Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance

Main Street (MS) District

3.5.3.

Main Street (MS) District

A. Purpose

The Main Street District facilitates the development of a central gathering place within Morrisville’s Town Center that includes a mix of local retail, civic, office, institutional, restaurant, and residential uses in a compact, pedestrian-oriented setting.

B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards

Cross References

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

Art. 4: Use Standards Art. 5: Development Standards Sec. 5.3.1

Single-Family Attached Dwellings

Multifamily Dwellings

Other Uses[6]

Lot Standards

Sec. 5.4.2.B Sec. 5.9.10 Sec. 5.14.4 Sec. 5.14.8.C Sec. 5.15.8

Min. Net Lot Area (sf)

n/a

n/a

n/a

A

Min. Lot Width (ft)

20

0

0

Max. Net Density (du/ac) Min. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Max. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Max. Lot Coverage (%)

n/a 0.5 1.0 100

n/a 0.5 1.0 100

n/a 0.5 1.0 100

Art. 6: Riparian Buffers

Art. 7: Stormwater Management

Setbacks B

Min. Front (ft)

n/a - see Min. Build-to Line below

C

Min. Side (ft)

0 [2]

0 [2]

0 [2]

D

Min. Corner Side (ft)

0

0

0

E 1

Alley-loaded

6 [3]

n/a

n/a

Min. Rear (ft)

E 2

Other

0 [2]

0 [2]

0 [2]

Build-to Zone H

Min. Build-to Line (ft)

0

0

0

I

Max. Build-to Line (ft)

20

20

20

Min. Build-to Zone Street Frontage Occupied by Buildings (%)

80 [4]

80 [4]

80 [4]

Building Standards

Feet

30

30

30

Max. Structure Height (ft) [5]

F

Stories

2

2

2

G

Min. Building Separation (ft) n/a Notes: sf = square feet; ft = feet; du = dwelling unit; ac = acre; % = percent; n/a = not applicable [1] 30 feet along lot lines shared with lots containing existing residential uses or within a residential zoning district. [2] Setbacks also apply to single-family detached dwelling developments with detached front-loaded garages located to the rear of the principal structure. [3] The Minimum Build-to Zone Street Frontage Occupied by Buildi ngs standard shall apply buildings adjacent to a “main street”. If the bui lding is not adjacent to a “main street”, the standard applies to the frontage of the street with the highest vehicular accessway classification for a particular site (see Section 5.8.6.C, Vehicular Accessway Classifications). In instances where more than one street has the highest classification, the applicant has to meet the standard along only one of these streets, and can choose which of these streets to use in meeting the standard. [4] Both feet and story maximums apply. [5] Alternatives to the intensity and density standards may be approved in accordance with Section 2.5.20, Alternative Equivalent Compliance. (Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016; Ord. No. 2018-302-0, 09/11/2018) n/a n/a

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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