Unified Development Ordinance

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

M AXIMUM E XTENT P RACTICABLE The degree to which a project meets an adopted standard in which all possible efforts to comply with the standards or regulation or minimize harmful or adverse effects have been undertaken by an applicant, but full compliance cannot be obtained, and no feasible or practical alternative exists. M EAN S EA L EVEL For purposes of floodplain management, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) corrected in 1988, or other vertical control datum used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the floodplain, to which Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) shown on a FIRM are referenced. Refer to each FIRM panel to determine datum used. M ECHANIC ’ S OR M ATERIALMAN ’ S L IEN A security interest in the title to real or personal property for the benefit of those who have supplied labor or materials that improve the property, as authorized and regulated in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 44A of the North Carolina General Statutes. M ECHANICAL E QUIPMENT Includes, but is not be limited to, permanent electrical and gas-powered equipment, transformers, gas meters, electric meters, permanent generators, refrigeration equipment, heating, venting and air conditioning equipment, water tanks and their supporting structures, vent openings greater than eight inches wide, and other accessory installations but shall not include telecommunication equipment and conventional television antennas. M ICRO - BREWERY An establishment primarily engaged in the brewing ale, beer, malt liquors, and nonalcoholic beer that is licensed to do so in accordance with N.C.G.S. 18B-1104 and regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, with a capacity less than 15,000 barrels per year, and with 75 percent or more of its ale, beer, and malt liquors sold off-site. A restaurant/brewery where more than 25 percent of produced ale, beer, and malt liquors are sold on-site is classified as a restaurant (with the brewery as an accessory use). Accessory uses include a restaurant, a public tasting room, and the retail sales of ale or beer, or related products. M ICRO -W INERY An establishment primarily engaged in the manufacture of unfortified or fortified wine of not more than 25,000 gallons per year that is permitted to do in accordance with N.C.G.S. 18B-1100 and regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. Accessory uses include a public tasting room and retail sales of wine and related products. M INIMUM H EATING S YSTEM E FFICIENCY The heating system efficiency as measured using the U.S. Department of Energy Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency rating, which measures the percentage of heat delivered to a building or structure to the amount of fuel delivered to the system. A system with a 95 percent rating converts 95 percent of the fuel supplied to the system to heat. M EDIUM B ASE The size of lamp socket designed to accept a medium or Edison base lamp.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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