Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.10. Reduced Vehicle Parking Requirements for Parking Demand Reduction Strategies

There is no negative impact to existing or planned traffic circulation patterns.

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

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 Town Council may, by resolution, accept an interest in land instead of accepting all or a portion of an in-lieu parking fee on determining that land would be used in connection with the provision of public parking through the Master Parking Program and the value of the land equals or exceeds the in-lieu parking fee that would otherwise be required. In making its determinations, the Town Council may consider the size of the land, the feasibility of constructing a parking facility on the land, and the land’s proximity to parking demands identified and addressed by the Master Parking Program. The developer shall pay an in-lieu fee before Construction Plan Approval for the development. 5.10.10. Reduced Vehicle Parking Requirements for Parking Demand Reduction Strategies The minimum number of vehicle parking spaces required in Section 5.10.3.A, Minimum Number of Off-Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Spaces, may be reduced through implementation of one or more of the following strategies for reducing vehicle parking demand. Additional review fees are assessed to cover the Town’s additional costs in reviewing requests for reduced vehicle parking requirements and any subsequent agreements.

Morrisville, NC

June 23, 2017

Unified Development Ordinance

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