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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 11-74
Unified Development Ordinance
S
WIMMING
P
OOL
An above- or below-ground structure that is filled with water and used for swimming.
T
ANDEM
P
ARKING
An arrangement of vehicle parking spaces such that one or more spaces must be driven across in order
to access another space or spaces.
T
ANK
F
ARM
The storage of chemicals, petroleum products, hazardous materials, materials that are flammable or
explosive, or other materials that present hazards or conditions commonly recognized as offensive in
above ground or below ground storage containers designed for subsequent resale to distributers, retail
dealers, or outlets.
T
AXI OR
L
IMOUSINE
S
ERVICE
F
ACILITY
A service that offers transportation in passenger automobiles and vans to persons, including those who
are handicapped, in return for remuneration. The business may include facilities for servicing, repairing,
and fueling the taxicabs or limousines.
T
ECHNICALLY
I
MPRACTICABLE
Incapable of being put into practice with the available means or impossible to carry out with current
technology.
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, A
MATEUR
H
AM
R
ADIO
A
NTENNA
Any tower used for amateur radio transmissions consistent with the “Complete FCC U.S. Amateur Part 97
Rules and Regulations” for amateur radio towers.
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, A
LTERNATIVE
S
TRUCTURE
A structure that is not primarily constructed for holding antennas but on which one (1) or more antennas
may be mounted, which includes, but is not limited to, buildings, flagpoles, utility distribution poles, church
steeples, and transmission tower structures.
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, A
NTI
-C
LIMBING
D
EVICE
A piece or pieces of equipment, which are either attached to a tower or support structure, which are
freestanding and are designed to prevent people from climbing the structure, including fine mesh wrap
around structure legs, “squirrel-cones,” and other approved devices, but excluding the use of barbed or
razor wire.
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, A
NTENNA
Any apparatus designed for the transmitting and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves, including
telephonic, radio or television communications. Types of elements include omni-directional (whip)
antennas, sectionalized (panel) antennas, multi or single bay (FM & TV), yagi, or parabolic (dish)
antennas.
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, A
NTENNA
A
RRAY
A single or group of antenna elements and associated mounting hardware, transmission lines, or other
appurtenances which share a common attachment device such as a mounting frame or mounting support
structure for the sole purpose of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves.
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, A
NTENNA
E
LEMENT
Any antenna or antenna array.