Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance

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

S UBSTANTIAL I MPROVEMENT For purposes of floodplain management, any combination of repairs, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, taking place during any one-year period for which the cost equals or exceeds 50 pe rcent of the market value of the structure before the “start of construction” of the improvement. The term includes structures which have incurred “substantial damage”, regardless of the actual repair work performed. However, the term does not include either: (a) any correction of existing violations of State or community health, sanitary or safety code specifications which have been identified by the community code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or, (b) any alteration of a historic structure provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure’s continued designated as a historic structure and the alteration is approved by a variance issued pursuant to Section 2.5.16, Variance. S UBSTANTIAL P ROGRESS For the purposes of determining whether sufficient progress has been made on an approved plan, one or more of the following construction activities toward the completion of a site or subdivision plan shall occur: 1. Obtaining a grading permit and conducting grading activity on a continuous basis and not discontinued for more than 30 days; or

2. Installation and approval of on-site infrastructure; or

3. Obtaining a building permit for the construction and approval of a building foundation.

“Substantial progress” for purposes of determin ing whether an approved plan is null and void is not necessarily the same as “substantial expenditures” used for determining vested rights pursuant to applicable law.

S URFACE W ATERS All waters of the state as defined in N.C.G.S. 143-212 except underground waters

S WIMMING P OOL An above- or below-ground structure that is filled with water and used for swimming.

T ANDEM P ARKING An arrangement of vehicle parking spaces such that one or more spaces must be driven across in order to access another space or spaces. T ANK F ARM The storage of chemicals, petroleum products, hazardous materials, materials that are flammable or explosive, or other materials that present hazards or conditions commonly recognized as offensive in above ground or below ground storage containers designed for subsequent resale to distributers, retail dealers, or outlets. T AXI OR L IMOUSINE S ERVICE F ACILITY A service that offers transportation in passenger automobiles and vans to persons, including those who are handicapped, in return for remuneration. The business may include facilities for servicing, repairing, and fueling the taxicabs or limousines.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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