Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.3. Use Classifications and Interpretation 11.2.2. Map Interpretation Where Rules Do Not Apply

D. Boundaries shown as approximately following the shoreline of a body of water shall be interpreted as following the shoreline and as moving with shoreline to the extent the shoreline moves as a result of natural processes (flooding, erosion, sedimentation, etc.). E. Boundaries shown as entering a body of water shall be interpreted as continuing in the direction at which they enter the body of water and extending until they intersect another zoning district boundary or similarly extended boundary, or the limits of the Town’s jurisdiction. F. Boundaries shown as approximately following established municipal corporate limits or other political boundaries shall be interpreted as following the corporate limits or boundary. G. Boundaries shown parallel to or as extensions of features indicated in this subsection shall be interpreted as such. H. If the specific location of a depicted boundary cannot be determined from notations on the Zoning Map or application of the above standards, it shall be determined by using the map’s scale to determine the boundary’s distance from other features shown on the map.

11.2.2. Map Interpretation Where Rules Do Not Apply

Where the actual locations of existing physical or natural features vary from that shown on the Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by this subsection, the Planning Director shall have the authority to interpret the district boundaries.

SECTION 11.3. USE CLASSIFICATIONS AND INTERPRETATION

11.3.1. Principal Use Classification System

A. Purpose This section is intended to provide a systematic framework for identifying, describing, categorizing, consolidating, and distinguishing land uses in a way that makes it easier to determine whether a particular use, activity, or combination of activities is allowable as a principal use in a particular zoning district in accordance with the use tables in Article 4: Use Standards, or is subject to other use-specific provisions in this Ordinance. This section is also intended to guide interpretations of how a particular unlisted use should be categorized and to address future additions to the use tables. B. Structure of Principal Use Classification System The principal use classification system described in this section groups uses into three levels: use classifications, use categories, and use types. Use Classifications The use classifications identify broad general classifications of land use and include agricultural and extraction uses, residential uses, institutional uses, commercial uses, and industrial uses. Use classifications are further broken down into a series of general “use categories.” Use Categories a. The use categories describe the major sub-groups of the respective use classifications, and are based on common functional, product, or physical characteristics, such as the type and amount of activity, the type of customers or residents, how goods or services are sold or delivered, and site conditions. For example, the Residential Uses Classification is divided into the Household Living and Group Living use categories. b. Each use category is described in terms of the common characteristics of included uses (including common or typical accessory uses), examples of common use types included in the category,

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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