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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.12: Signs Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-78 (A) Signs erected by a governmental agency to regulate, control, or direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic; (B) Legal notices, warnings, regulatory or informational signs erected by a public agency; (C) Signs required by law; (D) “No trespassing” signs, not exceeding six square feet in area; (E) Real estate signs, not exceeding four square feet in area; (F) Flags, emblems or insignia of any national, state or political subdivision; (G) Property number signs not exceeding two square foot in area and bearing only address numbers of premises or other identification of premises not having commercial connotations; (H) Holiday decorations in season that do not contain or display a commercial message; (I) Signs on trash receptacles, indicating the owner or party responsible for maintenance; (J) Hazardous chemical identification/notification signs on residential and non-residential structures; (K) Signs on newspaper boxes; (L) Private drive signs, one per drive entrance, not exceeding two square feet in area, with the message content limited to the words "Private Drive" and the address of any residences utilizing the private roadway; (M) Security and warning signs posted on private property warning the public against trespassing, or similar messages, provided that any such sign does not exceed two square feet in area; and (N) Political Signs, in accordance with the following standards: (1) Political Signs are allowed in all zoning districts. (2) A Zoning Compliance Permit shall not be required to allow for the placement of a political sign on private property. (3) There shall be no limit to the number of political signs that can be placed on private property so long as the placement of these signs complies with the provisions of this Ordinance and the signs do not create a public safety hazard. (4) Within residential zoning districts, political signs shall not exceed nine square feet in area or four feet in height. (5) Within non-residential zoning districts, political signs shall not exceed the maximum allowable sign area permitted for freestanding signs. (6) Political signs shall only be erected 90 days prior to the established date of a general election, school board election, referendum, special election, primary, or other similar political activity. (7) Political signs shall be removed within 21 days after an election. (8) Political signs shall be allowed within rights-of-way of the State highway system only in accordance with State law. (9) Political signs shall not be allowed on telephone poles, utility poles, trees, other similar natural objects, and other signs or sign structures. 6.12.6 Prohibited Signs The following signs are prohibited in all zoning districts: (A) Advertising signs resembling traffic signals, traffic signs, emergency vehicles’ flashing lights, non-governmental sanctioned signs utilizing the words ‘stop’, ‘slow’, ‘caution’, 10