(a) Purpose. The purpose of the Economic Development Overlay (EDO) is to facilitate the redevelopment and reinvestment within approved Urban Renewal Districts in the City.
(b) Authority. The Urban Renewal Authority Law established under West Virginia Code Chapter 16, Article 18, authorizes the City Council to establish an Urban Renewal Authority and Urban Renewal Districts.
(c) Application. Except as modified by the overlay Zoning District, the provisions of the applicable base Zoning District shall apply to all development within the boundary of the designated area. If regulations conflict, the applicable overlay Zoning District regulations shall prevail. Whenever an overlay district is established, any subsequent application to change the base Zoning District shall not be construed to be an application to eliminate the overlay district for the property covered by the application. An intent to eliminate the overlay district on a given property shall be expressly stated to be part of the application.
(d) Boundaries of District. Redevelopment plans prepared by the City Planning Department, reviewed by the City Planning Commission and adopted by City Council identify the boundaries of geographically delineated areas within the City, which have been identified as areas of blight. To mitigate these conditions, the Urban Renewal Authority redevelopment plans contain specific provisions for land use, development standards, façade restoration, demolition and other redevelopment-related activities to foster new public and private capital investment.
(e) Permitted Uses.
(1) Property and buildings in the Urban Renewal District may be used for the purpose permitted by the base Zoning District legislatively approved for the district by City Council. Furthermore, additional uses may be permitted by the Urban Renewal Redevelopment Plan for each Urban Renewal District approved by City Council pursuant to the Code of West Virginia, Chapter 16, Article 18, as amended.
(2) When an Urban Renewal District expires, the properties included within the expired district’s boundaries shall continue to be permitted and limited in accordance with the expired redevelopment plan until such time as City Council rezones the properties in accordance with Section 1321.12 of this Ordinance.
(f) Applications. All applications for development and redevelopment activities of properties located within an Urban Renewal District, as approved by City Council, shall be initiated with the Urban Renewal Authority.
(Ord. 2021-07. Passed 7-21-21.)