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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-74 <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 6.12.4: Sign Size Measurement <br /> <br /> <br />All three of these signs would have the same size sign face, as measured by the smallest rectangle <br />encompassing the outer limits <br />6.12.5 Exempt Signs <br />The following permitted signs are considered exempt and do not require the issuance of a Zoning <br />Compliance Permit: <br />(A) Signs erected by a governmental agency to regulate, control, or direct vehicular or <br />pedestrian traffic; <br />(B) Legal notices, warnings, regulatory or informational signs erected by a public agency; <br />(C) Signs required by law; <br />(D) “No trespassing” signs, not exceeding six square feet in area; <br />(E) Real estate signs, not exceeding four square feet in area; <br />(F) Flags, emblems or insignia of any national, state or political subdivision; <br />(G)(F) Property number signs not exceeding two square foot in area and bearing only address <br />numbers of premises or other identification of premises not having commercial <br />connotations; <br />(H)(G) Holiday decorations in season that do not contain or display a commercial message; <br />(I)(H) Signs on trash receptacles, indicating the owner or party responsible for maintenance; <br />(J)(I) Hazardous chemical identification/notification signs on residential and non-residential <br />structures; <br />(K)(J) Signs on newspaper boxes; <br />(L)(K) Private drive signs, one per drive entrance, not exceeding two square feet in area, with <br />the message content limited to the words "Private Drive" and the address of any <br />residences utilizing the private roadway; <br />(M)(L) Security and warning signs posted on private property warning the public against <br />trespassing, or similar messages, provided that any such sign does not exceed two <br />square feet in area; and <br />(N)(M) Political Signs, in accordance with the following standards: <br />(1) Political Signs are allowed in all zoning districts. <br />(2) A Zoning Compliance Permit shall not be required to allow for the placement of a <br />political sign on private property. <br />(3) There shall be no limit to the number of political signs that can be placed on <br />private property so long as the placement of these signs complies with the <br />provisions of this Ordinance and the signs do not create a public safety hazard. <br />(4) Within residential zoning districts, political signs shall not exceed nine square feet <br />in area or four feet in height. <br />18