Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - September 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 ...................................................................................................................... 3-8

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 .......................................................................................................3-26

3.5.1. General Purposes of Town Center Districts ..........................................................................................................3-26

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 ........................................................................................3-49 3.7.1. General ......................................................................................................................................................................3-49 3.7.2. Mixed-Use Planned Development (MUPD) District..............................................................................................3-54 3.7.3. Main Street Planned Development (MSPD) District.............................................................................................3-55 Section 3.8. Overlay Districts ..............................................................................................................3-56

3.8.1. General ......................................................................................................................................................................3-56

3.8.2. Airport Overlay (AO) Districts................................................................................................................................3-56