Morrisville UDO - June 2017 version

Article 5: Development Standards

Section 5.10. Parking and Loading

5.10.9. Off-Street Vehicle Parking Alternatives

Morrisville, NC

June 23, 2017

Unified Development Ordinance

Page 5-115

Location

Off-site parking spaces shall be located within 500 feet walking distance of the primary

pedestrian entrances to the uses served by the parking.

Off-site parking spaces shall not be separated from the use they serve by a major or minor

thoroughfare unless safe pedestrian access across the street is provided by a grade-separated

pedestrian walkway or appropriate traffic controls (e.g., signalized crosswalk).

Pedestrian Access

Adequate and safe pedestrian access shall be provided between the off-site parking areas and

the primary pedestrian entrances to the use served by the parking.

Off-Site Parking Agreement

If land containing the off-site parking area is not under the same ownership as land containing

the principal use served, the off-site parking arrangement shall be established in a written

agreement between the owners or long-term lessees of land containing the off-site parking

area and land containing the served use. The agreement shall provide the owner or long-term

lessee of the served use the right to use the off-site parking area for as long as the shared

parking spaces are needed to comply with this Ordinance, and shall be binding on subsequent

owners or long-term lessees. The agreement shall be submitted to the Planning Director for

review and approval. An attested copy of an approved and executed agreement shall be

recorded with the Register of Deeds for the county in which the site is located before issuance

of a Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy for any use to be served by the shared parking

area.

Any termination of the agreement does not negate the landowner’s obligation to comply with

parking requirements and thus shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance. No use served by

the off-site parking may be continued if the off-site parking becomes unavailable unless

substitute off-street parking spaces are provided in accordance with this section.

Deferred Parking

An alternative parking plan may propose to defer construction of up to 20 percent of the number of

off-street vehicle parking spaces required by Section

5.10.3.A, Minimum Number of Off-Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Spaces,

in accordance with the following standards:

Justification

The alternative parking plan shall include a study demonstrating that because of the location,

nature, or mix of uses, there is a reasonable probability the number of parking spaces actually

needed to serve the development is less than the minimum required by Section

5.10.3.A, Minimum Number of Off-Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Spaces.

Reserve Parking Plan

The alternative parking plan shall include a reserve parking plan identifying: (a) the amount of off-

street parking being deferred, and (b) the location of the area to be reserved for future parking,

if future parking is needed.

Parking Demand Study

The alternative parking plan shall provide assurance that within 18 months after the initial

Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy is issued for the proposed development, an off-street

parking demand study evaluating the adequacy of the existing parking spaces in meeting the

off-street parking demand generated by the development will be submitted to the Planning

Director.

If the Planning Director determines that the study indicates the existing parking is adequate,

then construction of the remaining number of parking spaces shall not be required. If the