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Article 4: Use Standards
Section 4.3. Accessory Uses and Structures
4.3.5. Accessory Use-Specific Standards
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 4-49
b.
Height
(1)
The system shall comply with the maximum height standards for the zoning district in which
it is located, provided that a roof-mounted system shall not extend more than 15 feet
above the roofline of the structure on which it is mounted.
(2)
Where an existing structure exceeds the applicable height limit, a solar energy collection
system may be located on its roof irrespective of applicable height standards, provided
the system extends no more than five feet above the roof surface.
c.
Solar Easements
The property owner shall be responsible for negotiating with other property owners in the
vicinity to establish any solar easement designed to protect solar access for the solar energy
collection system, and for recording any such solar easement with the Register of Deeds for the
county in which the easement is located.
Swimming Pool, Spa, or Hot Tub
Swimming pools, spas or hot tubs are only permitted as an accessory use or structure to the
following:
a.
Household living uses;
b.
Group living uses;
c.
Visitor accommodation uses;
d.
High schools; and
e.
College or universities.
(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
Television, Radio, or Wireless Cable Antenna
A television, radio, or wireless cable antenna is allowed to be attached to a principal structure
provided it is located on a side or rear elevation of the structure and extends no more than 15 feet
above the highest point of the structure.
Vehicle Fleet Storage
a.
Fleet vehicles cannot be stored in off-street parking spaces, fire lanes, passenger loading
zones, commercial loading areas, or public rights-of-way.
b.
Vehicles must be stored on asphalt, concrete, brick, pavers, or an equivalent hard, dustless, and
bonded surface material that is maintained in a smooth, well-graded, clean, orderly, and dust-
free condition. The use of gravel is prohibited.
c.
In the Town Center Commercial (TCC) District, fleet vehicles shall be:
(1)
Screened by an opaque fence at least eight feet in height (see
Section 5.14, Fences and Walls).
(2)
Screened from view from all property lines and adjacent rights-of-way, sidewalks, streets,
and greenways.
(3)
Parked to the rear of the development’s principal building(s).
(Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014)