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A. Rural Tier

All nonresidential and group living development in the Rural Tier as designated in the Comprehensive Plan shall comply with the standards in the table below.

1. Standards for All Districts

Dimensional Standard

CN

CG

I

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Lot Area (acres)

2

3

10

Project Floor Area (square feet)

20,000

50,000

Lot Width (feet)

100

150

250

Street Yard (feet)

25

25

40

Side Yard (feet)

25

25

50

Rear Yard (feet)

25

25

50

Building Coverage (%)1

23

35

30

Height (feet)

25

25

50

1Building coverage may be further restricted by the impervious surface requirements of paragraph 8.7.2B, Impervious Surface Limits.

a. The standards for I zoning shall apply to IL zoning.

b. Minimum side yards in the CN and CG districts can be reduced to 15 feet if adjacent to a nonresidential district or use.

c. Additional height in the I District, up to 145 feet, is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

d. A development within the CN District, with new project floor area over 5,000 square feet, no development plan, and residential zoning districts adjacent (including directly across a public right-of-way) to two or more property lines requires a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit. The applicant shall hold a neighborhood meeting pursuant to paragraph 3.2.3, Neighborhood Meeting, unless it previously held one for the development at issue.

B. Suburban Tier

All nonresidential and group living development in the Suburban Tier as designated in the Comprehensive Plan shall comply with the standards in the tables below.

1. Standards for the CN, OI, and CG Districts

Dimensional Standard

CN

OI

CG

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Lot Area (square feet)

5,000

20,000

20,000

Project Floor Area (square feet)

20,000

Lot Width (feet)

50

60

100

Street Yard (feet)

25

25

25

Side Yard (feet)

15

20

25

Rear Yard (feet)

25

25

25

Building Coverage (%)1

60

60

60

Height (feet)

35

55

55

1Building coverage may be further restricted by the impervious surface requirements of paragraph 8.7.2B, Impervious Surface Limits.

a. Side yards in the OI and CG districts can be reduced by up to 50% if adjacent to a nonresidential district or use, or a railroad right-of-way.

b. Rear yards in the table above can be reduced by up to 50% if adjacent to a nonresidential district or use, or a railroad right-of-way.

c. Additional height in the OI District, up to 145 feet, is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

d. A development within the CN district, with new project floor area over 5,000 square feet, no development plan, and residential zoning districts adjacent (including directly across a public right-of-way) to two or more property lines requires a Minor Special Use Permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit. The applicant shall hold a neighborhood meeting pursuant to paragraph 3.2.3, Neighborhood Meeting, unless it previously held one for the development at issue.

2. Standards for the SRP, IL, and I Districts

Dimensional Standard

SRP

IL

I

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Lot Area (square feet)

25,000

30,000

Lot Width (feet)

300

100

150

Street Yard (feet)

100

40

40

Side Yard (feet)

100

30

50

Rear Yard (feet)

100

25

40

Building Coverage (%)1

15

60

65

Height (feet)

120

50

90

1Building coverage may be further restricted by the impervious surface requirements of paragraph 8.7.2B, Impervious Surface Limits.

a. Within the SRP District:

(1) The street yard shall only apply to yards adjacent to public rights-of-way.

(2) Side and rear yards can be eliminated if adjacent to a railroad right of way, or can be reduced to 30 feet if adjacent to permanently protected open space and the building separation is at least 150 feet.

(3) No parking, loading, or storage shall be permitted within the required yard areas.

(4) The maximum building coverage shall not apply to parking structures.

b. Side yards in the IL and I districts can be reduced by 10 feet if adjacent to a nonresidential district or use.

c. Rear yards in the IL and I districts can be reduced by up to 50% if adjacent to a railroad right-of-way.

d. Additional Height

(1) IL District

On sites with a minimum three-acre lot area, the maximum height can be increased as follows:

(a) Maximum 90 feet with a 50-foot street yard.

(b) Maximum 120 feet with a 75-foot street yard.

(c) Over 120 feet to a maximum 145 feet with a 75-foot street yard and issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

(2) In the IL with lot acreage less than three acres, SRP, and I Districts, additional height, up to 145 feet, is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

3. Development in the Rural Villages of Bahama and Rougemont, as designated in the Comprehensive Plan, can use the Suburban Tier dimensional standards subject to Sec. 8.4, Floodplain and Flood Damage Protection Standards, Sec. 8.7, Watershed Protection Overlay Standards, and the availability of water and wastewater treatment systems.

4. (County Only) SRP-C District

a. Establishment of the District

(1) A minimum of 25 contiguous acres shall be required for an initial establishment of the zoning for a SRP-C District;

(2) At least 75% of the district’s perimeter must be adjacent to property zoned SRP, and such property shall be considered the supporting SRP District;

(3) No SRP District may support more than one SRP-C district;

(4) Additions shall be contiguous to the existing SRP-C District and may be made in increments of any size so long as the 75% perimeter minimum for the entire zoning area is maintained; and

(5) The maximum acreage of a SRP-C District shall be no more than one-third the contiguous acreage of the supporting SRP district.

b. Mix of Uses

The SRP-C District shall consist of a mix of uses from at least three of the following use categories, and pursuant to Sec. 5.1, Use Table: residential, public and civic, commercial, office, and industrial uses.

c. Dimensional Standards

The dimensional standards, and supplemental requirements to the dimensional standards, are as follows.

Dimensional Standard

SRP-C

Min.

Max.

Street Yard (feet)

20

Side Yard (feet)

20

Rear Yard (feet)

20

Building Coverage (%)1

60

Height (feet)

300

1Building coverage may be further restricted by the impervious surface requirements of paragraph 8.7.2B, Impervious Surface Limits.

(1) Minimum street yards do not apply to rights-of-way internal to the SRP-C District.

(2) Minimum side and rear yards shall only apply when adjacent to property not zoned SRP or SRP-C.

(3) No parking, loading or storage shall be permitted within the required yard areas.

(4) Buildings with frontage along a public right-of-way shall have a maximum podium height equal to the width of the right-of-way. Additional height is permitted with upper story step-backs, as measured from the right-of-way line; where x feet of step-back allows 2x feet of additional height.

(5) Buildings proposed adjacent to property zoned residential shall have a maximum height of 100 feet. Additional height may be approved with approval of a major special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

(6) The maximum building coverage shall not apply to parking structures.

(7) The maximum building coverage shall be calculated based upon the gross area of the contiguous SRP-C District.

d. Additional Standards

(1) Minimum ground floor glazing for building façades facing rights-of-way shall be 50% for all nonresidential uses and 30% for residential uses.

(2) Parking decks shall provide openings for each level of the façade facing a right-of-way at a minimum rate of 30% of the façade.

(3) Standards of Sec. 7.4, Outdoor Lighting, shall not apply so long as the maximum illumination at the edge of an SRP-C district does not exceed the limits pursuant to paragraph 7.4.3, Standards.

C. Urban Tier

All nonresidential and group living development in the Urban Tier, as designated in the Comprehensive Plan, shall comply with the standards in the tables below.

1. Standards for the CI District

Dimensional Standard

CI

Min.

Max.

Lot Area

20,000

Street Yard from Back of Curb (feet)

5

15

Side Yard (feet)

10

Rear Yard (feet)

10

Height (feet)

40

a. Buildings greater than 20,000 square feet are allowed in the CI District if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

b. Additional height in the CI District, up to 50 feet, is allowed if the building uses upper story step-backs at a ratio of one to one.

c. Minimum ground floor glazing for building façades facing street frontages shall be 60% for all nonresidential uses and 50% for residential uses.

d. Where the right-of-way line is further from the curb than the maximum street yard, the right-of-way line shall be the required maximum street yard; structures shall not be allowed in the public right-of-way.

2. Standards for the CN, OI, and CG Districts

Dimensional Standard

CN

OI

CG

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Lot Area (square feet)

5,000

20,000

20,000

Project Floor Area (square feet)

20,000

Lot Width (feet)

50

50

100

Street Yard (feet)

15

15

15

Side Yard (feet)

10

10

15

Rear Yard (feet)

25

25

25

Building Coverage (%)1

60

60

60

Height (feet)

35

90

55

1 Building coverage may be further restricted by the impervious surface requirements of paragraph 8.7.2B, Impervious Surface Limits.

a. A primary structure shall be oriented such that at least one of the following standards is met:

(1) The longest building façade is parallel to and within the maximum street yard; or

(2) The street-facing building façade occupies at least 60% of the total street frontage for the development.

b. Rear yards can be reduced by up to 50% if adjacent to a railroad right-of-way.

c. Additional height in the OI and CG Districts, up o 145 feet, is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

d. A development within the CN District with new project floor area over 5,000 square feet, no development plan, and residential zoning districts adjacent (including directly across a public right-of-way) to two or more property lines requires a Minor Special Use Permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit. The applicant shall hold a neighborhood meeting pursuant to paragraph 3.2.3, Neighborhood Meeting, unless it previously held one for the development at issue.

e. Lots 20,000 square feet or smaller in the CN, OI, and CG Districts may use the dimensional standards for the CI District as outlined in paragraph 6.10.1C.1 and may be exempt from site plan review if requirements in paragraph 3.7.2 are met. In cases where CI dimensional standards are used, the provisions in paragraph 6.3.3D do not apply.

3. Standards for the IL and I Districts

Dimensional Standard

IL

I

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Lot Area (square feet)

5,000

25,000

Lot Width (feet)

50

100

Street Yard (feet)

20

40

Side Yard (feet)

15

40

Rear Yard (feet)

25

40

Building Coverage (%)1

60

65

Height (feet)

50

90

1 Building coverage may be further restricted by the impervious surface requirements of paragraph 8.7.2B, Impervious Surface Limits.

a. In the IL District, a primary structure shall be oriented such that at least one of the following standards is met:

(1) The longest building façade is parallel to and within the maximum street yard; or

(2) The street-facing building façade occupies at least 60% of the total street frontage for the development.

b. Rear yards can be reduced by up to 50% if adjacent to a railroad right-of-way.

c. Additional height, up to 145 feet, is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

d. Lots 20,000 square feet or smaller in the IL District may use the dimensional standards for the CI District as outlined in paragraph 6.10.1C.1 and may be exempt from site plan review if requirements in paragraph 3.7.2 are met. In cases where CI dimensional standards are used, the provisions in paragraph 6.3.3D do not apply.

D. Compact Neighborhood Tier

All nonresidential and group living development in the Compact Neighborhood Tier, as designated in the Comprehensive Plan, except development within CD districts, shall comply with the standards in the tables below.

1. Standards for the CI District

Dimensional Standard

CI

Min.

Max.

Lot Area

20,000

Street Yard from Back of Curb (feet)

5

15

Side Yard (feet)

10

Rear Yard (feet)

10

Height (feet)

40

a. Buildings greater than 20,000 square feet are allowed in the CI District if approved through a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

b. Additional height in the CI District, up to 50 feet, is allowed if the building uses upper story step-backs at a ratio of one-to-one.

c. Minimum ground floor glazing for building façades facing street frontages shall be 60% for all nonresidential uses and 50% for residential uses.

d. Where the right-of-way line is further from the curb than the maximum street yard, the right-of-way line shall be the required maximum street yard; structures shall not be allowed in the public right-of-way.

2. Standards for the CN and OI Districts

Dimensional Standard

CN

OI

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Project Floor Area (square feet)

20,000

Lot Width (feet)

50

50

Street Yard (feet)

15

15

Side Yard (feet)

10

10

Rear Yard (feet)

15

15

Height (feet)

35

120

a. A primary structure shall be oriented such that at least one of the following standards is met:

(1) The longest building façade is parallel to and within the maximum street yard; or

(2) The street-facing building façade occupies at least 60% of the total street frontage for the development.

b. Additional height in the OI District, up to 145 feet, is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

c. Height in the OI District shall be capped at 45 feet for any structures located within 150 feet of the perimeter of the Compact Neighborhood Tier where the Tier adjoins residentially used and designated property.

d. A development within the CN District with new project floor area over 5,000 square feet, no development plan, and residential zoning districts adjacent (including directly across a public right-of-way) to two or more property lines requires a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit. The applicant shall hold a neighborhood meeting pursuant to paragraph 3.2.3, Neighborhood Meeting, unless it previously held one for the development at issue.

e. Lots 20,000 square feet or smaller in the CN and OI Districts may use the dimensional standards for the CI District as outlined in paragraph 6.10.1C.1 and may be exempt from site plan review if requirements in paragraph 3.7.2 are met. In cases where CI dimensional standards are used, the provisions in paragraph 6.3.3D do not apply.

3. Standards for the CG and IL Districts

Dimensional Standard

CG

IL

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Lot Width (feet)

50

50

Street Yard (feet)

15

15

Side Yard (feet)

10

15

Rear Yard (feet)

15

15

Height (feet)

90

50

a. A primary structure shall be oriented such that at least one of the following standards is met:

(1) The longest building façade is parallel to and within the maximum street yard; or

(2) The street-facing building façade occupies at least 60% of the total street frontage for the development.

b. Additional height in the CG District, up to 145 feet, is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

c. Height shall be capped at 45 feet for any structures located within 150 feet of the perimeter of the Compact Neighborhood Tier where the Tier adjoins residentially used and designated property.

d. Subject to the restriction in paragraph 6.10.1D.3.c above, OI uses allowed in IL districts located in the Compact Neighborhood Tier shall have a maximum height limit of 60 feet permitted by right. Additional height up to 75 feet is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

e. Subject to the restriction in paragraph 6.10.1D.3.c above, and not withstanding paragraph 6.10.1D.3.d above, hotel, motel , and extended stay uses; places of worship; government facilities (excluding correctional facilities) and lodges and clubs allowed in IL districts located in the Compact Neighborhood Tier shall have a maximum height limit of 80 feet permitted by right. Additional height up to 95 feet is allowed if approved through the issuance of a minor special use permit pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

f. Lots 20,000 square feet or smaller in the CG and IL Districts may use the dimensional standards for the CI District as outlined in paragraph 6.10.1C.1 and may be exempt from site plan review if requirements in paragraph 3.7.2 are met. In cases where CI dimensional standards are used, the provisions in paragraph 6.3.3D do not apply.

E. Street Yard Alternatives

A new structure or modifications to an existing structure shall not be required to conform to the street yard requirements of the district in the following circumstances:

1. For districts with minimum street yard requirements (excluding Design Districts):

a. Where 50% or more of the lots on the same block face as the lot in question are developed with less than the required street yard, the average setback of the buildings on the developed lots on the block with less than the required street yard shall be observed as the minimum setback for a new structure;

b. Where the lot on which the new structure is proposed is between two adjacent existing developed lots with less than the required street yard, the average setback of the buildings of both adjacent lots shall be observed as the minimum street yard;

c. Where a block face of less than 500 feet is split into more than one zoning district, the zoning district with the most frontage shall determine the minimum street yard setback. However, this provision shall not apply if the street right-of-way is less than 50 feet wide and property on the opposite side of the street is residentially used or zoned, in which case the provisions of paragraph 6.8.2A, Street Yards, shall be applied.

2. In the Urban and Compact Neighborhood Tiers, excluding Design Districts, the applicable street yard of a multiple-frontage lot shall be applied to the frontage with the predominant orientation of existing structures along the blockface. The other frontage shall be considered a side or rear as applicable; or

3. In the Urban and Compact Neighborhood Tiers, excluding Design Districts, the maximum street yard shall be considered a minimum street yard for the following primary uses:

a. Fuel sales.

b. Vehicle sales.