Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. for nonresidential2 ratio
The maximum floor area ratio for nonresidential uses shall be two. Additional intensity may be approved by the City Council, as a special use, up to a maximum three.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. size2 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum district size for any PD-MU District is two acres. However, the minimum district size in the Lafayette Boulevard Corridor Overlay Districts is 22,000 square feet.
- Minimum use mix
A PD-MU District shall include two or more different use groups from the following list: Residential, Lodging, Office/Institutional/Educational, Retail and Consumer. No single use group shall make up more than 75% of the total gross floor area of the development.
- Phasing of use mix
Development components shall be phased so that no more than 75% of the total residential units shall be issued a Certificate of Occupancy prior to the issuance of a shell final inspection for 25% of the total gross floor area of the development's commercial use.
From the ordinance
The Planned Development Mixed-Use District is established to promote areas appropriate for office, retail, and residential uses, designed in a unified and cohesive manner in order to create an attractive environment in which to live, work and recreate.