§ 154.071 WCD-1, WCD-2 WOODLAND CORRIDOR DISTRICT.

   (A)   Generally. The purpose of the Woodland Corridor District (WCD) is to regulate the development and use of property in the Woodland Corridor by providing additional protections and flexibility not provided through the application of conventional zoning regulations. This district is intended to promote the objectives of the Woodland Corridor Plan adopted by the city as a guide to future development along Woodland Drive. The Woodland Corridor District is a zoning district and shall be designated on the official zoning map or the city and shall be further subdivided into sub-districts 1 and 2. All property within the Woodland Corridor District boundaries is subject to the provisions of this section.

   (B)   Principal uses. Uses substantially similar to those listed herein shall also be deemed permitted, in light of the above described purposes of this zoning district and the comprehensive plan.

      (1)   Principal uses for sub-district 1 are as follows:

         (a)   Assembly uses:

            1.   Medical educational facilities; and

            2.   Adult care facilities.

         (b)   Commercial uses:

            1.   Assisted living facility;

            2.   Childcare centers;

            3.   Emergency services including ambulance service;

            4.   Medical and dental equipment and supply facilities;

            5.   Medical research, experimental and testing laboratories;

            6.   Offices, general;

            7.   Offices for professionals providing health care, including, but not limited to, doctors, dentists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, chiropractors and related providers of health care; and

            8.   Retail sale of medically related products, including but not limited to, pharmacies, medical supplies and related health care products.

         (c)   Institutional uses:

            1.   Hospitals; and

            2.   Nursing homes and congregate care facilities.

         (d)   Residential uses:

            1.   Community residences;

            2.   Multi-family residences;

            3.   Single-family attached (two residences);

            4.   Single-family attached (three or more residences);

            5.   Single-family detached residences; and

            6.   Two-family residences.

      (2)   Principal uses for sub-district 2 are as follows:

         (a)   Assembly uses:

            1.   Churches and associated facilities; and

            2.   Medical educational facilities.

         (b)   Commercial uses:

            1.   Adult care facilities;

            2.   Assisted living facility;

            3.   Childcare centers;

            4.   Emergency services including ambulance service;

            5.   Financial institutions provided that they not exceed 3,000 square feet in gross floor area;

            6.   Medical and dental equipment and supply facilities;

            7.   Medical research, experimental and testing laboratories;

            8.   Offices, general;

            9.   Offices for professionals providing health care, including, but not limited to, doctors, dentists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, chiropractors and related providers of health care;

            10.   Office buildings;

            11.   Professional services;

            12.   Retail sale of medically related products, including, but not limited to, pharmacies, medical supplies and related health care products;

            13.   Retail facilities, provided that they not exceed 10,000 square feet in gross floor area and that no automotive sales or services are permitted; and

            14.   Restaurants, no greater than 2,000 square feet in building area and no drive-in or drive-through service facilities are provided.

         (c)   Institutional uses:

            1.   Hospitals; and

            2.   Nursing homes.

         (d)   Residential uses:

            1.   Community residences;

            2.   Family lodging facility;

            3.   Multi-family residences;

            4.   Single-family detached residences;

            5.   Single-family attached (two residences);

            6.   Single-family attached (three or more residences); and

            7.   Two-family residences.

   (C)   Accessory uses.

      (1)   Uses and structures which are customarily accessory, clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted uses.

      (2)   Assembly/commercial/institutional/residential uses: Accessory buildings; exterior treat-ments shall be designed to complement the principal structure found on site.

   (D)   Conditional uses. Uses permitted only with Board approval after consideration of the intent and purpose of these regulations and consideration of the development guidelines as detailed in the comprehensive plan: None.

   (E)   Special provisions.

      (1)   The Woodland Corridor Development Control Standards, The Woodland Drive Conceptual Streetscape Plan and the Woodland Drive Corridor Plan, contained within the Woodland Corridor Plan adopted by the City Council on 6-19-1995, shall serve as a guide to the Department and Commission in the review of development plans submitted pursuant to §§ 154.105 through 154.116, provided, however that additional documentation may be required by the Department to demonstrate compliance with this section.

      (2)   No subdivision or re-subdivision of a lot that results in a lot fronting on a right-of-way of less than 30 feet in width shall be permitted.

      (3)   When new construction or additions are made to an existing structure, the structure or addition may be located on the lot with setbacks the same as other similar residential or commercial structures on parcels within 500 feet.

      (4)   The minimum frontage for corner lots may be reduced to the minimum lot frontage criteria when access is restricted along the street frontage of the lot.

   (F)   Lot criteria.

Minimum lot frontage	100 ft.
Exception: Corner lots, minimum frontage	150 ft. each street frontage
Minimum lot area	21,780 sq. ft.
Minimum front yard setback	30 ft.
Minimum side yard setback	10 ft.
Minimum rear yard setback	20 ft.
	50 ft. if abutting any residential use
Maximum building height	45 ft.
Maximum impervious surface ratio (I.S.R.) nursing homes and congregate care facilities	.75
All other uses	.60
Note: For the purposes of this chapter abutting shall address each lot line to determine applicable setbacks for each yard

 

   (G)   Signs, WCD Zone. Additional information and standards for signs as well as specific requirements are found in §§ 154.205 through 154.217.

WCD Signs
Use	Allowed Types	Maximum Number	Maximum Sign Area	Maximum Height	Location Require- ments	Lighting Allowed	Additional Require- ments
Assembly Use	Wall		Wall: 15%			Yes	Wall sign 15% or 32 sq. ft., whichever is greater
	Monume nt	Mon.: 1	Mon.: 50 sq. ft.	Mon.: 16 ft.	Mon.: 10 ft. off paved surface
	Pole	Pole: 1	Pole: 50 sq. ft.	Pole: 20 ft.	Pole: 20 ft. off paved surface
	Roof		Roof: 15%
Commercial Use	Wall		Wall: 15%			Yes	Wall sign 15% or 32 sq. ft., whichever is greater
	Monume nt	Mon.: 1	Mon.: 50 sq. ft.	Mon.: 16 ft.	Mon.: 10 ft. off paved surface
	Pole	Pole: 1	Pole: 50 sq. ft.	Pole: 20 ft.	Pole: 20 ft. off paved surface
	Roof		Roof: 15%
Institutional Use	Wall		Wall: 15%			Yes	Wall sign 15% or 32 sq. ft., whichever is greater
	Monume nt	Mon.: 1	Mon.: 100 sq. ft.	Mon.: 16 ft.	Mon.: 10 ft. off paved surface
	Pole	Pole: 1	Pole: 100 sq. ft.	Pole: 35 ft.	Pole: 20 ft. off paved surface
	Roof		Roof: 15%
Single- family Attached, Two- family, Multi- family Identifica- tion	Monume nt	2/entranc e	32 sq. ft.	15 ft.	To be approved by Engineeri ng Departme nt	External	Walls and fences permitted as part of overall sign design
Residential Use	Wall	Wall 1	Wall: 5%		10 ft. off paved surface	External	One wall only
	Monume nt	Mon.: 1	Mon.: 4 sq. ft.	Mon.: 4 ft.
	Pole	Pole: 1	Pole: 4 sq. ft.	Pole: 4 ft.
Use Groups
Assembly Uses: Churches; medical educational facility
Commercial Uses: Adult care; assisted living; childcare centers; emergency services; financial institutions; offices; professional services; research laboratory; retail; institutional uses: hospital; nursing home
Residential Uses: Community residence; family lodging facility; multi-family; single- family
Special Provisions
1. Churches located on lots in excess of 20 acres may increase monument and pole sign size by a factor of 2
2.   Multi-family identification signs, one per entrance, containing the name of the development and date of construction; sign face not to exceed 32 sq. ft.; structures such as fences and walls when part of the overall sign design are allowed. Maximum height shall be 15 ft.; landscaping is required
3.   If use is a multi-tenant building (3 or more separate tenants) the development name must be placed on the sign; it may be a maximum of 25% of the sign face; this shall not be calculated in the maximum area for tenant signs
4.   If more than one pole or monument sign allowed, the size may be increased by 50% if only one sign is erected
5.   Hospitals may install one additional freestanding sign for each 500 ft. of street frontage
6.   Message boards may be illuminated but may only contain manually changeable copy; when an assembly, commercial, or institutional use has frontage on both Woodland Drive and North Dixie Avenue, an electronic message board is permitted on a pole or monument sign along North Dixie Avenue, on the east facade of the building, or on the north or south facade if it is mounted on the eastern one-fourth of the building, subject to other requirements of this chapter
7.   When a business has frontage on both Woodland Drive and North Dixie Avenue (US 31W) one additional pole or monument sign is permitted; the maximum size and height of pole/monument sign along Woodland Drive frontage shall be 50 sq. ft. and 20 ft., the maximum size and height of pole/monument sign along North Dixie Avenue shall be 150 sq. ft. and 45 ft.
8.    When a commercial use has frontage in excess of 400 feet on Woodland Drive one additional pole or monument sign is permitted; the maximum size and height of the additional pole/monument sign along Woodland Drive shall be 100 sq. ft. in sign area and 35 feet in height.

 

   (H)   Parking, WCD Zone. Additional information and standards for parking as well as specific requirements are found in §§ 154.175 through 154.192.

WCD Parking Standards
Land Use	Parking Required	Notes
Adult day care	1 space/employee + 1 space/500 sq. ft.	Provide on-site area for safe drop off and pick up, wholly on site
Assisted living	.5 spaces/D.U.	Additionally, 1 space for each employee
Childcare	1 space/employee + 1 space/400 sq. ft.	Provide on-site area for safe drop off and pick up, wholly on site
Clinic, medical/dental	1 space/400 sq. ft.
Community residence	1 space/3 occupants
Congregate care	.75 spaces/D.U.
Financial institutions	1 space/200 sq. ft.
Home occupation	N/A	No on-street parking allowed for commercial vehicles owned by the use
Hospital	1 space/3 beds + 1 space/employee	Based on maximum employees on a shift, including medical staff; minimum of 5 spaces
Nursing home, orphanage, rehabilitation facility	1 space/3 beds + 1 space/employee	Based on maximum employees on a shift, including medical staff; minimum of 5 spaces
Office, general	1 space/250 sq. ft.	Financial; legal; medical; professional; veterinarian and the like
Pharmacy	1 space/400 sq. ft.
Residential, multi-family, 10 or fewer units	2 spaces/D.U.
Residential, multi-family, more than 10 units	1.5 spaces/D.U.
Residential, single-family	2 spaces/D.U.
Residential, two-family	2 spaces/D.U.
Restaurant	1 space/150 sq. ft. g.f.a.	Includes outdoor dining areas
Retail, specialty	1 space/600 sq. ft.	Florist; flea market; mail order; tobacco
Research laboratory	1 space/employee + 5 visitor spaces

 

   (I)   Landscaping, WCD Zone. Additional information and standards for vehicular use area (VUA) landscaping as well as specific requirements are found in §§ 154.150 through 154.164.

 

WCD Perimeter Landscape Buffer Area
Landscape Buffer Area Category	Width Options (In Feet)	Planting Density Multiplier
Category B	10 ft.	1.5
	15 ft.	1.33
	20 ft.	1

 

WCD Buffering Requirements
Landscape Buffer Area Category	Buffering Use Classification
	Buffered Use	Buffering Use
Category B	R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6	C-1, C-2, WCD

 

Perimeter Planting Density *(OFT) Or Fraction Thereof
Planting Density Requirement Categories
A	B	C	D
2 large trees or 1 medium and 2 small trees + 3 ft. screening/80 ft. of linear boundary (OFT)*	2 large trees or 1 medium and 2 small trees + 4 ft. screening/60 ft. of linear boundary (OFT)*	3 large trees or 2 medium and 2 small trees + 5 ft. screening/60 ft. of linear boundary (OFT)*	3 large trees or 2 medium and 2 small trees + 6 ft. screening/60 ft. of linear boundary (OFT)*

 

(Ord. 06-2008, passed 6-16-2008, § 2.8.17; Ord. 08-2009, passed 5-18-2009; Ord. 12-2009, passed 9-8-2009; Ord. 05-2011, passed 2-7-2011; Ord. passed 9-6-2011; Ord. 20-2011, passed 10-17-2011; Ord. 10-2014, passed 4-7-2014; Ord. 24-2016, passed 12-19-2016; Ord. 05-2017, passed 6-5-2017; Ord. 15-2017, passed 9-18-2017; Ord. 04-2020, passed 4-20-2020; Ord. 17-2023, passed 8-21-2023)