5 - Zoning - North BoulderAdditionai lnformation Sources
Mail your comments to:
Department of Communily
Design, Planning and Development
City of Boulder
1739 Broadway
P.O. Box 791
6oulder, CO 80306
• FAX your comments to 441-3241.
• E-mail your comments on the
Comprehensive Rezoning Proposal
to REZOhE@ci.boulder.co.us
• Call 441-1900 to get a schedule
of events or request information.
• Vlsit the Comprehensive
Rezoning Proposal Home Page on
the World Wide Web at:
tITTP://bcn. boulder.co. us/
boulder/planning
Watch Cable TV Channel 8 for
Comprehensive Rezoning
Proposal updates.
See a color-coded comprehensive
rezoning map and get back-
ground information on the project
at:
Boulder Municipal Building
1777 Broadway
Or
Boulder Library
1000 Canyon Blvd.
Or
City of Boulder Department of
Community Design, Planning and
Development
1739 Broadway, Third Floor
Check out video tapes of Gty
Council discussions on the
Comprehensive Rezoning
Proposal at the Boulder Library,
1000 Canyon.
City of Boulder
Comprehensive Rezoning Proposal
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zoning?
north Boulder
Mixed Use Developing Zone (MU-D)
Business, Industrial And Residential Main Street
Redeveloping Zones (BMS-X, IMS-X, RMS-X)
Mixed Density Residential Developing Zone (MXR-D)
Service Industr.ial Established Zone (IS-E)
Transitional Business Established Zone (TB-E)
Planner contact:
Ruth Mcneyser, 441-3270
Rezoning Hearing Schedule
July 17 7oin[ Planning Board and CiTy Council Public Hearing on the North Boulder and Boulder Junction areas. Call 441-1900 and
press 5 to schedule a time ro speak. You may also speak ro the Board and Council without a pre-scheduled time.
August 7 Planning Board consideration and recommendation on [he rezoning. (No public hearing)
August 19 City Council first reading of the rezoning ordinance. (No public hearing)
September 2 Ciry Council second reading of the rezoning ordinance.
September 16 City Council third reading of the ordinance, if needed.
October 3 Effective date of the rezoning, if approved on second reading.
October 16 Effecfive date of the rezoning, if approved on third reading.
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CITY
OF
BOULDER
Department of Community Design, Planning and Development
P.O. Box 791 Boulder, Colorado 80306 (303)441-3270 Fax~l: 441-3241
June 20, 1997
Dear interested property owner,
In September, the City Council will take action on a rezoning that may affect your propertv.
In preparation for this rezoning, the City Council has adopted extensive revisions to the land use
regulations. Additionally as a prior step to these rezonings, amendments were made to the
Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan land use map.
Please find on the next pages an area map or maps that show where rezoning is proposed and
sheets that summarize the newly adopted or revised zones. To understand the effect of the
rezoning, locate your property on the appropriate map and note its proposed zoning. Then find
the summary sheet that matches the zone. If there have been no changes to the applicable zoning
district, no summary sheet will be included. Refer to the existing land use regulations.
The revised land use regulations are available in the Planning Departrnent, as well as a version
of the regulations that shows where deletions and additions have been made. City planners with
expertise on the proposed rezoning for your area are listed on this booklet's cover. After
reviewing the information in this booklet, call them with any remaining questions about the
effect of the rezoning on your property.
The Planning Board and the City Council will be holding joint hearings on the rezoning and you
are invited to come and speak. The public hearing dates are:
July 16 Industria( zones in East Boulder and Gunbarre[ and Industrial to Residential
zone conversions
July 17 North Boulder and Bouider Junction zones
July 23 Downtown Commercial zones
July 24 Mixed Density-Established zone and Rural Residential 1-Established zone
July 30 Transitional Business-Established to Developing zone, the Business Main '
Street zones in University Hill and along Pearl Street west of 9th Street, and
the Mixed Use-Redeveloping zone addition
To schedule a time to speak, please cap 441-1900 and press ~/5. All hearings will begin at 6:00
P.M. in the City Council chambers located in the Municipal Building at the southwest comer
of Broadway and Canyon Boulevard.
Following the hearings, the Planning Board will make a recommendadon on the new zoning
boundaries to the Ciry Council. Its consideration wiil be on August 7, begiiuiing at 7:00 p.m.
There will be no public hearing.
The first reading by the City Council will be August 19. At this meeting, the Council will ask
questions of the staff about the rezoning map, the supporting material and other input that
Council members have received. The second reading will be on September 2. At this meeting
there will be a public hearing on any new infortnation and Planning Boazd's recommendation,
and the Council will vote on the rezoning. If significant changes are made to the original
proposal, a third hearing will be held. This hearing wili be on September 16. All City Council
meetings will be televised, and meeting agendas will be printed in the Daily Camera on the
Sunday prior to the meeting.
It is our goal to provide you with the information you need to understand the rezoning. Please
let us know if we help in the understanding of these zoning changes.
Regards,
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Robert 0. Cole, Acting Planning Director
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DEFINITION
Mixed use developing areas which are intended to have a mix of residential and non-residential uses within
close proximity to each other and where complementary uses may be permitted.
CONCEPT
Primarily residential and offce uses.
USES
Allowed Uses:
• Attached dwelling units in structures containing more than two units
• Duplexes
• Boarding and rooming houses
• Hostels
• Efficiency living units
• Bed and breakfasts
• Public elementary, junior, and senior high schools
• Parks, play fields, ptaygrounds, and golf courses operated by a public age~cy,
neighborhood or homeowners' association
~Recreational or athletic facilities operated as part of and for the sole use of the occupants
of a development
• Small day care centers
• Congregate care facilities
• Professional and technical offices, provided at least 50 percent of the floor area fs for
residential use and the non-residential use is less than 7,000 square feet per building;
otherwise by use review only
• Personal service uses (beaury shops, shoe repair shops, dry cleaners, laundries, travel
agencies, photographic studios, duplicating services) not exceeding 2,500 square feet in
size
• Art or craft studio space no larger than 2,000 square feet in size
• Accessory buildings and uses
• Crop production, orchards, flower production and forest land
• Broadcasting and recording facilities, provided at least 50% of the floor area is for
residential use and the non-residential use is less than 7,000 square feet per building;
otherwise by use review only
Conditional Uses:
• Group home facilities•*
• Residential care facilities•"
• Antennae for wireless telecommunications services•'
• Cooperative Housing Units*`
"' conditions are as required for these uses in ather zones.
Use Review Uses:
• Detached dwelling units
• Private elementary, junior, and senior high schools
• Adult education facilities and vocational schools
• Religious assemblies
• Recreational buildings and uses open to the public
• Large day care facilities with 50 children or less
• Large day care facilities with more than 50 children
• Custodial care facilities
• Medical or dental clinics or offices
• Temporary shelters
• Art or craft studio space over 2,000 square feet in size
• Antique stores no larger than 2,000 square feet in size
• Automobile parking lots and garages, as a principal use
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• Car pool lots
• Essential municipal and public utility services
• Governmental facilities
MU-D BULK REQUIREMENTS
Minimum onen soace ~er dwellina unit:
Concept: Urban residential living within walking distance of parks and open areas.
Emphasis is on useable private open space, but since this district wili have
some residential-only sites, some overall site open space is also required.
Private open space will be more useabte to residents in that it will be direcNy
associated with each unit. BO square feet per unit and 15 percent overall
open space is the standard recommended for this type of zone district in the
LUTRAQ model zoning regulations and 6 feet minimum dimension for decks
is the recommended minimum in A Pattern Language; it allows room for a
small table and chairs.
Standard: 60 square feet of private open space per dwelling unit; plus 15 feet overaii
site open space. Individual porches, balconies, decks, and patios count 100
percent toward this minimum, provided they are not less than 60 square feet
in area and not less than 6 feet in any dimension.
NJ.inimum off-street parkina:
Concept: Reduce existing off-street parking requirement by 25 percent, because area
is near transit, extensive bike routes, and substantial on-street parking will
be provided along the grid of streets being created.
Standard:
Residential: for detached dwelli~g units: 1.5 spaces;
for attached dwelling units: one or two bedrooms require one space; three
bedrooms require 1.5 spaces; four or more bedrooms require two spaces.
Non-residential: 1:400 square feet if residential uses comprise less than 50 percent of the
floor area; otherwise 1:500 square feet.
Landsca~ed Setbacks:
Concept: A traditional residential neighborhood, with tree-lined streets and shallow
front yards.
Standard:
Principal buildings: 15 feet front yard setback for all principal uses.
0 or 5 feet side yard setback; 10 feet rear yard setback.
Accessory buildings: Front: behind the rear wall of the principal building; side yard : 0 or 5 feet;
rear yard: 0 or 3 feet.
Parking: Minimum 20 feet front yard setback for covered or uncovered parking
Front Porch Encroachments:
Concept: Encourage the use of front porches and allow them to encroach into the
front yard setback.
Standard: Front porches that are a minimum of 50 square feet can encroach into the
front yard up to 25% of the required setback.
Maximum buflding helaht:
Standard: 35 feet for principal buildings, consistent with other zones
1 S feet for accessory buildings
Maximum Floor Area Ratio:
Concept: Create sufficient building mass along the streets to create a vibrant area.
Standard: 0.6:1 (includes residential and non-residential)
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Maximu bullding sfze (py.r~ghtl:
Concept: Pedestrian-scale buildings and flexible building spaces to allow for changes
in use over time.
Standard: 15,000 squarefeet
~me[~(,Entrance Locatton:
Concept: Orient buildings to the street, not to parking lots, to ensure a vibrant Main
Street:
Standard: Front door must face a publiC street.
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DEFINITION
Business areas generally anchored around a main street that are intended to serve the surrounding residential
neighborhoods. It is anticipated that development will occur in a pedestrian-oriented pattern, with buildings built up
to the street; retail uses on the first floor; residential and office uses above the first floor; and where
complementary uses may be allowed,
CONCEPT
Primarily retail uses on the first floor, though some office uses may be appropriate and can be considered by use
review. Uses allowed above or below the first floor include retail, o~ce and residential.
USES
Ailowed Uses:
• Establishments for the retailing of goods (clothing, grocery, sporting goods, hardware, variety,
specialty stores) located in buildings that are no larger than 20,000 square feeY
• Hotels and resorts
• Motels
• Offces
• Computer design and devetopment facilities-- if above or below the first floor; otherwise, by use
review only
• Data processing facilities-- if above or below the first floor; otherwise, by use review only
• Telecommunications and electronic communications use- if above or below the first floor;
otherwise, by use review only
• Museums
• Nonprofit membership clubs- above or below the first floor; othenvise by use review only
• Recreational or athletic facilities
• Restaurants and taverns no larger than 1,500 square feet in floor area, which may have meal
service on an outside patio not more than one-third of the floor area, and which close no later than
11 pm
• Personal services
• Accessory retail uses not to exceed 25 percent of the total floor area in which they are located
• Establishments for the retailing of goods located in existing buiidings
• Art or craft studio space
• Convenience stores no more than 3,200 square feet
• Automobile rental establishments, with no on-site storage of vehicles
• Financial institutions
• Dwelling units above or below the first floor; otherwise by use review only
• Efficiency living units (ELU) when the number of ELUs is less than 20% of the total number of
dwelling units in a development-- above or below the first floor; othervvise by use review only
• Hostels-- above or below the first floor; otherwise by use review only
• Boarding or rooming houses-- above or below the first floor; otherwise by use review only
• Vocational, business, and private schools and universities-- above or below the first floor;
otherwise by use review only
• Religious assemblies
• Essential municipal and public utility services
• Small day care centers
• Governmental facilities
• Parks, play fields and playgrounds
• Accessory buildings and uses
*Because of the building size limitation of 15,000 square feet., retail buildings between 15,000 and 20,000
square feet may be considered only through site review. Retail buildings larger than 20,000 square feet
may be considered only through use review.
Conditional Uses: (Conditions are the same as required for these uses in other zones).
• Residential care facilities
• Group home facilities
• Congregate care facilities
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• Smatl recycling collection facilities
• Antennae for wireless telecommunications services
Use Review Uses:
• Restaurants and taverns over 1,500 square feet in floor area, or which close after 11 pm, or with
an outdoor seating area of 300 square feet or more within 500 feet of a residential zone.
• Automobile parking lots and garages and car pool lots, as a principal use
• Gasoline service stations
• Establishments for the retailing of goods, located in a building that is more than 20,000 square
feet in total floor area
• Service of motor vehicles, mobile homes, campers, boats, motorized equipment, and
accessories for such vehicles, but excluding junk yards
• E~ciency living units when the number of ELUs is equal to or greater than 20% of the total
number of dwelling units in a development
• Mortuaries and funeral chapels
• Large day care centers
• Indoor amusement and entertainment establishments
• Fraternity and sorority houses, and dormitories
BMS BULK REQUIREMENTS
Concept: Urban residential living within walking distance of parks and opa~ areas. For
residential units, emphasis is on useable private open space. Private open space
will be more useable to residents; it will be directly associated with each unit.
Standard: Minimum useable open space per lot :15%; minimum private open space per
dwelling unit: 60 square feet. Individual porches, balconies and patios count 100
percent toward this minimum, provided they are not less than 60 square feet in
area and not less than 6 feet in any dimension.
Minimum Off-Street Parkina:
Concept: Reduce existing off-street parking requirement for business zones by 25 percent.
Because the residential uses in this zone will be above the first floor and will be
near transit and extensive bike routes, we believe that this is a zone where
residents might be able to get around easily without a car. For residents with a
car, on-street parking is an option. For this reason, and to encourage affordable
housing, only one parking space per unit is required in this zone. On Uni-Hill, the
University Hill General Improvement District (UHGID) provides parking for
nonresidential uses.
Standard:
Residential: 1 per dwelling unit
Non-residential: 1:400 square feet of floor area, if residential uses comprise less than 50 percent
of the floor area; otherwise 1:500.
Maximum Off-Street Parkina:
Concept: Ensure that parking lots are not allowed to dominate sites in the Village Center.
Standard:
Non-residential: 1:300 square feet of floor area
Setbacks/ Build-to Lines:
Concept: Create buildings along the street in a traditional pedestrian-oriented pattern.
Standard:
Principal buiidings: 0-15 feet front yard build-to line for interior lots; 0-10 foot build-to line for corner
lots; 0 or 5 feet side yard setback; no rear yard setback.
Accessory buildings: Front: behind the back wall of the principal building; side and rear: 0 or 3 feet.
Parki~g: Minimum 2~ feet front yard setback for covered or uncovered parking
Minimum Buildlna Frontaae:
Concept: Create buildings along the street in a traditional pedestrian-oriented pattern.
Standard: At feast 70 percent of the lot frontage must have a building along it.
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~aximum Building He~ght:
Concept: Create a mixture of one- and two-Story buildings along the street.
Standard:
Principal buildings: 35 feet, three story maximum
Accessory buildings: 18 feet, for accessory buildings.
Maximum Floor Area Ratio:
Concept: In redeveloping areas, create su~cient building mass and mix of uses along the
street to create a vibrant center. The maximum FAR for areas within a parking
district ret~ects a rivo-story building with zero front and side yard setbacks and a
10 foot rear yard setback. Basements would not count in the FAR. This
maximum could not be varied through a site review.
Standard: 0.67:1 for all non-residential uses; up to 1:1 if the last 0.33 is for residential use.
If located in a parking district, the maximum FAR = 1.85:1(total all uses
combined)
Maximum Building Size:
Concept: Create pedestrian-scale buildings and flexible building spaces to allow for
changes in use over time. Most buildings in Uni-Hill range from 2,000 to 13,000
square feet in size. Wild Oats Market, Ideal Market, and North Boulder Market all
range in size from 10,000 to 12,000 square feet.
Standard: 15,000 square feet.
Primarv Entrance Location:
Concept: Orient buildings to the street, not to parking lots, to ensure a vibrant Main Street.
Standard: Front door must face a public street.
First Floor Window Area:
Concept: Create pedestrian-interest windows lining the Main Street.
Standard: A minimum of 60 percent of a ground floor facade facing a public street shall be
made of transparent materials, or otherwise designed to allow pedestrians to view
activities inside the buiiding or displays related to these activities. "Ground floor
facade facing a public street" means the area of a wall measured across the
facade of a building that is nine feet above finished grade.
Transparent glass shall possess a minimum of sixry percent transmittance factor.
No portion of the facade shall be of a highly reflective glass, with a reflectance
factor of .25 or greater.
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DEFINITION
Industrial areas on the edge of a main street commercial area, which is intended to provide a transition
between a main street commercial area and estabiished industrial zones. Industrial main street areas are
intended to develop in a pedastrian-oriented pattern, with buildings buiH up to the street; first floor uses are
predominantly industrial in character; uses above the first floor may include industrial, residential, or limited
o~ce uses, and where complementary uses may be allowed.
CONCEPT
Primarily industrial uses in this zone adjacent to the village center commercial and industrial zones, where
residential units are encouraged above the first floor.
USES
Allowed Uses:
• Manufacturing uses not exceeding 15,000 square feet in floor area
• Service industrial uses without outdoor storage
• Service of motor vehicles and accessories for such vehicles, but excluding junkyards,
provided that the use does not exceed 2,500 square feet, there is not outdoor storage of
vehicles for more than 72 hours, and all service activities occur within a fuliy enclosed
building.
• Smafl theater for tive performances or rehearsal space
• Art or craft studio space
• Technical offices
• Computer design and development facilities
• Data processing facilitfes
• Telecommunications use
• Broadcasting and recording facilities
• Business service uses with less than 10,000 square feet of floor area
•Vocational schools and adult education facilitieswith less than 20,000 square feet of floor
area
• Publishers
• Printers and duplicating services
• Recreational or athletic facilities
• Essential municipal and public utility services
• Government facilities
• Caretaker dwelling units
~Attached dwelling units, provided that at least 50°!0 of the total floor area is non-residential;
otherwise, by use review only.
• Live-work dwelling units
• Accessory buildings and uses
Conditional Uses:
• Restaurants
• Small recycling collection facilities"•
• Antennae for wireless telecommunications services"*
• Sales from a moveable structure, vacant lot or parking lot
"' conditions are as required for these uses in other zones
Use Revlew Uses:
• Gasoline service stations
• 5ervice of motor vehicles, mobile homes, campers, boats, motorized equipment, and
accessories for such vehicles, but excluding junkyards
• Recycling centers
• Business service uses with 10,000 square feet or more of floor area
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• Vocational schools and adult education facilities with 20,000 square feet or more of floor
area
• Small and large day care centers
~Attached dwelling units when the total floor area devoted to residential uses exceeds 50%
• Automobile parking lots and garages and car pool lots, as a principal use
• Temporary shelters
• Museums
IMS BULK REQUIREMENTS
Minimum o2n soace:
Concept: This will be a live-work industrial zone where residential uses may also be
allowed.
Proposed standard: Fifteen percent of the lot area as useable open space, with 60 square feet
of private open space per dwelling unit (except for live-work units, which
require no private open space). Individual porches, baiconies, decks, and
patios count 100 percent toward this minimum provided they are not less
than 80 square feet in area and not less than 6 feet in any dimension.
M3nimum nff-street parkina:
Concept: Reduce existing off-street parking requirement by 25 percent because of the
proximity to transit, extensive bike routes, and on-street parking.
Standard:
Residential: for detached dwelling units: 1.5 spaces;
for attached dwelling units: one or two bedrooms require one space; three
bedrooms require 1.5 spaces and four or more bedrooms require two
spaces.
Non-residential: 1:400 square feet if residential uses comprise less than 50 percent of the
floor area; otherwise 1:500 square feet
Shared oarking between zoning districts:
Concept: Allow parking to be located across zoning lines on properties with splil
zoning.
Standard: Where lots under single ownership contain more than one zoning district,
shared parking between districts is permitted.
Setbacks and build-to Iines:
Concept: Create buiidings along the street in a traditional pedestrian-oriented pattern.
Standard;
Principal buildings: 0-15 feet front build-to line, except for corner buildings, where 0 up to 10 feet
is required; 0 or 5 feet side yard setback; 10 feet rear yard setback.
Accessory buildings: Front: behind the rear wall of the principal building; side and rear: 0 or 3 feet.
Parking:
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Concept and standard: 35 feet for principal buildings (2 stories maximum); 18 feet for accessory
uses. Building height and the number of stories can be varied through site
review.
Maximum Floor Area Ratio:
Concept: Create sufficient building mass and mix of uses along the streets to create
a vibrant center.
Standard 0.6:1 (includes residential and non-residential)
NJaximum buildina size (bvrightl:
Concept: Create pedestrian-scale buildings and flexible building spaces to allow for
changes in use over time.
Standard: 15,000 squarefeet.
Primarv Entrance Location:
Concept: Buildings that orient to the street.
Standard: Must face a public street
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DEFINITION
Mixed use areas adjacent to a redeveloping main street commercial area, which are intended to provide a
transition between a main street commercial area and established residential districts. Residential areas are
intended to develop in a pedestrian-oriented pattern, with buildings built up to the street; with residential, office,
and limited retail uses; and where complementary uses may be allowed.
CONCEPT
Primarily residential and office uses, with limited neighborhood-serving restaurants, and personal service
uses. Residential only developments are allowed by-right, but office uses are only allowed by-right if at least
50 percent of the floor area is devoted to residential use.
USES
Allowed Uses:
• Attached dwelling units in structures containing more than two units
• Duplexes
• Professional and technical offices, provided at least 50 percent of the floor area is for
residential use and the non- residential use is less than 7,000 square feet per building;
othervuise by use review only
• Restaurants and taverns no larger than 1,000 square feet in floor area, which may have
meal service on an outdoor patio not more than one-third the floor area and which closes no
later than 11 pm
• Boarding and rooming houses
• E~ciency living units
• Bed and breakfasts
• Public elementary, junior, and senior high schools
• Parks, playfields, playgrounds, and golf courses aperated by a public agency,
neighborhood or homeowners' association
•Recreational or athletic facilities operated as part of and for the sole use of the occupants
of a development
• Small day care centers
• Congregate care facilities
• Personal service uses (barber and beauty shops, shoe repair shops, dry cleaners,
laundries, travel agencies, photographic studios, duplicating services) not exceeding 2,500
square feet in size
• Art or craft studio space no larger than 2,000 square feet in size
• Antique store no larger than 2,000 square feet in size
• Establishments for the retailing of convenience goods meant primarily for the residents
of the neighborhood, provided the total devoted to retail uses does not exceed 2,000 square
feet in size.
• Accessory buildings and uses
• Crop production, orchards, flower production and forest land
• Financial institutions, ( banks, loan offices, and automatic teiler machines) provided at least
50 percent of the floor area is for residential use and the non-residential use is less than
7,000 square feet; otherwise by use review oniy
• Broadcasting and recording facilities, provided at least 50% of the floor area is,for
residential use and the non-residential use is less than 7,000 square feet per building;
otherwise by use review only.
Conditional Uses:
• Group home facilities"'
• Residential care facilities*"
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• Antennae for wireless telecommunications services"'
• Cooperative housing units"*
"• conditions are as required for these uses in other zones
Use Review Uses:
• Detached dwelling units
• Hostels
• Private elementary, junior, and senior high schools
• Adult education facilities and vocational schools
• Raligious assemblies
• Recreational buildings and uses open to the public
• Large day care facilities
• Custodial care facilities
• Offices when they comprise more than 50% of the total floor area
• Medical or dental clinics or offices
• Temporary shelters
• Personal service uses over 2,500 square feet in size
~Establishments for the retailing of goods, located in a building that is no larger than 5,000
square feet in total floor area
•Establishments for the retailing of goods which have no exterior storage of materials and
have no on-site repairs, service, or installation
•Restaurants and tavems over 1,000 square feet in floor area, or which close after 11 pm,
or with an outdoor seating area of 300 square feet or more
• Art or craft studio space 2,000 square feet in size
• Automobile parking lots and garages, as a principal use
• Car pool lots
• Essential municipal and public utility services
• Governmental facilities
RMS BULK REQUIREMENTS
Minimum ooen sna ce:
Concept: Urban residential living within walking distance of parks and open areas.
Emphasis is on useable private open space, but since this district will have
some residential-only sites, some overall site open space is also required.
Private open space will be more useable to residents in that it will be directly
associated with each unit.
Standard: 60 square feet of private open space per dwelling unit. Minimum useable
open space per lot: 15 percent. Individual porches, balconies, decks, and
patios count 100 percent toward this minimum provided they are not less
than 60 square feet in area and not less than 6 feet in any dimension.
Minimum off-street oarkina:
Concept: Reduce existing off-street parking requirement by 25 percent, since area is
near transit , extensive bike routes, and substantial on-street parking will be
provided along the grid of streets being created.
Standard:
Residential: for detached dwelling units: 1.5 spaces;
for attached dwelling units: one or two bedrooms require one space; three
bedrooms require 1.5 spaces and four or more bedrooms require two
spaces.
Non-residential: 1:400 square feet if residential uses comprise less than 50 percent of the
Maximum off-street floor area; otherwise 1:500 square feet.
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non-residential uses:
Concept: g
A maximum off-street parking standard is proposed so that parking lots are
not allowed to dominate sites in the Village Center.
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Standard: 1:300 square feet offloor area
Concept: Allow parking to be located across zoning lines on properties with split
zoning.
Standard: Where lots under single ownership contain more than one zoning district,
shared parking between districts is permitted.
Setbacks and build-to Iines:
Concept: Create buildings along the street in a traditional pedestrian-oriented pattern.
Standard:
Principal bulidings: 0-15 feet front build-to line, except for corner buildings,
where 0-10 feet build-to line is required; 0 or 3 feet side yard setback; 10
feet rear yard setback.
Accessory buildings: Front: behind the rear wall of the principal building; side yard : 0 or 5 feet;
rear yard: 0 or 3 feet.
Parking: Minimum 20 feet front yard setback for covered and uncovered parking
Maximum buliding hef ght:
Standard: 35 feet for principal buildings, 2 stories maximum. 18 feet, for accessory
buildings.
Maximum Floor Area R 6uilding height and the number of stories can be varied through site review.
atio:
Concept: Carry out the build-out recommendations in the NBSP and ailow sufficient
building mass along the streets to create a vibrant center.
Standard:
Maximum buildina size 0.6:1 (includes residential and non-residential).
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Concept: Pedestrian-scale buildings and flexible building spaces to allow for changes
in use over time.
Standard: 15,000 square feet.
Primarv Entry Location :
Concept: Buildings that orient to the street.
Standard: Building entry must face a pub{ic street.
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DEFINITION
Medium density residential areas which have a mix of densities from low density to high densiry and where
complimentary uses may be permitted.
CONCEPT
Residential neighborhoods with a mixture of densities and housing types at an overall average of 10 dwelling
units per acre.
USES
Allowed Uses:
• Detached dweliing units'
• Duplexes'
• Attached dwelling units in structures containing more than two units'
• Boarding and rooming houses'
• Public elementary, junior, and senior high schools
• Parks, play fields, playgrounds, and golf courses
• Recreational or athletic facilities operated as part of or for the sole use of the occupants
of a development
• Small day care centers
• Congregate care facilities
• Accessory buildings and uses
• Crop production, orchards, flower production and forest land
"Use permitted so long as:
(a) maximum overall density is 10 dwelling units per acre, AND
(b) maximum percent of any single housing type equals 50 percent; AND
(c) sites 1-5 acres in size must contain at least two housing types;
(d) sites larger than 5 acres must contain at least three housing types of which the minimum
number of any housing type shail be 5.
Conditfonal Uses:
• Accessory dwelling units"
• Group home facilities""
• Residential care facilities*"
• Cooperative housing units
• Antennae for wireless telecommunications services""
`" Conditions are as required for these uses in other zones.
Use Review Uses:
• Private elementary, junior and senior high schools and adult education facilities
• Religious assemblies
• Recreational buiidings and uses open to the public
• Large day care facilities
• Custodial care facilities
• Offices
• Temporary shelters
• Art or craft studio space no larger than 2,000 square feet in size
• Antique stores no larger than 2,000 square feet in size
• Automobile parking lots and garages, as a principle use
• Car pool lots
• Essential municipal and public utility services
• Governmental facilities
• Adult education facilities and vocational schoois
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MXR-D BULK REQUIREMENTS
Minimum ooen soace uer dwellina unit:
Concept: For attached dwelling units, emphasis is on useable private open space,
with some overall site open space also required. Private open space will be
more useable to residents in that it will be directly associated with each unit.
60 square feet per unit and 15 parcent overall open space is the standard
recommended for this type of zone district in the LUTRAQ model zoning
regulations and 6 feet minimum dimension for decks is recommended in A
Pattern Language; it allows room for a small table and chairs.
Standard: 60 square feet of private open space per dweliing unit. Minimum useable
open space per lot: 15 percent. Individual porches, balconies, decks, and
patios count 100 percent toward this minimum provided they are not less
than 60 square feet in area and not less than 6 feet in any dimension.
Minimum off-street ar~kina:
Concept: Reduce existing off-street parking requirement by 25 percent, since area is
near transit , extensive bike routes, and substantial on-street parking.
Standard:
Residential: for detached dwelling units: 1.5 spaces;
for attached dwelling units: one or two bedrooms require one space; three
bedrooms require 1.5 spaces and four or more bedrooms require two
spaces.
Non-residential: 1:400 square feet if residential uses comprise less than 50 percent of the
floor area; otherwise 1:500 square feet
Landscaped Setbacks:
Concept: A traditional residential neighborhood, with tree-Iined streets, and shallow
front yards.
Standard:
Principal buildings: Front yard: 15 feet; side yard next to a street: 0 feet (attached dwelling unit);
1 foot for every 2 feet of building height, but no less than 5 feet (detached
dwelling unit); interior side yard: 0 feet (attached dwelling unit); 1 foot for
every 2 feet of building height, but no less than 5 feet (detached dwelling
unit); 20 feet rear yard setback.
Accessory buildings: Front: behind the rear wall of the principal building; interior side yard : 0 or
3 feet; sideyard adjacent to a street: 0 or 5 feet; rear yard: 0 or 3 feet.
Front Porc
Concept: Encourage the use of front porches and aliow them to encroach into the
required front yard setback.
Standard: Front porches that are a minimum of 50 square feet in size and 5' deep can
encroach up to 25% of the required front yard setback (Section 9-3.2-16
amended to apply to by-right projects in this zone).
Maximum buildina height:
Standard: 35 feet for principal buildings, three stories.
18 feet for accessory buildings.
1Vlaxlmum number of dwelling units ~er acre:
Standard: 10 dwelling units per acre.
Maximum % any single housing~yRe ~er develooment for sltes one acre or larger:
Concept: To ensure a mix of housing types within the zone.
Standard: 50 percent
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Minimum number of housing~yoes ner develonment:
Concept: To ensure a mix of housing types within the zone.
Standard: for sites less than one acre: n/a
for sites 1-5 acres: 2
for sites larger than 5 acres: 3
Primarv Entrance Location:
Concept: Orient buildings to the street, not to parking lots, to ensure a vibrant Main
Street.
Standard: Front door must face a public street.
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DEFINITION -
Areas primarily used for a wide range of repair and service uses and limited small scale manufacturing uses.
CONCEPT
Assure that service industrial uses are available to the community and are conveniently located as the community
builds out, and protect existing service oriented enclaves, while ailowing for their expansion over time in
appropriate locations.
USES
Allowed Uses:
• manufacturing uses not exceeding 15,000 square feet
• service industrial uses
• service of motor vehicles, mobile homes, campers, boats, motorized equipment, and
accessories for such vehicles, but excluding junk yards
• lumber yards
• self-service storage facilities
• printers and dupiicating services
• art or craft studio space
• broadcast and recording facilities
• business services with less than 10,000 square feet of floor area
• vocational schools and adult education facilities with less than 20,000 square feet of floor area
• automobile parking garages, as a principal use
• essential municipal and public utility services
• governmental faciiities
• recreationai or athletic facilities
• caretaker dwelling units
• small theater for live performances or rehearsal space
• outdoor storage
• accessory buildings and uses
Conditional Uses:
• gasoiine service stations
• restaurants
• small recycling collection facilities•'
• antennae for wireless telecommunications services"
• sales from a moveable structure, vacant lot or parking lot""
•• Conditions are the same as required for these uses in other zones
llse Review Uses:
• manufacturing uses exceeding 15,000 square feet in floor area
• business services with 10,000 square feet or more of floor area
• sales or rental of motor vehicles, mobile homes, campers, boats, motorized
equipment, and accessories for such vehicles, but excluding junk yards
• vocational schools and adult education facilities with 20,000 square feet or more of floor area
• rQCycling processing facilities
• recycling centers
• large recycling collection facilities
• small and large day care centers
• automobile parking lots, as a principal use
• live-work dweliing units
• temporary shelters
• museums
• campgrounds
BULK REQUIREMENTS
No change except:
Maxtmum Floor Area Ratio:
0.5
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DEFINITION
Transitional Business areas primarily used for commercial and complementary residential uses, inciuding
without limitation temporary lodging and office uses. Proposed changes will help to preserve the existing scale
and character of the existing transitional areas.
CONCEPT
A buffer between residential areas and larger commercial areas or major streets.
USES
Allowed Uses:
• O~ces
• Medical or dental clinics or offices
• Parks, play fields and playgrounds
• Recreational or athletic facilities
• Personal services
• Art or craft studio space
• Automobile rental establishments with no on site storage of vehicles
• Dwelling units
• Efficiency living units when the number of efficiency living units is less than 20 percent of the
total number of dwelling units in a development
• Boarding or rooming houses, fraternity and sororiry houses, and dormitories
• Congregate care facilities
• Religious assemblies
• Small and large day care centers
• Vocational schools, adult education facilities, private schools and universities
• Governmental facilities
• Essential municipal and public utility services
• Accessory buildings and uses
• Computer design and development facilities
• Data processing facilities
• Telecommunications uses
• Broadcasting and recording facility
Conditional Uses:
• Residential care facilities
• Group home facilities
• Antennae for wireless telecommunications services
• Sales from a moveable structure, vacant lot or parking lot
Use Revlew Uses:
• Hotels, and resorts
• Motels
• Nonprofit membership clubs
~ Golf courses, outdoor amusement and entertainment establishments
• Restaurants and taverns no larger than 1,500 square feet in floor area (exciuding patio seating) and
which close no later than 11 p.m.
• Restaurants and taverns larger than 1,500 square feet of floor area or which c{ose later than 11
p.m. or with an outdoor seating area of 300 feet or more within 500 feet of a residential zoning district
• Automobile parking lots and garages and car pool lots, as a principal use
• Gasoline service stations
• Convenience stores no more than 3,200 square feet
• Financial institutions (banks, loan offices; and automatic teller machines)
• Mortuaries and funeral chapels
• Efficiency living units when the number of efficiency living units is equal to or greater than 20
percent of the total number of dwelling units in a development
• Hostels
• Custodial care facilities
• Museums
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TB-E BULK REQUIREMENTS
NJinlmum Lot Area Isauare feetl: 6,000
Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit Isauare feetl: 1,600
Minlmum Sauare Feet of Useable Ogen Soace oer Dwellina Unit: 600
Minimum Off-Street Parklns~:
Standard:
Residential: Detached dweliing units, one space; attached units, one bedroom requires
one space, two bedrooms require 1.5 spaces, three bedrooms require two
spaces, and four or more bedrooms require three spaces
Non-residential: 1:300 square feet of floor area
Setbacks:
Standard:
Principal buildings:
Accessory buildings:
Maximum Bullding He(aht:
Standard:
Principal buildings:
Accessory buildings:
Maximum Floor Area Ratio:
Standard:
ftont yard: 20 feet landscaped setback; 15 feet minimum side yard setback
from a street; 10 feet side yard setback from interior lot line; 20 feet
minimum total side yard setback on the same lot for both side yards; 25 feet
rear yard setback.
55 feet front yard setback; 12 feet side yard setback for interior lot, if any
sfde yard is provided; 3 feet rear yard setback, if any rear yard is provided
35 feet, 3 stories
20 feet
0.5:1 (includes total square feet of all uses--residential and non-residential)
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