Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - May 2020

Table of Contents

Section 5.6. Floodplain Management ............................................................................................. 5-22 Section 5.7. Perimeter and Streetyard Buffers.................................................................................. 5-30 Section 5.8. Access and Circulation ................................................................................................ 5-41 Section 5.9. Building Configuration and Design.............................................................................. 5-64 Section 5.10. Parking and Loading................................................................................................. 5-93 Section 5.11. Utilities and Services............................................................................................... 5-119 Section 5.12. Landscaping ........................................................................................................... 5-120 Section 5.13. Screening................................................................................................................ 5-131 Section 5.14. Fences and Walls .................................................................................................... 5-136 Section 5.15. Exterior Lighting...................................................................................................... 5-141 Section 5.16. Signage .................................................................................................................. 5-152 Section 5.17. Sustainable Development Practices.......................................................................... 5-167 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

May 26, 2020

Unified Development Ordinance

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