Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2023.1

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.3. Accessory Uses and Structures 4.3.3. General Standards for All Accessory Uses and Structures

2. No accessory structure shall be located within a perimeter or streetyard buffer except a screening fence or wall in accordance with Section 5.7, Perimeter and Streetyard Buffers 3. No accessory structure shall inhibit the access to or function of a street or vehicle use area. 4. No accessory structure shall obstruct sight distances. 5. No accessory structure shall impede emergency access. 6. Unless otherwise provided in Section 11.4.2.D, Allowable Encroachments into Required Yards, no accessory structure shall be located in a required front yard or corner side yard. 7. Unless otherwise provided in Section 11.4.2.D, Allowable Encroachments into Required Yards, accessory uses or structures may be located in a required side yard or rear yard, provided an accessory structure, other than a fence or wall, that is more than ten feet in height is set back from the nearest side or rear lot line one foot for every foot (or fraction thereof) the structure’s hei ght exceeds ten feet. 8. Unless otherwise provided in subsection 7 above or in Section 11.4.2.D, Allowable Encroachments into Required Yards, accessory uses and structures shall comply with the minimum setback standards applicable in the zoning district where the structure is located. C. Accessory Uses and Structures in the Right-of-Way Except where otherwise expressly prohibited in this Ordinance, any structure accessory to development on adjoining property within a public street right-of-way maintained by the Town of Morrisville shall:

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Comply with Section 2.5.24.B, Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement Approval Procedure; Be located in right-of-way maintained by either a Home Owners Association or a Property Owners Association; Have expressed written support from either the Home Owners Association or the Property Owners Association;

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Figure 4.3.3.C: Distance from back of curb.

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Be a minimum of five feet from the back of curb on all sides except the front and rear of a linear median located on a divided street. (See Figure 4.3.3.C: Distance from back of curb.) 5. Prohibit pedestrian access unless the proposed structure is located in the right-of-way of a main local street classified accessway 6. Be decorative and aesthetically consistent with the adjoining property; and 7. Be maintained at a condition comparable to the original installation or construction.

(Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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