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Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.9. Building Configuration and Design 5.9.9. Additional Building and Design Standards for the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District

B. Intent The standards in this subsection are intended to ensure that buildings in the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) District are organized and designed to promote varied, visually interesting, and human-scale streetscapes and architectural character that encourage a high degree of pedestrian activity. C. Building Configuration 1. All buildings shall have direct public access from a door to all adjacent streets, common open spaces, or public recreation areas via a sidewalk at least five (5) feet in width as shown in Figure 5.9.9.B

Figure 5.9.9.C.1: Building frontage and parking orientation.

2. Except for buildings fronting McCrimmon Parkway, all buildings fronting major thoroughfares, minor thoroughfares or collector streets shall not be in excess of five (5) feet below or above the grade of the fronting street as shown in Figure 3.8.5.C.3.

Figure 5.9.9.C.2: Building façade base should be approximately the same grade elevation as the primary fronting street.

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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