Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

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

Table 4.3.4: Accessory Use/Structure Table P = Permitted as exempt from Site Plan Approval or with Site Plan Approval by Town staff A = Allowed subject to a PD Plan/Agreement Blank Cell = Prohibited (except Overlay Districts) X = Prohibited (Overlay Districts only)

Base/Conditional Districts

Overlay Districts

Use- Specific Standard

Use Type

MUPD VLDR P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P LDR MDR HDR NAC BAC CAC RAC TOD HCV MS TCC TCR RT RNP CC OI IM AO-A PGO

AO-B

FO

Rainwater Cistern Recreation Facility, Residential Support Small Wind Energy System Solar Energy Collection System (as an accessory use) Satellite Dish Swimming Pool, Spa, or Hot Tub Television, Radio, or Wireless Cable Antenna Vehicle Fleet Storage Stables Storage Shed

4.3.5.B.23

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

P

X

4.3.5.B.24

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

4.3.5.B.25 4.3.5.B.26

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

4.3.5.B.27

P P

A

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

4.3.5.B.28

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

4.3.5.B.29

P 4.3.5.B.30 (Ord. No. 2014-016, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) P P P P

Accessory Use-Specific Standards

4.3.5.

A. General Standards for a specific accessory use or structure shall apply to the particular individual accessory use or structure regardless of the zoning district in which it is located or the review procedure by which it is approved, unless otherwise specified in this Ordinance. This section sets forth and consolidates the standards for all accessory uses and structures for which a reference to this section is provided in the “Use-Specific Standards” column of the accessory use/structure table in 4.3.4, Accessory Use/Structure Table, and in the same order as they are listed in the table. These standards may be modified by other applicable standards or requirements in this Ordinance. B. Standards for Specific Accessory Uses and Structures 1. Accessory Apartment An accessory apartment is allowed only as accessory to, and on the same lot as, a single-family detached dwelling unit (excluding bungalow courts and pocket neighborhoods where it is expressly prohibited), duplex dwelling unit, single-family attached dwelling unit, or a live/work dwelling, subject to the following standards: a. There shall be no more than one accessory apartment on a lot. b. An accessory apartment may be a detached structure (e.g., an apartment above a detached garage or a guesthouse). c. An accessory apartment may be within the principal dwelling (e.g., a downstairs or upstairs apartment). d. A manufactured home, recreational vehicle, or travel trailer shall not be used as an accessory apartment.

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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