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Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions
Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined
11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 11-68 Unified Development Ordinance
SIGN, PROJECTION F ASCIA
A sign attached to and projecting out from a building face or wall, generally at a
right angle to the building.
SIGN, PROMOTIONAL EVENT
A sign identifying a grand opening, parade, festival, fund drive, holidays, fairs, carnivals, special sales,
or similar events. Special event signs are only permitted after approval by the Town.
SIGN, R EAL ESTATE
Any sign announcing the sale, rental, or lease of a lot, tract of land, one or more structures, or a portion
thereof, upon which the sign is located.
SIGN, SANDWICH BOARD
A movable ground sign, not secured or attached to the surface or ground upon which it is located, that
constructed in such a manner as to form and “A” or tent-like shape.
SIGN, TEMPORARY
A sign that can be used only for a designated period of time.
SIGN, TRAFFIC
A sign indicating federal, state, or Town regulations for automobile, truck, bicycle, and pedestrian
movement.
SIGN, WALL-MOUNTED FASCIA
A sign attached to a vertical wall and confined to the area between the final grade elevation and the
eaves of a building structure.
SITE PLAN A PPROVAL, MAJOR
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SITE PLAN A PPROVAL, MINOR
See Sectio
SITE-S PECIFIC DEVELOPMENT P LAN
A plan submitted to the Town as part of an application for a Special Use Permit or Site Plan Approval
in accordance with the provisions of N.C.G.S. 160A-385.1 for local designation of site-specific
development plans for the purposes of establishing vesting.
SITE-S PECIFIC DEVELOPMENT P LAN DESIGNATION
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SKETCH PLAN
A plan that depicts the general configuration and relationship of the principal elements of the proposed
development such as uses, intensity, access and circulation, and open space.