Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance

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

C ARPORT See Garage or Carport.

C EMETERY A placed used for internment of human or animal remains or cremated remains, including a burial park for earth internments, a mausoleum for vault or crypt internments, a columbarium for cinerary internments, or a combination thereof. C ENTRAL U TILITY P LANT A facility that produces electricity, heat, cooling, steam, compressed air, natural gas, and other similar resources for a hospital, college, or university. C ERTIFICATE OF C OMPLIANCE /O CCUPANCY A certificate issued by a building official representing a determination that work done on a building or development project has been completed in compliance with all applicable State and local laws and with the terms of building permits and may be occupied safely. C HANGE I N U SE A change in the principal use of a structure or land, or a portion thereof, including a new, different, or additional principal use listed in Table 4.2.4: Principal Use Table. For multi-tenant structures a change in use does not occur unless either (a) a Site Plan Approval, a Special Use Permit Approval or a Conditional Rezoning Approval is required for a use or (b) one principal use occupies more than 50% of the total approved square footage — e.g., a place of worship is proposed to take more than 50% of a structure approved as a shopping center, or eating and drinking establishments are proposed to take more than 50% of a structure approved as major flex space. C HANNEL A natural water-carrying trough cut vertically into low areas of the land surface by erosive action of concentrated flowing water or a ditch or canal excavated for the flow of water. C HEMICAL C ONDITIONS H YDROLOGY The flood discharges associated with the land-use conditions existing within the drainage area of a watercourse at the time a flood study of the watercourse was conducted. Current conditions flood discharges and historical flood study information is published in the Flood Insurance Study. C HIMNEY A vertical structure attached to a building that contains a flue for drawing off smoke from a furnace, water heater, or fireplace C LOTHESLINE A cord, rope, or wire stretched between two points above ground level on which clothes are hung to dry or air. C LUB OR L ODGE An organization and its premises catering exclusively to members and guests for social, intellectual, recreational, or athletic purposes not intended for profit. C HANGEABLE C OPY S IGN See Sign, Changeable Copy.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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