Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - September 2020

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined 11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations

S IGN , M ARQUEE A sign attached to or mounted to the top of a marquee, generally used to identify a specific motion picture or event, and subject to frequent change in copy.

S IGN , O FF -P REMISE See Section 5.16.3.A.

S IGN , O FF -S ITE T EMPORARY D IRECTIONAL A sign located outdoors, which guides, instructs, or directs viewers to a place or event not located on the same premise.

S IGN , P OLITICAL A sign attracting attention to political candidates or political issues and regulated as a temporary sign.

S IGN , P ORTABLE Any sign that rests upon the ground, a structure, frame, building, or other surface; such signs include but are not limited to the following: trailer signs, sandwich board signs, and sidewalk or curb signs.

S IGN , P ROJECTION F ASCIA A sign attached to and projecting out from a building face or wall, generally at a right angle to the building.

S IGN , P ROMOTIONAL E VENT A sign identifying a grand opening, parade, festival, fund drive, holidays, fairs, carnivals, special sales, or similar events. Special event signs are only permitted after approval by the Town. S IGN , R EAL E STATE Any sign announcing the sale, rental, or lease of a lot, tract of land, one or more structures, or a portion thereof, upon which the sign is located. S IGN , S ANDWICH B OARD A movable ground sign, not secured or attached to the surface or ground upon which it is located, that constructed in such a manner as to form and “A” or tent-like shape.

S IGN , T EMPORARY A sign that can be used only for a designated period of time.

S IGN , T RAFFIC A sign indicating federal, state, or Town regulations for automobile, truck, bicycle, and pedestrian movement. S IGN , W ALL -M OUNTED F ASCIA A sign attached to a vertical wall and confined to the area between the final grade elevation and the eaves of a building structure.

S ITE P LAN A PPROVAL See Section 2.5.7.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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