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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-80 <br /> <br />6.12.8 Expiration of Permits <br />(A) Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, zoning compliance permits for signs <br />shall expire within 180 days from the date of issuance unless within that time the work <br />authorized by the permit has been completed. <br />(B) If a zoning compliance permit for a sign expires, no further work to construct, erect, <br />move, enlarge, illuminate, or alter the sign may take place unless a new zoning <br />compliance permit is obtained. The applicant shall be subject to all regulations applicable <br />at the time a new application is submitted. <br />(C) No person may continue to operate, maintain, or leave standing any sign or part or <br />component thereof for more than 30 days after the permit authorizing such sign has <br />expired, unless a new sign application has been submitted and the Planning Director <br />authorizes the sign, or portion thereof to remain <br />6.12.9 Permit Revocation <br />(A) The Planning Director may revoke any zoning compliance permit for a sign issued in <br />accordance with this Section and Section 2.4 for any of the following reasons: <br />(1) Issuance of the permit under a mistake of material fact when, had the correct fact <br />been known, the permit would not have been issued; <br />(2) Misrepresentation of a material fact by the applicant for a sign permit; and <br />(3) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Section, except that a permit <br />for a nonconforming sign may not be revoked so long as the nonconforming <br />situation is allowed to continue pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance. <br />(B) Before revoking a zoning compliance permit for a sign, the Planning Director shall give <br />the permit holder 20 days notice by certified mail of his/her intent to revoke the permit <br />and shall inform the permit holder of the reasons for the proposed revocation and of <br />his/her right to obtain an informal hearing on the allegations. <br />(C) If the permit is revoked, the Planning Director shall provide to the permit holder owner a <br />written statement of the decision and the reasons thereof. The Planning Director shall <br />also inform the permit holder of his/her right to appeal the decision to the Board of <br />Adjustment. <br />(D) No person may continue to operate, maintain, or leave standing any sign or part or <br />component thereof for more than 30 days after the permit authorizing such sign has been <br />revoked in accordance with this Section. <br />6.12.10 Maintenance <br />All signs, together with braces, guys and other supports shall be kept in good repair. If at any <br />time a sign should be abandoned, declared unsafe, or deemed poorly maintained, the Planning <br />Director shall notify the owner of the sign of such condition. Failure of the owner to correct the <br />maintenance condition shall cause the Planning Director to take appropriate legal action to have <br />the sign removed. <br />6.12.11 Signs Permitted in All Zoning DistrictsRegulations by District <br />The following signs are permitted in all zoning districts with the issuance of a zoning compliance <br />permit, in accordance with the requirements of this Section and the additional standards for each <br />sign established herein: <br />(A) All residential and non-residential zoning districts: <br />(1) Permanent Identification Signs for Subdivisions, Multi-family Developments, <br />20AspreviouslyindicatedthisrequirementinspelledoutinSection(s)2.4and2.5anddoesnotneedtobe <br />repeated. <br /> 11