(A) Purpose and intent; definition; designated area.
(1) Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of the Urban Core (UC) Overlay District and requirements set forth under this section is to allow modification of specific site development standards of the underlying zoning district(s) which are designed to facilitate development and redevelopment of in-fill sites in the designated area specified under subsection (3) below.
(2) Definition. An Urban Core (UC) Overlay District is defined as an overlay zoning district adopted in conjunction with an OR, and/or CDF underlying general purpose district as listed under Article D, Part 2, sections 9-4-62 and 9-4-66 wherein the zoning rights, standards, restrictions and requirements as set forth for the common general purpose district shall extend to the Urban Core (UC) Overlay District zoned area in accordance with subsection (B) below.
(3) Designated area. All Urban Core (UC) Overlay District(s) shall be restricted to the land area located within the following boundary: south of Tenth Street, east of the CSXT Railroad, north of Fourteenth Street, west of Green Mill Run and ECU Easement (tax parcel 73545, DB 2215 - PG 597 (as existing on March 4, 2010. No Urban Core (UC) Overlay District shall be located outside of the designated area described by this subsection. An Urban Core (UC) Overlay District shall be established within the designated area upon City Council adoption of an individual zoning ordinance which defines the boundary of the specific Urban Core (UC) Overlay District located within the designated area boundary.
(B) Standards.
(1) Initiation of a petition for an Urban Core (UC) Overlay District zoning map amendment shall be made in accordance with section 9-4-331.
(2) If any portion of a lot, parcel or tract is zoned as Urban Core (UC) Overlay the entire lot, parcel or tract shall be included in the Urban Core (UC) Overlay.
(3) All Urban Core (UC) Overlay Districts shall be delineated upon the official zoning map as both the underlying general purpose district and UC Overlay District. The general purpose district title shall be followed by “-UC” in all areas zoned Urban Core (UC) Overlay District.
(4) The zoning rights, standards, restrictions and requirements of the underlying general purpose district shall extend to the Urban Core (UC) Overlay District, except as provided herein.
(5) Within any Urban Core (UC) Overlay District multi-family development, land use intensity multi-family (LUI) development rating 50, land use intensity dormitory (LUI) development rating 67, and dormitory development, as listed under Article D and Appendix A table of permitted uses, shall be subject to modified standards as listed under subsection (6) below, unless otherwise provided. All other standards, requirements and conditions of the underlying general purpose district not included under and modified by subsection (6) shall continue to apply.
(6) Modified standards. The following standards specified in this subsection are hereby adopted as substitute minimum requirements within the Urban Core (UC) Overlay District for the uses listed under subsection (5) above.
(a) Principal and accessory structure public street right-of-way setback per section 9-4-145(B)(1): The minimum setback may be reduced at the option of the owner to not less than five feet.
(b) Principal and accessory structure private street easement setback per section 9-4-145(B)(2): The minimum setback may be reduced at the option of the owner to not less than five feet.
(c) Principal and accessory structure public street right-of-way and private street easement setback per section 9-4-181(A): The minimum setback may be reduced at the option of the owner to not less than five feet.
(d) Bufferyard A per section 9-4-119(A): The applicable six-foot and/or ten- foot bufferyard width may be reduced at the option of the owner to not less than five feet regardless of lot size. Bufferyard with modification shall not exempt or reduce any vegetation requirement applicable to any Bufferyard A, as required prior to the application of this subsection.
(e) Parking space to dwelling structure separation per section 9-4-251(B)(9): The minimum separation requirement may be reduced at the option of the owner to not less than five feet.
(Ord. No. 10-19, § 2, 3-4-2010; Ord. 16-010, § 4, passed 2-11-2016)