Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined 11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations

D WELLING , M ULTIFAMILY A building or group of buildings containing three or more dwelling units that are typically located on one lot. The dwelling units may be located side by side in a horizontal configuration or stacked one above the other in a vertical configuration, sharing common vertical walls or horizontal floors and ceilings. Each dwelling unit shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, and sanitation, and can be owner or tenant occupied. Multifamily dwellings also include carriage–style buildings with multifamily dwelling units over garages. D WELLING , S INGLE -F AMILY A TTACHED A building containing two or more dwelling units that are attached horizontally through common walls. Each dwelling unit occupies space from the ground to the roof of the building, and is located on a separate lot. D WELLING , S INGLE -F AMILY D ETACHED A single detached dwelling on a lot, other than a manufactured home dwelling, that contains a single dwelling unit (excluding any accessory apartment). E ASEMENT An interest in land granted by the owner to another party that entitles its holder to a specific use, including a grant by the property owner for use by the public, a utility company, or person(s) of land for specified purposes. E LECTRIC V EHICLE C HARGING S TATION An electric vehicle (EV) charging station is a vehicle parking space that is served by an electrical component assembly or cluster of component assemblies (battery charging station) designed and intended to transfer electric energy, by conductive or inductive means, from the electric grid or other off-board electrical source to a battery or other energy storage device within an electric vehicle. E LEVATED B UILDING A non-basement building that has its lowest floor elevated floor above ground level by foundation walls, pilings, columns, posts, piers, or shear walls. E LEVATION A vertical distance above or below a fixed reference level. For purposes of measuring the height of structures, elevation is the distance above finished grade at the base of the structure. For purposes of floodplain management, elevation is the distance above mean sea level. Elevation may also refer to a fully dimensioned drawing of the side of a building showing features such as windows and doors, and the relationship of grade to floor level. E MERGENCY S ERVICES A government facility for public services such as fire and police protection, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), emergency operation centers, and related administrative services. E NCROACHMENT For purposes of floodplain management, the advance or infringement of uses, fill, excavation, buildings, permanent structures, or development into a floodplain, that may impede or alter the flow capacity of a floodplain. E AVE The edge or edges of a roof usually projecting beyond the sidewall of a building.

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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