Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.4. Measurement, Exceptions, And Variations of Intensity and Dimensional Standards 11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations

Table 11.4.2.D: Allowable Encroachments into Required Yards

Feature

Extent and Limitations of Encroachment

1. Open balconies and fire escapes

May extend up to five feet into any required minimum yard

May extend up to five feet into any required minimum yard; decks and porches decks and porches on a single-family attached dwelling may extend to a rear lot line that abuts permanent open space or to within 3 feet of a rear lot line that abuts another single-family attached dwelling lot, provided that any stairs leading to the deck or porch is at least 3 feet from the rear lot line May extend up to three feet into any required minimum yard if no more than nine feet wide

2. Decks, porches (screened or unscreened), stoops, or exterior stairways

3. Bay windows

4. Chimneys or fireplaces

5. Moveable awnings 6. Roof eaves and overhangs, or marquees 7. Window sills or entablatures

May extend up to three feet into any required minimum yard

May extend up to 18 inches into any required minimum yard

May extend into or be located in any required minimum yard if less than 2 inches high May extend into or be located in any required minimum yard in accordance with Section 5.16, Signage May extend into or be located in any required minimum side or rear yard, subject to the height-related setback standards in Section 4.3, Accessory Uses and Structures May be located in any required yard if less than 20 feet high, set back from side and rear lot lines by at least ten feet, and set back from abutting street rights-of-way by a distance equal to the flagpole height

8. Patios or terraces, or walkways

9. Signs, projecting or free-standing

10. Garages, detached

11. Flagpoles

12. Lighting fixtures, projecting or free- standing (including lampposts)

May be located in any required minimum yard

13. Mailbox, freestanding

May be located in any required minimum yard

14. Fences or walls (including associated gates and arbors) 15. Accessory structures other than those listed above 17. Vegetation and landscaping and minor ornamental yard or garden features such as retaining walls, fountains, ponds, birdbath, sculptures and similar landscaping features 16. Swimming pool

May be located in any required minimum yard, subject to the limitations in Section 5.14, Fences and Walls May be located in a required minimum side or rear yard, subject to the limitations in Section 4.3, Accessory Uses and Structures

May be located in any required minimum yard

May be located in any required minimum yard

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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