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Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions
Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined
11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 11-24
Unified Development Ordinance
B
ROWNFIELD
Abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment
is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.
B
UILDING
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or
enclosure of any person, process, equipment, or goods.
B
UILDING
C
ODE
The North Carolina State Building Code and any amendments thereto.
B
UILDING
F
OOTPRINT
The portion of a lot covered by a building or structure at the surface level, measured on a horizontal
plane.
B
UILDING
F
RONTAGE
The linear distance along the exterior building wall that faces a public right-of-way abutting the lot on
which the building is located.
B
UILDING
H
EIGHT
See “Structure Height.”
B
UILDING
M
ASS
The three-dimensional bulk of a building.
B
UILDING
O
FFICIAL
The person authorized by the Town Manager to issue Building Permits for the construction, alteration,
reconstruction, or demolition of all or part of any building in accordance with the Building Code.
B
UILDING
P
ERMIT
An approval statement signed by the Building Official authorizing the construction, alteration,
reconstruction, or demolition of all or part of any building as complying with the Building Code.
B
UILDING
S
EPARATION
The minimum distance between two principal structures.
B
UILD
-
TO
L
INE
The minimum and maximum allowable setback of a building from the abutting street.
B
UILD
-
TO
Z
ONE
The area within which the front of a building must be located in relation to the adjacent street.
B
UILT
-U
PON
A
REA
(BUA)
That portion of a development project that is covered by impervious or partially impervious surface
including, but not limited to, buildings; pavement and gravel areas such as roads, parking lots, and
paths; and recreation facilities such as tennis courts. “Built-upon area” does not include a wooden slatted
deck, the water area of a swimming pool, or pervious or partially pervious paving material to the
extent that the paving material absorbs water or allows water to infiltrate through the paving material.
The project site or area must exclude any land adjacent to the area disturbed by the project that has
been counted as pervious by any other development regulated under a federal, State or local
stormwater regulation.