Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - September 2020

Industrial Management (IM) District

3.6.4.

Industrial Management (IM) District

A. Purpose

In accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Industrial Management District accommodates industrial uses (e.g., manufacturing, distribution, wholesale operations, warehouses, research facilities, flex space, and business parks) that are compatible and integrated with the Town’s office, commercial, and other employment or institutional uses. The district also accommodates limited retail and commercial uses that serve the needs of nearby industrial uses. Campus-style industrial parks are appropriate along major transportation corridors, while warehouse, manufacturing, and repair uses should be located along less visible industrial collector roads.

B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards

Cross References

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

Industrial Uses

Other Uses

Art. 4: Use Standards

Lot Standards

Art. 5: Development Standards

Min. Net Lot Area (sf)

80,000

80,000

Sec. 5.14.8.A.2

A

Min. Lot Width (ft)

200 n/a

200 n/a

Art. 6: Riparian Buffers

Max. Net Density (du/ac) Max. Lot Coverage (%)

Art. 7: Stormwater Management

65

65

Setbacks (also see height standard) B Min. Front (ft)

30

30

C

Min. Side (ft)

20

20

D

Min. Corner Side (ft)

20

20

E

Min. Rear (ft)

30

30

Building Standards F

Max. Structure Height (ft)

50

100

G Min. Building Separation (ft) n/a Notes: sf = square feet; ft = feet; du = dwelling unit; ac = acre; % = percent; n/a = not applicable n/a

SECTION 3.7. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

General

3.7.1.

A. General Purposes of Planned Development Districts The Planned Development (PD) districts are established and intended to encourage innovative land planning and site design concepts that support a high quality of life and achieve a high quality of development, environmental sensitivity, energy efficiency, and other Town goals and objectives by: 1. Reducing or diminishing the inflexibility or uniform design that sometimes results from strict application of zoning and development standards designed primarily for individual lots; 2. Allowing greater freedom in selecting the means of providing access, open space, and design amenities; 3. Allowing greater freedom in providing a well-integrated mix of residential and nonresidential land uses in the same development, including a mix of housing types, lot sizes, and densities; 4. Allowing more efficient use of land, with smaller networks of streets and utilities, and thereby lowering development and housing costs; and

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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