Unified Development Ordinance

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

S ETBACK , R EQUIRED C ORNER S IDE Y ARD All land area between the corner side lot line and the corner side setback line that lies between the lot’s front setback area and its rear lot line. S ETBACK , R EQUIRED F RONT Y ARD All land area between the front lot line and the front setback line that lies between the lot’s side lot lines, or in the case of a corner lot, between a side lot line and the opposite corner side lot line. S ETBACK , R EQUIRED R EAR Y ARD All land area between the rear lot line and the rear setback line that lies between the lot’s interior side lot lines, or in the case of a corner lot, between an interior side lot line and the opposite street side lot line. S ETBACK , R EQUIRED S IDE Y ARD All land area between a side lot line and the side setback line that lies between the lot’s front setback area and its rear setback area. S HOPPING C ENTER , M AJOR A building or a group of connected or freestanding buildings under single or multiple ownership that contains retail goods and service uses serving the needs of a neighborhood, community, and regional customer base. A major shopping center is designed, constructed, and operated on an integral and coordinated basis, with common parking, pedestrian movement, and ingress and egress. It may be located on a site larger than 15 acre and has at least one tenant with more than 60,000 square feet of floor area. S HOPPING C ENTER , N EIGHBORHOOD A building or a group of connected or freestanding buildings under single or multiple ownership that contains retail goods and service uses serving the needs of local residential neighborhoods. A neighborhood shopping center is designed, constructed, and operated on an integral and coordinated basis, with common parking, pedestrian movement, and ingress and egress. It has no more than 150,000 square feet of total floor area, and no single tenant greater than 60,000 square feet of floor area. S HORELINE S TABILIZATION The in- place stabilization of an eroding shoreline. Stabilization techniques which include “soft” methods or natural materials (such as root wads, or rock vanes) may be considered as part of a restoration design. However, stabilization techniques that consist primarily of “hard” engineering, such as concrete lined channels, riprap, or gabions, while providing bank stabilization, shall not be considered stream restoration. S HRUB A woody plant, smaller than a tree, consisting of several small stems emerging from the ground, or small branches near the ground. Shrubs may be deciduous or evergreen. S HOEBOX F IXTURE A rectangular shaped fixture that has a flat glass lens on the bottom to emit light.

S IDEWALK A hard-surfaced, all-weather pedestrian walkway.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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