Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

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

F AMILY C HILD C ARE H OME A private residence where care, protection, and supervision are provided for a fee, on a regular schedule, at least twice a week, to no more than six children (including any children of the day care provider). F ARM , B ONA F IDE A single tract of land, or identifiable portion of a tract, used for the production, and activities relating or incidental to the production, of crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental and flowering plants, dairy, livestock, poultry, and all other forms of agriculture as defined in N.C.G.S. 106-581.1e, along with any other buildings and structures that are customarily and necessarily incidental to such activities.

F ARM , L ARGE A bona fide farm with an area greater than ten acres. F ARM , S MALL A bona fide farm with an area of ten acres or less.

F ARMERS ’ M ARKET A public market held in a structure or open area, where farmers sell produce and other farm products they have grown, gathered, or raised directly to consumers. A farmers’ market may be a principal use, occurring regularly for all or most of the year, or a temporary use, occurring only occasionally or periodically for only a limited time period during the year.

F ASCIA S IGN See Sign, Wall-Mounted Fascia.

F ENESTRATION The arrangement of windows, doors, and other openings on the elevation or facade of a building. F ENCE OR W ALL An artificially erected freestanding barrier used to enclose (and protect) an area, restrict or prevent access to an area, to conceal or screen an area, and/or for decorative purposes. A fence may be open or solid and generally consists of wood, metal, concrete, or plastic posts connected by boards, rails, panels, wire, or mesh. A wall is generally solid and consists of masonry, stone, brick, tile, concrete, or plaster. Natural growth barriers such as hedges are not considered fences or walls.

F INAL P LAT A PPROVAL See Section 2.5.6.C, Final Plat Approval . F INISHED G RADE

The final elevation of the ground surface after completion of authorized development and associated man-made alterations of the ground surface such as grading, grubbing, fillings, or excavating.

F IRE C HIEF The Fire Chief for the Town of Morrisville, North Carolina.

F IRE E SCAPE A stairway, ladder, or chute on the outside wall of a building intended to be used to help people escape form the building in case of a fire or other calamity.

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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