Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance_September 2023.3

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

D. Building Design

Building design shall include the following

1. All multi-tenant retail and service buildings shall have a dedicated entrance and walkway for each respective tenant space that connects directly onto a sidewalk along a street, common open space, or public recreation area. Shared walkways that are parallel to a sidewalk are allowed, but must provide individual, direct walkways for each respective tenant space entrance. 2. All multi-family and single family attached building facades facing a public street must be designed to mimic the appearance of single-family attached row homes. Design features shall include stoops and landings and/or porches, with respective walkways from each ground floor unit directly to fronting sidewalks as shown in Figure 3.8.5.C.5.

Figure 5.9.9.D.3: Standalone multi-family facades with single-family attached features.

3. Frame and enclose a “main street” pedestrian and/or vehicle access corridor within the development site; 4. Frame and enclose plazas, pocket parks, squares, outdoor dining areas, or other outdoor gathering space for pedestrians. E. Facade Mass and Scale If the street-facing facade of a building is more than 40 feet wide, the perceived mass and scale of the building shall be reduced by incorporating at least three of the following design elements that are consistent with the development’s architectural character and create distinctive vari ations in the facade spaced no more than 40 feet apart: 2. Pronounced (as least one foot deep) recesses and/or projections in the wall plane; 3. Distinct changes in texture and/or color of wall surfaces; 4. Pilasters that are at least eight inches deep and at least eight inches wide, and have a height equal to at least 80 percent of the facade’s height; or 1. Variations in roof form and parapet heights;

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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