Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.9. Building Configuration and Design 5.9.5. Building and Design Standards for Mixed-Use and Nonresidential Development

Building and Design Standards for Mixed-Use and Nonresidential Development

5.9.5.

A. Applicability In addition to the exterior material and color standards Section 5.9.4, Exterior Facade Materials and Colors for All Development, mixed-use and nonresidential development located outside the Transit- Oriented Development (TOD) and Town Center districts shall comply with the following building and design standards.

B. Facade Wall – Length

A facade wall greater than 100 feet in length, measured horizontally, shall:

a. Incorporate wall plane projections or recesses having a depth of at least three percent of the length of the longest segment of the facade wall. Said projections or recesses shall extend at least 20 percent of the length of the facade wall. (See Figure 5.9.5.B.1: Wall Plane Projects or Recesses.)

b. Not exceed 100 feet in uninterrupted length.

Figure 5.9.5.B.1, Wall Plane Projections or Recesses.

As an alternative to complying with the facade wall length requirement in subsection 1 above, office buildings may have a minimum of ten corners. (See Figure 5.9.5.C.2: Office Corner Requirement.)

C.

Facade Wall – Expression

Facade walls shall include no less than two of the following elements:

a. Color change;

b. Texture change; or

c.

Material change.

As an alternative to complying with the facade wall expression requirement in subsection 1 above, office buildings at least three stories in height and located outside the Town Center may have:

a. A minimum of ten corners (See Figure 5.9.5.C.2: Office Corner Requirement.);

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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