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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.8. Access and Circulation
5.8.7. Bicycle Access and Circulation
Morrisville, NC
June 2013
Unified Development Ordinance - Public Hearing Draft
Page 5-57
2.
Design and Layout
Required stacking spaces are
subject to the following design
and layout standards:
a.
Stacking spaces shall be a
minimum of ten feet wide
and 20 feet long.
b.
Stacking spaces shall not
impede onsite or offsite
vehicular
traffic
movements or movements
into or out of off-street
parking spaces.
c.
Stacking spaces shall not
impede onsite or offsite
bicycle or pedestrian
traffic movements.
d.
Stacking spaces shall be
separated from other
internal driveways by
raised medians that are at
least four feet wide if deemed necessary for traffic movement and safety by the Planning
Director.
5.8.7.
Bicycle Access and Circulation
A.
Required Bicycle Access
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1.
All new development except individual lot development of a single-family detached, duplex, or
manufactured home dwelling shall be served by an internal bicycle circulation system (including
shared roadway lanes, widened outside roadway lanes, bike lanes, shoulders, and/or separate
bike paths) that permits safe, convenient, efficient, and orderly movement of bicyclists among the
following origin and destination points within the development.
a.
Bicycle parking facilities or areas near the primary entrance(s) of principal buildings (or the
buildable area of lots, for subdivisions);
b.
Any designated or planned bus stops and shelters; and
c.
Recreation facilities and other common use area and amenities.
2.
The development‘s internal bicycle circulation system shall also permit safe, convenient, efficient,
and orderly movement of vehicles between the development‘s internal origin and destination
points and adjoining parts of an existing or planned external, community-wide bicycle circulation
system as well as any adjoining transit stations, bus stops and shelters, public parks, greenways,
schools, community centers, and shopping areas.
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This new subsection establishes general performance standards for bicycle access and circulation.
Figure 5.8.6.I.1: Stacking spaces for a drive-through restaurant.