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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-90 <br /> <br />(1) Awning 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, ASE-CZ, REDA-CZ-1 and <br />all of the Economic Development zoning districts. See Section 6.12.14(E) for <br />additional standards for Awning Signs located in Economic Development <br />Districts. <br />(2) Awning Signs shall be located above the main entrance to a nonresidential land <br />use and shall contain the name of the use. <br />(3) Awning Sign area shall be limited to a maximum of 50% of the total awning area <br />erected over the entrance of a nonresidential land use. Where an awning sign is <br />utilized at a multi-use development, the amount of sign area shall be computed <br />as part of the overall sign area allotted to wall signs, not to exceed 50% of the <br />total awning area. <br />(G) Drive-Through Menu Signs <br />(1) Applicants must establish to the satisfaction of the Planning Director that a drive- <br />through menu sign is considered a customary accessory use to the principal <br />business on the property and is necessary for the normal operations of the <br />commercial operation. <br />(2) Signs shall be limited to 32 square feet in area. <br />(3) No external illumination shall be permitted. <br />(4) A land use that utilizes such a sign shall also be permitted an independent <br />speaker box, no greater than 12 square feet in area with a height no greater that <br />four feet. <br />6.12.13 Sign Standards for Specific Uses <br />In addition to the requirements contained herein, the following land uses shall adhere to these <br />additional standards: <br />(A) Changeable Copy Signs Utilized by Churches or Public Entities <br />(1) Shall not exceed 32 square feet in area. <br />(2) Bulletin boards/reader boards may be internally illuminated. <br />(B) Service Stations/Gas Station <br />(1) Signs may be erected above gas pumps subject to the following standards: <br />(a) No internal or external illumination shall be permitted; <br />(b) Signs shall be limited to four square feet in area; and <br />(c) Signs must advertise items for sale on the property. Under no <br />circumstances may a sign advertise a sale, activity, business, or product <br />not associated with the principal use of property. <br />(2) Signs may be erected on the canopy covering gas pumps subject to the following <br />standards: <br />(a) Advertising material shall be limited to trademarks, logos, and the name <br />of the service station or other similar display. <br />(b) Such displays shall be limited to six square feet of area. <br />(C) Yard Sales/Garage <br />(1) Signs shall be erected on the property where the sale is taking place. <br />(2) Signs shall be limited to four square feet of area. <br />(3) No off-site displays shall be permitted. <br /> 110