Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.3. Off-Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Space Requirements

Table 5.10.3.A: Minimum Number of Off-Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Spaces [1]

Minimum Number of Vehicle Parking Spaces [2][3][4][5][6]

Minimum Number of Bicycle Parking Spaces

Use Category

Use Type

TOD and MS Districts

TOD and MS Districts

Other Districts

Other Districts

Notes: sq ft = square feet du = dwelling unit [1] See Sections 5.10.5, General Standards for Off-Street Vehicle Parking and Loading Areas, Section 5.10.6, Off-Street Parking Arrangement and Design, and Section 5.10.8, Off-Street Bicycle Parking Arrangement and Design, for applicable design standards. [2] When computation of the number of required parking spaces results in a fraction, the result shall be rounded upward to the next highest whole number. [3] Except as otherwise provided in this section, where the minimum off-street parking space requirement is based on square feet of floor area, all computations shall be based on gross floor area. [4] Except as otherwise provided in this section, where the minimum off-street parking space requirement is based on the number of seats, all computations shall be based on the design capacity of the areas used for seating. [5] Except as otherwise provided in this section, where the minimum off-street parking space requirement is based on the maximum occupancy capacity, all computations shall be based on the occupant load of the building or facility as established in accordance with the Building Code. [6] Except as otherwise provided in this section, where the minimum off-street parking space requirement is based on the number of employees, students, or residents, all computations shall be based on the largest number of persons working on any single shift (for employees), or the maximum enrollment (for students), or the fire-rated capacity (for residents), as appropriate. [7] Off-street parking spaces may be provided on the lot containing the individual dwelling unit or within common parking areas, provided such off- lot spaces serving the resident or guest parking needs are located within convenient walking distance of the dwelling. (Ord. No. 2014-016, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015, Ord. No. 2015-083; Ord. No. 2015- 083, 01/26/2016; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) B. Uses with Variable Vehicle Parking Demand Characteristics and Unlisted Uses For some listed uses, Table 5.10.3.A, Minimum Number of Off-Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Spaces, refers to this subsection because the use has widely varying vehicle parking and loading demand characteristics, making it difficult to establish a single appropriate off-street vehicle parking or loading standard. On receiving an application proposing such a use, or proposing a use not expressly listed in Table 5.10.3.A, the Planning Director is authorized to: Apply the minimum off-street parking space requirement specified in Table 5.10.3.A for the listed use that is deemed most similar to the proposed use; or Establish the minimum off-street parking space requirement by reference to standard parking resources published by the National Parking Association or the American Planning Association; or Establish the minimum off-street parking space requirement based on a parking demand study prepared by the applicant that estimates parking demand based on the recommendations of the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) or other acceptable source of parking demand data, and that includes relevant data collected from uses or combinations of uses that are the same or comparable to the proposed use in terms of density, scale, bulk, area, type of activity, and location. C. Requirements for Developments with Multiple Uses Developments containing more than one principal institutional or commercial use shall provide vehicle parking spaces in an amount equal to the total of the requirements applied to all individual principal uses. This provision shall not limit the opportunity to reduce the minimum number of required off-street vehicle parking spaces through approval of an alternative parking plan that justifies the feasibility of shared parking (See Section 5.10.9.C, Shared Parking.) D. Maximum Number of Off-Street Vehicle Parking Spaces For major and neighborhood shopping center use types listed in 5.10.3.A, Minimum Number of Off- Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Spaces, the number of off-street vehicle parking spaces shall not exceed 125 percent of the minimum number of parking spaces required, except within a parking deck or garage or as may be allowed through approval of an alternative parking plan in accordance with Section 5.10.9.B, Provision over Maximum Allowed.

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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