Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - May 2020

Article 11: Interpretation andDefinitions Section 11.5. Termsand Uses Defined 11.4.2. Exceptionsand Variations

S TUMP D IAMETER The diameter of a tree measured at six inches above the ground surface level.

S UBDIVIDER Any person, firm or corporation who subdivides or develops any land deemed to be a subdivision as herein defined. S UBDIVISION Any division of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots or building sites or any other division of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and any division of land involving the dedication of a new street or a change in an existing street—provided, however, that the following are excluded from the definition of “subdivision:” 1. The combination or recombination of portions of previously subdivided and recorded lo ts, where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots meet or exceed the lot standards in Section 5.3.2; 2. The division of land where all resulting parcels are greater than ten acres in area and no street right- of-way dedication is involved; 3. The public acquisition of land for the opening or widening of streets or for public transportation corridors; and 4. The division of a parcel of land with an area no greater than two acres into not more than three lots, where no street right-of-way dedication is involved and the resultant lots meet or exceed the lot standards in Section 5.3.2. S UBDIVISION A PPROVAL See “Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval,” “Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval,” or “Final Plat Approval.” S UBDIVISION E XCLUSION A division of land excluded from the definition of “subdivision,” and thus from subdivision regulation under this Ordinance - see Section 2.5.6.H. S UBDIVISION , R ESIDENTIAL A subdivision, or part of a subdivision, that creates lots as building sites for individual single -family detached, duplex, bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, or manufactured home dwellings.

S UBDIVISION , T YPE 1 See Section 2.5.6.A.2, Subdivisions Distinguished.

S UBDIVISION , T YPE 2 See Section 2.5.6.A.2, Subdivisions Distinguished.

Morrisville, NC

May 26, 2020 Page 11-73

Unified Development Ordinance