Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined 11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations

A UTOMATED T ELLER M ACHINE (ATM) A mechanized device operated by or on behalf of a bank or financial institution that allows customers to conduct automated banking or financial transactions. Where an ATM is provided at the site of a bank or financial institution for use by customers in motor vehicles, the ATM is considered a drive-through service accessory use. At other locations, an ATM may be considered a separate accessory use to the principal use(s) of the location. A UTOMATIC F IRE S UPPRESSION SYSTEM An automatic fire suppression system controls and extinguishes fires without human intervention. An examples of an automatic fire suppression system is a fire sprinkler system. A UTOMOBILE R EPAIR , M AJOR General repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of engines, motor vehicles, or trailers, such as collision services, body repair and frame straightening, painting and upholstering, vehicle steam cleaning and undercoating. A UTOMOBILE R EPAIR , M INOR Minor repairs, incidental replacement of parts, and maintenance and servicing of passenger automobiles and trucks not exceeding one and one-half ton capacity. A UTOMOBILE S ALES AND R ENTAL Storage and display for sale, rental, or lease of more than two cars, trucks, motor scooters, and other similar motorized vehicles. A UTOMOBILE S ERVICE S TATION A building or other structure or a tract of land where gasoline or other similar fuel, stored only in underground tanks, is dispensed directly to users of motor vehicles. A VIGATION E ASEMENT A property right acquired from a land owner that grants the right-of-flight; the right to cause noise, dust, etc., related to aircraft flight; the right to restrict or prohibit certain lights, electromagnetic signals and bird-attracting land uses; the right to unobstructed airspace over the property above a specified height and the right of ingress/egress upon the land to exercise those rights. A WNING An exterior shading device attached to and supported entirely from a building facade that projects outward from the facade, commonly above (and sometimes to the side of) a window or door to block or minimize direct sunlight reaching the window or door. An awning may also overhang and provide shelter to people using sidewalks and outdoor seating areas. An awning may be a basic awning made up of opaque or translucent nonrigid materials except for the supporting framework, or may be a horizontal or vertical louvered awning.

A WNING S IGN See Sign, Awning

B ALCONY An exterior platform at an opening in a building facade (generally a door opening in the upper floors of the facade), which is enclosed by a railing, balustrade, or parapet.

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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