Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

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

M INOR V ARIANCE A variance from the minimum statewide watershed protection or Jordan rules that results in a relaxation, by a factor of up to five percent of any buffer, density, or built-upon area requirement under the high density option; or that results in a relaxation by a factor up to 10 percent, of any management requirement under the low density option. See Section 6.6, Variances from Riparian Buffer Regulations. M OBILE A UTO D ETAILING A business engaged in traveling to and thoroughly cleaning and refurbishing of automobiles, inside and out, at the site where the automobile is parked. M OBILE C LASSROOMS Temporary building installed on the grounds of a school or church to provide additional classroom space where there is a shortage of capacity. M OTOR F REIGHT T ERMINAL A business operation with the primary purpose of the transfer, storage, and distribution of goods and materials and the distribution of goods and materials to another location for the purpose of resale or use at the place distributed to. Involves use of tractor-trailer or tandem truck vehicles for the movement of goods. If the motor freight terminal contains no more than 15,000 square feet of floor area and has no more than seven loading areas, it is classified as a small motor freight terminal. All other motor freight terminals are classified as large motor freight terminals. N ET F ACADE A REA The total area of all facade walls, including parapet walls, on all elevations of the exterior of a building, minus the area of any windows, doors, and cornices.

N ET F ACADE M ATERIAL , N ON -P REDOMINANT Material used on 25 percent or less of the net facade area. N ET F ACADE M ATERIAL , P REDOMINANT Material used on 75 percent or more of the net facade area.

N EW C ONSTRUCTION For purposes of floodplain management, structures for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after the original version of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. N EW D EVELOPMENT Development of a site that was previously unimproved (with no existing principal structures or uses) or has been or will be cleared of structures. New development is distinguished from existing development and the expansion or alteration of existing development.

N ONCONFORMING E XTERIOR L IGHTING F IXTURE See Section 9.6, Nonconforming Exterior Lighting Fixtures.

N ONCONFORMING L OT See Section 9.2, Nonconforming Lots. N ONCONFORMING S IGN See Section 9.5, Nonconforming Signs.

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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