Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

Article 3: Zoning Districts Section 3.4. Activity Center Districts 3.4.3. Business Activity Center (BAC) District

Business Activity Center (BAC) District

3.4.3.

B USINESS A CTIVITY C ENTER (BAC) D ISTRICT

A. Purpose

In accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Business Activity Center District provides for access to daily retail and service needs within walking distance of primary office/industrial uses. It is intended to provide for a mix of residential, local retail, and office opportunities in the nature of a small mixed-use community center, primarily oriented around a surrounding office or industrial concentration. Land uses in this district should be small-scale mixed commercial uses, including local services, workshops, professional offices, institutional, housing, and specialty shops catering to local workers.

B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards

Cross References

A , etc. are symbols used in the illustrations showing application of dimensional standards

Art. 4: Use Standards Art. 5: Development Standards Sec. 5.9.6

Single-Family Attached Dwellings

Multi-family Dwellings

Other Uses

Lot Standards

Sec. 5.9.7

Min. Net Lot Area (sf)

n/a

20,000

20,000

Sec. 5.10.6.B.2

A

Min. Lot Width (ft)

24

100

Sec. 5.9.7

Sec. 5.10.9.G

Max. Net Density (du/ac) Max. Lot Coverage (%)

no maximum

no maximum

n/a

Art. 6: Riparian Buffers

70

65

65

Art. 7: Stormwater Management

Setbacks

B 1

Alley-loaded

10 [1]

n/a

n/a

Min. Front (ft)

B 2

Other

20

30

30

C

Min. Side (ft)

0

10

10

D

Min. Corner Side (ft)

18

20

20

E 1

Alley-loaded

6 [1]

n/a

n/a

Min. Rear (ft)

E 2

Other

10

20

20

Building Standards F 1 Max. Structure Height (ft)

35

60

60

F 2 Min. Structure Height (stories)

no minimum

3 [2][3]

no minimum

G Min. Building Separation (ft) n/a Notes: sf = square feet; ft = feet; du = dwelling unit; ac = acre; % = percent; n/a = not applicable 24 n/a

[1] Setbacks also apply to residential developments with detached front-loaded garages located to the rear of the principal structure. [2] Applied to multifamily developments. See additional standards in Section 5.9.8.C.1, Minimum Height. [3] The minimum structure height for a carriage–style building with multifamily dwellings over garages is two stories. (Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

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