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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.8. Access and Circulation
5.8.6. Vehicular Access and Circulation
Morrisville, NC June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-57
G. Fire Lanes
Fire lanes shall be installed where deemed necessary by the Fire Chief as necessary to provide the Fire
Department firefighting access and comply with the Fire Code.
H. Vehicular Accessway Design Standards
All vehicular accessways (including streets, alleys, driveways, and fire lanes) and intersections of such
accessways shall be designed and constructed in accordance with standards in the Engineering Design
and Construction Manual.
I. Vehicle Stacking Space for Drive-Through, Pick-up/Drop-off, and Related Uses
Required Number of Stacking Spaces
For uses with drive-through facilities and other auto-oriented uses where vehicles queue up in a
driveway or drive aisle to access a service facility, the driveway or drive aisle shall include the
minimum number of stacking spaces established in Table Minimum Stacking Spaces for
Drive-Through and Related Uses.
Table Minimum Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through and
Related Uses
Use
Minimum Number of
Stacking Spaces [1]
Measured From
Automated Teller Machine (ATM) 2 Teller machine
Automobile Service Station 1 Each end of the outermost
gas pump island
Car Wash/Detailing, Automatic 4 per bay Bay entrance
Car Wash/Detailing, Self-service 2 per bay Bay entrance
Cluster Box Unit (CBU) [2] 1 per 20 mailboxes
The point where the
stacking lane reaches a full
ten feet in width
Eating or Drinking Establishment (with drive-through
service) [3]
4 per lane Order box
Retail Sales and Service Use (with drive-through
service)
3 per lane Window
School, elementary or middle [4] 40 Building entrance
Other
Uses not specifically listed are determined by the Planning
Director based on standards for comparable uses, or
alternatively based on a parking demand study
Notes:
[1] When computation of the number of required stacking spaces results in a fraction, the result shall be rounded
upward to the next highest whole number.
[2] Stacking spaces are only required if the parameters of subsectio are met.
[3] Restaurants with drive-through service shall provide at least four additional stacking spaces between the order
box and the pick-up window. (See Figur Stacking spaces for a drive-through restaurant.)
[4] Drop-off/pick-up spaces for schools may include the temporary, supervised use of dual stacking lanes.
(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)