Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2023.1

Community Activity Center (CAC) District

3.4.4.

Community Activity Center (CAC) District

A. Purpose

In accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Community Activity Center District provides for community-wide employment, retail, education, health care, entertainment, or mixed-use destinations at key intersections of major transportation corridors in Town. It is intended to provide improved access to jobs and daily institutional and service needs, a compatible mix of uses, and access to a variety of transportation options. Land uses in the district should include a mix of uses, such as office and institutional, entertainment, retail, major commercial, and residential uses — but not destination retail uses requiring substantial outdoor display or storage, such as building supply stores, plant nurseries, or auto sales.

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

Multifamily 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 Sec. 5.10.9.G

A

Min. Lot Width (ft)

20

100

150 n/a

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

no maximum

no maximum

Art. 6: Riparian Buffers

70

65

65

Art. 7: Stormwater Management

Setbacks

B1

Alley-loaded

10 [1]

n/a

n/a

Min. Front (ft)

B2

Other

20

30

30

C

Min. Side (ft)

0

10

10

D

Min. Corner Side (ft)

18

30

30

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)

45

60

70

F 2 Min. Structure Height (stories)

no minimum

3 [2][3]

no minimum

25

G

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

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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