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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-91 <br /> <br />(b) Off-premise commercial signs (billboards)Outdoor advertising signage <br />shall be permitted within the GC-4, EC-5, I-1, and I-2 general use zoning <br />districts and is prohibited for location within the Major Transportation <br />Corridor (MTC) Overlay District. <br />(2)(c) No electric tap outs allowing for an independent light source to receive <br />power shall be allowed. <br />(3)(d) Off-premise commercial signsOutdoor advertising shall be considered <br />the principal use of property and shall not be permitted as an accessory <br />use. There shall be no additional principal uses allowed on the same <br />parcel. Off-premise commercial signs shall not be permitted as <br />accessory uses. <br />(4)(e) No off-premise commercial signOutdoor advertising shall not be located <br />closer than 200 feet to the right-of-way of major thoroughfares (i.e. US <br />70, NC 86, NC 40, and NC 57) and 600 feet to the right-of-way for all <br />other thoroughfares and streets. <br />(5)(f) The height of an off-premise commercial signSigns shall not exceed 25 <br />feet in height as measured from the grade of the right-of-way or surface <br />grade beneath the sign, whichever is less. The clearance of an off- <br />premise signOutdoor Advertising sign shall not be less than eight feet <br />from the grade of the right-of-way or surface grade beneath the sign, <br />whichever is less. <br />(6)(g) Off-premise commercialOutdoor Advertising signs shall be limited to 480 <br />square feet of sign area. <br />(7)(h) In no case shall an off-premise commercialOutdoor Advertising sign be <br />located closer than 1,000 feet to an existing off-premise commercial sign. <br />(8) Off-premise commercial signs are prohibited within the Major Transportation <br />Corridor (MTC) overlay district. <br />(9)(i) No person may, for the purpose of increasing or enhancing the visibility <br />of any off-premises commercial sign, damage, trim, destroy, or remove <br />any trees, shrubs, or other vegetation in the following locations: <br />(a)i. Within the right-of-way of any public street or <br />road, unless the work is done pursuant to the <br />express written authorization of the North <br />Carolina Department of Transportation; <br />(b)ii. On property that is not under the ownership or <br />control of the person responsible for such work, <br />unless the work is done pursuant to the express <br />authorization of the property owner where the <br />vegetation is located; and, <br />(c)iii. In any area where such vegetation is required to <br />remain under a permit issued in accordance with <br />this Ordinance. <br />(C)(4) Wall Signs <br />(1)(a) Shall either be mounted or painted on a building. <br />(2)(b) Wall signs may be internally illuminated and shall comply with all <br />applicable state and county building codes and the National Electric <br />Code. <br />(3) Wall Signs shall be permitted within the following zoning districts: LC-1, NC-2, <br />CC-3, GC-4, EC-5, OI, EI, I-1, I-2, I-3, AS, MPD-CZ and all of the Economic <br />Development zoning districts. <br /> 45