Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Land in and around the downtown area generally located from Clay Street to Giles Road and around Progress Street as depicted on the map entitled 'Boundaries of the Live/Work/Sell Arts Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.'
Uses
Permitted by right2
- Single-Artist Studio in a single-family dwelling unit
- Multiple-Artists Studio in a single-family dwelling unit meeting criteria in subsection 3404(e)(3)
Conditional / special use8
- Arts-related personal improvement service
- Art restoration
- Framing and presentation of other artists' work
- Gallery
- Multiple-Artists Studio not meeting standards in subsection (b)
- Parking in front of the building line for Single-Artist Studio
- Repair of musical instruments
- Single-Artist Studio in a two-family dwelling unit
Accessory2
- Framing and presentation of the artist's own works associated with a Single-Artist Studio
- Instruction of a maximum of two (2) students at any one (1) time associated with a Single-Artist Studio
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Noise restrictions
Any creation of art that generates excessive noise, or is not compliant with Section [Chapter] 13 of the Town Code or otherwise not in keeping with noise levels appropriate to a residential zoning district, is prohibited. Noise generating activities must be located in a completely enclosed building that attenuates the noise.
Other
- Retain architecture and historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. character of existing structures
The architecture and historic character of existing structures shall be retained.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on second street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for corner lot10 ft
When a new freestanding structure is constructed on a corner lot, the structure shall meet the front yard setback for the street frontage determined to be the front yard, and shall meet a ten-foot setback on the second street frontage.
- Exterior lighting compatible with neighborhood
Exterior lighting shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.
- Hours of operation when open to the public
Hours of operation when open to the public shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and are limited to 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
- Maximum dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. occupancy
In all cases, maximum dwelling unit occupancy shall be a family plus one (1) individual unrelated to the family.
- No additional dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. or accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures for living
No additional dwelling units shall be created and no accessory structures shall be used for living purposes.
- Outdoor storage prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Outdoor storage is not allowed. All materials and work products must be stored in a completely enclosed building.
- Parking must be behind front building line
New parking areas shall be located behind the front line of the principal building and screening is required between the parking and adjacent properties and streets.
- Solid waste disposal in residential containers only
All solid waste shall be disposed of in individual residential pick-up containers. No dumpsters are allowed.
Parking
- No additional parking required for Single-Artist Studio
No additional parking is required for a Single-Artist Studio. If additional parking is added, it shall be located behind the front building line unless approved through a conditional use permit.
Signage
- Maximum area for arts affiliation sign1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) arts affiliation sign is allowed. An arts affiliation sign may be single- or double-sided and may not exceed one and one-half (1½) square feet in area.
- Maximum area for arts use identification sign4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) sign to identify the arts use shall be allowed. The sign may be either an attached sign or a freestanding sign, and shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area.
- Maximum area for directional sign3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) directional sign is allowed, not to exceed four (4) feet in height and three (3) square feet in area.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for directional sign4 ft
One (1) directional sign is allowed, not to exceed four (4) feet in height and three (3) square feet in area.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for freestanding sign5 ft
A freestanding sign shall be a maximum of five (5) feet in height.
- Neon signage prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Neon signage is not allowed.
- Sign illumination restrictions
The sign may only be illuminated externally. No internal illumination, either of a sign box or individual channel letters, shall be allowed. Illumination is allowed only after dusk and only when the arts use is open for business.
- Strip lighting prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Strip lighting is not allowed.
From the ordinance
The following use(s) are permitted by right in the Arts Overlay District: Single-Artist Studio in a single-family dwelling unit. ... Lot coverage: Fifty-five (55) percent. Floor area ratio: Thirty-five one-hundredths (.35).