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

E. Awning-Mounted Signs

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

1 sf per lf of building frontage

n/a

2 sf per lf of building frontage

Max. Area per Sign Face

2 sf per lf of building frontage

16 sf 16 sf 12 sf 64 sf 32 sf

64 sf 32 sf

Max. Height

3 ft above awning base

6 ft above awning base

8 ft above awning base

Max. Wall Coverage

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

a. Awning-mounted signs shall be limited to awnings associated with the primary entrances on the ground floor of buildings. b. Signage shall be: • Suspended under an awning, perpendicular to the wall to which the awning is attached; or • Mounted partially or entirely above the upper edge of the awning valence of an awning extending parallel to the ground, parallel to the wall to which the awning is attached. (See illustration below.)

F. Marquee Signs [6]

Max. Number

1 per building

1 per building

Max. Area

32 sf

64 sf

n/a

n/a

n/a

Max. Height

12 ft

15 ft

Min. Clearance

8 ft

8 ft

G. Sandwich Board Signs

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

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

Max. Number

n/a

n/a

n/a

Max. Area per Sign Face

8 sf

8 sf

A sandwich board sign shall not be: a. Permanently affixed to the ground or surface upon which it is located; b. Placed in any area other than the sidewalk directly adjacent to the main entrance to the business it serves; c. Displayed during non-business hours; and d. Located where interfere with the flow of pedestrian traffic along the sidewalk.

October 1, 2019

Morrisville, NC

Page 5-166

Unified Development Ordinance