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

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.

D. Bracket-Mounted Signs [6]

1 per building or 1 per tenant in multi-tenant building

1 per building

Max. Number

1 per or tenant in multi-tenant building

n/a

3 ft long 2 ft high

3 ft long 1 ft high

5 ft long 2 ft high

Max. Dimensions

n/a

Min. Clearance

8 ft

8 ft

8 ft

Max. Projection from Building

4 ft

4 ft

4 ft

a. The bottom of the sign shall extend no more than 18 inches below the canopy or building overhang from which the sign hangs. b. Bracket-mounted signs shall not swing. c. The sign shall be placed directly adjacent to the main entrance to the business it serves.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

Page 5-165

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