Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - May 2020

ARTICLE 11: INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS .................................................................... 11-1 Section 11.1. Interpretation of Ordinance Text ................................................................................ 11-1

11.1.1. Meanings and Intent ...............................................................................................................................................11-1

11.1.2. Headings, Illustrations, and Text...........................................................................................................................11-1

11.1.3. Lists and Examples ..................................................................................................................................................11-1

11.1.4. Computation of Time ..............................................................................................................................................11-1

11.1.5. References to Other Regulations/Publications ...................................................................................................11-1

11.1.6. Delegation of Authority..........................................................................................................................................11-1

11.1.7. Technical and Nontechnical Terms........................................................................................................................11-1

11.1.8. Public Officials and Agencies................................................................................................................................11-2

11.1.9. Mandatory and Discretionary Terms ...................................................................................................................11-2

11.1.10. Conjunctions..............................................................................................................................................................11-2

11.1.11. Tenses and Plurals...................................................................................................................................................11-2

11.1.12. Term Not Defined....................................................................................................................................................11-2

Section 11.2. Interpretation of Zoning Map Boundaries................................................................... 11-2

11.2.1. Map Interpretation Rules .......................................................................................................................................11-2

11.2.2. Map Interpretation Where Rules Do Not Apply................................................................................................11-3 Section 11.3. Use Classifications and Interpretation........................................................................ 11-3

11.3.1. Principal Use Classification System ......................................................................................................................11-3

11.3.2. Interpretation of Unlisted Uses..............................................................................................................................11-8 Section 11.4. Measurement, Exceptions, And Variations of Intensity and Dimensional Standards.. 11-10

11.4.1. Measurement .........................................................................................................................................................11-10

11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations ...................................................................................................................................11-13 Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined.......................................................................................... 11-17