Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2023.1

Table of Contents

Section 5.6. Floodplain Management ..................................................................................................5-20 Section 5.7. Perimeter and Streetyard Buffers......................................................................................5-28 Section 5.8. Access and Circulation.....................................................................................................5-40 Section 5.9. Building Configuration and Design..................................................................................5-56 Section 5.10. Parking and Loading......................................................................................................5-88 Section 5.11. Utilities and Services ....................................................................................................5-115 Section 5.12. Landscaping.................................................................................................................5-116 Section 5.13. Screening .....................................................................................................................5-126 Section 5.14. Fences and Walls .........................................................................................................5-131 Section 5.15. Exterior Lighting ...........................................................................................................5-136 Section 5.16. Signage ........................................................................................................................5-147 Section 5.17. Sustainable Development Practices..............................................................................5-175 ARTICLE 6: RIPARIAN BUFFERS .................................................................................................. 6-1 Section 6.1. Purpose ..............................................................................................................................6-1 Section 6.2. General ..............................................................................................................................6-1 Section 6.3. Riparian Buffers and Zones ...............................................................................................6-3 Section 6.4. Identification of Riparian Buffers .......................................................................................6-4 Section 6.5. Riparian Buffer Development Review................................................................................6-5 Section 6.6. Variances from Riparian Buffer Regulations......................................................................6-8 Section 6.7. Diffuse Flow Requirements ..............................................................................................6-11 Section 6.8. Uses and Activities Permitted in Riparian Buffers ............................................................6-11 Section 6.9. Mitigation.........................................................................................................................6-18 ARTICLE 7: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 7-1 Section 7.1. General Provisions.............................................................................................................7-1 Section 7.2. Administration and Procedures..........................................................................................7-4 Section 7.3. Standards ...........................................................................................................................7-9 Section 7.4. Maintenance ....................................................................................................................7-12 Section 7.5. Enforcement and Violations .............................................................................................7-16 Section 7.6. Illicit Discharges and Connections ...................................................................................7-18 ARTICLE 8: PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE ..................................................................... 8-1 Section 8.1. Performance.......................................................................................................................8-1 Section 8.2. Maintenance ......................................................................................................................8-6 ARTICLE 9: NONCONFORMITIES ................................................................................................ 9-1 Section 9.1. General Applicability .........................................................................................................9-1 Section 9.2. Nonconforming Lots...........................................................................................................9-1 Section 9.3. Nonconforming Uses .........................................................................................................9-2 Section 9.4. Nonconforming Structures..................................................................................................9-3 Section 9.5. Nonconforming Signs ........................................................................................................9-3

Morrisville, NC

June 13, 2023

Unified Development Ordinance

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