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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.13. Screening
5.13.3. Location and Screening of Commercial Containers
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 5-133
Any location that blocks vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic;
Any location that interferes with utility lines or facilities; and
Any location where runoff from the container could flow directly into a stormwater drainage system
or a water body.
C.
Screening of Commercial
Containers
Commercial containers shall be
screened on three sides by a
durable, sight-obscuring wall,
and enclosed on the fourth side
by an opaque, secured gate.
If a container is one regularly
accessed by pedestrians, the
required screening walls shall
include an opening at least three
feet wide for pedestrian access.
This pedestrian opening shall be
screened from view by an “L”-
shaped extension of a screening
wall or a secured metal door.
(See
Figure
5.13.3.C.2:Screening
of
Commercial
Container with Pedestrian Access.)
The height of the screening walls
and the gate shall be at least six
inches higher than the height of
the container.
Figur
e 5.13.3.C.2:Screening of Commercial Container with Pedestrian
Access.
Figur
e 5.13.3.C.4:Screening Container Area Next to Building