Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.9. Off-Street Vehicle Parking Alternatives

b. No more than 30 percent of the total number of parking spaces provided shall be designated for valet or tandem spaces except for hotels, where up to 100 percent of parking spaces may be designated for valet parking. Drop-Off and Pick-Up Areas The development shall provide a designated drop-off and pick-up area. The drop-off and pick- up area may be located adjacent to the building served, but may not be located in a fire lane or where its use would impede vehicular and/or pedestrian circulation or cause queuing in a public street or internal drive aisle serving the development. Valet Parking Agreement Except where associated with a hotel, valet parking may be established and managed only in accordance with a valet agreement. The agreement shall include provisions ensuring that a valet parking attendant will be on duty during hours of operation of the uses served by the valet parking. The agreement shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review and approval. An attested copy of an approved and executed agreement shall be recorded with the Register of Deeds for the county in which the site is located before issuance of a Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy for any use to be served by the shared parking area. G. On-Street Parking An alternative parking plan may propose to meet a portion of the minimum number of off-street vehicle parking spaces required for a use with on-street vehicle parking spaces, in accordance with the following standards. This alternative and these standards may also be applied to bicycle parking, where bicycle parking facilities are provided within the street right-of-way or easement. The use is located within the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District or a Town Center, Activity Center, or Planned Development district; The on-street parking spaces are located along the development site’s street frontage or within 150 linear feet of walking distance from the primary entrance of the proposed use; The on-street parking spaces are not counted towards meeting the off-street parking requirement for any other development; No more than 25 percent of the off-street parking requirement is met through the use of on-street parking; and H. Payment of Fee to Master Parking Program in Lieu of Providing Required Parking Within the Main Street (MS) District or Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District, the Town Council may authorize applicable off-street parking requirements for a nonresidential use to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by the applicant’s payment of a proportionate share in-lieu fee established by the Town Council that is consistent with, but does not exceed, costs the Town will incur to provide the equivalent number of public parking spaces that can serve the use. A request to pay an in-lieu fee shall be submitted in writing to the Planning Director, who shall forward it to the Town Council for review. The Town Council may approve such a request on determining that: a. Due to the availability of transit or unique characteristics of the use or area, the unavailability of the off-street parking spaces for which the fee is made as part of the development will not result in traffic congestion and will be compatible with the character of surrounding properties, and b. Sufficient public parking exists or is budgeted and scheduled within ¼ mile feet of the development to satisfy the parking demand it generates. There is no negative impact to existing or planned traffic circulation patterns. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

October 1, 2019

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance