Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.1

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.3. Accessory Uses and Structures 4.3.5. Accessory Use-Specific Standards

b. In Residential districts, EV Level 3 charging stations are allowed as accessory uses to: continuing care retirement communities; colleges or universities; government maintenance, storage, or distribution facilities; major utility facilities; country clubs and golf courses; and developments of single-family attached dwellings or multifamily dwellings that contain more than 100 dwelling units. c. Except as otherwise provided in subsection d below, EV charging station spaces shall be reserved for the charging of electric vehicles only. Each EV charging station space shall be posted with signage identifying the space as reserved only for the charging of electric vehicles, amperage and voltage levels, any enforceable time limits or tow away provisions, and contact information for reporting non-operating equipment or other problems. d. A required accessible parking space for persons with physical disabilities (see Section 5.10.3.I, Accessible Parking Spaces for Physically Disabled Persons) may also serve as an EV charging station space, provided the charging station and its controls meet ADA standards for accessibility to persons with physical disabilities. e. EV charging station equipment shall be located so as not to interfere with vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian access and circulation, or with required landscaping. a. The home shall comply with all applicable State regulations and obtain appropriate State licensing prior to operation. b. The family child care home use shall be conducted in a portion of an occupied residential dwelling. c. The principal person conducting the family child care home use shall be a full-time resident of the dwelling, and there shall be no more than one employee who does not reside in the dwelling. e. The use shall include at least 75 square feet of outdoor play area per child and at least 25 square feet of indoor space per child. f. Outdoor play areas shall be located in a rear yard and enclosed by an opaque fence at least five feet in height. Alternatively, common open space within the neighborhood may be used as required outdoor play area with the appropriate property owners’ association’s written agreement to set aside a fenced outdoor play area so long as the family child care home is operational. d. The business use shall use no more than 20 percent of the total floor area of the dwelling.

12. Family Child Care Home

g. There shall be adequate off-street parking for child drop-off and pick-up.

h. On-site signs advertising the family child care home use are not permitted.

i. Outdoor storage of materials associated with the family child care home use is not permitted. Such materials do not include outdoor playground equipment. 13. Flagpole and Flag

a. Flagpoles and flags in a residential development shall comply with the following standards:

(1) No more than two flagpoles and two flags per flagpole shall be allowed on a lot.

(2) No flag shall bear a commercial message.

b. Flagpoles and flags in a nonresidential development shall comply with the following standards:

(1) No more than three flagpoles and two flags per flagpole shall be allowed per approved site plan.

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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