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Article 3: Zoning Districts
Section 3.7. Planned Development Districts
3.7.2. Mixed-Use Planned Development (MUPD) District
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 3-60 Unified Development Ordinance
3.7.2.
Mixed-Use Planned Development (MUPD) District
M
IXED
U
SE
P
LANNED
D
EVELOPMENT
(MUPD) D
ISTRICT
A.
Purpose
The Mixed-Use Planned Development District is intended to accommodate high-quality
development incorporating a range of complementary and mutually supporting land uses,
using innovative arrangements of uses, buildings, and open spaces throughout the
development. District regulations are intended to provide substantial design flexibility and
appropriate transitions to, and mitigation of potential adverse impacts on, adjacent
developments.
B.
Intensity and Dimensional Standards
C.
Use Standards
Min. District Gross Area (acres)
5 [1]
Uses allowed in the Mixed-Use Planned Development District
shall be established in the PD Plan/Agreement. Uses shall be
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, other Town-adopted
plans, and the purpose of the MUPD district, and shall comply
with the use-specific standards in
Article 4: U se Standards.At least 20 percent, but no more than 80 percent, of the total
gross floor area within that part of the district located outside
the Airport Overlay District shall be devoted to residential uses.
Max. Net Density (du/ac)
To be established in
PD Plan/Agreement
(see Section
3.7.1.E.1)Max. Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Min. Net Lot Area (sf)
Min. Lot Width (ft)
Max. Lot Coverage (% of district area)
Max. Structure Height (ft)
Max. Individual Building Size (sf)
Min. Setbacks (ft)
Min. Setbacks from Abutting Residential
Development or Zoning (ft)
D.
Development Standards
The development standards in
Article 5: Development Standards,shall apply to all development in MUPD Districts, but some
development standards may be modified as part of the PD Plan/Agreement as indicated below if consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan, other Town-adopted plans, and the purpose of the MUPD District.
Standard
Means of Modifying
Standard
Means of Modifying
General Site Layout and Design(Sec
. 5.2)PD Plan/Agreement
Building Configuration and Design (Sec.
5.9)PD Plan/Agreement
Subdivision Blocks, Lots, and Reference Points (Sec
. 5.3)PD Plan/Agreement
Parking and Loading(Se
c.Section 5.10)Alternative Parking Plan
Utilities and Services(Sec.
5.11)PD Plan/Agreement
Tree Protection (Sec
. 5.4)PD Plan/Agreement
Landscaping (Sec
. 5.12)Alternative Landscaping
Plan
Common Open Space and Public Recreation Area(Sec
. 5.5)Modifications Prohibited
Screening(Sec
. 5.13)PD Plan/Agreement
Fences and Walls(Sec
. 5.14)PD Plan/Agreement
Floodplain Management(Sec
. 5.6)Modifications Prohibited
Exterior Lighting(Sec
. 5.15)PD Plan/Agreement
Perimeter and Streetyard Buffers(Sec
. 5.7)Alternative Landscaping
Plan
Signage (Sec.
Section 5.16)PD Plan/Agreement
Sustainable Development Practices(Sec
. 5.17)[to be added after adoption
of UDO]
Access and Circulation(Sec
. 5.8)PD Plan Agreement
E.
Riparian and Stormwater Management Standards
The procedures and standards i
n Article 6: R iparian Buffers,an
d Article 7: Stormwater Management,shall apply to all development in
MUPD Districts, and may not be modified, but the PD Plan/Agreement may designate the entire district or any part of the district,
consistent with the phasing plan, as the site(s) for application of these procedures and standards.
Notes:
sf = square feet; ft = feet; du = dwelling unit; ac = acre