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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 4-15
c.
Place of Worship, Neighborhood
(1)
If the place of worship is proposed within a facility previously used for a commercial use,
it shall comply with standards for minimum number of parking spaces required for a place
of worship.
(2)
A decision-making authority may grant modifications of the standards applicable to a
place of worship on finding that the modification is necessary to eliminate a substantial
burden on religious practice, as guaranteed by the federal Religious Land Use and
Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) of 2000 (42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq.). In doing so, the
decision-making authority may impose conditions consistent with RLUIPA that will
substantially secure the objectives of the modified standard and substantially mitigate
any potential adverse impact on the environment or adjacent properties.
Health Care Uses
a.
Nursing Home
(1)
A minimum of 15 percent of the land area (excluding streets and parking areas) shall be
designated as outdoor open space for enjoyment and use or viewing by the residents.
The open space shall be safe, easily accessible, and visible from major indoor activity
areas and patient rooms, and provide active or passive recreation opportunities.
Transportation, Communication, and Utility Uses
a.
Central Utility Plant
(1)
A central utility plant use is only permitted in conjunction with the following principal uses:
(A)
College or University; and
(B)
Hospital.
(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015)
b.
Parking Deck or Lot (as a principal use)
(1)
When a parking deck is the closest structure to an adjoining property in a residential
zoning district, a continuous opaque wall or fence at least six feet high shall be provided
along the property line(s) between the parking deck and the adjoining property, and
extending for at least 50 feet beyond the edge of the parking deck or to the property
line. (See Figur
e 4.2.5.D.3.a:Parking Deck Screening.)
Figure
4.2.5.D.3.a:Parking Deck Screening.