Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.8. Access and Circulation 5.8.6. Vehicular Access and Circulation

Table 5.8.6.I.1: Minimum Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through and Related Uses

Minimum Number of Stacking Spaces [1]

Use

Measured From

Automated Teller Machine (ATM)

2

Teller machine

Each end of the outermost gas pump island

Automobile Service Station

1

Car Wash/Detailing, Automatic Car Wash/Detailing, Self-service

4 per bay 2 per bay

Bay entrance Bay entrance

The point where the stacking lane reaches a full ten feet in width

Cluster Box Unit (CBU) [2]

1 per 20 mailboxes

Eating or Drinking Establishment (with drive-through service) [3] Retail Sales and Service Use (with drive-through service)

4 per lane

Order box

3 per lane

Window

School, elementary or middle [4]

40

Building entrance

Uses not specifically listed are determined by the Planning Director based on standards for comparable uses, or alternatively based on a parking demand study

Other

Notes: [1] When computation of the number of required stacking spaces results in a fraction, the result shall be rounded upward to the next highest whole number. [2] Stacking spaces are only required if the parameters of subsection 4.3.5.B.8.c are met. [3] Restaurants with drive-through service shall provide at least four additional stacking spaces between the order box and the pick-up window. (See Figure 5.8.6.I.1: Stacking spaces for a drive-through restaurant.) [4] Drop-off/pick-up spaces for schools may include the temporary, supervised use of dual stacking lanes. (Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) 2. Design and Layout

Required stacking spaces are subject to the following design and layout standards: a. Stacking spaces shall be a minimum of ten feet wide and 20 feet long. b. Stacking spaces shall not impede on-site or off-site vehicular traffic movements or movements into or out of off-street parking spaces. c. Stacking spaces shall not impede on-site or off-site bicycle or pedestrian traffic movements. d. Stacking spaces shall be

separated from other internal driveways by raised medians that are at least four feet wide if deemed necessary for traffic movement and safety by the Planning Director. Figure 5.8.6.I.1: Stacking spaces for a drive-through restaurant.

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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