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Article 4: Use Standards
Section 4.2. Principal Uses
4.2.5. Principal Use-Specific Standards
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 4-12 Unified Development Ordinance
(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
b.
Dwelling, Live/Work
(1)
The residential portion of the use shall occupy at least 50 percent of the total gross floor
area.
(2)
The nonresidential portion of the building shall be located on the ground floor.
(3)
Employees shall be limited to occupants of the residential portion of the building plus up
to three persons not residing in the residential portion.
(4)
Drive-through service is prohibited as an accessory use.
c.
Dwelling, Manufactured Home
(1)
The home’s length shall be no more than four times its width.
(2)
The enclosed living area shall contain at least 1,200 square feet.
(3)
The roof shall have a minimum pitch of five feet or rise to 12 feet of horizontal run, and
shall be finished with a type of shingle or other roofing material commonly used in the
construction of single-family detached dwellings.
(4)
Exterior siding shall consist predominantly of vinyl or aluminum horizontal lap siding (with
reflectivity no greater than gloss white paint), wood, or hardboard that is comparable in
composition, appearance, and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in the
construction of single-family detached dwellings.
(5)
The home shall have a permanent masonry foundation around the exterior perimeter of
the structure.
(6)
All utility lines connecting directly to the home shall be installed underground.
(7)
The front door of the manufactured home shall face a street.
(8)
Any moving hitch, tongue, wheels, axles, and transporting lights shall be removed before
occupancy of the dwelling.
d.
Dwelling, Multifamily
(1)
Provision shall be made in all multifamily developments for on-site collection of recyclables
as follows:
(A)
Collection facilities shall be co-located with dumpster enclosures and in central and
visible locations.
(B)
Provision shall be made for collection of the following items: paper, glass, aluminum,
cardboard, and plastic.
(2)
Parking spaces shall be distributed in a multifamily development so that each building has
access to the number of spaces required to serve that building.
(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
e.
Family Care Home
No new family care home is permitted within a one-half mile radius of an existing family care
home.
f.
Pocket Neighborhood
(1)
Neighborhood Design Standards
A pocket neighborhood is a voluntary single-family detached dwelling alternative that
allows reduced dimensional standards in return for voluntary compliance with Section