Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - May 2020

ARTICLE 3: ZONING DISTRICTS ......................................................................................................3-1 Section 3.1. General Provisions........................................................................................................ 3-1

3.1.1. Establishment of Zoning Districts ............................................................................................................................. 3-1

3.1.2. Types of Zoning Districts .......................................................................................................................................... 3-1

3.1.3. Relationships Between Standards for Overlay Districts and Other Districts .................................................... 3-2

3.1.4. Development Incentives for Provision of Public Benefits...................................................................................... 3-2 Section 3.2. Conservation Districts.................................................................................................... 3-4

3.2.1. General Purposes of Conservation Districts.......................................................................................................... 3-4

3.2.2. Park/Greenway/Open Space (PGO) District ..................................................................................................... 3-4 Section 3.3. Residential Districts....................................................................................................... 3-6

3.3.1. General Purposes of Residential Zoning Districts................................................................................................. 3-6

3.3.2. Very Low Density Residential (VLDR) District........................................................................................................ 3-7

3.3.3. Low Density Residential (LDR) District..................................................................................................................... 3-9

3.3.4. Medium Density Residential (MDR) District..........................................................................................................3-11

3.3.5. High Density Residential (HDR) District ................................................................................................................3-13 Section 3.4. Activity Center Districts ............................................................................................... 3-15

3.4.1. General Purposes of Activity Center Districts.....................................................................................................3-15

3.4.2. Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC) District .....................................................................................................3-16

3.4.3. Business Activity Center (BAC) District..................................................................................................................3-18

3.4.4. Community Activity Center (CAC) District............................................................................................................3-20

3.4.5. Regional Activity Center (RAC) District ................................................................................................................3-22

3.4.6. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District .....................................................................................................3-24 Section 3.5. Town Center Districts .................................................................................................. 3-27 3.5.1. General Purposes of Town Center Districts.........................................................................................................3-27

3.5.2. Historic Crossroads Village (HCV) District ...........................................................................................................3-28

3.5.3. Main Street (MS) District ........................................................................................................................................3-31

3.5.4. Town Center Commercial (TCC) District ...............................................................................................................3-34

3.5.5. Town Center Residential (TCR) District .................................................................................................................3-37

3.5.6. Residential Transition (RT) District .........................................................................................................................3-39

3.5.7. Residential Neighborhood Preservation (RNP) District......................................................................................3-41 Section 3.6. Commercial and Industrial Districts ............................................................................. 3-43 3.6.1. General Purposes of Commercial and Industrial Districts .................................................................................3-43

3.6.2. Corridor Commercial (CC) District ........................................................................................................................3-44

3.6.3. Office/Institutional (OI) District.............................................................................................................................3-46

3.6.4. Industrial Management (IM) District......................................................................................................................3-49 Section 3.7. Planned Development Districts.................................................................................... 3-51

3.7.1. General ....................................................................................................................................................................3-51

3.7.2. Mixed-Use Planned Development (MUPD) District ............................................................................................3-55

3.7.3. Main Street Planned Development (MSPD) District............................................................................................3-56 Section 3.8. Overlay Districts ......................................................................................................... 3-57