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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 />(3)(c) Height: <br />(i) Pole signs shall be limitedLimited to a height of 24 feet with a <br />mandatory ground clearance of eight feet from the normal or <br />finished grade elevation of the property at the base of the sign <br />(ii) Ground signs shall not exceed six feet in height from the normal <br />or finished grade elevation of the property at the base of the <br />sign43 <br />(4)(d) Number: <br />(i) One on-premise commercial sign shall be permitted per parcel. <br />However, one One additional on-premise commercial sign may <br />shall be permitted for parcels with frontage on more than one <br />right-of-way in accordance with the provisions of this Section. <br />(ii) Under no circumstances shall more than one three-dimensional <br />sign be permitted on-site. <br />(iii) For multi-tenant buildings and/or sites permitted as a conditional <br />use or conditional zoning district, additional on-premise <br />commercial signs or sign area may be permitted by the Board of <br />County Commissioners.44 <br />(e) Location: All on-premise commercial signsSigns shall be setback ten <br />feet from the front, side, and rear all property lines or the edge of any <br />existing or projected street right-of-way line whichever is greater. In <br />cases where a property abuts a residential zoned parcel of property, the <br />side or rear yard setback requirement shall be doubled.45 <br />(5)(f) Illumination: <br />43ExistingregulationsmovedfromSection6.12.12(B)(5)andamendedasindicated. <br />44Existingregulationsmovedfromsection6.12.12(B)(4)andamendedasindicated. <br />45ExistingregulationsmovedfromSection6.12.12(B)(3)andamendedasindicated. <br />Figure 6.12.1211.A.6(C) (2) (b): Three-Dimensional <br />Sign Allowable Volume <br />NOTE: L x W x H may not exceed 54 cubic feet with no <br />dimension exceeding 6 feet. <br /> 17