Morrisville Unified Developmemt Ordinance_February 2024

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined 11.4.3. Illuminated Signs

A WNING An exterior shading device attached to and supported entirely from a building facade that projects outward from the facade, commonly above (and sometimes to the side of) a window or door to block or minimize direct sunlight reaching the window or door. An awning may also overhang and provide shelter to people using sidewalks and outdoor seating areas. An awning may be a basic awning made up of opaque or translucent nonrigid materials except for the supporting framework, or may be a horizontal or vertical louvered awning.

A WNING S IGN See Sign, Awning

B ALCONY An exterior platform at an opening in a building facade (generally a door opening in the upper floors of the facade), which is enclosed by a railing, balustrade, or parapet.

B ANNER S IGN See Sign, Banner.

B ANQUET F ACILITY A facility or hall that is hired or rented by individuals or groups to accommodate private functions such as banquets, weddings, receptions, anniversaries, and other similar celebrations and social events. Such facilities may include kitchen facilities for the preparation or catering of food, and the sale of alcoholic beverages to guests only for on premise consumption during scheduled events. B AR OR L OUNGE An establishment having as its principal or predominant use the serving of beer, wine, or liquor for consumption on the premises, and which sets a minimum age requirement for entrance, consistent with state law. The primary source of revenue for such use is derived from alcohol sales, and the secondary source from the serving of food. B ASE F LOOD The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year based on current conditions hydrology. B ASE F LOOD E LEVATION (BFE) A determination of the water surface elevations of the base flood based on current conditions hydrology as published in the Flood Insur ance Study. When the BFE has not been provided in a “Special Flood Hazard Area,” it may be obtained from engineering studies available from a federal or state or other source using FEMA-approved engineering methodologies. This elevation, when combined with the “Freeboard, establishes the “Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation” in Special Flood Hazard Areas.

B ASEMENT Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.

B AY W INDOW A projection from a building facade that contains windows and rises from the ground or from some other support, such as a porch roof.

Morrisville, NC

June 13, 2023

Unified Development Ordinance

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