6.13.   Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) standards.
   A.   Minimum requirements. Traditional Neighborhood is an option provided to encourage a compact housing within a comprehensively Planned that incorporates the principles of new urbanism. Traditional Neighborhood are permissible only as conditional zoning on tracts of at least 40 contiguous acres. The general standards and criteria in Section 4.7 shall also be met.
   B.   TND master plan. In addition to the requirements in above, the TND master plan also illustrates:
      1.   A Town center which is memorable with a square, green and/or transit stop, with retail and office connected to the mix of residential in a practical way;
      2.   Conformance with a general pattern employing a grid pattern for a majority of , with back alleys and garages and parking at the rear of ;
      3.   Identifiable neighborhoods that have a variety of residence types;
      4.   Shops and offices located at the edge of the neighborhoods;
      5.   Interconnection of the Town center and neighborhoods with pedestrian ways and streetscapes;
      6.   Common areas and meeting places within the general design of , including churches and schools;
      7.   Relatively narrow , with trees and sidewalks on both sides;
      8.   A network of open space serving the entire and providing internal connections within the ;
      9.   Prominent sites reserved for civic and other important community ; and
      10.   Resulting land patterns that promote and expand opportunities for pedestrian activity, public transportation and an efficient compact network of .
   C.   Perimeter setback required. A 25-foot setback along the entire perimeter is required, except where 12,000 square foot abut similar . Any required screening and buffering, located in Article 7, shall be within this perimeter setback. Parking and access drives may be permitted within the ten feet farthest from the perimeter, provided any required is not intruded upon.
   D.   Screening and buffering. The screening requirements that would normally apply where a multifamily adjoins a single-family shall not apply within the Traditional Neighborhood , but all screening requirements shall apply between the and adjacent . Preservation of significant natural features shall be documented in the required permit application materials, along with landscaping appropriate to the site, and locations.
   E.   Public facilities.
      1.   The TND master plan shall establish public squares and meeting places that connect .
      2.   The may deviate from the City's width standards, so the achieves installation consistent with neo-traditional or new urban design principles as deemed appropriate by the Town Council.
   F.   Common recreation and open space. A minimum of 35 percent of the gross land area in the TND master plan shall be reserved for common recreation and usable open space.
   G.   Minimum building separation. Minimum building separation is specified in Section 6.1.
   H.   Traditional Neighborhood guidelines.
      1.   A central community gathering place, surrounded by civic and nonresidential or mixed should be developed as focal point of the .
      2.   Residential densities in a Traditional Neighborhood should range from five to eight single family units per net acre, and from 15 to 25 multifamily units per net acre.
      3.    , as defined in Article 11, should make up approximately ten percent of the single-family housing stock of the .
      4.   Blocks within the should range from 200 to 400 feet deep, and 400 to 800 feet long.
      5.   A hierarchy of should be developed that includes collectors with two 12-foot travel lanes, subcollectors with two ten-foot travel lanes, local with two ten-foot lanes, and alleys with one 12-foot lane.
      6.   Shared parking is encouraged, and a base ratio of one space per 500 square feet of Mixed should be applied.
      7.   Architectural standards should be incorporated that are responsive to the community's context. The standards should include site design issues such as building orientation and location on the site, location of parking areas, and mixing of .
   I.   Deviations. Any requested deviation from the standards otherwise applicable in this UDO shall be set forth in the documentation approved by the Town Council as part of the conditional rezoning.
(Ord. No. 3558, § 2, 7-7-09; Ord., 3-16-21)