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Article 6: Development Standards 31 <br /> Section 6.13: Stream Buffers <br /> (2) A minimum eight-foot vertical clearance must be maintained. <br /> (3) Signs on awnings must be painted on or screen printed and limited to the <br /> awning's flap (valance)or end panels. <br /> (4) Canvas, treated canvas, matte finish vinyl, and fabric awnings are permitted. <br /> (5) Plexiglas, metal, and glossy vinyl illuminated awnings are prohibited in the <br /> Hillsborough EDD and strongly discouraged in the Buckhorn and Eno EDDs. <br /> (F) Signage for Parks, Public and Non-profit; Recreational Facilities, Non-Profit; <br /> Recreational Facilities, Golf Courses; and Recreational Facilities, Profit <br /> Total sign area shall be limited to 500 square feet for all signs permitted herein, not <br /> including Directional Signage erected in accordance with the provisions of this Section. <br /> (G) Basic Sign Design Schedule for Hillsborough EDD <br /> The following design schedule has been approved for the Hillsborough EDD: <br /> TABLE 6.12.14.G: HILLSBOROUGH EDD SIGN DESIGN SCHEDULE <br /> SYMBOLMAXIMUM . . <br /> SIZE OF DEVELOPMENT MONUMENT SIGN HEIGHT <br /> (ACRES) FASCIA LETTER <br /> BORDER MONUMENT <br /> SIZE SIZE • <br /> 0-4.9 24 6 18 50 6 <br /> 5.0—19.9 30 9 24 100 8 <br /> Over20 36 12 36 150 10 <br /> (Dev. Name) <br /> Major Tenants 72 24 - - - <br /> Additional 24 6 <br /> Information <br /> 32 square feet of wall sign allowed per tenant unless building fagade exceeds 64'wide. For <br /> Wall Signs frontages exceeding 64', 1/2 square foot of building frontage. No wall shall exceed 100 square <br /> feet. <br /> SECTION <br /> 6.13.1 Purpose <br /> The purpose of the regulations included in this Section is to protect County water resources by <br /> establishing minimum buffers adjacent to streams, rivers, water bodies and other water features <br /> and limiting development and other land disturbing activities within those buffers. <br /> 6.13.2 Applicability <br /> The stream buffer regulations and standards contained herein shall be applicable to all streams <br /> and water features, as follows: <br /> (A) Streams identified by any of the following means: <br /> (1) Shown as solid blue lines or as broken blue lines on the USGS Quadrangle <br /> maps, <br /> (2) Shown as water feature in the Orange County Soil Survey, or <br /> (3) A water feature identified by a field determination of County staff trained in <br /> surface water identification through the North Carolina Division of Water <br /> QualifyEnvironmental Quality( QNCDEQ). <br /> (B) Steam buffers shall extend around the perimeter of all water features if any portion of the <br /> stream buffer of a stream touches the water feature. Disputes pertaining to water feature <br /> decisions by County staff shall be filed directly to the NGDWQ.NCDEQ. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-90 <br />