Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

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

F ARMERS ’ M ARKET A public market held in a structure or open area, where farmers sell produce and other farm products they have grown, gathered, or raised directly to consumers. A farmers’ market may be a principal use, occurring regularly for all or most of the year, or a temporary use, occurring only occasionally or periodically for only a limited time period during the year.

F ASCIA S IGN See Sign, Wall-Mounted Fascia.

F ENESTRATION The arrangement of windows, doors, and other openings on the elevation or facade of a building. F ENCE OR W ALL An artificially erected freestanding barrier used to enclose (and protect) an area, restrict or prevent access to an area, to conceal or screen an area, and/or for decorative purposes. A fence may be open or solid and generally consists of wood, metal, concrete, or plastic posts connected by boards, rails, panels, wire, or mesh. A wall is generally solid and consists of masonry, stone, brick, tile, concrete, or plaster. Natural growth barriers such as hedges are not considered fences or walls.

F INAL P LAT A PPROVAL See Section 2.5.6.C, Final Plat Approval . F INISHED G RADE

The final elevation of the ground surface after completion of authorized development and associated man-made alterations of the ground surface such as grading, grubbing, fillings, or excavating.

F IRE C HIEF The Fire Chief for the Town of Morrisville, North Carolina.

F IRE E SCAPE A stairway, ladder, or chute on the outside wall of a building intended to be used to help people escape form the building in case of a fire or other calamity. F IXTURE An assembly that holds the lamp (bulb) in a lighting system. It includes the elements designed to give light output control, such as a reflector (mirror) or refractor (lens), the ballast, housing, and the attachment parts. F LAG L OT An irregularly shaped lot where the buildable portion (flag) of the lot is connected to a street by a narrow non-buildable strip (pole) that does not meet the minimum lot width requirement at the minimum setback for that specific zoning district. F LAGPOLE A freestanding structure or structure attached to the wall or roof of a building that is used to display flags.

September 25, 2018

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance