Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance

Residential Transition (RT) District

3.5.6.

Residential Transition (RT) District

A. Purpose

The Residential Transition District accommodates a range of housing choices within proximity to Town Center amenities such as parks, historic sites, and commercial areas. This district allows moderate residential densities in order to provide a transition between the Aviation Parkway corridor and the Residential Neighborhood Preservation District.

B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional

Cross References

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

Art. 4: Use Standards Art. 5: Development Standards Sec. 5.7.2.A Sec. 5.9.6

Single Family

Single Family

Pocket Neighbor hood

Multi family Dwellings

Bungalow Court

Other Uses

Detached Dwellings

Attached Dwellings

Lot Standards

Sec. 5.9.7

Min. Net Lot Area (sf) A Min. Lot Width (ft) Min. Net Density (du/ac) Max. Net Density (du/ac) Max. Lot Coverage (%)

n/a

2,500

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Art. 6: Riparian Buffers

35

35

35

20

50

50

Art. 7: Stormwater Management

4.0 8.0 65

n/a n/a

n/a n/a

4.0 8.0 70

4.0 8.0 50

n/a n/a

75

85

65

Setbacks

Alley loaded

B 1

10 [2]

n/a

8 [5]

10 [2]

n/a

n/a

Min. Front (ft)

B 2

Other

20 [3]

10 [6]

8 [5]

20 [3]

25 [3]

30 [3]

C Min. Side (ft)

5 [4]

0 [4]

0 [4]

0

15

10 [4]

D Min. Corner Side (ft)

same as minimum front 10 [6]

same as minimum front

Alley loaded

E 1 Min. Rear (ft)

6

n/a

6

6

n/a

n/a

E 2

Other

15

20 [6]

20

15

15

15

Building Standards F Max. Structure Height (ft) Min. Building Separation (ft) G

35

35

35

35

35

35

n/a

8

8

20

n/a

n/a

Notes: sf = square feet; ft = feet; du = dwelling unit; ac = acre; % = percent; n/a = not applicable [1] Setbacks also apply to residential developments with detached front-loaded garages located to the rear of the principal structure. [2] For infill development, see Section 11.4.2.B, Reduction of Minimum Front Setbacks to Block Face Average. [3] A minimum of 15 feet is required along lot lines shared with lots containing single-family detached residential uses built before 2010. [4] The front setback is measured from the common open space. [5] For single family detached dwellings located in a bungalow court, the front setback is measured from the public street fronting the development or from the lot line adjacent to the shared driveway for the lots not fronting a public street. (Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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