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Article 4: Use Standards
Section 4.2. Principal Uses
4.2.5. Principal Use-Specific Standards
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 4-9
Table
4.2.4: Principal Use TableP = Permitted as exempt from Site Plan Approval or with Minor Site Plan Approval by Town staff
P* = Permitted with Major Site Plan Approval by Town Council
(unless qualifying for Minor Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section
2.5.7.A.5)S = Allowed as a Special Use
C = Allowed as an additional use in the parallel Conditional Zoning District
A = Allowed subject to a PD Plan/Agreement
Blank Cell = Prohibited
(except Overlay Districts)
X = Prohibited
(Overlay Districts only)
Use
Category
Use Type
Base/Conditional Districts
Overlay
Districts
Use-
Specific
Standard
PGO
VLDR
LDR
MDR
HDR
NAC
BAC
CAC
RAC
TOD
HCV
MS
TCC
TCR
RT
RNP
CC
OI
IM
MUPD
AO-A
AO-B
FO
TCCO
Extraction and
Landfill Uses
Landfill, Land
Clearing and Inert
Debris
S
4.2.5.F.3.g(Ord. No. 2014-016, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2014-051, 11/10/2014; Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015, Ord. No.
2015-083, 01/26/2016; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
4.2.5.
Principal Use-Specific Standards
A.
General
Standards for a specific principal use shall apply to the particular individual principal use regardless of
the zoning district in which it is located or the review procedure by which it is approved, unless otherwise
specified in this Ordinance. This section sets forth and consolidates the standards for all principal uses
for which a reference to this section is provided in the “Use-Specific Standards” column of the principal
use table in Section
4.2.4.C, Principal Use Table,and in the same order as they are listed in the table.
These standards may be modified by other applicable standards or requirements in this Ordinance.
B.
Standards for Specific Agricultural and Animal Related Uses
Agricultural Uses
a.
Community Garden
(1)
Overhead lighting is prohibited.
(2)
Accessory buildings shall be limited to sheds for the storage of tools, greenhouses, and
seasonal farm stands. The combined area of all buildings and other structures shall not
exceed 15 percent of the area of the parcel.
(3)
Areas used for communal composting shall be limited to ten percent of the area of the
parcel.
(4)
Perimeter fences, including trellises, are allowed in community gardens, subject to the
standards i
n Section 5.14, Fences and Walls.(5)
The community garden shall have an established set of operating rules addressing the
governance structure of the garden, hours of operation, assignment of garden plots, and
maintenance and security requirements and responsibilities.