Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - September 2020

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

D RIP L INE An imaginary line extending downward from the outermost tips of the tree canopy to the ground.

D RIVE A ISLE An area within an off-street parking facilities that provides one- or two-way movement and maneuvering between rows of parking stalls. D RIVE -T HROUGH S ERVICE F ACILITY A facility used to provide products or services to customers who remain in their vehicles, whether through a window or door in a building, a machine in a building or detached structure (e.g., ATM), or via a mechanical device (e.g., a pneumatic tube system). In addition to the pick-up window or door, drive- through service facilities also may include remote menu boards and ordering stations. Use types that commonly have drive-through service include banks, restaurants, specialty eating or drinking establishments, and drug stores. D RIVEWAY An accessway that functions solely to provide direct and immediate vehicular access between a street and the principal origin and destination points within an abutting development, or part of a large development. It generally handles low vehicular travel speeds and traffic volumes, though may also handle moderate to high traffic volumes within large commercial and mixed-use developments. D WELLING A building that contains one or two dwelling units used, intended or designed to be used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for living purposes. D WELLING U NIT A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. D WELLING , D UPLEX A single detached dwelling on a lot that contains two dwelling units. The 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. D WELLING , L IVE /W ORK A structure or portion of a structure combining a residential dwelling unit for one or more persons with an integrated work space principally used by one or more of the dwelling unit residents. D UMPSTER A container used for the temporary storage of waste.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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