Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

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

10. Persons holding, spinning, tossing, waving, wearing, or moving any device used as advertising signage. 11. Use of vegetation as signs for advertising. 12. Pole signs, with the exception of Ground Sign Type C meeting the standards in section 5.16.5. 13. Any sign, whether permanent or temporary, that is attached, tied, or affixed to benches, bus stop shelters, planters, utility poles, traffic sign poles, refuse containers, rocks, trees, or bushes-unless permitted as a light pole banner sign (see section 5.16.5.D, Light Pole Banner Signs). 14. A political sign larger than 864 square inches. 15. A political sign higher than 42 inches, measured at the adjacent ground level. 16. Any political sign on Town property unless the sign is allowed per section 5.16.2.C, Signs Not Requiring a Sign Permit. 17. A lighted sign cast onto a sidewalk. 18. Any sign painted or otherwise affixed to or imprinted upon public rights-of-way. E. Prohibited Sign Content The following content is prohibited without reference to the viewpoint of the individual speaker: 1. Text or graphics of an indecent or immoral nature and harmful to minors. 2. Text or graphics that advertise unlawful activity. 3. Text or graphics that are obscene, fighting words, defamation, incitement to imminent lawless action, or true threats. 4. Text or graphics that pose a clear and present danger due to their potential confusion with traffic control signs or signs that provide public safety information (for example, signs that use the words “stop,” “yield,” “caution,” or “danger,” or comparable words, phrases, symbols, or characters in such a manner as to imply a safety hazard that does not exist). F. Prohibited Sign Locations 1. Prohibited Obstructions In no event shall a sign, whether temporary or permanent, obstruct: a. Building ingress or egress, including doors, egress windows, stairways, ladders and fire escapes. b. Features of the building or site that are necessary for public safety, including fire hydrants and standpipes. c. Any driveway, road, or alley, or intersection sight distance area. sight distance triangle. 2. Prohibited Mounts No sign, whether temporary or permanent, shall be posted, installed, or mounted on any of the following locations: a. On trees. b. On utility poles, light poles, or on utility cabinets, except signs posted by the Town or the utility that are necessary for public safety or identification of the facility by the utility provider, or signs otherwise allowed by this section.

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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