Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019
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
PGO, VLDR, LDR, MDR, HDR, TCR, RT, RNP
Zoning District:
NAC, TOD, MS [1]
HCV [2]
BAC, CAC, RAC, TCC, CC, OI
IM
Instit u- tional
Institu- tional
All Other
Institu- tional
Shopping Center [3]
All Other
Use:
Office
Office All Other
All
Office
All
A. Ground-Mounted Signs
1 along each thoroughfare or collector road adjacent to the development
Max. Number
1 per lot
1 per lot
1 per lot 1 per lot
1 per lot 1 per lot
Max. Area per Sign Face
16 sf 16 sf 12 sf 32 sf 12 sf
24 sf
4 sf
32 sf 32 sf
64 sf
32 sf
32 sf
Max. Height
10 ft
5 ft
5 ft
15 ft
5 ft
15 ft
6 ft
15 ft 15 ft
15 ft
15 ft
15 ft
a. Sign height shall be measured from the finished grade of the ground to the top of the sign structure. b. All ground signs shall be secured to the ground so as not to create a public safety hazard and meet all NC Building Code requirements. c. Both sides of a two-sided sign shall be identical. d. If more than one ground sign is permitted, no more than one sign is permitted on each road; except that one of the permitted signs can be located at the intersection.
B. Wall-Mounted Fascia Signs [6]
2 per single tenant building or 1 per tenant in multi- tenant building [4]
1 per building
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
16 sf
2 sf per lf of building frontage
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.
October 1, 2019
Morrisville, NC
Page 5-164
Unified Development Ordinance
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