Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined 11.4.3. Illuminated Signs

B RICK Block made of kiln-fired material, usually clay or ground shale, laid in small, individual units with concrete mortar joints. B RIDGE A structure carrying a walkway, bikeway, roadway, or railway over a depression or obstacle such as a watercourse, ravine, roadway, or railway. Roadway bridges cannot be constructed of wood. B ROADCAST S TUDIO Commercial and public communications uses including radio and television broadcasting and receiving stations and studios, with facilities entirely within buildings. B ROADCASTING S TATION Commercial and public communication uses including radio and television broadcasting and receiving stations and studios, including ancillary outdoor communications equipment such as transmission towers and satellite dishes. B ROWNFIELD Abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.

B UILDING Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.

B UILDING C ODE The North Carolina State Building Code and any amendments thereto.

B UILDING F OOTPRINT The portion of a lot covered by a building or structure at the surface level, measured on a horizontal plane. B UILDING F RONTAGE The linear distance along the exterior building wall that faces a public right-of-way abutting the lot on which the building is located.

B UILDING H EIGHT See “Structure Height.”

B UILDING M ASS The three-dimensional bulk of a building.

B UILDING O FFICIAL The person authorized by the Town Manager to issue Building Permits for the construction, alteration, reconstruction, or demolition of all or part of any building in accordance with the Building Code. B UILDING P ERMIT An approval statement signed by the Building Official authorizing the construction, alteration, reconstruction, or demolition of all or part of any building as complying with the Building Code.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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