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(A) Area Computation of Individual Signs
The area of a sign face (which is also the sign area of a wall sign or other sign with only one face) shall be computed by means of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the extreme limits of the writing, representation, emblem or other display, together with any material or color forming an integral part of the background of the display or used to differentiate the sign from the backdrop or structure against which it is placed, but not including any supporting framework, base, bracing or decorative fence or wall when such fence or wall otherwise meets the regulations of this chapter and is clearly incidental to the display itself. For a single wall on a single-occupant building, all pieces of information or other graphic representations on that wall shall be measured as though part of one sign, encompassed within one rectangle, which may not exceed ten percent of the total wall area to which the sign is affixed. For a single wall on a multi-occupant building, the area of signs shall be computed using these principles, and each individual sign shall not exceed ten percent of the total wall area to which the sign(s) is affixed.
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PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
§ A single wall shall mean the entire wall that shares the same architectural elevation as shown on the approved site plan. Architectural elevations are typically defined as the front, sides and rear of a building (alternatively called north, south, east and west elevations).
§ Regardless of whether a single wall has wall sections that project, recess or otherwise vary from the predominate wall plane, the rectangle shall include all signs that appear on the same architectural elevation.
§ For in-line tenants in a shopping center, or other building with a similar layout, all signs associated with a given occupant shall be enclosed with a single rectangle for purposes of calculating allowable sign area.
· For multi-occupant buildings where occupants are not aligned in a row (with each occupant having a separate outside entrance), all pieces of information or other graphic representations on that wall which relate to an individual occupant or business within the building shall be measured as though part of one sign. No one individual sign will be allowed to occupy more space than ten percent of the total wall area to which the sign is affixed. |
(B) Area Computation of Multi-Faced Signs
Where the sign faces of a double-faced sign are parallel or the interior angle formed by the faces is 60 degrees or less, only one display face shall be measured in computing sign area. If the two faces of a double-faced sign are of unequal area, the area of the sign shall be the area of the larger face. In all other cases, the areas of all faces of a multi-faced sign shall be added together to compute the area of the sign. Sign area of multi-faced signs is calculated based on the principle that all sign elements that can be seen at one time or from one vantage point should be considered in measuring that side of the sign.
(C) Sign Height Computation
The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. Normal grade shall be construed to be the newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding or excavating solely for the purpose of locating the sign. In cases where the normal grade is below grade at street level, sign height shall be computed on the assumption that the elevation of the normal grade at the base of the sign is equal to the elevation of the nearest point of the crown of a public or private street.
(D) Building Frontage
Building frontage shall mean the horizontal length of a building on the side with its principal entrance. If that side is a straight wall, then the building frontage shall be the length of the wall. If the side is not a straight wall, the building frontage shall be the horizontal distance from the corner at one end of the side of the building with the principal entrance to the other corner on the same side of the building; where that side of the building is concave, then the measurement shall be made in a straight line from corner to corner; where the side of the building is convex or has one or more sections that project in front of the front corners, then the measurement shall be made as the shortest distance between two lines projected from the two front corners of the building, with such lines parallel to each other and as close as practicable to perpendicular to the front of the building.
Cary, NC Land Development Ordinance On-line VIC Version - This site last updated 3/4/2008
Note: This is not the official version of the Cary Land Development Ordinance