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
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.
April 23, 2019
Morrisville, NC
Page 5-156
Unified Development Ordinance
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