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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.12: Signs Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-80 6.12.2 Outdoor Advertising Signs- Applicability6 The provisions of this ArticleSection 6.12 establish standards and review criteria relating to the location, erection, maintenance, lighting, setbacks, and use of signs. This includes regulations pertaining to outdoor advertising (i.e. Billboards) signage. The regulation and permitting of outdoor advertisingsignage is also subject to State requirements, including the State Outdoor Advertising Control Act, and Federal requirements. In cases where there is a conflict between County regulations and State or Federal regulations, relating to the location, erection, maintenance, lighting, setbacks and use of outdoor advertising signage, the corresponding State or Federal law shall take precedent. In cases where there is no applicable State/Federal standard, then existing County regulations shall be enforced. 6.12.3 General Requirements (A) No sign of any type nor any part thereof shall be erected, painted, posted, reposted, placed, replaced, or hung in any zoning district except in compliance with these regulations. (B) No person shall erect or maintain a sign, and no property owner shall allow a sign to be erected or maintained on his their 7property, except in conformity with these regulations. (C) Unless otherwise permitted, aA Zoning Compliance Permit approved in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be required prior to erecting a sign, unless otherwise permitted. (D) A permit shall be required when a change in the use the property requires the alteration of an existing sign face. 8 (D)(E) for A permit shall be required to allow for change of copy of an existing signthe alteration of an existing sign structure, for any sign when the use of the premises changes, or when an existing sign is altered., however noThis does not include permit will be required forthe changinge of copy on a changeable message or reader board sign.9 (E)(F) In no case shall decorative features or landscaping at the base of a sign obstruct the view of motorists. (F)(G) Sign Locations (1) All signs shall be located outside the sight visibility triangle (see Section 6.2.10). (2) No sign, including supporting frames or base, shall be located within five feet of a public right-of-way. (3) No sign may be attached, affixed, or painted upon any utility poles, governmental signs, trees, rocks, or other similar natural object within the public right-of-way. (4) No sign shall be permitted on the side street frontage of a corner lot if the lot is located 10within 100 feet of a residential district. 6In reviewing the existing language with the Attorney’s office it was determined the regulation(s) were content based. At the Attorney’s suggestion we are revising the existing section to outline the applicability of regulations as a whole rather than just ‘fixate’ on a specific type of sign (i.e. a billboard). As revised the section will have the same impact(s) as before but will apply to all signage erected within the County. 7 Staff is changing language to eliminate gender specific references. 8 Staff is attempting to clarify and simply the requirements of this section. 9 We received a review comment expressing concern over keeping existing language all within subsection (D), specifically that it could be misinterpreted as to what was actually required. Staff has split the existing language into 2 new subsections. 10 This language was a holdover from the old Ordinance. Both staff and the attorney’s office believed the regulation, as originally worded, was confusing and modified it accordingly to ensure an enforceable standard. 34