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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 11-36
Unified Development Ordinance
F
ARMERS
’ M
ARKET
A public market held in a structure or open area, where farmers sell produce and other farm products
they have grown, gathered, or raised directly to consumers. A farmers’ market may be a principal use,
occurring regularly for all or most of the year, or a temporary use, occurring only occasionally or
periodically for only a limited time period during the year.
F
ASCIA
S
IGN
See Sign, Wall-Mounted Fascia.
F
ENESTRATION
The arrangement of windows, doors, and other openings on the elevation or facade of a building.
F
ENCE OR
W
ALL
An artificially erected freestanding barrier used to enclose (and protect) an area, restrict or prevent
access to an area, to conceal or screen an area, and/or for decorative purposes. A fence may be open
or solid and generally consists of wood, metal, concrete, or plastic posts connected by boards, rails,
panels, wire, or mesh. A wall is generally solid and consists of masonry, stone, brick, tile, concrete, or
plaster. Natural growth barriers such as hedges are not considered fences or walls.
F
INAL
P
LAT
A
PPROVAL
See Sectio
n 2.5.6.C, Final Plat Approval .F
INISHED
G
RADE
The final elevation of the ground surface after completion of authorized development and associated
man-made alterations of the ground surface such as grading, grubbing, fillings, or excavating.
F
IRE
C
HIEF
The Fire Chief for the Town of Morrisville, North Carolina.
F
IRE
E
SCAPE
A stairway, ladder, or chute on the outside wall of a building intended to be used to help people
escape form the building in case of a fire or other calamity.
F
IXTURE
An assembly that holds the lamp (bulb) in a lighting system. It includes the elements designed to give
light output control, such as a reflector (mirror) or refractor (lens), the ballast, housing, and the
attachment parts.
F
LAG
L
OT
An irregularly shaped lot where the buildable portion (flag) of the lot is connected to a street by a
narrow non-buildable strip (pole) that does not meet the minimum lot width requirement at the minimum
setback for that specific zoning district.
F
LAGPOLE
A freestanding structure or structure attached to the wall or roof of a building that is used to display
flags.