Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.3. Accessory Uses and Structures 4.3.5. Accessory Use-Specific Standards

d. A required accessible parking space for persons with physical disabilities (see Section 5.10.3.I, Accessible Parking Spaces for Physically Disabled Persons) may also serve as an EV charging station space, provided the charging station and its controls meet ADA standards for accessibility to persons with physical disabilities. e. EV charging station equipment shall be located so as not to interfere with vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian access and circulation, or with required landscaping. a. The home shall comply with all applicable State regulations and obtain appropriate State licensing prior to operation. b. The family child care home use shall be conducted in a portion of an occupied residential dwelling. c. The principal person conducting the family child care home use shall be a full-time resident of the dwelling, and there shall be no more than one employee who does not reside in the dwelling. e. The use shall include at least 75 square feet of outdoor play area per child and at least 25 square feet of indoor space per child. f. Outdoor play areas shall be located in a rear yard and enclosed by an opaque fence at least five feet in height. Alternatively, common open space within the neighborhood may be used as required outdoor play area with the appropriate property owners’ association’s written agreement to set aside a fenced outdoor play area so long as the family child care home is operational. Family Child Care Home d. The business use shall use no more than 20 percent of the total floor area of the dwelling.

g. There shall be adequate off-street parking for child drop-off and pick-up.

h. On-site signs advertising the family child care home use are not permitted.

i. Outdoor storage of materials associated with the family child care home use is not permitted. Such materials do not include outdoor playground equipment.

Flagpole and Flag

a. Flagpoles and flags in a residential development shall comply with the following standards:

(1) No more than two flagpoles and two flags per flagpole shall be allowed on a lot.

(2) No flag shall bear a commercial message.

b. Flagpoles and flags in a nonresidential development shall comply with the following standards:

(1) No more than three flagpoles and two flags per flagpole shall be allowed per approved site plan.

(2) Flagpoles shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.

(3) Flagpoles shall be located on the wall of the principal building on the lot or within 75 feet of the building’s main entrance.

(4) Flagpoles shall not be located within a public right-of-way.

(5) Flagpoles shall not exceed a height of 25 feet.

(6) The area of a flag shall not exceed five feet by eight feet.

Garage

a. A detached garage shall be located to the side or rear wall of the building the garage serves.

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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