UDO Adopted Version July 2024

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

P ERENNIAL W ATER B ODY A natural or man-made basin, including lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, that stores surface water permanently at depths sufficient to preclude growth of rooted plants. For the purpose of the State’s riparian buffer protection program, the water body must be part of a natural drainage way (i.e., connected by surface flow to a stream). P ERFORMANCE G UARANTEE Cash or other surety provided by an applicant in lieu of completing the construction or installation of public infrastructure or required private site features before application for Final Plat Approval for a Type 1 or Type 2 Subdivision, recordation of a plat for a Type 2 Subdivision, issuance of a Building Permit, or other development approval. P ERIMETER B UFFER A landscaped area of varying width (depending on the use and surrounding uses) located along that part of the perimeter of a development site between the development and adjoining property. P ERSON For purposes of enforcing this Ordinance in accordance with Article 10: Enforcement , “person’ includes any individual, corporation, government agency, government official, business trust, partnership, two or more persons having a joint interest, or any other legal entity. Persons subject the remedies and penalties established in Article 10: Enforcement, for violating this Ordinance shall include: an architect, engineer, builder, contractor, developer, agency, or any other person who participates in, assists, directs, creates, causes, or maintains a condition resulting in or constituting a violation of this Ordinance; or an owner, any tenant or occupant, or any other person who has control over, or responsibility for, the use or development of the land on which the violation occurs. For all other purposes, “person” means any individual, corporation, government agency, government official, business trust, partnership, two or more persons having a joint interest, or any other legal entity. P ILASTER A rectangular column with a capital and base that is attached or affixed to a wall as an ornamental design feature. P LACE OF W ORSHIP , C OMMUNITY OR N EIGHBORHOOD A structure, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where people regularly assemble to conduct religious worship, ceremonies, rituals, and related education. The structure and its accessory buildings and uses are maintained and controlled by a religious body. Places of worship include chapels, churches, mosques, shrines, synagogues, tabernacles, temples, and other similar religious places of assembly. Accessory uses may include administrative offices, classrooms, meeting rooms, cooking and eating facilities and dwelling units housing up to two faith leaders. A place of worship may be combined with other uses that generally exist as principal uses — e.g., day care center, school, cemetery, or private recreational/entertainment facility. Such uses are treated as principal uses and subject to the standards and limitations applicable to such uses, and are included in the total gross floor area if located on the same lot.. A community place of worship is a place of worship where the total gross floor area exceeds 8,000 square feet. A neighborhood place of worship is a place of worship where the total gross floor area is no more than 8,000 square feet.

P LACE S IGN See Sign, Place.

Morrisville, NC

July 9, 2024 Page 11-59

Unified Development Ordinance