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Article 4: Use Standards
Section 4.3. Accessory Uses and Structures
4.3.5. Accessory Use-Specific Standards
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 4-42 Unified Development Ordinance
b.
The detached garage shall set back at least ten feet from the rear facade of the building the
garage serves.
c.
The exterior materials, color, design features, and roof form of a detached garage shall be
compatible with the building the garage serves.
d.
Garages associated with a multifamily, mixed-use, commercial, institutional, or industrial
development are also subject to the standards set forth in Section
5.9.4, Exterior Facade Materials and Colors for All Development.(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
Heliport
Auxiliary facilities such as parking, waiting room, fueling, and maintenance equipment are not
permitted.
Home Occupation
a.
The business use shall be conducted in a portion of an occupied residential dwelling.
b.
The principal person conducting the business use shall be a full-time resident of the dwelling,
and there shall be no more than one employee who does not reside in the dwelling.
c.
The business use shall use no more than 20 percent of the total floor area of the dwelling.
d.
On-site signs advertising the business are not permitted.
e.
Outdoor storage of goods associated with the business use is not permitted.
f.
Any visits to the site by business customers or clients shall be by appointment only. Appointments
may not overlap.
g.
There shall be no wholesale or retail sales of goods on the premises except of those goods
incidental to the provision of a service by the business use (e.g., a hairdresser may sell
shampoo).
h.
The business use shall not generate noise, vibration, odor, glare, fumes, or electrical or
communications interference (including visual or audible interference with television or radio
reception) that can be detected by the normal senses off the premises.
Limited Fuel/Oil/Bottled Gas Distribution
a.
Limited fuel/oil/bottled gas distribution is allowed as an accessory use to garden centers,
convenience stores, retail stores, major and neighborhood shopping centers, automobile service
stations, recreational vehicle rental and service uses, industrial equipment sales and rental uses,
and storage of petroleum products uses.
b.
Any structure housing the fuel, oil, or bottled gas that is located on a sidewalk shall be located
to maintain at least five feet of clearance along the sidewalk for use by pedestrians.
Outdoor Display of Merchandise
Outdoor display of merchandise is only allowed as an accessory use to any retail sales and service
use or wholesale establishment use that is conducted within a building located on the same lot,
subject to the following standards:
a.
Merchandise displayed shall be limited to that sold or rented by the principal use of the lot.
b.
All outdoor display of goods shall be located immediately adjacent to the front or side of the
principal building, and not in drive aisles, loading zones, fire lanes, or off-street parking spaces.
c.
Outdoor display areas along the front or side of a principal building shall be limited to no
more than one-half of the length of the building’s front or side, as appropriate.