Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

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

BAC, CAC, NAC, RAC, TCC, CC, OI, TOD

Zoning District: PGO, VLDR, LDR, MDR, HDR, TCR, RT, RNP

MS

HCV

IM

Development Type

All Other Residential All Other Residential Mixed -Use

All Other

Residential All Other Residential Mixed- Use

All

Notes:

sf = square feet ft = feet lf = lineal feet

a. Signs shall be affixed to the building. b. In the TOD and MS Districts, projection signs may project over a sidewalk located in the public right-of-way. c. Except where prohibited, a tenant in a multi-tenant building is allowed a second sign if the tenant is located on the corner of the building or if a tenant space faces both a parking lot and street. In no instance shall the signs be located on the same facade wall. d. A single tenant building is permitted a combined maximum of two wall-mounted fascia, projection fascia, and/or awning-mounted signs provided that not more than one of the sign type is used. A tenant in a multiple tenant building can have an additional third sign if the standards in c above are met provided that not more than two of the sign type are used and not more than one of the same sign type is on the same façade wall. e. Except for buildings greater than 100,000 square feet, a sign shall be located on the facade wall directly adjacent to the business it serves. f. See Section 5.16.6(D) for additional illumination standards in the HCV and MS districts. g. Permitted on the ground floor only. Bracket-Mounted Signs Description: A sign hanging from a bracket attached to and projecting out from a building face or wall, generally at a right angle to the building and that may swing.

1 per single tenant building or 1 per tenant in a multi- tenant building

1 per building or 1 per tenant in a multi- tenant building

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

1 per building

not permitted

Max. Number

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Max. Height (of sign face)

not permitted

not permitted

2 ft

2 ft

2 ft

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Max. Width (of sign face)

not permitted

not permitted

3 ft

5 ft

3 ft

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Max. Number of Sign Faces

not permitted

not permitted

2

2

2

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Min. Clearance

not permitted

8 ft

8 ft

8 ft

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Max. Projection from Building

not permitted

not permitted

4 ft

4 ft

6 ft

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

Page 5-164