Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.13. Screening 5.13.3. Location and Screening of Commercial Containers

C. Screening of Commercial Containers

Commercial containers shall be screened on three sides by a durable, sight-obscuring wall, and enclosed on the fourth side by an opaque, secured gate. If a container is one regularly accessed by pedestrians, the required screening walls shall include an opening at least three feet wide for pedestrian access. This pedestrian opening shall be screened from view by an “L”- shaped extension of a screening wall or a secured metal door. (See Figure 5.13.3.C.2: Screening of Commercial Container with Pedestrian Access.) The height of the screening walls and the gate shall be at least six inches higher than the height of the container. Where the container is located next to a building wall, the building wall may serve as a screening wall, and the other screening walls (including any extension from the building wall (e.g., “wing wall”) shall incorporate materials, colors, and design that are visually consistent with that of the adjacent building wall. (See Figure 5.13.3.C.4: Screening Container Area Next to Building, Screening of Container Area Next to Building.)

Figure 5.13.3.C.2: Screening of Commercial Container with Pedestrian Access.

Figure 5.13.3.C.4: Screening Container Area Next to Building

Where the container is not located next to a building, the screening walls shall be constructed of brick, stone, pre-cast or tilt-up concrete, or tinted or textured concrete masonry units. The external sides of the screening walls shall

Figure 5.13.3.C.5: Screening of Independent Container Area.

incorporate materials, colors, and design that are visually consistent with those of the nearest primary structure on the lot. (See Figure 5.13.3.C.5, Screening of Independent Container Area.)

September 25, 2018

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance