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Article 6: Development Standards 277 <br /> Section 6.12: Signs <br /> (iii) The sign may be either a ground or pole sign, <br /> (iv) Freestanding identification signs shall be set back a minimum of <br /> ten feet from all property lines, and <br /> (v) Illumination of freestanding identification signs shall be permitted <br /> in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, <br /> (b) Wall Signs <br /> (i) Shall either be mounted or painted on a building. <br /> (ii) All wall signs shall be offset a minimum of five feet from the <br /> corner of the building face on which it is mounted. <br /> (iii) Wall signs shall not protrude more that-than 12 inches from the <br /> side of building on which it is mounted. <br /> (iv) Only one wall sign shall be permitted per building except as <br /> follows: <br /> a. In cases where a building is located on a corner lot, <br /> second wall sign may be erected on the building II <br /> facing the second street right-of-way subject to e <br /> requirements of this Ordinance. <br /> b. If a building fagade faces athletic fields or o er similar <br /> recreational areas on the property, a sec d wall sign, <br /> up to 32 square feet in area, may be er cted facing <br /> these facilities, not to exceed the allo able sign area as <br /> calculated herein, <br /> C. Under no circumstances may mo than one wall sign be <br /> located on the same building f ade. <br /> (v) The ma 'mum sign area shall be de rmined as follows: <br /> a. On square foot of wall 'gn area for every linear foot of <br /> buildi length along ight-of-way or facing an athletic <br /> field or ' ilar recre tonal use, not to exceed 32 square <br /> feet in are <br /> (vi) A changeable copy si can be utilized as a wall sign. <br /> (vii) Wall signs shall not ten above the soffit, parapet, or eave line <br /> of the building to ich it is tached. <br /> (viii) The sign may internally illu ' ated or have external <br /> illumination i tailed consistent w the provisions of this <br /> Ordinance <br /> (c) Informational Si ns <br /> (i) Sha e allowed in an effort to provide info ation concerning <br /> in vidual recreational amenities available on e property and <br /> e limited to those signs necessary to identify t name of a <br /> specific recreational facility, amenity, or use. <br /> (ii) Signs shall be no larger than 20 square feet in area. <br /> 1i) The sign shall contain information identifying the recreati al <br /> amenity. <br /> (iv) The number of signs shall be directly proportional to the numbe <br /> of individual recreational amenities present on the site. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-88 <br />