Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.16. Signage 5.16.2. Applicability

11. Signage directly affixed to the interior or exterior face of windows, other than flashing, blinking, scrolling, waving, fluttering, or floating signs, provided that the total area of all such signage shall not cover more than 20 percent of the window’s total area; and 12. Any political sign on Town property that is: a. Located at a polling station, in which case the political sign is only permitted on early voting and election days. b. Sponsored by the Town (e.g. bond referendum). 13. Political signs placed in rights-of-way of streets located within the Town corporate limits and maintained by the Town provided the following standards are met: a. Duration A political sign is permitted beginning on the 30th day before the beginning date of one-stop early voting under NCGS 163-227.2 and ending on the 10th day after the primary or election day. b. Placement (1) No political sign shall impede any sidewalk. (2) No political sign shall obscure motorist visibility. (3) A political sign shall be self-supporting. (4) Except at street intersections, political signs for an individual candidate or issue shall be placed at least 500 feet apart. c. Size (1) No sign shall be higher than 42 inches above the edge of the pavement of the road. (2) No sign shall be larger than 864 square inches. 2. Any moving sign or device to attract attention, all or any part of which moves by any means, including floating, fluttering, rotating, or otherwise moving devices, set in motion by movement of the atmosphere or by mechanical, electrical, or any other means including, but not limited to, pennants, flags, propellers, balloons or discs, whether or not any device has a written message. 3. Any flashing sign or device displaying flashing or intermittent lights or lights of changing degrees of intensity. 4. Any permanent illuminated tubing or strings of lights outlining property lines, open sales areas, rooflines, doors, windows, edges of any building, or fencing. 5. Vehicle signs. 6. Any sign that is a copy or imitation of an official sign or purports to have official status. 7. Any temporary sign or banner except as specifically permitted in section 5.16.5, Standards for Temporary Signs. (Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2017-006, 03/28/2017) D. Prohibited Signs The following signs are prohibited: 1. Any sign located in any manner or place so as to constitute a hazard to traffic.

8. Any sign within 100 feet of a controlled-access right-of-way. 9. Any sign emitting sound, odor and/or smoke to attract attention.

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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