3.j. 1989 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # P <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT - INDUSTRIAL <br /> DEVELOPMENT SIGNS (ARTICLE 9 - SIGNS) <br /> opool• NowIlilIM•■■■■••■■■rdllam. <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING _x_Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Kirk <br /> Proposed Ordinance Amendment <br /> Correspondence from Mark Farrell <br /> Draft 11/28/88 Public Hearing Minutes <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a request to amend sign <br /> restrictions related to industrial development. This <br /> is a continuation of the November 28, 1988 Public <br /> Hearing. <br /> BACKGROUND: A proposal was submitted by the Meadowlands to amend <br /> signage requirements in the I-1 Industrial Zone. The <br /> requested changes pertain to signs permitted in the <br /> Major Transportation Corridor, sign setbacks and <br /> square footage, and the addition of a provision for <br /> entrance signs to industrial developments. <br /> The following are requested changes and Planning Staff <br /> recommendations reguarding these changes: <br /> - Increase the number of signs in the MTC from 2 to 4 <br /> or increase the square footage for directional signs <br /> from 4 to 9 square feet. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends a 10 foot sign setback <br /> along frontage of interior streets and a 25 foot <br /> setback on perimeter streets. <br />