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Article 6: Development Standards
<br /> Section 6.12: Signs
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<br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-82
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<br />(2) Wall signs may be internally illuminated and shall comply with all applicable state
<br />and county building codes and the National Electric Code.
<br />(3) Wall Signs shall be permitted within the following zoning districts: LC-1, NC-2,
<br />CC-3, GC-4, EC-5, O/RM, EI, I-1, I-2, I-3, AS, MPD-CZ, ASE-CZ, REDA-CZ-1
<br />and all of the Economic Development zoning districts.
<br />(4) All wall signs shall be offset a minimum of ten feet from the corner of the building
<br />on which it is mounted.
<br />(5) Wall signs shall not protrude more than 12 inches from the face of building on
<br />which it is mounted.
<br />(6) Number of Signs Permitted
<br />(a) Only one wall sign shall be permitted per building facade. In cases
<br />where a building is located on a corner lot, an additional wall sign may be
<br />permitted on the building wall facing the second street right-of-way,
<br />subject to the requirements of this Ordinance.
<br />(b) For multi-tenant buildings permitted as a conditional use or conditional
<br />zoning district additional wall signs may be permitted by the Board of
<br />County Commissioners.
<br />(7) The allowable sign area shall be determined as follows:
<br />One square foot of sign area for every foot of building length facing a public right-
<br />of-way, not to exceed 32 square feet. For parcels zoned CC-3, GC-4, O/RM, I-2,
<br />I-3, AS, EDB-2, EDE-2, EDH-4, EDH-5, and MPD-CZ signage shall not exceed
<br />64 square feet in area for parcels that:
<br />(a) Are larger than 60,000 square feet in area, and
<br />(b) Contain a structure with more than 100 linear feet of building length
<br />facing a public right-of-way, and
<br />(c) Have more than 300 feet of linear frontage along a NC Department of
<br />Transportation (NC DOT) maintained roadway.
<br />(8) A changeable copy sign may be utilized as a wall sign.
<br />(9) Wall signs shall not extend above the soffit, parapet, or eave line of the building
<br />to which it is attached.
<br />(D)(E) Projecting Signs
<br />(1) Projecting signs shall be mounted on a building.
<br />(2) Projecting signs may be internally illuminated and shall comply with all applicable
<br />state and county building codes and the National Electric Code.
<br />(3) Projecting signs shall be permitted within the following zoning districts: LC-1, NC-
<br />2, CC-3, GC-4, EC-5, O/RM, EI, I-1, I-2, I-3, AS, MPD-CZ, ASE-CZ, REDA-CZ-1
<br />and all of the Economic Development zoning districts.
<br />(4) Projecting signs shall adhere to the minimum setback requirements established
<br />for all structures within the zoning district in which it is located.
<br />(5) Only one projecting signs shall be permitted per building facade even in cases of
<br />a building located on a corner lot.
<br />(6) The allowable sign area shall be determined as follows:
<br />(a) One square foot of sign area for every foot of building length, facing a
<br />public right-of-way, not to exceed 32 square feet in area.
<br />(7) Projecting signs shall clear sidewalks and pedestrian paths by a height of at least
<br />ten feet above finished grade.
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