Agenda - 05-18-2021; 6-a - Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments

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Article 6: Development Standards 275 Section 6.12: Signs 6) The height of an off-premise commercial sign shall not exceed 25 fe from the grade of the right-of-way or surface grade beneath the sign, whi ever is less. The clearance of an off-premise sign shall not be less than e' t feet from the g de of the right-of-way or surface grade beneath the si , whichever is less. (7) Off-pre 'se commercial signs shall be limited to 48 quare feet of sign area. (8) In no case s I an off-premise commercial si a located closer than 1,000 feet to an existing o remise commercial sign. (9) Off-premise commerc signs are pro ' ited within the Major Transportation Corridor(MTC)overlay di ict. (10) No person may, for the purpo f increasing or enhancing the visibility of any off-premises commercial n, dam e, trim, destroy, or remove any trees, shrubs, or other veget on in the follo locations: (a) Within th right-of-way of any public eet or road, unless the work is done rsuant to the express written au rization of the North Carolina D artment of Transportation; (b) On property that is not under the ownership or co of of the person responsible for such work, unless the work is done p uant to the express authorization of the property owner where the ve tation is located; and, (c) In any area where such vegetation is required to remain under a p it issued in accordance with this Ordinance. (D) 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, El, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, AS, MPD-GZCD, ASE-GZCD, REDA- GZCD-1, NR-CD 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 use^"conditional zonlogdistrict 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, 1-2, 1-3, AS, EDB-2, EDE-2, EDH-4, EDH-5, NR-CD, and MPD-GZ-CD 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 Orange County, North Carolina-Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-84