Unified Development Ordinance

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.5. General Standards for Off-Street Vehicle Parking and Loading Areas

Table 5.10.4.A: Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces

Minimum Number of Loading Spaces

Gross Floor Area (GFA)

Medium-Sized Truck

Large-Sized Truck

Institutional and Office Uses

Up to 10,000 sf

0

0

10,001 to 50,000 sf

1

0

50,001 to 500,000 sf

2

0

2 medium-sized truck spaces; additional spaces based on development-specific assessment

Over 500,000 sf

Commercial Uses Other than Office Uses

Up to 5,000 sf

0

1

5,001 to 20,000 sf

0

1

20,001 to 50,000 sf

1

1

50,001 to 100,000 sf

1

2

100,001 to 200,000 sf

2

2

3 medium-sized truck spaces and 2 large-sized truck space; additional spaces based on development-specific assessment Industrial Uses

Over 200,000 sf

Up to 5,000 sf

0

0

5,001 to 10,000 sf

1

0

10,001 to 50,000 sf

0

1

50,001 to 100,000 sf

0

2

100,001 to 150,000 sf

0

3

3 large truck spaces; additional spaces based on development- specific assessment

Over 150,000 sf

Notes: sf = square feet 1. See Sections 5.10.5, General Standards for Off-Street Vehicle Parking and Loading Areas, and Section 5.10.7,

Off-Street Loading Area Arrangement and Design, for applicable design standards. 2. For mixed-use developments, gross floor area devoted to residential uses is excluded. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

5.10.5. General Standards for Off-Street Vehicle Parking and Loading Areas

A. Use of Parking and Loading Areas

1. Off-street vehicle parking areas required by this section shall be used solely for the parking of licensed motorized vehicles in operating condition. 2. Required off-street vehicle parking spaces and loading spaces for nonresidential uses other than hotels shall not be used for: a. Overnight parking of vehicle or containers — including, but not limited to, semi-trailer trucks, semi-trailers, or recreational vehicles, mobiles homes, and other vehicles providing transient residency, or similar uses; b. The display or storage of goods for sale or lease (except storage of vehicles as part of an automobile or recreational vehicle sales or rental use, or a temporary portable storage unit); c. The dismantling or service of any motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or manufactured homes; or

d. Other vehicles or containers used for storage of building materials, equipment, or supplies.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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