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3.3.4   Residential Neighborhood (R4) District
   A.   The Residential Neighborhood (R4) district has a neighborhood-scale or character with individual developments arranged along major transportation corridors within the Town's corporate limits. The district allows a wide variety of dwelling unit types at moderate densities of around three units per acre, though densities may be increased based on design quality or open space provision. Residential neighborhoods include a variety of different lot sizes and housing types to promote diverse housing options for Town residents (though some require approval of special use permits). Landscaping and careful siting helps preserve compatibility between different housing types located adjacent to one another. Residential and nonresidential uses are typically served by public potable water and sanitary wastewater services, and there is a fine-grained network of greenways and sidewalks that allow for mobility within and between neighborhoods. Residential uses maintain modest building heights of between one and three stories. Neighborhood-scale or low-intensity nonresidential and institutional uses like schools, religious institutions, parks, and minor utility uses are permitted to support neighborhood character and convenience.
   B.   Example of Lot Pattern.
   C.   Dimensional Standards - Residential.
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Single-Family Detached Development
Minimum Development Size (acres)
N/A
N/A
10
3 (max. size)
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
4.35
5
4
4
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
10,000
8,700
6,000
6,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
75
70
30
30
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
30
35
75
65
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30; may be reduced to 20 measured to front edge of a covered porch
20
20; 0 from alley
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
10
5
5/side
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
5
15
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
35/3
35/3
 
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Duplex Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
3.35
4
N/A
N/A
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
13,000/unit
10,890/unit
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
100
100
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
30
35
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30; may be reduced to 20 measured to front edge of a covered porch
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
12
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
25
 
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Single-Family Attached Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
3.35
4
N/A
N/A
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
9,500/unit
7,600/unit
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
170
140
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
40
45
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
5 from interior streets
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Perimeter Setback Around Development (feet)
30
30
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
30
30
 
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Triplex/Quadplex Development
Minimum Development Size (acres)
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
4
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
7,600/unit
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
140
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
45
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
40/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Conservation Subdivision
Bungalow Court/Pocket Neighborhood
Multi-Family Development
Minimum Development Size (acres)
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
4
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
140
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total
45
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
5 from interior streets
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Perimeter Setback Around Development (feet)
30
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
40/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
30
 
   D.   Dimensional Standards - Non-Residential.
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
12,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
80
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
45
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet)
35/2
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   E.   Development Examples.
   
   F.   District-Specific Standards. - placeholder -
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
3.3.5.   Residential Urban (R6) District
   A.   District Character. The Residential Urban (R6) district is found in the urban portions of Town proximate to downtown and major transportation corridors. Development is typically more compact with more impervious surfaces than that found in the Town's suburban areas. Urban areas maintain a wide diversity of land uses and are more likely to be proximate to non-residential districts. Compatibility between adjacent land uses is maintained through landscaping, screening, design quality, and site configuration that seeks to control noise, odors, lighting, and incompatible views between developments. The district allows almost all forms of residential development, including therapeutic living arrangements (like nursing homes), retirement communities, and group homes. Densities are in the range of five dwelling units an acre, though they may be increased beyond five units an acre based on design quality. Conservation subdivisions are not permitted in the R6 district. Lot sizes for individual units tend to be smaller and as such, there is an increased reliance on common open space and public recreation amenities, including greenways and a well-connected sidewalk network. The district allows a variety of institutional and neighborhood-supporting non- residential and mixed uses.
   B.   Example Lot Pattern.
   C.   Dimensional Standards-Residential.
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Bungalow Court/ Pocket Neighborhood
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Bungalow Court/ Pocket Neighborhood
Single-Family Detached Development
Maximum Development Size (acres)
N/A
N/A
3
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
5.44
6
4
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
8,000
7,200
6,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
70
70
30
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
30
35
65
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30; may be reduced to 20 measured to front edge of a covered porch
20; 0 from alley
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
10
5/side
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
15
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
35/3
Duplex Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
4.15
6
N/A
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
10,500/unit
7,200/unit
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
95
95
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
30
35
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30; may be reduced to 20 measured to front edge of a covered porch
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
12
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
25
Single -Family Attached Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
4.15
6
N/A
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
10,500/unit
7,200/unit
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
140
120
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
30
35
N/A
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
5 from interior streets
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Perimeter Setback Around Development (feet)
25
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
25
Triplex and Quadplex Development
Minimum Development Size (acres)
1
N/A
N/A
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
6
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
7,200/unit
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
120
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
35
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
N/A
N/A
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
40/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
Multi-Family Development
Minimum Development Size (acres)
1
N/A
N/A
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
6
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
120
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
35
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
5 from interior streets
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Perimeter Setback Around Development (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
40/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   D.   Dimensional Standards - Non-Residential.
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
10,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
75
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
35
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/2
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   E.   Development Examples.
      
   F.   District-Specific Standards. - placeholder -
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
3.3.6.   Residential Multi-Family (RMF) District
   A.   District Character. The Residential Multi-Family (RMF) is the most dense of the residential districts and allows the broadest range of residential use types, include various forms of mixed-use development. The RMF district is typically configured as a single development on one or two lots, though are also some examples of multiple lot developments throughout the Town. Multi-family development is typically more dense than its immediate surroundings, and can also serve as an effective transition between single-family detached development and adjacent commercial or employment uses. Buildings in the RMF district tend to have shared site access, shared building access, common site features (like recreation space) owned in common, and centralized service functions. Residential densities are slightly higher for most forms of allowable residential development than is permitted in the other residential districts, though multi-family density is double that in the other residential districts. In addition to higher density development, the RMF districts allows a broad range of institutional uses and some low intensity neighborhood-serving non-residential uses to allow Town residents to take care of some of their daily needs without need of an automobile, should they desire to do so. Uses that are potentially detrimental to residential development and low density development comprised of uniform building types or styles are generally discouraged in the RMF district.
   B.   Example Lot Pattern.
   C.   Dimensional Standards - Residential.
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Bungalow Court/ Pocket Neighborhood
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Bungalow Court/ Pocket Neighborhood
Single-Family Detachment Development
Maximum Development Size (acres)
N/A
N/A
3
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
6.25
7
4
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
6,900
6,200
6,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
70
60
30
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
35
40
65
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30; may be reduced to 20 measured to the front edge of a covered porch
20; 0 from alley
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
10
5/side
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
15
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
35/3
Duplex Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
5
7
N/A
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
8,700/unit
6,200/unit
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
95
95
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
35
40
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30; may be reduced to 20 measured to the front edge of a covered porch
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
12
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
25
Single-Family Attached Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
5
7
N/A
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
140
120
N/A
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
35
40
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
5 from interior streets
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Perimeter Setback Around Development (feet)
25
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/2
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
25
Triplex and Quadplex Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
7
N/A
N/A
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
6,200/unit
 
 
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
120
 
 
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
40
 
 
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
 
 
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
 
 
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
N/A
N/A
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
40/3
 
 
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
 
Multi-Family Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
12
N/A
N/A
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
120
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
40
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
5 from interior streets
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
None
Minimum Perimeter Setback Around Development (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
50/4
 
   D.   Dimensional Standards - Mixed-Use.
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
12
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
30,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
120
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
45
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
50/4
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   E.   Dimensional Standards - Non-Residential.
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
10,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
120
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
45
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   F.   Development Examples.
   G.   District-Specific Standards. - placeholder -
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
3.4   GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
3.4.1.   Summary Purpose and Intent Statements.
The commercial zoning districts are intended to ensure a wide range of office, retail, service, industrial, and related uses necessary to meet resident and visitor needs, and more specifically to:
   A.   Provide appropriately located lands for the full range of business uses needed by the Town's residents, businesses, and workers, consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies in the Town's adopted policy guidance;
   B.   Strengthen the Town's economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for residents of the Town and surrounding areas;
   C.   Create suitable environments for various types of business uses, and protect them from the adverse effects of incompatible uses;
   D.   Provide safe and efficient access to alternative forms of transportation like public transit facilities, sidewalks, trails, and greenways;
   E.   Preserve the unique character and historic resources of the downtown area while increasing opportunities for urban development in areas already well-served by infrastructure; and
   F.   Minimize the impact of business development on residential districts and sensitive natural environments.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
3.4.2.   Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District
   A.   District Character. The Neighborhood Commercial (NC) district is intended for low intensity, neighborhood-serving commercial and mixed-use development around significant roadway intersections located along the edges of neighborhoods. The NC district provides employment, shopping, personal service, and entertainment uses for the benefit of nearby residents in a compact, pedestrian-oriented, and walkable context. The district allows offices, personal services, and small-scale retail and a variety of institutional uses. As a means of providing additional housing options, the district allows live/work dwellings and upper story residential over ground-floor non- residential uses. Non-residential buildings are small-scale, with small footprints, and with building heights around two stories. Buildings are close to the street edge and off-street parking is primarily to the side or rear of buildings. Industrial development and higher density residential uses are not permitted. District regulations discourage uses that are too intense or that draw the majority of their patrons from outside the immediate area.
   B.   Example Lot Pattern.
   C.   Dimensional Standards- Non-Residential.
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
10,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
120
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
45
Maximum Building Footprint (square feet)
3,500 (excluding residential floor area)
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
10
Maximum Street Setback (feet)
50
Off-Street Parking Setback from Lot Lines Bordering Streets (feet)
20; 0 from alleys
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
0
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   D.   Dimensional Standards - Mixed-Use.
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
4
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
140
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
45
Maximum Building Footprint (square feet)
3,500 (excluding residential floor area)
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
10
Off-Street Parking Setback from Lot Lines Bordering Streets (feet)
20
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
40/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   E.   Dimensional Standards - Residential.
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Bungalow Court/ Pocket Neighborhood
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Bungalow Court/ Pocket Neighborhood
Single-Family Residential Development
Maximum Development Size (acres)
N/A
N/A
3 (max. size)
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
4.35
5
4
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
10,000
8,700
6,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
75
70
30
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
30
35
30
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
20
20
20; 0 from alley
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
10
10
5/side
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
15
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
35/3
Duplex Development
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
3.35
4
N/A
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
13,000/unit
10,890/unit
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
100
100
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
30
35
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
20
20
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
12
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
25
Triplex/Quadplex Development
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
4
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
140
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
45
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
20
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   F.   Development Examples.
    
   G.   District-Specific Standards. All nonresidential use types permitted in the NC district shall be subject to the following standards:
      1.   Outdoor storage is prohibited.
      2.   Hours of operation for commercial uses shall be restricted to between 6:00 a.m. and midnight.
      3.   Drive-through or drive-up facilities are prohibited.
      4.   Except for street lighting, no exterior lighting shall be located higher than 15 feet above ground or pavement.
      5.   To the maximum extent practicable, off-street parking lots shall be located to the side or rear of buildings.
      6.   Where possible, access to off-street parking areas shall be via an alley or driveway located to the side or rear of a lot.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
3.4.3.   General Commercial (GC) District
   A.   District Character. The General Commercial (GC) district is intended to provide a wide range of general retail, business, and service uses to Town residents. GC areas are typically located at major street intersections and along primary roadway corridors. Development in the GC district is comprised of a mix of individual buildings on individual sites and multi-tenant or multi-building developments. Several forms of residential use types are authorized in the district, though provision on upper floors of mixed-use buildings is encouraged. Uses in the district are subject to standards intended to ensure development is compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods, ensure that the traffic carrying capacity along the Town's major roadways is not impaired due to unsafe turning movements, and that development is well landscaped and aesthetically pleasing. In order to maintain compatibility with surrounding uses and ensure a high quality of development, all activities, including storage shall be indoors or be fully screened from view from the street or from lands in lower-intensity zoning districts.
   B.   Example of Pattern.
   C.   Dimensional Standards - Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/Multi-Family/Quadplex/ Triplex.
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
7 (applied to residential uses only)
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
6,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
50
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area)
80
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
none required; 5 if provided
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
0 if abutted by an alley; otherwise 25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
50; height may increase by 2 feet for each additional foot of setback up to 100 feet in height
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
 
   D.   Dimensional Standards - Single-Family Attached/Duplex.
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
5.5
7
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
6,000
6,000
Minimum Development Width (linear feet)
50
50
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
80
85
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
None
None
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
None
None
Perimeter Setback Around Development (feet)
25
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet)
25
25
 
   E.   Dimensional Standards - Single-Family Detached.
Traditional Format
Complies with Residential Design Guidelines
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre)
5.5
7
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
6,000
6,000
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet)
60
50
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area)
80
85
Minimum Street Setback (feet)
30
30
Minimum Side Setback (feet)
12
12
Minimum Rear Setback (feet)
25
25
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories)
35/3
35/3
 
   F.   Development Examples.
  
   G.   District-Specific Standards. - placeholder -
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
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