(a) Purpose. The MUR District provides a place for where diverse residential living is encouraged. This District permits modern larger scale residential development integrated with needed personal and professional services as well as retail uses existing separately or within a residential building to provide opportunities for new development and redevelopment in existing well-connected, neighborhoods. A range of residential housing types are permitted and will be the majority of new development, including detached single-family houses, duplexes, patio homes, townhomes, live/work units, or apartments. Some small-scale commercial uses may be allowed on larger streets if the buildings are scaled to the neighborhood and the uses are those that are compatible with the neighborhood. These could include a church, small boutique clothing store, doctor’s office, day care center, coffee shop, or dry cleaner. The MUR district is intended to accommodate new growth in areas near activity centers and major streets and to allow for a vertical or horizontal mix of uses on sites. All new development and redevelopment will be pedestrian-oriented and shall be accessible via local streets to parks, schools, and nearby commercial centers. Development will be designed so that its form, height, and proportion are compatible with existing adjacent development.
(b) Building Form Regulations. Figures 1325-7 and 1325-8 specify the MUR District’s building form regulations.
(Ord. 2021-07. Passed 7-21-21.)
(1) Figure 1325-07 MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL; MUR-2.
A. USE
See Table 1327-01 |
B. BUILDING CONFIGURATION
Principal Building | 3 stories max, 1 min 40' max height |
Outbuilding | 1 story max |
Impervious Coverage | 60% max |
Lot Width | 20' min |
Lot Depth | 100' min |
Lot Area | 2,000 sf min |
C. SETBACKS - PRINCIPAL BUILDING
(c.1) Front Setback Principal | 20' min, 35' max* |
(c.2) Corner Lot Secondary Street Front Setback | 16' min, 28' max* |
(c.3) Side Setback | detached units: 5' min attached unit permitted: 0' |
(c.4) Rear Setback | 20' min |
(c.5) Frontage Buildout | 75% min at setback |
D. SETBACKS - OUTBUILDING
(d.1) Front Setback | 20' min. May protrude up to 5' beyond Front Facade |
(d.2) Side Setback | 0' min if attached, 5' min if detached |
(d.3) Rear Setback | 5' min |
E. PRIVATE FRONTAGES
Porch | permitted, may extend up to 8' beyond front setback |
Fence | permitted |
Terrace or Forecourt | permitted |
Stoop | permitted |
Shopfront & Awning | not permitted |
Arcade | not permitted |
F. PARKING PROVISIONS
See Martinsburg Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Article 1307
, Parking and Loading Standards |
(f.1) Lots may be front-loaded, side-loaded, or alley-loaded. |
(Ord. 2021-07. Passed 7-21-21; Ord. 2022-16. Passed 12-8-22.)
(2) Figure 1325-8 MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL: MUR-3.
A. USE
See Table 1327-1 |
B. BUILDING CONFIGURATION
Principal Building | 3.5 stories max, 2 min 46' max height |
Outbuilding | 2 stories max |
Impervious Coverage | 60% max |
Lot Width | 20' min |
Lot Depth | 100' min |
Lot Area | 2,000 sf min |
C. SETBACKS - PRINCIPAL BUILDING
(c.1) Front Setback Principal | 8' min, 16' max |
(c.2) Corner Lot Secondary Street Front Setback | secondary frontage may be treated as a side or front |
(c.3) Side Setback | detached units: 5' min attached unit permitted: 0' |
(c.4) Rear Setback | 50' min |
(c.5) Frontage Buildout | 75% min at setback |
D. SETBACKS - OUTBUILDING
(d.1) Front Setback | 20' + front setback |
(d.2) Side Setback | 0' min if attached, 5' min if detached |
(d.3) Rear Setback | 5' min |
E. PRIVATE FRONTAGES
Porch | permitted, may extend up to 8' beyond front setback |
Fence | permitted |
Terrace or Forecourt | permitted |
Stoop | permitted |
Shopfront & Awning | not permitted |
Arcade | not permitted |
F. PARKING PROVISIONS
See Martinsburg Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Article 1307
, Parking and Loading Standards |
(f.1) Lots may be front-loaded, side-loaded, or alley-loaded. In all cases, garages must be located in the third layer and recessed 20' behind the Front Setback (d.1.) |
(Ord. 2021-07. Passed 7-21-21.)