Educational housing projects are residential developments that provide housing opportunities for employees and students of educational facilities located in Dare County.
(a) Educational housing projects shall be constructed on property owned and/or leased by Dare County, the Dare County Board of Education, the UNC Coastal Studies Institute or the College of the Albemarle. Partnerships or cooperative agreements between these public agencies and with private-sector agencies or individuals may be authorized as educational housing projects.
(b) Educational housing projects may be located in the following zoning districts: RS-6, RS-8, R-2, R-2A, R-2B, R-2H, R2-AH, R-3, MH-A, MH-B, ELR, ELVC, SNC, C-2, C-2H, C-3, I-1, ELCS, S-1, RB, NC, WVC, HML, MC-1, MC-2, and H345. In the R-1 district, university campuses are special uses and any housing proposed for addition to a university campus will be reviewed and approved as a part of the university campus. The regulations set forth in this section shall not apply to any university campus in an R-1 zoned area.
(c) Educational housing projects may include single family homes, duplex structures, or multifamily structures as permitted in the applicable zoning district. Multifamily structures cannot be constructed as part of an education housing project unless the underlying zoning district permits multifamily structures.
(d) Density. Overall density for EHPs shall not exceed 12 units for per acre for those projects served by onsite wastewater systems and 15 units per acre for those projects connected to municipal central wastewater facilities.
(e) Setbacks. The setbacks of the applicable zoning districts shall apply.
(f) Minimum parcel size: 1 acre.
(g) Any building approved as part of an EHP shall not exceed the building height of the applicable zoning district.
(h) Parking shall be provided at a rate of one space per bedroom. A reduction of 25% of the overall parking may be applied for structures designed for occupancy by students.
(i) Lot coverage: 45% for EHPs served by onsite wastewater systems; 60% for EHPs connected to municipal central wastewater treatment facilities.
(j) EHPs shall be subject to review and approval as special use permits by the Board of Commissioners.
(Am. Ord. passed 9-16-2019; Am. Ord. passed 6-21-2021)