Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance_Sept 2023.1

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.5. General Standards for Off-Street Vehicle Parking and Loading Areas

5.10.5. General Standards for Off-Street Vehicle Parking and Loading Areas

A. Use of Parking and Loading Areas

1. Off-street vehicle parking areas required by this section shall be used solely for the parking of licensed motorized vehicles in operating condition. 2. Required off-street vehicle parking spaces and loading spaces for nonresidential uses other than hotels shall not be used for: a. Overnight parking of vehicle or containers — including, but not limited to, semi-trailer trucks, semi-trailers, or recreational vehicles, mobiles homes, and other vehicles providing transient residency, or similar uses; b. The display or storage of goods for sale or lease (except storage of vehicles as part of an automobile or recreational vehicle sales or rental use, or a temporary portable storage unit); c. The dismantling or service of any motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or manufactured homes; or B. Surfacing All off-street vehicle parking, loading areas, fire lanes, vehicle fleet storage, permanent fire access roads/areas, and other similar uses shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, brick, pavers, or an equivalent hard, dustless, and bonded surface material. Use of surfacing that includes recycled materials is encouraged. These surfaces shall be maintained in a smooth, well-graded, clean, orderly, and dust free condition. The use of gravel is prohibited. d. Other vehicles or containers used for storage of building materials, equipment, or supplies. 1. Off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall be arranged for convenient access between an adjacent street and all parking spaces and loading spaces to facilitate ease of mobility, ample clearance, and safety of vehicles and pedestrians. Each off-street parking space and loading space shall have adequate, unobstructed means for the ingress and egress of vehicles. 2. Except for driveways serving as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached dwellings, off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall: a. Include painted lines, wheel stops, or other methods of identifying individual parking spaces and loading spaces and distinguishing such spaces from aisles; b. Be arranged so that no vehicle maneuvering incidental to parking or loading shall occur on a public street or sidewalk (but such maneuvering may occur on an alley or driveway); c. Provide suitable maneuvering room so that vehicles may enter an abutting public street in a forward direction; and d. Be arranged so an automobile may be parked or unparked without moving another automobile (unless within an automated or mechanical parking deck or garage or part of valet or tandem parking in accordance with Section 5.10.9.F, Valet and Tandem Parking). 3. Driveways that may serve as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached dwellings shall provide at least 20 feet of separation between the street right-of-way or easement and the entrance into any garage or carport (to accommodate the outside parking of at least one vehicle on the driveway without it encroaching into the street right-of-way or easement). 4. Off-street loading areas shall be arranged so that no loading space extends into the required drive aisle of an off-street parking facility. C. Safe and Convenient Access

Morrisville, NC

June 13, 2023

Unified Development Ordinance

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