Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017
Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined 11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations
M ANUFACTURING , M EDIUM The manufacturing of products from processed or unprocessed raw materials, where the finished product is noncombustible and nonexplosive, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products, provided all manufacturing activities are contained entirely within a building. This manufacturing may produce noise, odor, smoke, heat, glare, and vibration resulting from the manufacturing activities that is perceptible to adjacent land users, but is not offensive or obnoxious. Odors produced on-site shall not have a material negative effect on other businesses or properties in the area. This does not include uses constituting a light industrial assembly use. Examples of this medium manufacturing include, but are not limited to: glass products made from manufactured glass, products made from rubber, plastic, or resin; converted paper and cardboard products; fabricated metal products made from semi-finished metals. M ARKET V ALUE For purposes of floodplain management, the building value, not including the land value and that of any accessory structures or other improvements on the lot. Market value may be established by independent certified appraisal; replacement cost depreciated for age of building and quality of construction (Actual Cash Value); or adjusted tax assessed values. M ARQUEE A permanent canopy, often constructed of metal and glass, that projects over the entrance of a building, generally a place of assembly such as a cinema, theater, auditorium, or arena. M AXIMUM E XTENT P RACTICABLE The degree to which a project meets an adopted standard in which all possible efforts to comply with the standards or regulation or minimize harmful or adverse effects have been undertaken by an applicant, but full compliance cannot be obtained, and no feasible or practical alternative exists. M EAN S EA L EVEL For purposes of floodplain management, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) corrected in 1988, or other vertical control datum used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the floodplain, to which Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) shown on a FIRM are referenced. Refer to each FIRM panel to determine datum used. M ECHANIC ’ S OR M ATERIALMAN ’ S L IEN A security interest in the title to real or personal property for the benefit of those who have supplied labor or materials that improve the property, as authorized and regulated in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 44A of the North Carolina General Statutes. M ECHANICAL E QUIPMENT Includes, but is not be limited to, heating, venting and air conditioning equipment, water tanks and their supporting structures, stair and elevator bulkheads, screens, baffles and other accessory installations but shall not include telecommunication equipment and conventional television antennas. M ARQUEE SIGN See Sign, Marquee. M ASONRY Stonework, brickwork, or concrete masonry unit (CMU) bonded with mortar by a mason.
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 11-51
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