Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.16. Signage 5.16.4. Standards for Specific Sign Types

No sign or sign-related structure regulated under this ordinance shall be erected, constructed, or maintained in any Town-maintained right-of-way, except for the following:

a. Political signs in accordance with Section 5.16.2.C.12;

b. Off-site directional signs in accordance with Section 5.16.6.A.4, Off-Site Temporary Directional Signs;

c. Light pole banner signs in accordance with 5.16.6.A.4, Light Pole Banner Signs;

d. Temporary directional signs to residential developments in accordance with Section 5.16.6.B, Special Standards for Temporary Directional Signs to Residential Developments; and e. Ground signs located within a median of a divided road with approval from the Morrisville Board of Adjustment, provided the maximum height of such signs is 42 inches.

C. Obstruction of Sight Distance

Signs shall not be located in and/or obstruct any driveway, road, or alley sight distance triangle.

5.16.4. Standards for Specific Sign Types

All signs except special purpose signs (see Section 5.16.5) and temporary signs (see Section 5.16.6) shall comply with the standards in Table 5.16.4, Standards for Specific Sign Types, applicable to the type of sign, based on the zoning district in which the sign is located and/or the use classification or type of the principal use that the sign is identifying.

Table 5.16.4: Standards for Specific Sign Types

Base/Conditional Districts

Zoning District:

PGO, VLDR, LDR, MDR, HDR, TCR, RT, RNP

NAC, TOD, MS [1]

HCV [2]

BAC, CAC, RAC, TCC, CC, OI

IM

Institu- tional

All Other

Institu- tional

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

June 23, 2017

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance