Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-7-2025

(2) Prohibited Use. No commercial copy, including branding, graphics and/or logos, or imitation of public traffic control signs shall be permitted.

(3) Maximum Height. Where freestanding, no traffic control device shall be greater than 42 inches in height where located within 10 feet of a public right-of-way, measured from the finished grade to the top of such device/display or five (5) square feet in size.

(4) Sign Area Computation. Sign area included in traffic control devices shall not be calculated in determining the total aggregate sign area permitted.

(5) Enforcement. The Town of Fuquay-Varina shall not be responsible for enforcing traffic control provisions on private property.

§9-1554 PERMANENT ATTACHED SIGN STANDARDS

Permanent attached wall signs are permitted to be mounted to the surface of a building wall. The following standards shall be met:

a. General Standards

(1) Maximum Quantity . The number of attached signs is limited by the maximum size per permitted wall sign and meeting the computation for determining the maximum surface area in accordance with this Article.

(2) Sign Surface Area . The total aggregate surface area for attached signs shall not exceed 15% of a single side of the building wall surface where the sign is to be located. The allowable sign surface area is measured by multiplying the length and height, up to a maximum of 25 feet of a single side of a building wall and multiplying by 15%; where no such provisions are provided herein for a specific type of attached sign.

A. Maximum Surface Area . The maximum surface area includes all signage, letters, logos, emblems, and graphics, but does not include signage in windows.

(3) Sign Height on Building. No attached sign shall extend above the height of the building roof eave, and in the case of a flat roof, no attached sign shall extend above the top of the parapet wall.

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