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Article 3: Zoning Districts
Section 3.6. Commercial and Industrial Districts
3.6.1. General Purposes of Commercial and Industrial Districts
Morrisville, NC
June 2013
Unified Development Ordinance – Public Hearing Draft
Page 3-57
SECTION 3.6. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
3.6.1.
General Purposes of Commercial and Industrial Districts
The commercial and industrial districts established in this section are intended to provide a wide range of
office, retail, service, institutional, industrial, and related uses to meet household and business needs, and
more specifically to:
A.
Provide appropriately located lands for the full range of commercial and industrial uses needed by
the Town’s residents, businesses, and workers, consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the
Comprehensive Plan;
B.
Strengthen the Town’s economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for
residents of the Town and surrounding communities;
C.
Create suitable environments for various types of commercial and industrial uses, and protect them
from the adverse effects of incompatible uses;
D.
Create suitable environments for various types of mixed-use development, where business, office,
retail, and residential uses are designed and integrated in compatible ways;
E.
Minimize the impact of commercial and industrial development on residential uses; and
F.
Promote sustainable development in terms of energy efficiency and conservation, greenhouse gas
reductions, food security, materials recycling, and similar sustainability goals.