Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance

Town Center Commercial (TCC) District

3.5.4.

Town Center Commercial (TCC) District

A. Purpose

The Town Center Commercial District along Morrisville-Carpenter Road, Chapel Hill Road, and other corridors and gateways into the Town Center accommodates a mix of small-scale retail, office and service, institutional, cultural/public, and entertainment developments that meet local and regional needs and are sensitively designed to reflect a positive image of the Town. The district also accommodates higher-density residential and live/work uses. District regulations encourage pedestrian-scale retail development and the integration of outdoor gathering spaces to provide opportunities for residents to walk to meet some of their daily service, entertainment, and open space needs.

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 Sec. 4.2.5.E.7.e Art. 5: Development Standards

Single-Family Attached Dwellings

Multifamily Dwellings

Other Uses

Lot Standards

Sec. 5.7.2.A Sec. 5.9.6 Sec. 5.9.7 Sec. 5.9.10

Min. Net Lot Area (sf)

n/a

20,000

20,000

A

Min. Lot Width (ft)

20

100 n/a n/a

150 n/a 1.0

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

n/a n/a

Art. 6: Riparian Buffers

70

65

65

Art. 7: Stormwater Management

Setbacks B

Min. Front (ft)

n/a – see Min. build-to Line below

C

Min. Side (ft)

0

15

15

D

Min. Corner Side (ft)

20

20

20

E 1

Alley-Loaded

6 [2]

10

n/a

Min. Rear (ft)

E 2

Other

10

30

30

Build-to Zone H

Min. Build-to Line (ft)

10

10

10

I

Max. Build-to Line (ft)

25

25

25

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

60 [3][5]

60 [3][5]

60 [3][5]

Building Standards

Feet

35

35

35

Max. Structure Height [4][6]

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] Setbacks also apply to single-family attached dwelling developments with detached front-loaded garages located to the rear of the principal structure. [2] The Minimum Build-to Zone Street Frontage Occupied by Buildings standard shall only apply to the frontage of the street with the highest vehicular accessway classification below a freeway 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. [3] Both feet and story maximums apply. [4] Buildings shall be organized to frame the intersection of Morrisville-Carpenter Road and Chapel Hill Road. Multi-story buildings are encouraged and shall be concentrated adjacent to the intersection of Morrisville-Carpenter Road and Chapel Hill Road when provided. [5] Buildings with a height that exceeds that of neighboring existing homes by one story or more shall provide a transition by “stepping down” structure height and mass along the shared property line to a maximum of 35 feet within 40 feet of the shared property line. “Stepped down” portion of the building shall be a minimum of ten feet in depth. (Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2015-047, 07/28/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) n/a n/a

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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