Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.4. Temporary Uses and Structures 4.4.5. Temporary Use-Specific Standards

Stockpiling of Materials

The temporary stockpiling of materials is permitted subject to the following standards:

a. A stockpiling permit is obtained from the Town.

b. The stockpiled material shall not exceed 25 feet in height above the original natural grade.

c. The area of disturbance associated with the stockpiling shall be one half acre or less.

d. The footprint of the stockpiling area shall be located at least 25 feet from adjoining property lines.

e. The side slope of the stockpiled materials shall not exceed a 3:1 ratio.

f. Stockpiled materials shall be limited to dirt, fill, and/or gravel.

g. Stockpiled materials shall be seeded or covered with tarps or mulch. Tarps shall be keyed in at the top of the slope to keep water from running underneath the plastic.

h. All stockpiled materials shall be removed within 90 days after approval of the use.

(Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2014-051, 11/10/2014)

Street Vendor

a. Street vendors shall obtain a street vendor permit from the Town.

b. Carts used for street vending shall be on wheels, be no longer six feet, and be no higher than five feet (excluding umbrellas or transparent enclosures). c. No signage for street vendors shall be allowed other than signs permanently attached to the cart. d. Encroachment permits and liability insurance shall be required to operate within any Town or State right-of-way. e. If operating adjacent to or in front of a business other than one they own or operate, street vendor cart operators shall be responsible for obtaining permission to operate from the owner of such business and shall submit evidence of such permission to the Planning Director. This requirement does not apply if the street vender is part of an event for which a special event permit has been obtained from the Town. f. Temporary connections to potable water systems are prohibited. All plumbing and electrical connections shall be in accordance with the State Building Code.

g. Mobile prepared-food vendors shall not operate as a drive-through facility.

h. Approval by the Health Department is required for all food vendors.

i. Vendor carts shall not restrict or interfere with the ingress to or egress from an abutting building.

j. Vendor carts shall not be located in medians.

k. The Planning Director may revoke any development permit issued for this use on determining that the vendor’s operations are causing parking, traffic congestion, or litter problems either on or off the property where the use is located, or that the use is otherwise creating a danger to public health or safety.

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

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