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Article 5: Development Standards

Section 5.10. Parking and Loading

5.10.5. General Standards for Off-Street Vehicle Parking and Loading Areas

Morrisville, NC

June 23, 2017

Unified Development Ordinance

Page 5-105

b.

The display or storage of goods for sale or lease (except storage of vehicles as part of an

automobile or recreational vehicle sales or rental use, or a temporary portable storage unit);

c.

The dismantling or service of any motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or manufactured homes;

or

d.

Other vehicles or containers used for storage of building materials, equipment, or supplies.

B.

Surfacing

All off-street vehicle parking, loading areas, fire lanes, vehicle fleet storage, and permanent fire access

roads/areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, brick, pavers, or an equivalent hard, dustless, and

bonded surface material. Use of surfacing that includes recycled materials is encouraged. These surfaces

shall be maintained in a smooth, well-graded, clean, orderly, and dust-free condition. The use of gravel

is prohibited.

C.

Safe and Convenient Access

Off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall be arranged for convenient access between an

adjacent street and all parking spaces and loading spaces to facilitate ease of mobility, ample

clearance, and safety of vehicles and pedestrians. Each off-street parking space and loading space

shall have adequate, unobstructed means for the ingress and egress of vehicles.

Except for driveways serving as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket

neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached

dwellings, off-street vehicle parking and loading areas shall:

a.

Include painted lines, wheel stops, or other methods of identifying individual parking spaces

and loading spaces and distinguishing such spaces from aisles;

b.

Be arranged so that no vehicle maneuvering incidental to parking or loading shall occur on a

public street or sidewalk (but such maneuvering may occur on an alley or driveway);

c.

Provide suitable maneuvering room so that vehicles may enter an abutting public street in a

forward direction; and

d.

Be arranged so an automobile may be parked or unparked without moving another automobile

(unless within an automated or mechanical parking deck or garage or part of valet or tandem

parking in accordance with Section

5.10.9.F, Valet and Tandem Parking)

.

Driveways that may serve as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket

neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached

dwellings shall provide at least 20 feet of separation between the street right-of-way or easement

and the entrance into any garage or carport (to accommodate the outside parking of at least one

vehicle on the driveway without it encroaching into the street right-of-way or easement).

Off-street loading areas shall be arranged so that no loading space extends into the required

drive aisle of an off-street parking facility.

(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

D.

Markings

Except for driveways serving as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket

neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached

dwellings, each required vehicle off-street parking area and space, and each off-street loading

area and space, shall be identified by surface markings that are arranged to provide for orderly

and safe loading, unloading, parking, and storage of vehicles. Such markings shall include 4-inch-

wide white striping, white directional arrows, lettering on signs and in handicapped-designated

areas, and labeling of the pavement.

One- and two-way entrance driveways into required vehicle parking facilities shall be identified

by directional arrows. Any two-way entrance driveway located at any angle other than 90