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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.12: Signs Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-89 (8) In no case shall an off-premise commercial sign be located closer than 1,000 feet to an existing off-premise commercial sign. (9) Off-premise commercial signs are prohibited within the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) overlay district. (10) No person may, for the purpose of increasing or enhancing the visibility of any off-premises commercial sign, damage, trim, destroy, or remove any trees, shrubs, or other vegetation in the following locations: (a) Within the right-of-way of any public street or road, unless the work is done pursuant to the express written authorization of the North Carolina Department of Transportation; (b) On property that is not under the ownership or control of the person responsible for such work, unless the work is done pursuant to the express authorization of the property owner where the vegetation is located; and, (c) In any area where such vegetation is required to remain under a permit issued in accordance with this Ordinance. (C) Wall Signs (1) Shall either be mounted or painted on a building. (2) Wall signs may be internally illuminated and shall comply with all applicable state and county building codes and the National Electric Code. (3) Wall Signs shall be permitted within the following zoning districts: LC-1, NC-2, CC-3, GC-4, EC-5, O/RM, EI, I-1, I-2, I-3, AS, MPD-CZ, RMPD-CZ, ASE-CZ, REDA-CZ-1 and all of the Economic Development zoning districts. (4) All wall signs shall be offset a minimum of ten feet from the corner of the building on which it is mounted. (5) Wall signs shall not protrude more than 12 inches from the face of building on which it is mounted. (6) Number of Signs Permitted (a) Only one wall sign shall be permitted per building facade. In cases where a building is located on a corner lot, an additional wall sign may be permitted on the building wall facing the second street right-of-way, subject to the requirements of this Ordinance. (b) For multi-tenant buildings permitted as a conditional use or conditional zoning district additional wall signs may be permitted by the Board of County Commissioners. (7) The allowable sign area shall be determined as follows: One square foot of sign area for every foot of building length facing a public right- of-way, not to exceed 32 square feet. For parcels zoned CC-3, GC-4, O/RM, I-2, I-3, AS, EDB-2, EDE-2, EDH-4, EDH-5, and MPD-CZ, and RMPD-CZ signage shall not exceed 64 square feet in area for parcels that: (a) Are larger than 60,000 square feet in area, and (b) Contain a structure with more than 100 linear feet of building length facing a public right-of-way, and (c) Have more than 300 feet of linear frontage along a NC Department of Transportation (NC DOT) maintained roadway. (8) A changeable copy sign may be utilized as a wall sign. 140