Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.8. Access and Circulation 5.8.1. Purpose

SECTION 5.8. ACCESS AND CIRCULATION

Purpose

5.8.1.

The purpose of this section is to ensure that development is served by a coordinated, multimodal transportation system that, to the extent practicable, permits the safe and efficient movement of motor vehicles, emergency vehicles, transit, bicyclists, and pedestrians within the development and between the development and external transportation systems, neighboring development, and local destination points such as places of employment, schools, parks, and shopping areas. Such a multimodal transportation system is intended to:

A. Provide transportation options; B. Increase the effectiveness of local service delivery; C. Reduce emergency response times;

D. Promote healthy walking and bicycling; E. Facilitate use of public transportation; F. Contribute to the attractiveness of the development and community, connect neighborhoods and increase opportunities for interaction between neighbors;

G. Reduce vehicle miles of travel and travel times and greenhouse gas emissions; H. Improve air quality, minimize congestion and traffic conflicts; and I. Preserve the safety and capacity of community transportation systems.

Applicability

5.8.2.

Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, the standards in this section shall apply to all development.

Consistency with Plans

5.8.3.

The design and construction of access and circulation systems associated with a development shall be consistent with the transportation goals, objectives, and actions in the Comprehensive Plan, and other Town- adopted plans addressing transportation.

Multimodal Transportation System

5.8.4.

Access and circulation systems associated with a development shall provide for multiple travel modes (vehicular, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian), as appropriate to the development’s size, character, and relationship to existing and planned community transportation systems. Vehicular, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian access and circulation systems shall be coordinated and integrated as necessary to offer the development’s occupants and visitors improved transportation choices while enhancing safe and efficient mobility throughout the development and the community.

Developer Responsibility for Access and Circulation Improvements

5.8.5.

A. On-Site If a street is proposed within a development site, the developer shall provide roadway, bikeway, sidewalk, and other access and circulation improvements in accordance with the standards in this section, and shall dedicate any required rights-of-way or easements. If a development site includes the proposed corridor of a street designated on an adopted plan, the development shall incorporate provision of the street into the design of the development, and shall dedicate right-of-way that meets the right-of-way width standards for the street. If a

April 23, 2019

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance