Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018
Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.8. Access and Circulation 5.8.6. Vehicular Access and Circulation
G. Fire Lanes Fire lanes shall be installed where deemed necessary by the Fire Chief as necessary to provide the Fire Department firefighting access and comply with the Fire Code. H. Vehicular Accessway Design Standards All vehicular accessways (including streets, alleys, driveways, and fire lanes) and intersections of such accessways shall be designed and constructed in accordance with standards in the Engineering Design and Construction Manual. I. Vehicle Stacking Space for Drive-Through, Pick-up/Drop-off, and Related Uses Required Number of Stacking Spaces For uses with drive-through facilities and other auto-oriented uses where vehicles queue up in a driveway or drive aisle to access a service facility, the driveway or drive aisle shall include the minimum number of stacking spaces established in Table 5.8.6.I.1, Minimum Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through and Related Uses. Table 5.8.6.I.1: Minimum Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through and Related Uses
Minimum Number of Stacking Spaces [1]
Use
Measured From
Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
2
Teller machine
Each end of the outermost gas pump island
Automobile Service Station
1
Car Wash/Detailing, Automatic Car Wash/Detailing, Self-service
4 per bay 2 per bay
Bay entrance Bay entrance
The point where the stacking lane reaches a full ten feet in width
Cluster Box Unit (CBU) [2]
1 per 20 mailboxes
Eating or Drinking Establishment (with drive-through service) [3] Retail Sales and Service Use (with drive-through service)
4 per lane
Order box
3 per lane
Window
School, elementary or middle [4]
40
Building entrance
Uses not specifically listed are determined by the Planning Director based on standards for comparable uses, or alternatively based on a parking demand study
Other
Notes: [1] When computation of the number of required stacking spaces results in a fraction, the result shall be rounded upward to the next highest whole number. [2] Stacking spaces are only required if the parameters of subsection 4.3.5.B.8.c are met. [3] Restaurants with drive-through service shall provide at least four additional stacking spaces between the order box and the pick-up window. (See Figure 5.8.6.I.1: Stacking spaces for a drive-through restaurant.) [4] Drop-off/pick-up spaces for schools may include the temporary, supervised use of dual stacking lanes. (Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
Morrisville, NC
September 25, 2018
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 5-57
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