Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.5. General Standards for Off-Street Vehicle Parking and Loading Areas

shall be maintained in a smooth, well-graded, clean, orderly, and dust-free condition. The use of gravel is prohibited. C. Safe and Convenient Access Off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall be arranged for convenient access between an adjacent street and all parking spaces and loading spaces to facilitate ease of mobility, ample clearance, and safety of vehicles and pedestrians. Each off-street parking space and loading space shall have adequate, unobstructed means for the ingress and egress of vehicles. Except for driveways serving as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached dwellings, off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall: a. Include painted lines, wheel stops, or other methods of identifying individual parking spaces and loading spaces and distinguishing such spaces from aisles; b. Be arranged so that no vehicle maneuvering incidental to parking or loading shall occur on a public street or sidewalk (but such maneuvering may occur on an alley or driveway); c. Provide suitable maneuvering room so that vehicles may enter an abutting public street in a forward direction; and d. Be arranged so an automobile may be parked or unparked without moving another automobile (unless within an automated or mechanical parking deck or garage or part of valet or tandem parking in accordance with Section 5.10.9.F, Valet and Tandem Parking). Driveways that may serve as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached dwellings shall provide at least 20 feet of separation between the street right-of-way or easement and the entrance into any garage or carport (to accommodate the outside parking of at least one vehicle on the driveway without it encroaching into the street right-of-way or easement). Off-street loading areas shall be arranged so that no loading space extends into the required drive aisle of an off-street parking facility. D. Markings Except for driveways serving as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached dwellings, each required vehicle off-street parking area and space, and each off-street loading area and space, shall be identified by surface markings that are arranged to provide for orderly and safe loading, unloading, parking, and storage of vehicles. Such markings shall include 4-inch- wide white striping, white directional arrows, lettering on signs and in handicapped-designated areas, and labeling of the pavement. One- and two-way entrance driveways into required vehicle parking facilities shall be identified by directional arrows. Any two-way entrance driveway located at any angle other than 90 degrees to a street shall be marked with a traffic separation stripe running the length of the access. This requirement does not apply to aisles within parking bays. (Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

E. Exterior Lighting

Lighted off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall comply with the standards of Section 5.15, Exterior Lighting. F. Landscaping Except for driveways serving as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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