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PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Administration <br />(919) 245-2575 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) <br />www.orangecountync.gov <br />131 W. Margaret Lane <br />Suite 201 <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM: <br /> <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director <br />Michael D. Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br /> <br />DATE: February 14, 2018 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Information Item – Continued Review of Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments on Signage <br /> <br /> <br />At the May 23, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing staff presented several amendments to <br />Section 6.12 Signs of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) intended to: <br /> <br />1. Eliminate superfluous/contradictory sign regulations; <br />2. Correct identified grammatical errors; <br />3. Establish standards defining what constitutes an electronic scrolling message <br />sign; and <br />4. Recommend the adoption of new standards allowing for larger signage within <br />specific non-residential zoning districts based on the size/road frontage of a <br />parcel of property. <br />During the public hearing staff indicated recent court decisions, most notably the US <br />Supreme Court case Reed versus Town of Gilbert, would require a comprehensive <br />review of existing regulations. Future amendments would be necessary to address the <br />findings of the Gilbert case to ensure compliance with same. <br /> <br />At the public hearing requests were made that staff: <br /> <br />a. Schedule a work session with the BOCC to continue the discussion on possible <br />amendments to the sign ordinance, <br />STAFF COMMENT: The request was to schedule a work session with the <br />Board in the fall of 2016 with a potential presentation of additional <br />amendments in May of 2017. <br />1