Morrisville UDO - June 2017 version

Article 3: Zoning Districts

Section 3.8. Overlay Districts

3.8.4. Town Center Conservation Overlay (TCCO) District

Morrisville, NC

June 23, 2017

Unified Development Ordinance

Page 3-65

Site Layout and Building Organization

Intent

To minimize the visual and physical impacts of development on the natural character of land

identified as existing or proposed parks in the Town Center Plan through a voluntary

conservation district.

To preserve open space.

Buffering

Riparian buffers shall be provided in accordance with

Article 6: Riparian Buffers.

On wooded sites, established trees shall be integrated into the overall development to the

maximum extent practicable by preserving a 50-foot-wide buffer along the length of all of

the following:

(1)

Property boundary lines; and

(2)

Greenway easements.

Utilities, sidewalks, greenways, and other similar features may cross a buffer perpendicularly

or at an angle, but shall not run parallel inside the buffer.

Clustering of Residential Development in Very Low Density Residential (VLDR) and

Historic Crossroads Village (HCV) Districts

The following standards shall apply to new residential development within the Very Low Density

Residential (VLDR) and Historic Crossroads Village (HCV) Districts.

Open Space

(1)

At least 75 percent of the development site shall be preserved as permanent open space.

(2)

Permanent open space may include:

(A)

Common open space (see

Section 5.5, Common Open Space and Public Recreation Area)

;

(B)

Perimeter buffers (see

Section 5.7, Perimeter and Streetyard Buffers)

;

(C)

Riparian buffers (see

Article 6: Riparian Buffers;

(D)

Floodways (see

Section 5.6, Floodplain Management)

; and/or

(E)

Stormwater facilities that use Low Impact Design (LID) techniques as approved by

the Planning Director and the Town Engineer (see

Article 7: Stormwater Management)

(3)

Permanent open space shall not include:

(A)

Structural stormwater management facilities,

(B)

Developed areas, and

(C)

Areas with impervious surface, unless approved as historically significant by the

Planning Director.

(4)

Land included as preserved open space shall prioritize sensitive environmental features,

scenic views, and historically significant lands for protection.

(5)

Development shall be clustered to retain areas of contiguous open space on the site and

to retain future opportunities for recreational trail access along drainages and creeks, to

the maximum extent practicable.