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(A) The requirement and standards of this
section shall apply to signs for
all non-residential uses
and home
occupations within the boundaries of the Town Center
Area Plan (hereafter known as
(B) The provisions contained in this section
are intended to encourage high standards for signs within
the
(1) Adequately and effectively communicate business identity and type to the public;
(2) Be pedestrian oriented and as small in size and few in number as is consistent with their purpose of communicating identification and essential information;
(3) Protect the
(4) Be architecturally compatible with
the style, composition, materials, colors and details of the building and
its vicinity and contribute to the character of the
(5) Unless otherwise specifically
stated below all provisions of the Town’s
Sign Chapter
shall apply to the
While all permitted individual signs are
regulated in terms of size according to type, collectively an individual property within
the
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TABLE 9.3.3: SUMMARY OF PERMANENT NON-RESIDENTIAL SIGN REGULATIONS
WITHIN
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Type |
Number |
Size |
Location |
Conditions |
Other |
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1 per occupant entrance |
10 percent of awning face or side |
Ground floor level |
9.3.2(C) |
Not permitted in combination with wall or projecting signs |
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Marker * |
1 per |
3 sf |
9.3.2(D) |
No commercial |
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Directory, Ground |
1 per project |
8 SF Multi-tenant buildings |
Near parking entrance |
9.3.2(G) |
Permitted for multi-tenant buildings only |
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Directory, |
1 per |
May exceed 3 sf |
At building entrance |
9.3.2(G) |
Area over 3 SF counted as part of overall allowed signage |
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Home Occupation |
1 per |
2 sf |
On exterior |
9.6.2(A) |
Non-illuminated |
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Identification* |
1 per |
3 sf |
Affixed to wall |
9.3.2(I) |
No commercial Message |
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Illuminated Window Signs |
1 |
2 sf |
Inside of window |
9.6.2 (F) (4) |
Shall be neon tube lighting only; no cabinet type signs |
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1 |
1:1 ratio to front wall |
9.3.2(M) |
Theaters only |
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Menu Board |
1 |
2 sf |
At main Entrance |
9.3.2(N) |
Restaurants and Cafés only |
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Principal Ground |
1 |
16 sf per side |
Behind R-O-W |
9.6.4(A) |
Area over 16 SF/side counted as part of overall allowed signage |
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Projecting |
1 |
12 sf |
Minimum 7 feet above ground |
9.6.4(B) |
Changeable copy Prohibited |
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Suspended |
1 |
May exceed 2 sf |
Under canopies and overhangs |
9.3.2(U) |
Area over 2 SF counted as part of overall allowed signage |
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1 |
1:1 ratio to frontage |
Parallel to building face |
9.3.2(X) |
May not project more than 6 inches |
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Window |
Not Restricted |
25 percent of gross glass area on any one side of building |
Show windows |
9.3.2(Y) |
To be professionally designed and installed |
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Board * |
1 |
10 sf total |
In area of storefront |
9.6.4(C) |
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Sandwich Board in Conjunction with Temporary Event Permit* |
1 |
10 sf total |
In area of storefront |
9.6.5(A) |
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Sidewalk Café Furniture * |
1 |
Lettering 6 inches in height |
According to design guidelines |
9.6.4(H)(2) |
Restaurants and cafés only |
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White “Twinkle-type” Lights |
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In landscaping and around windows |
9.6.4(E) |
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Real Estate Ground Sign* |
1 |
5 sf per side |
Behind ROW |
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Must meet Section 9.3.2(Q) |
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* Indicates that the sign area is not calculated as part of the property’s overall allowed signage area. |
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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