Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 3: Zoning Districts Section 3.4. Activity Center Districts 3.4.3. Business Activity Center (BAC) District

Business Activity Center (BAC) District

3.4.3.

B USINESS A CTIVITY C ENTER (BAC) D ISTRICT

A. Purpose

In accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Business Activity Center District provides for access to daily retail and service needs within walking distance of primary office/industrial uses. It is intended to provide for a mix of residential, local retail, and office opportunities in the nature of a small mixed-use community center, primarily oriented around a surrounding office or industrial concentration. Land uses in this district should be small-scale mixed commercial uses, including local services, workshops, professional offices, institutional, housing, and specialty shops catering to local workers.

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 Art. 5: Development Standards Sec. 5.9.6

Single-Family Attached Dwellings

Multi-family Dwellings

Other Uses

Lot Standards

Sec. 5.9.7

Min. Net Lot Area (sf)

n/a

20,000

20,000

Sec. 5.10.6.B.2

A

Min. Lot Width (ft)

24

100

Sec. 5.9.7

Sec. 5.10.9.G

Max. Net Density (du/ac) Max. Lot Coverage (%)

no maximum

no maximum

n/a

Art. 6: Riparian Buffers

70

65

65

Art. 7: Stormwater Management

Setbacks

B 1

Alley-loaded

10 [1]

n/a

n/a

Min. Front (ft)

B 2

Other

20

30

30

C

Min. Side (ft)

0

10

10

D

Min. Corner Side (ft)

18

20

20

E 1

Alley-loaded

6 [1]

n/a

n/a

Min. Rear (ft)

E 2

Other

10

20

20

Building Standards F 1 Max. Structure Height (ft)

35

60

60

F 2 Min. Structure Height (stories)

no minimum

3 [2][3]

no minimum

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 residential developments with detached front-loaded garages located to the rear of the principal structure. [2] Applied to multifamily developments. See additional standards in Section 5.9.8.C.1, Minimum Height. [3] The minimum structure height for a carriage–style building with multifamily dwellings over garages is two stories. (Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) 24 n/a

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