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An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of Orange County Be it obtained by the Board of Commissioners of orange County, North Carolina, that the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows. �dacfkln : Petitioner proposed language in bold to amend Article 9 of the Zoning Ordinance ARTICLE 9. SIGNS 9.1 Intent 9aetl W84 It is the general Intent of this Article to prohaft signs of commercial nature in districts in which commerce is banned: to limit signs in Ue commercial districts in relation to the Intensity of the use of the district and its surroundings; and to control the number, area and locations of signs in other districts. It is the intent of this section to regulate signs on a per lot basis in conjunction with the zoning designation of the lot as described In the current tax roll 9.2 Tell Safety Precautions Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Ordinance, the following practices in rotation to signs are prohibited in order to preserve the safety of pedestrian and vehicular movement: a) No sign shall be erected so that any part of It intmtles into the sight preservation triangle. b) No sign shall use words such as "stop;' "slow; udeutioni -danger", or similar admonitions which can be confused with traffic directional signs erected by governmental agencies. C) No sign shall be erected so Nat, by its location, color, nature or message, it would tend to be confused with or obstruct the view of traffic signals or signs or would tend to be confused with the warning lights of an emergency or public safety vehicle, d) No sign shall contain fleshing lights, except those showing time of day and temperature. 9.3 Prohibited Locations For Sans Except where spastically permitted by this ordinance, all signs, including the supports, frames and embellishments thereto, shall not be located within any 91