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 WELLING , M ANUFACTURED H OME A factory-built structure, transportable in one or more sections, that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. This includes any structure with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.), as amended. This does not include travel trailers or recreation vehicles. 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 AVE The edge or edges of a roof usually projecting beyond the sidewall of a building.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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