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Article 4: Use Standards
Section 4.4. Temporary Uses and Structures
4.4.5. Temporary Use-Specific Standards
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 4-58 Unified Development Ordinance
Temporary Office Structure
a. A temporary office structure is allowed on a site where an existing office space is being
renovated or up-fitted pursuant to an issued Building Permit or on property within the Town
that is owned by the holder or the Building Permit.
b. Except as otherwise provided in subsectio below, the temporary office structure shall comply
with all applicable provision of this Ordinance except for
and those parts o
other than Section
c. Parking areas shall have an all-weather surface.
d. Structure height shall be limited to one story.
e. No temporary office structure shall be erected where it will adversely affect any means of
exit.
f. The temporary office structure shall be located at least ten feet from another building or
structure.
g. Public improvements shall include accessible parking and an accessible route from the parking
area to the temporary office structure.
h. The temporary office structure shall have a continuous curtain wall, unpierced except for
required ventilation or access, installed under the temporary office structure.
i. The temporary office structure must provide restroom facilities and handicap accessibility.
j. A temporary office structure use may be allowed for up to 12 months from the date of
approval. At the end of this period, the temporary office structures shall be removed from the
site and the site shall be restored to its former condition with the exception of any permanent
public improvements added, or stabilized with seed or grass. The Planning Director may, for
good cause shown, approve written requests for six-month extensions of this period in response,
provided the request is submitted to the Planning Director at least 30 days before expiration
of the period or last extension.
k. The applicant shall post a performance guarantee equal to 150 percent of the estimated cost
of removing the temporary office structure and restoring or stabilizing the site as required,
which shall be prepared and sealed by a licensed engineer or other licensed professional
authorized to conduct the required removal and restoration work under North Carolina law.
The applicant may petition the Town to release performance guarantee on removal of the
temporary office structure and completion of the required restoration or stabilization.
(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
Temporary Portable Storage Unit
Temporary storage in a portable storage unit may be permitted to serve an existing use on the
same lot, subject to the following standards:
a. No more than one unit shall be located on a lot.
b. A unit shall be no more than eight feet wide, 16 feet long, or eight feet high.
c. No unit shall be placed on a lot for more than 30 consecutive days, or for more than 60 days
within any calendar year.
d. In nonresidential zoning districts a unit may be placed only in the rear yard or side yard. In no
case may a unit be placed in the front yard, in any front off-street parking facility of a
commercial use, or in fire lanes, passenger loading zones, commercial loading areas, or public
rights-of-way.