Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 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.

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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