Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - September 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