Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

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 A. Base Zoning Districts .......................................................................................................................................................3-1 B. Conditional Zoning Districts...........................................................................................................................................3-1 C. Planned Development Zoning Districts........................................................................................................................3-2 D. Overlay Zoning Districts ................................................................................................................................................3-2 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 A. Purpose..............................................................................................................................................................................3-2 B. Conditional Rezoning Application and Review.........................................................................................................3-3 C. Development Incentives..................................................................................................................................................3-3 D. Compensating Public Benefits.......................................................................................................................................3-3 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 A. Purpose..............................................................................................................................................................................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.............................................................................................................3-8 A. Purpose..............................................................................................................................................................................3-8 B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards.........................................................................................................3-8 3.3.3. Low Density Residential (LDR) District....................................................................................................................... 3-10 A. Purpose...........................................................................................................................................................................3-10 B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards...................................................................................................... 3-10 3.3.4. Medium Density Residential (MDR) District.............................................................................................................. 3-12 A. Purpose...........................................................................................................................................................................3-12 B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards...................................................................................................... 3-12 3.3.5. High Density Residential (HDR) District .................................................................................................................... 3-14 A. Purpose...........................................................................................................................................................................3-14 B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards...................................................................................................... 3-14 Section 3.4. Activity Center Districts ....................................................................................................3-17 3.4.1. General Purposes of Activity Center Districts......................................................................................................... 3-17 3.4.2. Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC) District ......................................................................................................... 3-18 A. Purpose...........................................................................................................................................................................3-18 B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards...................................................................................................... 3-18 3.4.3. Business Activity Center (BAC) District ...................................................................................................................... 3-20