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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-86 <br /> <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 ½ foot of building length facing a public <br />right-of-way, not to exceed 32 square feet except for parcels zoned CC-3, GC-4, <br />O/I, I-2, I-3, AS, and MPD-CZ that: <br />(i) Are larger than 40,000 square feet in area, and <br />(ii) The structure has more than 100 linear feet of building length <br />facing a public right-of-way, and <br />(iii) Has more than 300 feet of linear frontage along a NC <br />Department of Transportation (NC DOT) maintained roadway <br />In these instances signs shall not exceed 64 square feet in area per sign face. <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 />(10) For parcels within Economic Development district(s), allowable sign area shall be <br />in accordance with Section 6.12.14 of this Ordinance. <br />(D) 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, OI, EI, I-1, I-2, I-3, AS, MPD-CZ and all of the Economic <br />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 ½ 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. <br />(8) Projecting signs shall not extend above the soffit, parapet, or eave line of the <br />building to which it is attached. <br />(9) Projecting signs shall not be located at the corner of a building except at right <br />angles to the building façade. <br />(E) Window Signs <br />(1) Window 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 />(2) Window signs shall be limited to a maximum of 30% of the total window area <br />where the sign is to be located. <br />16