Article III, Mixed Use Development
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Mixed use development districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. as approved by town commission
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Architectural design
All structures within a MXD are required to comply with the town's architectural design standards.
- Internal compatibility
Residential and commercial uses within the same building shall have clearly separated floor plans.
Environmental
- Perennial stream setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.30 ft
The location of any structure (except permitted docks, walkways and piers) shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from perennial streams and creeks.
The location of any structure (except permitted docks, walkways and piers) shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from wetlands.
Other
Densities for mixed use developments shall be based upon and be consistent with the comprehensive plan.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. (gross density)15 pct
Where residential density is calculated at gross density (total acreage of the project) the open space requirement shall be 15 percent of the final development plan.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. (net density)10 pct
Where residential density is calculated at net density, at least ten percent of the area covered by a final development plan shall be usable, open space.
- Perimeter buffer
Structures, buildings and streets located at the perimeter of the development shall be separated by a landscaped buffer corresponding to C-1-A standards.
- Primary access
A mixed use development shall provide direct, primary access to, US Hwy 19 or SR 40.
From the ordinance
Any combination of residential density and housing types is permitted for a mixed use development, as long as the overall gross density does not exceed the prescribed total number of dwelling units of the comprehensive plan land use classification.