Morrisville UDO - June 2017 version

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.16. Signage 5.16.4. Standards for Specific Sign Types

Table 5.16.4: Standards for Specific Sign Types

Base/Conditional Districts

Zoning District:

PGO, VLDR, LDR, MDR, HDR, TCR, RT, RNP

NAC, TOD, MS [1]

HCV [2]

BAC, CAC, RAC, TCC, CC, OI

IM

Institu- tional

All Other

Institu- tional

Institu -tional

Shopping Center [3]

All Other

Use:

Office

Office All Other

All

Office

All

Max. Height

10 ft

10 ft 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft

15 ft

10 ft 10 ft n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Max. Wall Coverage

30% of building or tenant facade wall where the sign is affixed

a. Signs shall not extend more than 12 inches from a building wall and shall be placed flat against the wall so that any sign message reads parallel with the wall. b. No sign shall be placed on a roof, or project above a roofline, unless the projection is no more than 50 percent above the deck of a flat roof when installed on a parapet wall. c. Signs placed on a nonresidential canopy cannot extend below the underside of the canopy.

C. Projection Fascia Signs [6]

2 per single tenant building or 1 per tenant in multi- tenant building [4]

2 per single tenant building or 1 per tenant in multi-tenant building [4]

1 per building

Max. Number [5]

1 per building

2 sf per lf of building frontage

Max. Area per Sign Face

1 sf per lf of building frontage

16 sf

16 sf

12 sf

2 sf per lf of building frontage

n/a

Max. Height

12 ft

12 ft

15 ft

15 ft

Min. Clearance

8 ft

8 ft

8 ft

8 ft

Max. Projection from Building

4 ft

4 ft

4 ft

4 ft

a. No sign shall be placed on a roof or project above the roofline unless the projection is no more than 50 percent above the deck of a flat roof when installed on a parapet wall. b. Projection signs shall not swing. c. In the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Main Street (MS) Districts, projection signs may project into the public right-of-way (over the sidewalk). d. No sign shall be placed on a roof, project above a parapet wall or an architectural feature, and/or project more than 50 percent above the deck of a flat roof when installed on a parapet wall.

Morrisville, NC

June 23, 2017

Unified Development Ordinance

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