Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.3. Use Classifications and Interpretation 11.3.1. Principal Use Classification System

and, for a number of use categories, exceptions—i.e., those uses that might appear to fall within the use category, but are included in another use category. Use Types The specific use types included in each use category identify specific principal uses that are considered to possess the characteristics identified for the use category. For example, single-family detached dwellings, duplex dwellings, single-family attached dwellings, multifamily dwellings, and manufactured home dwellings are use types in the Household Living use category. C. Development with Multiple Principal Use Types A development may include multiple principal uses, provided each principal use is a principal use type allowed in the applicable zoning district and the development complies with any use-specific standards applicable to each of the included use types. If a use within a development is determined to be an accessory use to a principal use in the development, such accessory use shall be subject to the accessory use standards in Section 4.3, Accessory Uses and Structures. Agriculture Uses The Agriculture Uses category is characterized by activities related to the production of field crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental and flowering plants, and the breeding, raising, or keeping of livestock, poultry, swine, or other animals for food or other marketable products. The Agriculture Uses category also includes silvicultural activities related to the planting, management, protection, and harvesting of trees for timber or other forest products. Example use types include farms, forestry, and greenhouse and nursery production. Also included are garden centers, and community gardens. This use category does not include the processing of animal or plant products for wholesale or retail sale purposes, which is generally considered an industrial manufacturing use type. Accessory uses may include offices, storage areas, barns, irrigation systems, and repair facilities related to the agricultural activities. Animal Related Uses The Animal Related Uses category includes use types that provide services, general care, and boarding services for domestic animals. Example use types include stables, kennels, and veterinary clinics. Accessory uses may include offices, storage areas, stables, outdoor exercise pens or runs, and limited retail sales. Household Living Uses The Household Living Uses category includes use types providing for the residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a single family. Tenancy is generally arranged on a month-to-month or longer basis. Example use types include single-family detached dwellings, duplex dwellings, single-family attached dwellings, multifamily dwellings, bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, and manufactured home dwellings. In accordance with State law, dwelling units providing a single housekeeping environment for groups of six or fewer persons with physical, emotional, or mental disabilities are treated as any other household living use, and not as a group living use. This use category does not include residential use types that generally involve some level of managed personal care for a larger number of residents (e.g., congregate living facilities), which are categorized as group living uses. It also does not include use types where persons generally occupy living units for periods of less than 30 days (e.g., hotel/motel), which are categorized as visitor accommodation uses. Accessory uses common to household living uses include recreational activities, raising of domestic pets, hobbies, swimming pools, and parking of the occupants’ vehicles. Some accessory uses (e.g., home occupations and accessory dwelling units) are subject to additional regulations (see Section 4.3, Accessory Uses and Structures). D. Agricultural and Animal Related Uses Classification E. Residential Uses Classification

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