Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance_Sept 2023.1

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.6. Off-Street Parking Arrangement and Design

(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

D. Markings

1. 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, each required vehicle off-street parking area and space, and each off-street loading area and space, shall be identified by surface markings that are arranged to provide for orderly and safe loading, unloading, parking, and storage of vehicles. Such markings shall include 4-inch wide white striping, white directional arrows, lettering on signs and in handicapped-designated areas, and labeling of the pavement. 2. One- and two-way entrance driveways into required vehicle parking facilities shall be identified by directional arrows. Any two-way entrance driveway located at any angle other than 90 degrees to a street shall be marked with a traffic separation stripe running the length of the access. This requirement does not apply to aisles within parking bays. Lighted off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall comply with the standards of Section 5.15, Exterior Lighting. F. Landscaping 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, all off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall comply with the standards of Section 5.12.4, Vehicle Use Area Landscaping. (Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) E. Exterior Lighting

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

G. Maintained In Good Repair

1.

Maintained at All Times All off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall be maintained in safe condition and good repair at all times so as not to constitute a hazard to public safety or a visual or aesthetic nuisance to surrounding land.

2.

Periodically Restored

All off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall be periodically painted or otherwise restored to maintain a clear identification of separate parking spaces or loading spaces.

5.10.6. Off-Street Parking Arrangement and Design

A. Consideration of Structured Parking To conserve land and minimize the negative impacts on the natural and human environment, developers are encouraged to consider the feasibility of providing structured vehicle parking rather that surface vehicle parking.

B. Off-Street Parking Facility Location

1. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Gateway Overlay (GO) Districts

a. For all development located in the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District and Gateway (GO) District, all proposed new or additional surface vehicle parking shall be located to the rear or side of the development’s principal building(s) to the maximum extent practicable— and not between the building(s) and abutting street(s).

Morrisville, NC

June 13, 2023

Unified Development Ordinance

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