Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.3. Accessory Uses and Structures 4.3.1. Purpose

g. Landfill, Land Clearing and Inert Debris (1) Any repair operations shall be conducted in an enclosed building, and shall not include the cleaning, repairing, or servicing of equipment, containers, or vehicles in which waste, refuse, or discarded materials are transported, handled, stored, or processed. (2) To screen stored goods and materials, six evergreen shade trees per 100 linear feet shall be installed in accordance with Section 5.12.3, General Landscaping Standards adjacent to the exterior perimeter of the fence required in Section 4.3.5.B.20, Outdoor Storage (as an accessory use), to form a continuous opaque screen. This buffer shall be installed along the entire fence line visible from the line of sight from all street rights-of-way. (3) If the lot containing a municipal solid waste landfill is located within 600 feet of a residential zoning district, any outdoor storage area shall only be permitted as an accessory use if it is located at least 100 feet from any public right-of-way and at least 70 feet from any adjoining property.

(Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015)

SECTION 4.3. ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES

Purpose

4.3.1.

The purpose of this section is to authorize the establishment and continuation of land uses and structures that are incidental and customarily subordinate to principal uses—i.e., accessory uses and structures. This section also identifies the zoning districts in which such accessory uses and structures are allowed, identifies what type of permit or review is required to establish them, sets out general standards applicable to all accessory uses and structures, and sets out any special standards applicable to particular accessory uses and structures. This section is intended to allow a broad range of accessory uses and structures, so long as they are located on the same site as the principal use and comply with the standards set forth in this section to reduce potentially adverse impacts on surrounding lands. Section 4.3.3, General Standards for All Accessory Uses and Structures, establishes general standards that apply to all allowed accessory uses and structures. Section 4.3.4, Accessory Use/Structure Table, shows whether a particular type of accessory use or structure is permitted or prohibited within the various zoning districts. It is not intended to limit allowable accessory uses and structures to those listed in the Accessory Use/Structure Table. Section 4.3.5, Accessory Use-Specific Standards, sets forth standards for all accessory uses and structures for which a reference to this section is provided in the “Use-Specific Standards” column of the Accessory Use/Structure Table for a particular type of accessory use or structure regardless of the zoning district in which they are allowed or the review procedure by which they are approved, unless expressly stated to the contrary. These standards may be modified by other applicable requirements in this Ordinance. 4.3.2. Organization and Applicability A. Relationship to Principal Use or Structure Except as otherwise expressly allowed in this Ordinance, an accessory use or structure shall not be established or constructed before the establishment or construction of the principal use or structure. If the principal use or structure is destroyed or removed, the accessory use or structure shall no longer be allowed. Except as otherwise expressly allowed in this Ordinance, the total floor area of non-habitable accessory structures to a residential use shall not exceed 50 percent of the heated floor area of 4.3.3. General Standards for All Accessory Uses and Structures

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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