EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DESIGN BURLINGTON CODE ASSESSMENT 3.7.2016 In August of 2015, the City adopted Destination Burlington, a new comprehensive plan that seeks to: - Revitalize downtown; - Revitalize neighborhoods; - Increase connectivity and transportation choices; - Promote economic development; and - Protect environmental resources. Destination Burlington is an articulation of the City’s vision for its future, yet the primary tools to achieve that future (the development regulations) are not in alignment with the vision. In a proactive manner, the City transitioned immediately into an update of the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations -- deciding to prepare a Unified Development Ordinance that would implement the goals and recommendations of the comprehensive plan. City staff and the planning team prepared a Code Assessment which includes a detailed review of the City’s current development regulations and input on suggested changes. It contains the following goals and is summarized in this brochure: 1. A summary of the input on the current development regulations received by City Staff, elected officials, project stakeholders, and residents; 2. An exploration of the gaps that exist between the City’s newly adopted comprehensive plan (Destination Burlington) and the current development regulations; 3. Recommendations on ways to address the gaps between the City’s adopted policy guidance and the current development regimen; and 4. Suggestions on how to incorporate national best practices (sustainability, form controls, and greater procedural efficiency) into the new UDO being prepared. Unified Development Ordinance Procedures Manual Historic Preservation Ordinance Zoning Map Engaging Community Based Process - Zoning Regulations - Overlays - Subdivision Regulations To learn more about the process and view the full Code Assessment please visit: http://www.designburlington.com/
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DESIGN BURLINGTON CODE ASSESSMENT
3.7.2016
In August of 2015, the City adopted Destination Burlington, a new comprehensive plan that seeks to: - Revitalize downtown;- Revitalize neighborhoods;- Increase connectivity and transportation choices;- Promote economic development; and- Protect environmental resources.
Destination Burlington is an articulation of the City’s vision for its future, yet the primary tools to achieve that future (the development regulations) are not in alignment with the vision. In a proactive manner, the City transitioned immediately into an update of the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations -- deciding to prepare a Unified Development Ordinance that would implement the goals and recommendations of the comprehensive plan.
City staff and the planning team prepared a Code Assessment which includes a detailed review of the City’s current development regulations and input on suggested changes. It contains the following goals and is summarized in this brochure: 1. A summary of the input on the current development regulations received by City Staff, elected
officials, project stakeholders, and residents; 2. An exploration of the gaps that exist between the City’s newly adopted comprehensive plan
(Destination Burlington) and the current development regulations; 3. Recommendations on ways to address the gaps between the City’s adopted policy guidance and the
current development regimen; and 4. Suggestions on how to incorporate national best practices (sustainability, form controls, and greater
procedural efficiency) into the new UDO being prepared.
Unified Development Ordinance
Procedures Manual
Historic Preservation Ordinance
Zoning Map
Engaging Community Based Process
- Zoning Regulations
- Overlays
- Subdivision Regulations
To learn more about the process and view the full Code Assessment please visit:
http://www.designburlington.com/
KEY CHANGES, THEMES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ProcessThe regulatory overhaul contemplated in this Code Assessment is the first major revision to the Town’s development regulations in over 35 years. The initial steps of the project were a series of stakeholder interviews, staff meetings, and an Ideas Forum, all of which resulted in a wide variety of comments and recommendations about how the current development regulations should be improved. The consulting team organized this input into six goals or key themes for improvement. These themes are presented for further discussion by the project Advisory Committee, elected officials, and City residents in order to identify areas of consensus prior to commencement of
SIX KEY THEMES
Key Themes 1. Increase User-friendliness2. Enhance Procedural Efficiency3. Revitalize Downtown4. Modernize the Districts and Uses5. Raise the Bar for Development Quality6. Incorporate Incentives and Flexibility
1. Increase User-friendlinessRecommendations:- Integrate regulations into a single document- Establish an intuitive document structure- Integrate more graphics and illustrations- Use a dynamic page layout- Modify the definitions- Add new rules of measurement- Include more purpose and intent statements
2. Enhance Procedural EfficiencyRecommendations:- Consolidating all procedures into a single article- Clarifying application submittal- Adding a set of common procedures- Clarifying review responsibilities and vague procedural
language - Adding new procedures- Addressing changes in state law
3. Revitalize DowntownRecommendations:- Adopt a form-based district (mandatory in the 16-block downtown subdistrict and optional for the balance of downtown)- Explore expanding the historic district designation- Ease requirements for infrastructure retrofits- Tailor development standards to the urban context
5. Raise the Bar for Development QualityRecommendations:- Update and modernize the parking standards- Clarify and enhance the landscape standards- Comprehensive screening standards for some site features- Update and revise public and private street standards- Update the design standards- Revise the signage provisions
4. Modernize the Districts and UsesRecommendations:- Consolidate and modernize the base zoning districts- Better organize the overlay district standards- Accommodate more use-mixing- Use a tiered use classification system- Update the use standards
6. Incorporate Incentives and FlexibilityRecommendations:- Allow administrative adjustments- Offer alternative equivalent compliance- Incorporate menu-based standards- Incentivize adaptive re-use- Incentivize sustainability measures- Provide flexibility for redevelopment of nonconforming sites
- Relocate Submittal Requirements to an outside manual
4. Modernize the Districts and UsesRecommendations:- Consolidate and modernize the base zoning districts- Better organize the overlay district standards- Accommodate more use-mixing- Use a tiered use classification system- Update the use standards
6. Incorporate Incentives and FlexibilityRecommendations:- Allow administrative adjustments- Offer alternative equivalent compliance- Incorporate menu-based standards- Incentivize adaptive re-use- Incentivize sustainability measures- Provide flexibility for redevelopment of nonconforming sites
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ContentsARTICLE 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 TITLE
1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE
1.3 AUTHORITY
1.4 GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT
1.5 APPLICABILITY AND JURISDICTION
1.6 CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
1.7 RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER LAWS, COVENANTS OR DEED RESTRICTIONS
1.8 REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
1.9 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
1.10 SEVERABILITY
ARTICLE 2. PROCEDURES
2.1 COMMON REVIEW PROCEDURES
2.2 STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
2.3 ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE 3 DISTRICTS
3.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.2 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
3.3 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
3.4 BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS
3.5 SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
3.6 CONDITIONAL ZONING DISTRICTS
3.7 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 4. USES
4.1 USE TABLE
4.2 USE CLASSIFICATIONS, CATEGORIES, AND TYPES
4.3 USE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS
4.4 ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
4.5 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
ARTICLE 5. STANDARDS
5.1 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
5.2 UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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TOC5.3 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
5.4 LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
5.5 DESIGN STANDARDS
5.6 SIGNAGE
5.7 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5.8 FENCES AND WALLS
ARTICLE 6. ENVIRONMENT
6.1 OPEN SPACE AND GREENWAYS
6.2 STORMWATER
6.3 RIPARIAN BUFFER PROTECTION
6.4 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION
6.5 SUSTAINABILITY INCENTIVES
ARTICLE 7. SUBDIVISIONS
7.1 SUBDIVISION DESIGN STANDARDS
7.2 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES/BONDING
7.3 CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION
ARTICLE 8. NONCONFORMITIES
8.1 GENERAL APPLICABILITY
8.2 NONCONFORMING USES
8.3 NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
8.4 NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD
8.5 NONCONFORMING SIGNS
8.6 NONCONFORMING SITES
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORITIES
9.1 Purpose
9.2 Authorities
ARTICLE 10. MEASUREMENTS & DEFINITIONS
10.1 GENERAL RULES FOR INTERPRETATION
10.2 RULES OF MEASUREMENT
10.3 TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS
10.4 DEFINITIONS
Proposed Zoning District Translation
Current Zoning Districts Proposed Zoning Districts Residential Districts R-30 Single-Family Residential LDR Low Density Residential R-15 Residential
MDR Medium Density Residential R-12 Residential R-9 Residential R-6 Residential
HDR High Density Residential MF-A Multifamily Residential MF-B Multifamily Residential R-M Residential-Mobile Home [deleted] Business Districts OI Office-Institutional OFI Office-Institutional R-OI Restricted Office-Institutional B-1 Neighborhood Business NB Neighborhood Business B-2 General Business GB General Business I-2 Light Industrial LI Light Industrial I-3 Heavy Industrial HI Heavy Industrial Special Districts B-3 Central Business DTN Downtown CMX-R Conditional Mixed-Use (Residential) MXU Mixed Use CMX-C Conditional Mixed-Use (Commercial) I-1 Planned Industrial NDP Industrial Park I-1A Planned Industrial-Residential Conditional Zoning Districts CR Conditional Residential CR Conditional Residential COI Conditional Office-Institutional CO Conditional Office-Institutional CB Conditional Business CB Conditional Business CI Conditional Industrial CI Conditional Industrial CPE Cond. Planned Employment Center CE Conditional Planned Employment
This table summarizes the proposed translation of the City’s current zoning districts to a set of new zoning districts.
This table summarizes the range of procedures and review bodies to be included in the City’s new Unified Development Ordinance.
This page layout is representative of the graphic quality and layout we have proposed for the UDO.
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES
PROPOSED GRAPHIC STYLE
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33.5 MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
A. Description
1. This building type represents mixed-use developments that allow a mix of retail, office, residential, and entertainment uses in a specified node. The streetscape will be designed to include a wider sidewalk and a variety of amenities, on-street parking, and prominent crosswalks.
B. Special Requirements
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Rear Yard
SetbackMin: XX if on alley
Side Yards
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Min: XX Max: XX % of lot frontage
Front Facade
Zone XX
Stepback
Minimum XX
Sidewalk
WidthMin: X ft
Building
Height
Min: X story
Max: X story or same as tallest adjacent
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Min: X story with permitted 18 in. recesses for architectural elements (columns, etc.)
C. Lot Standards
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Comprehensive Plan Amendment · · R · · · R D ·
Conditional Rezoning /2/ · R · · · R {D} · Development Agreement · · R · · · R {D} · Final Plat · · D · · · · · [A] Floodplain Permit · · · D · · · · · Grading Permit · · · D · · · · · Interpretation · · R · D · · · [A] Minor Plat · · D · · · · · [A] Preliminary Plat D · · · · · · · · Reasonable Accommodation · · R · · · · · [D]
Rezoning · · R · · · R {D} · Sign Permit · · · · D · · · [A] Site Plan D /2/ · · · · · · · [A] Special Use Permit C · · · · · · · [D] Stormwater Permit · D · · · · · · · Text Amendment · · C · · · R {D} · Temporary Use Permit · · · · D · · · [A] Variance · · · · · · · · [D] Vested Right Certificate · · C · · · · [D] · Watershed Variance · D /3/ · · · · · D /3/ · NOTES /1/ The Planning Director shall review and decide any COA applications constituting “minor work.” /2/ The TRC reviews site plans associated with a conditional rezoning prior to review by P&Z Commission. /3/ The Stormwater Administrator decides minor watershed variances and provides a recommendation to the City Council on major watershed variances. Major watershed variances require approval by the City Council prior to consideration by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
This table summarizes the range of procedures and review bodies to be included in the City’s new Unified Development Ordinance.
This page layout is representative of the graphic quality and layout we have proposed for the UDO.
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES
PROPOSED GRAPHIC STYLE
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33.5 MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
A. Description
1. This building type represents mixed-use developments that allow a mix of retail, office, residential, and entertainment uses in a specified node. The streetscape will be designed to include a wider sidewalk and a variety of amenities, on-street parking, and prominent crosswalks.
B. Special Requirements
1. Oluptae pernate mquaes experorrum, voluptati ullam quia volectias et occust ipsant et fugiae volore voles eume cum que simod ut is aut quam res quas prae. Neque ex et fugia consequ isquatquaero eatem enis volorio nsecus nes eum dolor sim que sunt lacerion natur? Adipsam voluptaest escimaio.
a. Sande reniande net volectias dem cus id ma quae eseditiis eos et la sinctem. Nequodit fugita que soloria tibusci dellore, quiati iducid eum faces con rerum nonsedit, eni nobitem experio.
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Mixed-use business/residential structures.
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DensityMin: XX Max: XX
Lot Area Min: XX
Lot Width Min: XX
Front and
Street Side Yard
Setback (corner)
Min: XX
Max: XX
For corners: maintain street wall for at least XX ft from the intersection
Rear Yard
SetbackMin: XX if on alley
Side Yards
(Each)
Min: XX Max: XX % of lot frontage
Front Facade
Zone XX
Stepback
Minimum XX
Sidewalk
WidthMin: X ft
Building
Height
Min: X story
Max: X story or same as tallest adjacent
Minimum
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Min: X story with permitted 18 in. recesses for architectural elements (columns, etc.)
C. Lot Standards
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Comprehensive Plan Amendment · · R · · · R D ·
Conditional Rezoning /2/ · R · · · R {D} · Development Agreement · · R · · · R {D} · Final Plat · · D · · · · · [A] Floodplain Permit · · · D · · · · · Grading Permit · · · D · · · · · Interpretation · · R · D · · · [A] Minor Plat · · D · · · · · [A] Preliminary Plat D · · · · · · · · Reasonable Accommodation · · R · · · · · [D]
Rezoning · · R · · · R {D} · Sign Permit · · · · D · · · [A] Site Plan D /2/ · · · · · · · [A] Special Use Permit C · · · · · · · [D] Stormwater Permit · D · · · · · · · Text Amendment · · C · · · R {D} · Temporary Use Permit · · · · D · · · [A] Variance · · · · · · · · [D] Vested Right Certificate · · C · · · · [D] · Watershed Variance · D /3/ · · · · · D /3/ · NOTES /1/ The Planning Director shall review and decide any COA applications constituting “minor work.” /2/ The TRC reviews site plans associated with a conditional rezoning prior to review by P&Z Commission. /3/ The Stormwater Administrator decides minor watershed variances and provides a recommendation to the City Council on major watershed variances. Major watershed variances require approval by the City Council prior to consideration by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
