UDO Adopted Version January 2025

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

S TOP W ORK O RDER An order issued by a Town official that directs the person responsible for a development activity or other act in violation of this Ordinance to cease and desist such activity or act.

S TORAGE OF P ETROLEUM P RODUCTS The use of tanks, both above and underground, to store petroleum based products.

S TORAGE S HED An uninhabitable accessory structure used or designed to be used for provide shelter for or storage of materials, or as a small workshop. Storage sheds may be enclosed or open and may be attached to a principal building or exist as a detached structure.

S TORMWATER Any flow resulting from, and occurring during or following, any form of natural precipitation.

S TORMWATER C ONVEYANCE Any feature, natural, or manmade, that collects and transports stormwater, including but not limited to roads with drainage systems, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, channels, pipes, culverts, storm drains, and any other feature or structure designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater.

S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT P ERMIT See Section 7.2.

S TORMWATER S YSTEM All engineered stormwater controls owned or controlled by a person that drains to the same outfall, along with the conveyances between those controls. A system may be made up of one or more stormwater controls.

S TREAM A body of concentrated flowing water in a natural low area or natural channel on the land surface.

S TREAM R ESTORATION The process of converting an unstable, altered, or degraded stream corridor, including adjacent riparian zone and flood-prone areas to its natural or referenced, stable conditions considering recent and future watershed conditions. This process also includes restoring the geomorphic dimension, pattern, and profile as well as biological and chemical integrity, including transport of water and sediment produced by the stream’s watershed in order to achieve dynamic equilibrium. “Referenced” or “referenced reach” means a stable stream that is in dynamic equilibrium with its valley and contributing watershed. A reference reach can be used to develop natural channel design criteria for stream restoration projects. S TREET Any public or private accessway used primarily for vehicular access and circulation, including the roadway and the right-of-way or access easement within which the roadway is located.

S TREET V ENDOR Any person or persons selling or offering for sale products on a street, sidewalk or alley.

S TREETSCAPE A varying width (depending on street type) landscaped strip parallel to the recorded or proposed street right-of-way containing plantings of trees and shrubs in accordance with this Ordinance.

Morrisville, NC

June 13, 2023

Unified Development Ordinance

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