Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2023.1

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District

3.4.6.

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District

A. Purpose

The Transit-Oriented Development District provides for transit-supportive development types and intensities within convenient walking distance of a transit station. The district is intended to create a vibrant, well-designed center of activity, expand transportation choices, provide workforce housing, and promote economic development. The district is also intended to accommodate compact and pedestrian-friendly development that: Includes a well-integrated mix of complementary high-activity uses, including transit-supportive commercial, residential, civic, and employment uses; Provides multiple, direct, and safe vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian connections between the transit station and the surrounding uses, with sufficient — but not excessive — parking to accommodate transit users and district visitors and residents; Includes distinctive, attractive, and engaging public spaces that help create a sense of place for the station area; Includes a range of housing choices for households of different incomes; and Is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. All development shall have a mix of uses, including uses from at least two of the following three groups as found in the Principal Use Table: Residential, Institutional, or Commercial. All buildings fronting a street must dedicate fifty (50) percent of the total length of the ground floor facing said streets for uses allowed in the TOD District and identified in the Principal Use Table’s Use Category as Health Care, Eating and Drinking Establishment, Entertainment, Retail Sales and Service, or Visitor Accommodation. Additionally, the Use Types of Micro-brewery, Brewery/Distiller, Micro winery, or Winery are permitted.

B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards

Cross References

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

Art. 2: Administration Sec. 2.5.4 Art. 4: Use Standards Art. 5: Development Standards

Single Family Attached Dwellings[7]

Multi-family Dwellings [6]

Other Uses

Lot Standards

Sec. 5.2.2 Sec. 5.3.1 Sec. 5.3.2

Min. Net Lot Area (sf)

n/a

5,000

n/a

A

Min. Lot Width (ft)

20 15

50 15

24

Min. Net Density (du/ac) Max. Net Density (du/ac) Min. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Max. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Min. Lot Coverage (%) Max. Lot Coverage (%)

n/a n/a

Sec. 5.4.4.A Sec. 5.5.1.C.2 Sec. 5.8.6.E.2.e Sec. 5.8.8.C.2

n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a

0.75

4.0 60

60

60

Sec. 5.9.6 Sec. 5.9.7 Sec. 5.10.6

100

100

100

Setbacks

B

Min. Front (ft)

n/a – see Min. Build-to Line below

Sec. 5.10.9.G Sec. 5.10.9.H Sec. 5.13.3.B

C

Min. Side (ft)

0 [1]

0 [1]

0 [1]

D

Min. Corner Side (ft)

0 6

0

0

E1 Min. Rear (ft) E2

Alley-loaded

n/a

n/a

Sec. 5.14.4

Other

0 [1]

0 [1]

0 [1]

Sec. 5.14.7.F Sec. 5.14.8.C Sec. 5.15.7

Build-to Zone

H

Min. Build-to Line (ft)[3]

0

0

0

I

Max. Building-to Line (ft)

15

15[3]

15[3]

Art. 6: Riparian Buffers

Art. 7: Stormwater Management

Min. Build-to Zone Street Frontage Occupied by Buildings (%)

80 [2]

80 [2]

80 [2]

Building Standards F1 Max. Structure Height (ft) F2 Min. Principle Height (ft)

45

75[5] 35[4]

75[5]

no minimum

35

G

Min. Building Separation (ft) n/a Notes: sf = square feet; ft = feet; du = dwelling unit; ac = acre; % = percent; n/a = not applicable [1] 30 feet along lot lines shared with lots within a residential zoning district. [2] The remaining build-to zone street frontage may be occupied by outdoor gathering spaces, driveways, or pedestrian walkways — and before rail transit is available, by surface parking located to the sides of buildings. [3] Min. Build-to-Line (ft) along major thoroughfares, minor thoroughfares, and collector streets shall be 20’ - 25’. n/a n/a

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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