Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

SECTION 3.8. OVERLAY DISTRICTS

3.8.1. General A. General Purpose of Overlay Districts

Overlay zoning districts are superimposed over portions of one or more underlying base, conditional, or planned development zoning districts with the intent of supplementing generally applicable development regulations with additional development regulations that address special area-specific conditions, features, or plans while maintaining the character and purposes of the underlying districts. Some overlay districts include standards that modify or supersede standards applied by the underlying district. B. Classification of Overlay Districts Land shall be classified or reclassified into an overlay zoning district only in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in Section 2.5.3, Rezoning, and this section. A. Purpose The purpose of the Airport Overlay Districts is to promote the most appropriate use of land affected by airport activities associated with the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. More specifically, the districts are intended to ensure the safety and welfare of the community from danger from falling aircraft and the annoyance and potential adverse health impacts of aircraft noise, and to ensure that development within the districts are compatible with activities associated with air traffic and services associated with the airport. To achieve these purposes, district regulations are intended, to the extent possible, to limit land uses to specific industrial, commercial, agricultural, recreational, and other nonresidential uses that are not subject to high population concentrations; restrict the aboveground storage of materials that pose major safety hazards if subject to an airplane crash; limit land uses particularly sensitive to aircraft noise within the area subject to average day/night sound levels (DNL or Ldn) of 65 decibels (dB) or greater; limit land uses and development that pose potential obstructions to safe air traffic and effective air traffic control; and ensure that development near the airport is located, designed, constructed, and maintained in a manner that minimizes exposure to safety risks associated with the airport, mitigates noise impacts, and avoids impediments to safe and efficient airport operations. B. Applicability 1. The regulations in this section apply to the Airport Overlay-A (AO-A) and Airport Overlay-B (AO- B) Districts. 2. The Airport Overlay-A (AO-A) District consists of that part of the area subject to an average day/night sound level (DNL) from aircraft noise of 65 dB or greater (as established by the Raleigh- Durham Airport Authority and shown on the Town of Morrisville RDU Contours Map) located east of Chapel Hill Road (NC54). The Airport Overlay-B (AO-B) District consists of that part of such area located west of Chapel Hill Road (NC54). C. Modifications of Otherwise Applicable Standards 1. Uses Prohibited in Airport Overlay-A (AO-A) District Irrespective of the use standards applicable in the underlying base, conditional, or planned development district, or in any other applicable overlay district, certain uses shall be prohibited in the Airport Overlay-A (AO-A) District, as indicated in the use tables in Article 4: Use Standards. 2. Underground Storage of Hazardous Chemicals and Substances In the Airport Overlay-A District or Airport Overlay-B District, permanent or long-term storage of significant quantities of highly explosive, flammable, toxic, corrosive, or otherwise hazardous 3.8.2. Airport Overlay (AO) Districts

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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