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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-98 <br /> <br />(1) Regardless of location a Golf Course shall have a cumulative sign allotment limit <br />of 320 square feet further restricted as follows <br />(a) Freestanding or ground monument signage shall not exceed 32 square <br />feet in area. <br />(b) Ground mounument signage shall not exceed six feet in height from <br />finished grade. Freestanding signage shall comply with the height <br />requirements as detailed herein. <br />(c) Only one freestanding or ground monument sign shall be permitted. <br />(d) All other signage shall not exceed 12 square feet in area. <br />(i)(e) <br />6.12.14 Additional Standards for Economic Development Districts <br />In addition to the overall sign standards established herein, the following specific standards shall <br />apply in the Economic Development Districts: <br />(A) General Standards <br />(1) A sign plan must be submitted and approved as part of the comprehensive site <br />plan or master plan.29 <br />(2) For multiple use sites or buildings, unified directional/informational signs and the <br />use of coordinated individual wall signs is the preferred approach to business <br />identification.30 <br />(3)(1) Sign colors must not be overpowering but must accent the building which the <br />sign identifies or on which it is mounted.31 <br />(4)(2) The light from an illuminated sign must not be permitted to shine into any road <br />right-of-way or across property lines. <br />(5)(3) In addition to the prohibited signs in Section 6.12.6, the following types of signs <br />are specifically prohibited for location within the individual Economic <br />Development Districts: off premises advertising signs, billboardsoutdoor <br />advertising32, inflatable, and portable signs. <br />(B) Identification Signs33 <br />(1) Freestanding Identification Signs <br />(a) Only one freestanding identification sign is permitted for each <br />development. However, a second sign may be permitted where a site <br />has more than one vehicular entrance on different sides of the building. <br />(b) A freestanding identification sign must be placed perpendicular to <br />approaching vehicular traffic so that it is clearly visible and does not <br />obstruct the view of any other identification or information sign. <br />(c) A freestanding identification sign must be located at least 10-feet from <br />any property line or driveway. <br />(2) Buckhorn EDD & Eno EDD Only34 <br /> <br />29 Already required for all sign permits – see Section 6.12.3 General Requirements of the UDO.  <br />30 As this regulation is content based, meaning staff will have to read the sign to determine how it should be  <br />classified and regulated, the provision is not longer viable based on recent court rulings.   <br />31 While we have not recommended modification of this existing standard, staff is not sure how it could be  <br />enforced given its nebulous and subjective nature.  <br />32 Outdoor advertising is now the ‘defined’ term within the UDO referencing a billboard.  Staff is changing the  <br />language to be consistent with its reference.  <br />33 These regulations are already located within Section 6.12.12.  There is no reason to repeat them.  <br /> 41 41