Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017
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
Zoning District:
PGO, VLDR, LDR, MDR, HDR, TCR, RT, RNP
NAC, TOD, MS [1]
HCV [2]
BAC, CAC, RAC, TCC, CC, OI
IM
Institu- tional
All Other
Institu- tional
Institu -tional
Shopping Center [3]
All Other
Use:
Office
Office All Other
All
Office
All
D. Bracket-Mounted Signs [6]
1 per building or 1 per tenant in multi-tenant building
1 per building
Max. Number
1 per or tenant in multi-tenant building
n/a
3 ft long 2 ft high
3 ft long 1 ft high
5 ft long 2 ft high
Max. Dimensions
n/a
Min. Clearance
8 ft
8 ft
8 ft
Max. Projection from Building
4 ft
4 ft
4 ft
a. The bottom of the sign shall extend no more than 18 inches below the canopy or building overhang from which the sign hangs. b. Bracket-mounted signs shall not swing. c. The sign shall be placed directly adjacent to the main entrance to the business it serves.
E. Awning-Mounted Signs
2 per single tenant building or 1 per tenant in multi- tenant building [4]
2 per single tenant building or 1 per tenant in multi-tenant building [4]
1 per building
Max. Number [5]
1 per building
2 sf per lf of building frontage
1 sf per lf of building frontage
n/a
2 sf per lf of building frontage
Max. Area per Sign Face
2 sf per lf of building frontage
16 sf 16 sf 12 sf 64 sf 32 sf
64 sf 32 sf
Max. Height
3 ft above awning base
6 ft above awning base
8 ft above awning base
Max. Wall Coverage
30% of building or tenant facade wall where the awning is affixed
a. Awning-mounted signs shall be limited to awnings associated with the primary entrances on the ground floor of buildings. b. Signage shall be: Suspended under an awning, perpendicular to the wall to which the awning is attached; or Mounted partially or entirely above the upper edge of the awning valence of an awning extending parallel to the ground, parallel to the wall to which the awning is attached. (See illustration below.)
F. Marquee Signs [6]
Max. Number
1 per building
1 per building
Max. Area
32 sf
64 sf
n/a
n/a
n/a
Max. Height
12 ft
15 ft
Min. Clearance
8 ft
8 ft
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 5-156
Unified Development Ordinance
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