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Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions
Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined
11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 11-71
S
TONECUTTING
/M
ONUMENT
S
ALES
Manufacturing establishments primarily engaged in cutting, shaping, and finishing marble, granite, slate,
and other stone for building and miscellaneous uses. This use also includes establishments primarily
engaged in buying or selling partially finished monuments and tombstones.
S
TOP
W
ORK
O
RDER
An order issued by a Town official that directs the person responsible for a development activity or
other act in violation of this Ordinance to cease and desist such activity or act.
S
TORAGE OF
P
ETROLEUM
P
RODUCTS
The use of tanks, both above and underground, to store petroleum based products.
S
TORAGE
S
HED
An uninhabitable accessory structure used or designed to be used for provide shelter for or storage of
materials, or as a small workshop. Storage sheds may be enclosed or open and may be attached to a
principal building or exist as a detached structure.
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TORMWATER
Any flow resulting from, and occurring during or following, any form of natural precipitation.
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TORMWATER
C
ONVEYANCE
Any feature, natural, or manmade, that collects and transports stormwater, including but not limited to
roads with drainage systems, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, channels, pipes, culverts, storm drains,
and any other feature or structure designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater.
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TORMWATER
M
ANAGEMENT
P
ERMIT
Se
e Section 7.2.S
TORMWATER
S
YSTEM
All engineered stormwater controls owned or controlled by a person that drains to the same outfall,
along with the conveyances between those controls. A system may be made up of one or more
stormwater controls.
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TREAM
A body of concentrated flowing water in a natural low area or natural channel on the land surface.
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TREAM
R
ESTORATION
The process of converting an unstable, altered, or degraded stream corridor, including adjacent riparian
zone and flood-prone areas to its natural or referenced, stable conditions considering recent and future
watershed conditions. This process also includes restoring the geomorphic dimension, pattern, and profile
as well as biological and chemical integrity, including transport of water and sediment produced by the
stream’s watershed in order to achieve dynamic equilibrium. “Referenced” or “referenced reach” means
a stable stream that is in dynamic equilibrium with its valley and contributing watershed. A reference
reach can be used to develop natural channel design criteria for stream restoration projects.
S
TREET
Any public or private accessway used primarily for vehicular access and circulation, including the
roadway and the right-of-way or access easement within which the roadway is located.