Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.9. Off-Street Vehicle Parking Alternatives

G. On-Street Parking An alternative parking plan may propose to meet a portion of the minimum number of off-street vehicle parking spaces required for a use with on-street vehicle parking spaces, in accordance with the following standards. This alternative and these standards may also be applied to bicycle parking, where bicycle parking facilities are provided within the street right-of-way or easement. The use is located within the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District or a Town Center, Activity Center, or Planned Development district; The on-street parking spaces are located along the development site’s street frontage or within 150 linear feet of walking distance from the primary entrance of the proposed use; The on-street parking spaces are not counted towards meeting the off-street parking requirement for any other development; No more than 25 percent of the off-street parking requirement is met through the use of on-street parking; and H. Payment of Fee to Master Parking Program in Lieu of Providing Required Parking Within the Main Street (MS) District or Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District, the Town Council may authorize applicable off-street parking requirements for a nonresidential use to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by the applicant’s payment of a proportionate share in-lieu fee established by the Town Council that is consistent with, but does not exceed, costs the Town will incur to provide the equivalent number of public parking spaces that can serve the use. A request to pay an in-lieu fee shall be submitted in writing to the Planning Director, who shall forward it to the Town Council for review. The Town Council may approve such a request on determining that: a. Due to the availability of transit or unique characteristics of the use or area, the unavailability of the off-street parking spaces for which the fee is made as part of the development will not result in traffic congestion and will be compatible with the character of surrounding properties, and b. Sufficient public parking exists or is budgeted and scheduled within ¼ mile feet of the development to satisfy the parking demand it generates. If an applicant requests to pay an in-lieu fee for a number of parking spaces exceeding 25 spaces or 50 percent of the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by this section, the request shall be accompanied by a transportation impact analysis prepared in accordance with Section 5.8.6.B, Transportation Impact Analysis, and showing that the unavailability of the off- street parking spaces as part of the development will not result in traffic congestion. The Town shall deposit the fee into the account designated for the provision of parking spaces through the Town’s Master Parking Program and shall spend it within a reasonable time period only towards provision of public parking spaces that reasonably accommodate the parking demand generated by the development. Town costs for which in-lieu fees may be spent include, but are not limited to, the cost of land, leases, rights, easements and franchises; financing charges; interest paid before and during construction; cost of plans and specifications; cost of engineering and legal services and other expenses necessary or incidental for determining the feasibility or practicability of construction, reconstruction or use; cost of all labor and materials; and administrative expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the provision of public parking spaces. The developer shall pay an in-lieu fee before Construction Plan Approval for the development. There is no negative impact to existing or planned traffic circulation patterns. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

Page 5-117