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Article 3: Zoning Districts
Section 3.4. Activity Center Districts
3.4.3. Business Activity Center (BAC) District
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 3-20 Unified Development Ordinance
3.4.3. Business Activity Center (BAC) District
B USINESS ACTIVITY CENTER (BAC) DISTRICT
A. Purpose
In accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Business Activity Center District provides for
access to daily retail and service needs within walking distance of primary office/industrial uses.
It is intended to provide for a mix of residential, local retail, and office opportunities in the
nature of a small mixed-use community center, primarily oriented around a surrounding office
or industrial concentration. Land uses in this district should be small-scale mixed commercial uses,
including local services, workshops, professional offices, institutional, housing, and specialty shops
catering to local workers.
B. Principal Intensity and Dimensional Standards
A, etc. are symbols used in the illustrations showing application of dimensional standards
Cross References
Single-Family
Attached Dwellings
Multi-family
Dwellings
Other Uses
Art. 4
Art. 5
Sec
Lot Standards Sec
Min. Net Lot Area (sf) n/a 20,000 20,000 Sec
A Min. Lot Width (ft) 24 100 Sec Sec
Max. Net Density (du/ac) no maximum no maximum n/a Art. 6
Max. Lot Coverage (%) 70 65 65 Art. 7
Setbacks
B 1
Min. Front (ft)
Alley-loaded 10 [1] n/a n/a
B 2 Other 20 30 30
C Min. Side (ft) 0 10 10
D Min. Corner Side (ft) 18 20 20
E 1
Min. Rear (ft)
Alley-loaded 6 [1] n/a n/a
E 2 Other 10 20 20
Building Standards
F 1 Max. Structure Height (ft) 35 60 60
F 2 Min. Structure Height (stories) no minimum 3 [2][3] no minimum
G Min. Building Separation (ft) 24 n/a n/a
Notes: sf = square feet; ft = feet; du = dwelling unit; ac = acre; % = percent; n/a = not applicable
[1] Setbacks also apply to residential developments with detached front-loaded garages located to the rear of the principal structure.
[2] Applied to multifamily developments. See additional standards in Sectio
[3] The minimum structure height for a carriage–style building with multifamily dwellings over garages is two stories.
(Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)