Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.16. Signage 5.16.5. Standards for Temporary Signs

a. A commercial message is obsolete and has become misleading (e.g., a “for lease” or “for sale” sign in front of a building that is fully occupied); b. The sign falls into disrepair (see Section 5.16.3, Sign Maintenance); or c. The number of days set out in Table 5.16.5.C: Permissible Freestanding Temporary Signs and Table 5.16.5.D: Permissible Attached Temporary Signs, expires. C. Freestanding Temporary Signs This section authorizes and regulates signage in addition to that authorized and regulated elsewhere in this Ordinance. Signs that are not listed in Table 5.16.5, Permissible Freestanding Temporary Signs are

not permitted as freestanding signs. Signage Related to Automobile Service Stations The following signage is allowed at automobile service stations selling gasoline:

1. A single sign attached to a ground sign on the site that identifies the pumps as self-service and indicates current gasoline prices, provided the area of such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet (this is in addition to sign face area allowed the ground sign).

Table 5.16.5.C: Permissible Freestanding Temporary Signs

Base/Conditional Districts

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

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

Sidewalk Sign Description: A type of temporary portable sign that is intended to be placed on a hard surface, most commonly a sidewalk. These signs include A- frame signs, signs that are suspended from the top member of an A-frame sign, signs with weighted bases, sandwich board signs, and comparable signs.

1 per ground floor tenant

1 per ground floor tenant

1 per ground floor tenant

1 per ground floor tenant

1 per ground floor tenant

1 per ground floor tenant

1 per ground floor tenant

Max. Number

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Max. Area per Sign Face Max. Number of Sign Faces

not permitted not permitted not permitted

not permitted not permitted not permitted

not permitted not permitted not permitted

8 sf

8 sf

8 sf

8 sf

not permitted 8 sf

8 sf

8 sf

2

2

2

2

not permitted

2

2

2

Max. Height

3 ft

3 ft

3 ft

3 ft

not permitted 3 ft

3 ft

3 ft

If permitted: •

Max. Duration

During open business hours

If permitted: • Permitted on a sidewalk. A minimum width of four feet of sidewalk must remain clear of any obstructions • Must be located within two feet of tenant’s building entrance

Location

If permitted: •

Frame: metal, plastic, or comparable material

Permitted Materials

• Sign face: vinyl, plastic, , chalk, marker, or comparable material • Sign mount: metal, plastic, or comparable material

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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