17-4-11 Blended-use (BU)

The blended-use zoning district may be applied by process of rezoning to any parcel 40 acres or greater. The approval of rezoning to BU adopts the blended-use plan submitted by the applicant in conformance with this section and section 17-4-9 (Mixed-use zoning districts).

A.   Blended-use neighborhood types.

   1.   Aldea. This blended-use neighborhood type consists of no less than 40 acres and no more than 80 acres.

   2.   Pueblo. This blended-use neighborhood type has no less than 80 acres, and no more than 200 acres.

B.   Multiple neighborhoods must be developed under a single application on properties larger than 200 acres.

C.   Intensities. Aldeas and pueblos are comprised of land assigned to intensities rather than uses. The minimum and maximum percentage of the blended-use plan's total land area to be assigned to each intensity is given in table 15 below.

 

Table 15. Neighborhood areas
	Low intensity	Medium intensity	High intensity
Aldea	0 - 45%	25 - 75%	0 - 35%
Pueblo	0 -30%	40 - 70%	0 - 30%

 

D.   Development standards per intensity area.

Table 16. Low intensity
Lot width	60 feet minimum, 120 feet maximum
Frontage buildout	Not applicable
Lot coverage	50% maximum
Setbacks	Front, primary - 20 feet minimum
	Front, secondary - 15 feet minimum
	Side - ten feet minimum
	Rear - 12 feet minimum, five feet minimum for accessory buildings
	Parking or enclosed storage - 20 feet behind front facade
Building height	Two stories maximum
Yard	Common Fenced
Facades	Porch Stoop
Encroachments	Porch or patio - 40% of setback maximum, but no more than eight feet
	Balcony or bay window - 20% of setback maximum, but no more than four feet
Landscaping	Two trees required for every 60 feet of lot width

 

Table 17. Medium intensity
Lot width	24 feet minimum, 96 feet maximum
Frontage buildout	60% minimum at setback
Lot coverage	70% maximum
Setbacks	Front, primary - six feet minimum, 18 feet maximum
	Front, secondary - six feet minimum, 18 feet maximum
	Side - none
	Rear - three feet minimum
	Parking or enclosed storage - 20 feet behind front facade, with access from alley or rear lane (see paragraph 17-49 F. 1. f above)
Buildings height	Three stories maximum
Yard	Fenced Shallow
Facades	Porch Stoop Terrace Common entry
Encroachments	Porch, patio or stoop - 60% of actual setback, but no more than eight feet
	Balcony or bay window - 20% of actual setback, but no more than four feet
Landscaping	Minimum ten-foot landscaped buffer abutting non-mixed-use residential zones
	Minimum of one tree for every 40 feet of lot width (in addition to street trees)
Parking lots	Must have a minimum of 15% landscaped area, evenly distributed throughout the parking lot and adjacent to buildings
	Landscaped islands must provide one tree for every six parking stalls

 

When commercial or industrial development is adjacent to AG, RA, ER, NR, and GR zones or groups, side and rear setbacks must equal or exceed the height of the primary building on the site. See 17-8-2(B)(6).

Table 18. High intensity
Lot width	18 feet minimum, 180 feet maximum
Frontage buildout	80% minimum at setback
Lot coverage	80% maximum
Setbacks	Front, primary - no minimum, 12 feet maximum
	Front, secondary - no minimum, 12 feet maximum
	Side - no minimum, 24 feet maximum
	Rear - three feet minimum
	Parking or enclosed storage - 20 feet behind front facade, with access from alley or rear lane (see paragraph 17-49 F. 1. f above)
Buildings height	Four stories maximum
Yard	Shallow Urban Pedestrian forecourt Vehicular forecourt
Facades	Stoop Common entry Terrace Shopfront Gallery
Encroachments	Awnings and galleries may encroach the sidewalk to within two feet of the curb
	Balcony or bay window - 100% of setback maximum
Landscaping	Minimum 20-foot landscaped buffer abutting non-mixed-use residential zones
Parking lots	Must have a minimum of 10% landscaped area, evenly distributed throughout the parking lot and adjacent to buildings
	Landscaped islands must provide one tree for every ten parking stalls

 

When commercial or industrial development is adjacent to AG, RA, ER, NR, and GR zones or groups, side and rear setbacks must equal or exceed the height of the primary building on the site. See 17-8-2(B)(6).

17-4-11 was amended for clarity in the introductory paragraph by Ordinance 17-4-11