UDO Update 082024

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.2. Principal Uses 4.2.5. Principal Use-Specific Standards

(3) The roof shall have a minimum pitch of five feet or rise to 12 feet of horizontal run, and shall be finished with a type of shingle or other roofing material commonly used in the construction of single-family detached dwellings. (4) Exterior siding shall consist predominantly of vinyl or aluminum horizontal lap siding (with reflectivity no greater than gloss white paint), wood, or hardboard that is comparable in composition, appearance, and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in the construction of single-family detached dwellings. (5) The home shall have a permanent masonry foundation around the exterior perimeter of the structure.

(6) All utility lines connecting directly to the home shall be installed underground.

(7) The front door of the manufactured home shall face a street.

(8) Any moving hitch, tongue, wheels, axles, and transporting lights shall be removed before occupancy of the dwelling.

d. Dwelling, Multifamily

(1) Provision shall be made in all multifamily developments for on-site collection of recyclables as follows: (A) Collection facilities shall be co-located with dumpster enclosures and in central and visible locations. (B) Provision shall be made for collection of the following items: paper, glass, aluminum, cardboard, and plastic. (2) Parking spaces shall be distributed in a multifamily development so that each building has access to the number of spaces required to serve that building. (3) Dwelling, Multifamily in the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) district allowed only on upper floors and ground floor areas not required to be dedicated as a use allowed in the TOD District and identified in the Principal Use Table’s Use Category as Healt h Care, Eating and Drinking Establishment, Entertainment, Retail Sales and Service, or Visitor Accommodation. Additionally, the Use Types of Micro-brewery, Brewery, Micro-winery, or Winery are permitted. The required use shall not be associated with the residential use (i.e. leasing or residential amenities spaces).

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

e. Single Family Dwelling, Attached

In the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) district, shall be allowed only west of NC 54 and within three hundred (300) feet of Church Street.

Family Care Home

f.

No new family care home is permitted within a one-half mile radius of an existing family care home. g. Pocket Neighborhood

(1) Neighborhood Design Standards

A pocket neighborhood is a voluntary single-family detached dwelling alternative that allows reduced dimensional standards in return for voluntary compliance with Section 5.9.7, Single-Family Attached, Detached and Duplex Design Guidelines. Figure 4.2.5.C.1.f: Pocket Neighborhood Configuration provides an example of how development in a pocket neighborhood may be configured. A pocket neighborhood shall comply with all the standards in this section.

Morrisville, NC

September 13, 2023

Unified Development Ordinance

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