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

i. Utility Notification No small wind energy system intended to connect to the electric utility shall be installed until evidence has been submitted to the Town that the relevant electric utility company has been informed of the customer's intent to install an interconnected customer-owned generator. j. Abandonment On determining that a wind turbine has been inoperable for six consecutive months, the Planning Director shall send the property owner a notice and order requiring restoration of the system to operating order within three months after receiving the notice. If the owner fails to restore the system to operating condition within the three-month time frame, the owner shall be required, at the owner’s expense, to remove the wind turbine from the tower for safety reasons. If the owner fails to remove the wind turbine from the tower, the Town may pursue legal action to have the wind turbine removed at the owner’s expense, in accordance with Article 10: Enforcement. 27. Solar Energy Collection System (as an accessory use) a. Location The system may be located on the roof of a principal or accessory structure, on the side of such structures, on a pole, or on the ground in accordance with the standards in Section 4.3.3.B, Location of Accessory Uses and Structures. b. Height (1) The system shall comply with the maximum height standards for the zoning district in which it is located, provided that a roof-mounted system shall not extend more than 15 feet above the roofline of the structure on which it is mounted. (2) Where an existing structure exceeds the applicable height limit, a solar energy collection system may be located on its roof irrespective of applicable height standards, provided the system extends no more than five feet above the roof surface. c. Solar Easements The property owner shall be responsible for negotiating with other property owners in the vicinity to establish any solar easement designed to protect solar access for the solar energy collection system, and for recording any such solar easement with the Register of Deeds for the county in which the easement is located. 28. Swimming Pool, Spa, or Hot Tub Swimming pools, spas or hot tubs are only permitted as an accessory use or structure to the following: a. Household living uses; b. Group living uses; c. Visitor accommodation uses; d. High schools; and e. College or universities. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) 29. Television, Radio, or Wireless Cable Antenna A television, radio, or wireless cable antenna is allowed to be attached to a principal structure provided it is located on a side or rear elevation of the structure and extends no more than 15 feet above the highest point of the structure.

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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