Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 50%
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Frontage
- Commercial uses required on arterial frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
Lots fronting any street designated an arterial highway... are required to have commercial uses along their frontage...
Other
- Architecture compatible with surrounding area
The architecture shall be compatible with the predominant styles in the surrounding area...
- Ten-foot buffer zone where nonresidential abuts residential10 ft
A ten-foot buffer zone is required where a nonresidential property abuts residential property.
- Corner parcels adhere to traffic safety triangle standards
Corner parcels shall adhere to the traffic safety triangle standards in Section 44-276.
- All walls constructed of decorative masonry
All walls shall be constructed of decorative masonry.
- Minimum eave width for sloped roofs18 inches
Sloped roofs shall include eaves which are a minimum of 18 inches in width.
- Encroachment limits into setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
No part of the structure... may extend into an established setback... for more than two feet.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduced to zero if three standards met
By adhering to a minimum of three of the standards below, the front setback requirement in PND districts is reduced to zero feet.
- Internal vehicle circulation design
Internal vehicle circulation shall provide a clear visual path to provide safe, convenient, and efficient vehicular access...
- Loading hours near residential uses
In developments adjacent to residential uses, loading and unloading activities are permitted only during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Rooflines over 40 feet must be broken up40 ft
All rooflines in excess of 40 feet must be broken up through the use of gables, dormers, plant-ons, cutouts or other appropriate means.
- Screening walls landscaped with minimum 50% coverage50 pct
All screening walls shall be landscaped with a minimum 50 percent coverage.
- Softscape required to enhance development
All projects shall incorporate softscape to enhance the quality of development to the maximum extent reasonable.
Parking
- Parking reduction allowed with study
Upon a finding that a reduction in on-site parking is appropriate... the review authority may reduce the on-site parking requirements.
Signage
- Master sign plan required for multi-unit developments
A master sign plan is required for each PND multi-unit development or as determined by the Community Development Director.
- Permitted sign types limited to wall, window, awning, monument
Permitted sign types shall be limited to wall, window, awning and monument signs.
From the ordinance
In addition to the requirements in Section 44-140(a), developments in the PND zoning district shall comply with the following development standards: