Section 711
Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Lands within the Designated Growth Area mapped as Urban Development Areas and served by public water and sewer.
Uses
Permitted by right40
- outdoor seating associated with restaurants
- mixed use buildings
- single-family detached dwellings
- single-family attached dwellings
- multi-family dwellings
- live/work units
- accessory structures associated with single-family dwellings
- accessory parking structures, lots or areas associated with permitted multi-family or open space uses
- senior living facility
- solar generation facilities, small
- antique shops
- bed and breakfast lodging
- museums and art galleries
- barbershops, beauty parlors and shoe shops
- bicycle sales and repair shops
- bakeries, catering establishments and meal delivery services
- florist and flower shops
- furniture, television and appliance sales, service and repair
- restaurants
- financial institutions
- hotels and inns
- office, administrative, business or professional
- day care center, babysitting services
- funeral home
- conference or training center
- public or private parking structures, areas, and lots that are accessory to any permitted or permissible use
- county-owned or leased buildings and properties
- public facilities such as schools, emergency services, police and fire stations, libraries, museums, community meeting facilities, community centers, and post offices
- transit shelters
- churches and parish houses
- schools, including child care, charitable, cultural, and other community service activities on school property
- colleges and universities
- civic club
- natural areas
- parks, squares, greens and plazas
- ball fields and playgrounds
- community gardens
- streams, ponds and other water bodies
- stormwater detention/retention facilities
- accessory parking areas or lots for public parks
Conditional / special use3
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Ground floor residential uses prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in mixed use buildings
Mixed use buildings shall not contain ground floor residential uses.
Landscaping & trees
- Street tree canopy coverage goal30 pct
with a goal of achieving tree canopy coverage of between thirty (30) percent and seventy (70) percent.
Lighting
- Pedestrian scale light heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Pedestrian scale decorative street lights (twelve (12) feet to fifteen (15) feet in height) shall be installed by the developer on both sides of streets throughout the District with a maximum average spacing of seventy-five (75) feet on center.
- Maximum average spacing of pedestrian lights75 ft
with a maximum average spacing of seventy-five (75) feet on center.
Other
- Development plan required
All development plans submitted for a rezoning application shall be in conformance with the minor site plan requirements set forth in Section 1103.
- Maximum floor plate for commercial/service/industrial20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum floor plate for any commercial, service, or industrial use shall not exceed 20,000 square feet
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. on Main Streets50 ft
Principal, single-family residential uses that front along Main Streets within the MU/TND district shall be no more than fifty (50) feet or four (4) stories.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for non-residential, multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive., or mixed use50 ft
or fifty (50) feet or four (4) stories for non-residential, multi-family residential or mixed used structures.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residential35 ft
New structures within a MU/TND District shall be no more than thirty-five (35) feet or three (3) stories for single-family residential uses
- Maximum outside storage area as percentage of ground floor area40 pct
outside storage areas for materials, equipment or trash receptacles shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the ground floor building area
- Maximum total square footage for mixed-use, multitenant buildings80,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
or eighty thousand (80,000) total square feet for mixed-use, multitenant buildings.
- Minimum separation between groups of attached/multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. structures15 ft
Groups of single-family attached dwellings and multi-family structures shall be separated from each other by a minimum of fifteen (15) feet.
- Minimum sidewalk width in Neighborhood Center8 ft
In the Neighborhood Center, the paved area of sidewalks shall be not less than eight (8) feet wide.
- Minimum sidewalk width in Residential Neighborhood5 ft
In the Residential Neighborhood, the paved area of sidewalks shall be not less than five (5) feet wide.
- Property owners association required
A property owners association (POA) shall be established by the developer at the time of zoning approval of a MU/TND District.
- Public water and sewer required
All development within a MU/TND District shall be served by public water and sewer facilities.
- Transit stop required for large developments
All new developments within a MU/TND greater than forty (40) acres in area and that meet any one (1) of the following qualifications shall include a suitable location for a transit stop or commuter parking facility within their Development Plan
- Utilities underground
Utilities (and associated pedestals, cabinets, junction boxes and transformers) including electric, cable TV, telephone and natural gas service shall be located underground
Parking
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. for commercial/mixed-use to rear
Off-street parking and loading spaces for commercial and mixed-use structures shall be located to the rear of principal structures
- On-street parking counts toward requirements
On-street as well as off-street parking spaces shall be counted toward satisfying the use-based parking requirements contained within subsection 602.03.
- Shared parking permitted
Shared parking shall be permitted upon approval of a shared parking plan by the zoning administrator.
From the ordinance
This section establishes the Mixed Use/Traditional Neighborhood Development District ("District" or "MU/TND District"). This section will facilitate development of projects that feature a mix of land uses and building types closely linked by a network of streets, sidewalks, formal and informal open spaces, and trails.