Unified Development Ordinance_ Jul 2022

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

C UL - DE -S AC A short street designed to have one end permanently closed; the closed end terminated by a vehicular turnaround. C ULTURAL F ACILITY A public or private nonprofit facility that provides services to the public — including, but not limited to, museums, performing arts facilities, and libraries.

C UTOFF F IXTURE A fixture light distribution where no more than 2.5 percent of a lamp’s light intensity is emitted at or above a horizontal plane drawn through the bottom of the fixture and no more than ten percent of the lamp’s light intensity is emitted at or above an angle ten degrees below that cutoff horizontal plane, at all lateral angles around the fixture.

C YCLE L ENGTH The time required for a complete sequence of traffic signal indications.

D AY C ARE C ENTER A building or structure and associated outdoor area where care, protection and supervision are provided for a fee, on a regular schedule at least twice a week, to more than six children or aging adults at one time.

DBH (D IAMETER AT B REAST H EIGHT ) The diameter of a tree four and a half (4.5) feet above ground level.

D ECIDUOUS Plant material that seasonally drops (loses) its leaf material.

D ECK A roofless outdoor space built as an above ground platform, freestanding or attached, projecting from the wall of a structure and supported by posts or pillars. D EDICATION The offer of real property by its owner(s) for a public purpose and its acceptance by a government entity having jurisdiction over the public function for which it will be used. Dedications may be made for streets, recreation areas, parks, greenways, utility easements, etc. D ELIVERED L UMENS Amount of light delivered out of the fixture, which is different from non-LED fixtures that utilize lamp lumens or the amount of light emitted from a light source.

D ENSITY , N ET See Section 11.4.1.C, Net Density (Dwelling Units per Acre)

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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