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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.12: Signs Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-84 (D) Signs with electronic moveable copy, scrolling messages, or other similar electronic displays designed to change display more than once an hour or a maximum of 8 times in a 24 hour period;20 (E) Signs, other than traffic, governmental, street name signs, political signs erected in accordance with State law, or other official governmental or public agency signs, shall not be permitted within any street private street right-of-way;21 (F) Roof signs; (G) Snipe signs; (H) Beacon lights, animated signs, and trailer signs and snipe signs;22 (I)(G) Portable signs, unless approved for a special event in accordance with Section 6.12.11(D)13(C);23 (J)(H) Signs supported in whole or in part by water, gas, air, or could otherwise be designated as inflatable signs; Individuals erecting an inflatable sign shall be subject to an immediate notice of violation and shall be required to remove the sign within the time frame it would normally take to deflate the sign, unless approved for a special event in accordance with Section 6.12.11(D)13 (C);23 (K)(I) Signs mounted on a single pole or mast; (L) Signs that contain rotating sign panels or objects;22 (M)(J) Signs that obstruct ingress and egress to any door, window, fire escape, stairway, ladder, or other opening intended to provide light, air, ingress, or egress for any room or building; and (N)(K) Signs that violate any provision of any law of the State of North Carolina relative to outdoor advertising. (L) Signs erected on telecommunication facilities or support structures other than those required by local, State, or Federal law.24 (O)(M) Signs containing lewd or lascivious letters, words, displays, or characters25 6.12.7 Submittal Requirements In order to erect a sign, other than exempt signs, a Zoning Compliance Permit application must be submitted and approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4 and the following specific submittal requirements: (A) A drawing to scale showing the design of the sign, including dimensions, method of attachment or support, source of illumination. If attached to a structure, the drawing must indicate where on the structure it will be installed; (B) A plot plan drawn to scale indicating the location of the sign relative to property lines, easements, buildings, streets and other on-premise signs; 20 Staff is proposing a universal standard for what constitutes electronic changeable copy to ensure proper enforcement. In reviewing the standard with the Attorney’s office there does not appear to be concern over establishing limits on the number of times in a given day the display can change. 21 As we have no authority to regulate signage within NC DOT rights‐of‐ways we are amending the language within this section accordingly. 22 Regulation/prohibitions are now covered under Section 6.12.6 (C). 23 Regulations governing special event displays has been moved. This is the new section reference. 24 From time to time staff receives requests to allow signage on telecommunication facilities. To date we have forbidden such placement. We are including language within the UDO formalizing this prohibition. 25 Language formerly contained in Section 6.12.7 (C) moved here on advice from the Attorney’s office. 38