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3 <br /> PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br /> - ORDINANCE: ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> REFERENCE: ARTICLE 9 SECTION 9 . 11 PERMITTED SIGNS <br /> ARTICLE 9 SECTION 9 . 6E SIGNS DIRECTING AND <br /> GUIDING TRAFFIC <br /> ARTICLE 9 SECTION 9.2A TRAFFIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS <br /> ARTICLE 9 SECTION 9 . 12 MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: x Staff Planning Board <br /> BOCC Public <br /> Other: <br /> STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: x High Middle Low <br /> Comment: <br /> EXPECTED PUBLIC HEARING DATE: <br /> PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT: <br /> To permit greater flexibility in the design and installation <br /> of signs for commercial/industrial centers. <br /> IMPACTS/ISSUES: <br /> A proposal has been submitted by the Meadowlands to amend <br /> signage requirements in the Industrial-1 (I-I) zone. The <br /> following changes to the Permitted Sign Table (Section 9.11) <br /> were proposed: <br /> Requested <br /> Change: <br /> To increase the maximum number of signs allowed in <br /> the Major Transportation Corridor from 2 to 4, <br /> or increase the square footage permitted for <br /> directional signs from 4 to 9 square feet. <br /> . _ <br /> Department _ - - <br /> Recommendation: <br /> This increase from 2 to 4 signs in the <br /> Major Transportation Corridor appears to be <br /> , excessive based on other ordinance in nearby - <br /> _ : counties. The increase in size for directional <br /> signs is also excessive. " Wake- County allows a -4 <br /> square foot directional sign and Durham County <br /> permits a 4 to 8 square foot directional sign. <br /> Based on this information, the Planning Staff would <br /> recommend the present requirements not be changed. <br /> 1 <br />