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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.8. Access and Circulation
5.8.8. Pedestrian Access and Circulation
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 5-60
Unified Development Ordinance
D.
Bikeway Design Standards
All bike lanes and bike paths shall be designed and constructed in accordance with standards in the
Engineering Design and Construction Manual.
5.8.8.
Pedestrian Access and Circulation
A.
Required Pedestrian Access
General Pedestrian Access
a.
All new development except an individual single-family detached, duplex, or manufactured
home dwelling on an existing lot (i.e., including subdivisions for such dwellings) shall be served
by a system of pedestrian walkways (including sidewalks, pedestrian paths, and/or trails) that
permits safe, convenient, efficient, and orderly movement of pedestrians among the following
origin and destination points within the development:
(1)
The primary entrance(s) of principal buildings (or the buildable area of lots, for
subdivisions);
(2)
Off-street parking bays (including any parking serving on-site transit stations or facilities);
(3)
Any designated or planned bus stops and shelters; and
(4)
Recreation facilities and other common use area and amenities.
b.
The development internal pedestrian circulation system shall also provide safe, convenient,
efficient, and orderly movement of pedestrians between the development’s internal pedestrian
origin and destination points and adjoining parts of an existing or planned external,
community-wide pedestrian circulation system as well as any adjoining transit stations, bus stops
and shelters, public parks, greenways, schools, community centers, and shopping areas.
Sidewalks Required
a.
All new development except an individual single-family detached, duplex, or manufactured
home dwelling on an existing lot shall install sidewalks along both sides of roadways proposed
within the development site and along the entire frontage of the development site with an
existing street (unless an existing sidewalk meeting Town standards is already in place).
b.
Such sidewalks shall be provided within the right-of-way of the street unless the Planning
Director determines that location within the right-of-way is not practicable—in which case, the
sidewalk may be provided on the development site, within a dedicated widening of the right-
of-way or a dedicated public easement and running parallel and adjacent to the street.
c.
The Planning Director may require additional sidewalks where warranted by the safety and
welfare of the general public—including, but not limited to:
(1)
Along one side of all driveway entrances to residential and nonresidential off-street
parking facilities;
(2)
In nonresidential off-street parking facilities to maximize pedestrian travel to and from
each business; and
(3)
In off-street parking facilities in accordance with Section
5.10.6.D, Pedestrian Walkways through Large Vehicle Parking Areas.d.
Additional sidewalks or pedestrian walkways may be required where called for by the
Comprehensive Plan.
(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015)