HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO 13 04 169STATE OF GEORGIA ORDINANCE NO. 13-04-169
COUNTY OF FULTON RZ13-03
AN ORDINANCE TO DELETE ARTICLE VII, DIVISION 5A-DItERFIELD PLAN OF THE
HIGHW A Y 9 OVERLAY DISTRICT AND CONCURRENTLY ADOPT A NEW ARTICLE XX,
DEERFIELDIHWY 9 FORM BASED CODE, CHAPTER 64 OF THE CITY OF MILTON
ZONING ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 64 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES)
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milton, GA while in a regularly called council
meeting on April 22, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Ordinance relates to deleting Article VII, Division SA-Deerfield Plan of
the Highway 9 Overlay District in its entirety and to concurrently adopt a new Article XX,
Deerfield/Hwy 9 Form Based Code which includes provisions for Transfer of Development
Rights, Article of Chapter 64 of the Zoning Ordinance, which includes a DeerfieldlHwy 9
Regulating Plan Map, and;
SECTION 2. That the harmonious and orderly growth of the DeerfieldlHwy 9 area should be
secured through form based codes, and that this newly created article includes intent,
applicability, process, warrants and variances, and transfer of development rights, and;
SECTION 3. Is hereby adopted and approved; and is attached hereto as iffully set forth herein,
and;
SECTION 4. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or regulations in conflict with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed;
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption.
ORDAINED this the 22nd day of April, 2013.
Attest:
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
(Seal)
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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL
1.1 INTENT
1.2 CODE APPLICABILITY
1.3 TRANSECT ZONES AND SPECIAL
DISTRICTS
1.4 PROCESS
1.5 WARRANTS AND VARIANCES
1.6 DENSITY CALCULATIONS
1.7 TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
ARTICLE 2. REGULATING PLANS
2.1 ARTICLE APPLICABILITY
2.2 INFILL REGULATING PLAN GENERAL
REQU IREMENTS
2.3 LANDSCAPE BUFFERS
ARTICLE 3. PUBLIC STANDARDS
3.1 ARTICLE APPLICABILITY
3.2 THOROUGHFARES -VEHICULAR LANES
3.3 THOROUGHFARES -BICYCLE FACILITIES
3.4 THOROUGHFARES -PUBLIC
FRONTAGES
3.5 CIVIC ZONES
ARTICLE 4. LOT AND BUILDING PLANS
4.1 ARTICLE APPLICABILITY
4.2 NON-CONFORMING PROPERTIES
4.3 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
4.4 BUILDING PLACEMENT
4.5 BUILDING FORM
4.6 BUILDING FUNCTION
4.7 SCREENING AND FENCING
4.8 STORMWATER FACILITIES
4.9 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
4.10 PARKING LOCATION STANDARDS
4.11 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
4.12 LIGHTING STANDARDS
4.13 DRIVE-THROUGH STANDARDS
4.14 GASOLINE STATION STANDARDS
4.15 SIGN STANDARDS
4.16 ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
ARTICLE 5. STANDARDS AND TABLES
TABLE 1 TRANSECT ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
TABLE 2 MODIFCATION TO NON·
CONFORMING PROPERTIES
TABLE 3A VEHICULAR LANE DIMENSIONS
TABLE 3B VEHICULAR LANE/PARKING
ASSEMBLIES
TABLE 4A PUBLIC FRONTAGES· GENERAL
TABLE 4B PUBLIC FRONTAGES SPECIFIC
EXISTING THROUGHFARES
TABLE 4C PUBLIC FRONTAGES SPECIFIC
EXISTING THOROUGHFARES
TABLE 40 PUBLIC FRONTAGES SPECIFIC
NEW THOROUGHFARES
TABLE 4E THOROUGHFARE ASSEMBLIES
TABLE 5 CIVIC SPACE
TABLE 6 BUILDING FORM HEIGHT
TABLE 7 BUILDING PLACEMENT
TABLE 8 PRIVATE FRONTAGES
TABLE 9A BUILDING FUNCTION
TABLE 9B BUILDING UNIT FUNCTION
EXCHANGE RATES
TABLE 10 SPECIFIC FUNCTION & USE
TABLE 11 CODE SUMMARY
TABLE 12A CODE GRAPHICS -T3
TABLE 12B CODE GRAPHICS T4
TABLE 12C CODE GRAPHICS -T5
TABLE 120 CODE GRAPHICS T6
TABLE 13 DEFINITIONS ILLUSTRATED
ARTICLE 6. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL
1.1 INTENT
The intent and purpose of this code is to enable and support the implementation of the following policies:
a. That the Deerfield/Highway 9 area is the focal point for high-quality, mixed-use development in the City
of Milton as established in the Highway 9/Georgia 400 Master Plan Livable Centers Initiative and the
City of Milton 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
b. That within the Deerfield/Highway 9 area, ordinary activities of daily life should be able to occur within
walking or bicycling distance of most dwellings.
c. That interconnected networks of thoroughfares should be designed to disperse traffic and reduce the
length and number of automobile trips.
d. That development patterns should support future premium transit facilities along Georgia 400.
e. That a range of high-quality and aesthetically compatible housing options should be provided to
accommodate different needs in the community.
f. That development should be concentrated in areas served by existing infrastructure and discouraged in
areas lacking it.
g. That the quality-of-life in existing neighborhoods should be preserved and protected.
h. That development patterns should enable children to safely walk or bicycle to school.
i. That a range of useable open spaces including parks, squares, playgrounds, and preserved
environmentally sensitive areas should be distributed throughout the Deerfield/Highway 9 area.
j. That buildings and landscaping should contribute to the physical definition of thoroughfares as civic
places.
k. That development should adequately accommodate automobiles while respecting the pedestrian and
the spatial form of public areas.
I. That community design should reinforce safe environments, but not at the expense of accessibility.
m. That civic buildings and public gathering places should be provided as locations that reinforce
community identity and support self-governance.
n. That civic buildings should be distinctive and appropriate to a role more important than the other
buildings that constitute the fabric of the area.
o. That the harmonious and orderly development and redevelopment of the Deerfield/Highway 9 area of
should be secured through form-based codes.
1.2 CODE APPLICABILITY
1.2.1 Capitalized terms used throughout this code may be defined in Article 6 Definitions of Terms. Article 6
contains regulatory language that is integral to this code. Those terms not defined in Article 6 shall be
accorded their commonly accepted meanings. In the event of conflicts between these definitions and those
of Section 64-1 of this zoning ordinance, those of this code shall take precedence when applied to the
regulations found herein.
1.2.2 The metrics of Article 5 Standards and Tables are an integral part of this code. However, the diagrams and
illustrations that accompany them should be considered advisory, with the exception of those in Table 13
Definitions Illustrated, which are legally binding.
1.2.3 Where in conflict, numerical metrics shall take precedence over graphic metrics.
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1.3 TRANSECT ZONES AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS
1.3.1 The regulations set forth in this form-based code shall apply to all property located within the boundaries
identified in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan adopted concurrently herewith , which shall be kept on
file with the Community Development Department, and which is hereby incorporated by reference. The
Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan shall also be shown on the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Milton,
Georgia as an overlay district in compliance with Section 64-1026 of this zoning ordinance.I· 1.3.2 To reflect a variety of development patterns this code includes Transect Zones, Civic Zones, and Special
Districts, the locations for which are set forth within the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan or an approved
Infill Regulating Plan.
1.3.3 The standards for Transect Zones and Civic Zones shall be as set forth in Articles 3, 4, and 5.
1.3.4 The standards for Transect Zone T4 shall also apply to zone T4-0pen except as specifically indicated.
1.3.5 The standards for Transect Zone T5 shall also apply to zone T5-Limited except as specifically indicated.
1.3.6 Areas that, by their intrinsic character, cannot conform to the requirements of any Transect Zone are
designated as Special Districts. Special Districts shall be governed by the standards of the base zoning as
indicated on the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan, except as otherwise specifically identified in Article 3.
1.4 PROCESS
1.4.1 Projects that require no Variances or Warrants, or only Warrants, from the requirements of this code shall
be processed administratively without further recourse to public consultation except as established below for
the city design review board, as applicable as set forth by Section 64-1120 or Article XVIII of this zoning
ordinance.
1.4.2 The city design review board, as set forth in Section 64-1120 of this zoning ordinance, shall review all plans
for development except detached single-family residential in this district for compliance with the standards
herein prior to the approval of a land disturbance permit, building permit, or demolition permit for both
residential and nonresidential structures.
1.5 WARRANTS AND VARIANCES
1.5.1 There shall be two types of deviation from the requirements of this code: Warrants and Variances. Whether
a deviation requires a Warrant or Variance shall be determined by the community development director
except where specifically prescribed in this code
1.5.2 A Warrant is a ruling that would permit a practice that is not consistent with a specific provision of this code
but is justified by its intent. A Warrant shall be processed as an administrative variance under Section 64
1885 by the community development director.
1.5.3 Warrants relating to a physical element or metric of this code shall be based upon credible submitted
evidence demonstrating that:
a. Approval, if granted, would not offend the spirit or intent of this code as set forth in Section 1.1 Intent;
b. There are such extraordinary and exceptional situations or conditions pertaining to the particular piece
of property that the literal or strict application of this code would create an unnecessary hardship due
to size, shape or topography or other extraordinary and exceptional situations or conditions not caused
by the applicant;
c. Relief, if granted would not cause a substantial detriment to the public good and surrounding
properties; and
d. That the public safety, health and welfare are secured, and that substantial justice is done.
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1.5.4 Warrants relating to a use shall be based upon the considerations for use permits established in Section 64
1552.
1.5.5 A Variance is any ruling on a deviation other than a Warrant. A Variance shall be processed as a primary
variance by the board of zoning appeals as described in Section 64-1888.
1.5.6 If a Warrant or Variance is requested in conjunction with an application for an Infill Regulating Plan, the
mayor, and city council shall process the requested Warrants and Variances as a concurrent variance.
1.5.7 With respect to the review of Variances, the city design review board shall only make recommendations.
1.5.8 No Warrants or Variances may be issued for the following standards and requirements:
a. The minimum Base Densities. (See Table 11 section a.)
b. The permission to build Accessory Buildings.
c. The Function and use requirements of Tables 9 and 10 except where a Warrant is indicated therein.
1.6 DENSITY CALCULATIONS
1.6.1 All areas of a site shall be considered cumulatively the Gross Site Area.
1.6.2 Density shall be expressed in building units per acre as specified for each Transect Zone by Table 11
section a.
1.6.3 The maximum Density of a site shall be calculated by multiplying the Transect Zone's Density identified in
Table 11 section a by the Gross Site Area. Where a site includes multiple Transect Zones, each shall be
calculated independently. The area of new Thoroughfares and Civic Spaces on the site shall be allocated to
the closest Transect Zone(s) on the site. Where a Thoroughfare or Civic Space adjoins multiple Transect
Zones, their area shall be proportionally allocated to the adjoining zones.
1.6.4 Where a site is subdivided into lots, a lot's Density may exceed the Density of the Transect Zone within
which it lies, provided that the maximum Density of the Transect Zone for the site as whole as established in
Section 1.6.3 is not exceeded .
1.6.5 Building units or fractions thereof shall be exchanged for Functions at the following rates as established in
Table 9B:
a. Residential: 1 dwelling unit for each building unit.
b. Lodging : 2 guest rooms for each building unit.
c. Office: 2,250 square feet for each building unit.
d. Retail : 2,250 square feet for each building unit.
e. Other: 2,250 square feet for each building unit.
1.6.6 Where the exchange of building units for Functions results in a fraction, the fraction shall be rounded down
to the nearest whole number of dwelling units, guest rooms, or square feet as established in Section 1.6.5.
1.6.7 Accessory Units do not count toward Density calculations.
1.6.8 Civic Buildings do not count towards Density calculations .
1.6.9 Senior housing units approved by use permit in accordance with Section 64-1834 do not count toward the
Density calculations of this code and are subject to those of Sections 64-1834 .
1.6.10 The Base Density of a site may be increased by the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) up to the
amount specified for each zone by Table 11 section a subject to the provisions of Section 1.7
1.7 TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
1.7.1 Purpose: The TDR mechanism is intended to encourage the voluntary redirection of future growth from
areas where Milton wants reduced development into areas designated for development. Landowners can
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voluntarily choose to have their properties considered as either Open Space TOR Sending Sites or
Park/Greenway TOR Sending Sites. Open Space TOR Sending Sites remain under private ownership
subject to a conservation easement permanently limiting future development. Park/Greenway TOR Sending
Sites are transferred from private ownership to the City of Milton or otherwise secured for public access in a
manner acceptable to the City. In return for voluntarily participating in the TOR program, private property
owners receive Transferable Oevelopment Rights (TORs) which can be transferred for use at designated
TOR Receiving Sites.
1.7.2 TOR Sending Site Criteria
a. Open Space TOR Sending Sites shall be parcels that are a minimum of 2 acres in size and zoned T2
within this district or 2 acres in size and located outside this district but within the subarea of parcels
fronting Bethany Bend from Hopewell Road east to the Forsyth County Line, and parcels fronting
Cogburn Road from Oevonshire Farms Way south to Bethany Bend . With the exception of the parcels
described in the preceding sentence, all other Open Space TOR Sending Sites shall be a minimum of 5
acres in size and zoned AG-1 outside this district. All Open Space TDR Sending Sites shall contain
natural or agricultural features whose retention would implement Milton's goals for maintaining
significant environmental areas, rural character and open space. Parcels shall not qualify if the
restrictions that would be imposed by a conservation easement have already been established by a
preexisting easement or similar instrument.
b. Park/Greenway TOR Sending Sites shall be a minimum of one acre in size, unoccupied by any
residences or other improvements that would render the site unusable for public access and shall be
designated as suitable for Park, Greenway, Civic Space, trail or other public recreational uses in a plan
or code adopted by the City.
1.7.3 TOR Sending Site Approval Process
a. Open Space TOR Sending Sites: Property owners may offer their land as Open Space TOR Sending
Sites using application forms provided by the community development department. If the community
development director finds that the proposed property meets the criteria, he/she shall the approve the
application and oversee the execution and recordation of a permanent conservation easement,
approved by the community development director, that limits future development of the sending site to a
density of no more than one dwelling per parcel or one dwelling per full 25 acres, whichever Oensity is
greater. The easement shall specify that all other uses, building requirements and activities shall be
controlled by the provisions of the T2 zone for parcels within this district and the provisions of the AG-1
zoning district for parcels outside this district.
b. Park/Greenway TOR Sending Sites: Property owners may offer their land as Park/Greenway TOR
Sending Sites using application forms provided by the community development department. If the
property owner proposes to transfer title to Milton, the change of ownership shall pertain to the entire
parcel. If the community development director finds that the proposed property meets the criteria for a
Park/Greenway TOR Sending Site, he/she shall approve the application and oversee the transfer of title
to the City of Milton or an agency/organization authorized by the City Council for approval. A permanent
public access easement approved by the community development director may be used instead of title
transfer if the proposed easement would implement all preservation and public recreational goals for
the site in question, subject to the approval of the City Council. This easement may apply to all or a
portion of a single parcel as long as the portion subject to the easement is at least one acre in size. If a
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Park/Greenway TDR Sending Site is secured by easement rather than City ownership, the easement
shall permanently prohibit all residential development, shall preclude any improvements that would
impede site use for public purposes and shall specify that all other uses and activities will be controlled
by the provisions of the T2 for parcels within this district or the provisions of the AG-1 zoning district for
parcels outside this district.
1.7.4 TDR Allocation
a. Open Space TDR Sending Sites: Upon recordation of an approved conservation easement, the
community development director shall deduct the area of land precluded from development by
preexisting easements and issue TDRs to the owners of Open Space TDR Sending Sites using the
following formula:
i. One TDR per full acre of Unconstrained Land
ii. Plus one TDR per four full acres of Constrained Land
iii. Plus one TDR per each full five acres of land subtotaled under i. and ii. in excess of five acres
b. Park/Greenway TDR Sending Sites: Upon title transfer or recordation of an approved public access
easement, the community development director shall deduct the area of land precluded from
development by preexisting easements and issue TORs to the owners of Park/Greenway TDR
Sending Sites using the following two-step process.
Step One: calculate the total number of TORs produced by i, ii and iii below:
i. One TOR per full acre of Unconstrained Land
ii. Plus one TDR per four full acres of Constrained Land
iii. Plus one TOR per each full five acres of land subtotaled under i. and ii. in excess of five acres.
Step Two :
Multiply the total from Step One by a factor of 1.25.
c. Civic Space TDR Sending Sites: Upon title transfer or recordation of an approved public access
easement, the community development director shall deduct the area of land precluded from
development by preexisting easements and issue TORs to the owners of Park/Greenway TDR
Sending Sites designated as suitable for Civic Spaces in an adopted plan or code using the following
two-step process.
Step One: calculate the total number of TORs produced by i, ii and iii below:
i. One TDR per full acre of Unconstrained Land
ii. Plus one TOR per four full acres of Constrained Land
iii. Plus one TDR per each full five acres of land subtotaled under i. and ii. in excess of five acres.
Step Two:
Multiply the total from Step One by a factor of 1.5.
1.7.5 TOR Transfers: The community development director shall establish and administer a process for
documenting and monitoring the issuance, transfer and permanent extinguishment of TDRs when they are
used to increase density in a TOR Receiving Site development. TOR Sending Site property owners who are
issued TORs may retain them, transfer them directly to TDR Receiving Site developers or transfer them to
intermediaries who may also retain them or transfer them to TOR Receiving Site developers. The City of
Milton may but is not obligated to buy, hold and resell TORs. The City may also sever TDRs from land that it
buys after the effective date of this ordinance for Parks and Greenways and sell these TDRs for use in TOR
Receiving Site developments . The price paid for TORs is determined by negotiation between TDR buyers
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and sellers.
1.7.6 TOR Receiving Sites: TORs may be transferred to the TOR Receiving Sites designated by this code and
any additional TOR Receiving Sites designated by the City. Parcels located within the Maximum Two Story
Height Zone designated within this district shall not serve as TOR Receiving Sites. TOR Receiving Site
owners can build at or below the Base Oensities established by code without any use of TORs. However,
owners who choose to do so may exceed the Base Oensities and achieve the established maximum
densities at the transfer ratio set forth in Section 1.7.7.
1.7.7 TOR Transfer Ratio: Pursuant to this code, developers of projects on TOR Receiving Sites may use the
TORs to exceed Base Oensities and achieve the maximum code-allowed Oensity at the transfer ratio of four
building units per full TOR. Building Units shall be exchanged for Functions as set forth in Section 1.6.5.
1.7.8 Unified Sending/Receiving Site: A TOR Sending Site and a TOR Receiving Site may occur on a single
parcel if the respective portions of the parcel meet all criteria . TORs from the Sending Site portion of the
parcel shall be allocated using the formula provided in 1.7.4 except TORs shall not be granted open space
and Greenway dedications that are required as a condition of site development. TORs from the TOR
Sending Site portion of the parcel may be transferred to the TOR Receiving Site portion of the parcel,
transferred to a separate TOR Receiving Site or to any combination of on-site and off-site TOR Receiving
Sites.
1.7.10 Compliance Requirements
a. When the use of TOR results in divisions of land, TOR compliance shall occur prior to final subdivision
map approval.
b. When the use of TOR results in additional Oensity without a division of land, TOR compliance shall
occur prior to building permit issuance.
c. In no event shall any component of this TOR program have application to any TOR Sending Site or
TOR Receiving Site outside the jurisdictional boundary of the City of Milton.
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ARTICLE 2. REGULATING PLANS
2.1 ARTICLE APPLICABILITY
2.1 .1 The geographic locations of the following shall be as set forth in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan:
a. Transect Zones
b. Existing Civic Building Sites and Civic Spaces
c. Thoroughfare network, existing and planned
d. A differentiation of existing Thoroughfares as A-Grid and B-Grid. Buildings along the A-Grid shall be
held to the highest standard of this code in support of pedestrian activity. Buildings along the B-Grid
may be more readily considered for Warrants allowing automobile-oriented standards.
e. Special Districts
f. A zone where the maximum height of buildings shall be the lesser of two stories or 30 feet, regardless
of Transect Zone or Special District, as indicated by the Maximum Two-Story Building Height Zone .
g. A zone where the maximum height of buildings shall be 12 stories regardless of Transect Zone or
Special District, as indicated by the Maximum Twelve-Story Building Height Zone.
2.1.2 The Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan is an exclusive and mandatory regulation. Property owners within
the plan area shall submit Building Scale Plans under Article 4 in accordance with the provisions of this
code.
2.1.3 The owner of a parcel or abutting parcels in this district may apply for a Warrant to adjust the locations of
Thoroughfares from those shown in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan by up to a total of 300
horizontal feet, provided that the interconnected network shown in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan
is maintained.
2.1.4 The owner of a parcel or abutting parcels in this district may initiate the preparation of an Infill Regulating
Plan in accordance with Section 2.2 of this code.
2.2 INFILL REGULATING PLAN REQUIREMENTS
2.2.1 Approval of Intill Regulating Plans is pursuant to the procedures for rezoning as set forth in Article VIX in
Chapter 64 of this zoning ordinance.
2.2.2 Intill Regulating Plans shall include one or more maps showing the following, in compliance with the
standards described in this Article:
a. Transect Zones
b. Density by Transect Zone
c. Civic Building Sites and Civic Spaces
d. Thoroughfare network
e. A differentiation of the Thoroughfares as A-Grid and B-Grid. Buildings along the A-Grid shall be held to
the highest standard of this code in support of pedestrian activity. Buildings along the B-Grid may be
more readily considered for Warrants allowing automobile-oriented standards. Newly-created B-Grid
Thoroughfares are only allowed in Zone T5, Zone T6, and Civic Zones. The Frontages assigned to the
B-Grid shall not exceed 70% of the total length of Frontages within the combined area of the Intill
Regulating Plan's T5, T6, and Civic Zones.
f. Special Requirements, if any
g. Designation of a mandatory Setback for buildings from any lot line, if any
h. Mandatory Private Frontages , if any
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i. Landscape buffers required by Section 2.3, if any
2.2.3 The following elements shall not deviate from those established in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan:
a. Mandatory Public Frontages along existing Thoroughfares
b. Greenways, although their exact locations may vary provided the connections to adjacent sites shown
in the Deerneld/Highway 9 Regulating Plan are maintained.
2.2.4 Each Infill Regulating Plan for a site greater than 4 acres in area shall dedicate at least 5% of its total area
to Civic Space.
2.2.5 Each Infill Regulating Plan for a site greater than 8 acres in area shall dedicate at least 10% of its total area
to Civic Space.
2.2.6 Civic Space shall be designed as generally described in Table 5 and as allowed in the Transect Zones in
accordance with Table 11 section d. Greenways shall not be counted towards this requirement, except
where they pass through a Civic Space meeting the requirements of Table 5.
2.2.5 The Thoroughfare network for the Infill Regulating Plan shall be designed to define Blocks not exceeding the
size prescribed in Table 11 section b. The perimeter shall be measured as the sum of lot Frontage Lines of
the Block. When one side of the Block perimeter is at the edge of a development parcel the maximum Block
perimeter shall be subject to approval by Warrant.
2.2 .6 All Thoroughfares shall terminate at other Thoroughfares, forming an interconnected network. Internal
Thoroughfares shall connect wherever possible to those on adjacent sites. Where adjacent sites are non
conforming with regards to the Thoroughfare network requirements of this code, stub-out streets shall be
provided to provide future connectivity at such time as the adjacent sites are developed or redeveloped . Cul
de-sacs are allowed only by Warrant to accommodate specific site conditions .
2.3 LANDSCAPE BUFFERS
2.3.1 The requirements of Section 64-237 shall not apply to property within this district except as set forth below.
2.3.2 Adjacent to a Special District, a T2 Zone, or a single-family residential use not located within this district, the
following shall apply:
a. For sites on 4 acres or less in area, a 50 foot wide undisturbed buffer, with a 10 foot improvement
setback, shall be located adjacent to the Special District, T2 Zone, or single-family residential use not
located within this district.
b. For sites greater than 4 acres in area, a 75 foot wide undisturbed buffer, with a 10 foot improvement
setback, shall be located adjacent to the Special District, T2 Zone, or single-family residential use not
located within this district.
2.3.3 To make buffers seem natural, an equal mix of four species from Section 60-88 Appendix R: Acceptable
Evergreen Plant Material for Milton Undisturbed Buffers shall be used.
2.3.4 Modifications to the minimum buffer requirements may be granted only by Variance.
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ARTICLE 3. PUBLIC STANDARDS
3.1 ARTICLE APPLICABILITY
3.1.1 All sites, including those in Special Districts, shall incorporate Thoroughfares and Civic Spaces as
established in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan or an approved Infill Regulating Plan.
3.1.2 Where no approved Infill Regulating Plan exists:
a. Thoroughfares not shown in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan may be permitted, provided that
all Thoroughfares shall terminate at other Thoroughfares, forming an interconnected network. Internal
Thoroughfares shall connect wherever possible to those on adjacent sites. Where adjacent sites are
non-conforming with regards to the Thoroughfare network requirements of this code, stub-out streets
shall be provided to provide future connectivity at such time as the adjacent sites are developed or
redeveloped. Cul-de-sacs are allowed only by Warrant to accommodate specific site conditions.
b. Civic Spaces not shown in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan may be provided.
c. Sites of more than 4 acres shall be designed to define Blocks not exceeding the size prescribed in
Table 11 section b. The perimeter shall be measured as the sum of lot Frontage Lines of the Block.
When one side of the Block perimeter is at the edge of a development parcel the maximum Block
perimeter shall be subject to approval by Warrant.
3.1.3 Thoroughfares are intended for use by vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic and to provide access to lots
and Civic Spaces. Thoroughfares shall generally consist of Vehicular Lanes and Public Frontages. Bicycle
facilities, where provided along a Thoroughfare, shall also be considered part of said Thoroughfare .
3.1.4 Thoroughfares and Civic Spaces shall be designed according to their Transect Zones . The Public Frontages
of Thoroughfares that pass from one Transect Zone to another shall be adjusted so that the newer
Thoroughfare's vehicular lane and parking assemblies and Public Frontages shall taper to meet those of the
existing Thoroughfare .
3.1.5 Each lot shall Enfront a vehicular Thoroughfare or Civic Space, except that 20% of the lots within each
Transect Zone may Enfront a Passage.
3.1.6 Standards for Thoroughfares within Special Districts shall be determined by the public works director, who
may, at their discretion, require alternative standards if the public health, safety, and welfare demand .
3.1.7 Thoroughfares along a designated B-Grid may be exempted by Warrant from one or more of the specified
Public Frontage or Private Frontage requirements. See Tables 8.
3.1.8 Rear Alleys and Rear Lanes shall be provided where required by Table 11 section c.
3.1.9 Rear Alleys shall be paved for their width.
3.1.10 Rear Lanes may be paved lightly to driveway standards. Rear Lanes shall consist of gravel or landscaped
edges, and shall have no raised Curb .
3.2 THOROUGHFARES -VEHICULAR LANES
3.2.1 Thoroughfares may include vehicular lanes in a variety of widths for parked and moving vehicles, and
Bicycle Lanes. The standards for vehicular lanes shall be as shown in Table 3A, subject to approval of the
public works director, who may require alternative standards if the public health, safety, and welfare
demand .
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3.3 THOROUGHFARES -BICYCLE FACILITIES
3.3.1 A bicycle network consisting of Greenways (which may include Multi-Use Trails) and Bicycle Lanes shall be
provided as specified in the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan. The bicycle network shall be connected to
existing or proposed city and regional networks wherever possible.
3.3.2 Greenway requirements may be satisfied by providing a minimum 30 foot wide open space corridor in the
approximate location shown on the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan, granting the City of Milton access
easements for future Multi-Use Trails, and payment to the City of Milton in lieu of the installation as set forth
in Section 48-674 of the City Code .
3.4 THOROUGHFARES -PUBLIC FRONTAGES
3.4.1 General to zones T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
a. The Public Frontage contributes to the character of the Transect Zone and includes Sidewalk, Curb,
Planter, trees, and a Landscape Strip where required. If a Greenway is located in what would otherwise
be part of the Public Frontage then it shall also be considered part of the Public Frontage.
b. Public Frontages shall be designed as shown in Table 4A, Table 4B, and Table 40 and allocated within
Transect Zones, where applicable, as specified in Table 11 section c.
c. Retrofit of existing Thoroughfares
i. Retrofit of existing Thoroughfares shall be accomplished in the Public Frontage by widening
Sidewalks, adding trees, adding public lighting, adding a required Landscape Strip, and adding any
required Greenways.
ii. Retrofit of State Route 9, Windward Parkway, Deerfield Parkway, Morris Road, McGinnis Ferry
Road, Old Morris Road, Webb Road, Bethany Bend, and Cogburn Road may also be
accomplished in the Public Frontage by adding one Slip Road along one or both sides of the
Thoroughfare utilizing one of the Thoroughfares identified as suitable for a Slip Road in Table 38.
Where this occurs Public Frontage improvements required along the existing Thoroughfare shall be
provided, and additional Public Frontage improvements shall be provided along one side of the
new Thoroughfare adjacent to the private lot as illustrated in Table 4C .
iii. Where retrofit occurs and there is insufficient right-of-way, the right-of-way shall be expanded or a
public access easement provided to the City of Milton. Where the latter occurs, the Frontage Line
will not be congruent with the right-of-way.
d. Public lighting shall be provided as established in Section 4.12.
e. Street trees shall be provided in the Public Frontage Planter and required Landscape Zone, subject to
the following:
i. Along Highway 9 street trees shall be placed and sized in accordance with the standards
established by the Georgia Department of Transportation.
ii. Along other Thoroughfares street trees shall be placed and sized in accordance with the standards
established by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
f. The maintenance of lights and trees shall be the responsibility of the adjacent property owner or as
otherwise provided.
g. Sidewalks shall continue across the entire length of all concrete aprons and shall match the
appearance of adjacent Sidewalk material in color, texture, and design.
3.4.2 Specific to zones T2, T3
a. The Public Frontage shall include trees of various species, naturalistically clustered.
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3.4.3 Specific to zones T3, T4, T5, T6
a. Street trees shall be spaced a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 60 feet on-center. The spacing may
be adjusted by Warrant for specific site conditions.
b. The introduced landscape shall consist of durable species tolerant of soil compaction.
3.4.4 Specific to zone T4
a. Street trees shall be planted in a regularly-spaced Allee pattern of single or alternated species per
street with shade canopies of a height that, at maturity, clears at least one Story.
3.4.5 Specific to zone T5, T6
a. Street trees shall be planted in a regularly-spaced Allee pattern of single species per street with shade
canopies of a height that, at maturity, clears at least one Story. At Retail Frontages, the spacing of the
trees may be irregular, to avoid visually obscuring the Shopfronts.
3.4.6 Specific to State Route 9, Deerfield Parkway, Morris Road, McGinnis Ferry Road, Old Morris Road, Webb
Road, Bethany Bend, and Cogburn Road
a. The requirements of specific Transect Zones and Special Districts notwithstanding, the Public Frontage
shall be as set forth below and in Table 4B except as otherwise required by the Georgia Department of
Transportation or the director of public works, who may require alternative standards if the public
health, safety, and welfare demand.
b. The Public Frontage shall include a Landscape Strip with a minimum width of 20 feet between the
Sidewalk and the Frontage Line. Street trees shall be located in the Landscape Strip and spaced a
minimum of 30 and a maximum of 60 feet on-center. The spacing may be adjusted by Warrant to
accommodate specific site conditions. Walkways may traverse the Landscape Strip.
c. Street trees shall be a minimum of 5 inch caliper at the time of planting.
3.4.7 Specific to State Route 9
a. Public Frontages in areas with a speed limit equal to or lower than 35 miles per hour shall include a
Sidewalk with a minimum width of 8 feet and a Planter having a minimum width of 10 feet. Street trees
shall be located in the Planter and spaced a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 60 feet on-center. The
spacing may be adjusted by Warrant to accommodate specific site conditions.
b. Public Frontages in areas with a speed limit greater than 35 miles per hour shall include a Sidewalk
with a minimum width of 8 feet and a Planter with a minimum width of 4 feet. Street trees are not
required in the Planter.
c. A combination of October Glory and Red Sunset Maples with flowering cherries and dogwood shall be
planted.
3.4.7 Specific to Windward Parkway
a. The Public Frontage shall include a Sidewalk with a minimum width of 8 feet and a Planter adjacent to
the curb having a minimum width of 2 feet, a maximum width of 12 feet, and an average width of 6 or
more feet.
b. A combination of October Glory and Red Sunset Maples with flowering cherries and dogwoods shall be
planted.
3.4.8 Specific to Deerfield Parkway
a. The Public Frontage shall include a Sidewalk with a minimum width of 6 feet and a Planter adjacent to
the curb having a minimum width of 2 feet, a maximum width of 12 feet, and an average width of 6 or
more feet.
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b. The Sidewalk shall meander among the trees.
c. Willow Oaks shall be planted in the Landscape Strip.
3.4.9 Specific to Morris Road, McGinnis Ferry Road, Old Morris Road, Webb Road, Bethany Bend, and Cogburn
Road
a. The Public Frontage shall include a Sidewalk with a minimum width of 6 feet and a Planter adjacent to
the curb having a minimum width of 2 feet, a maximum width of 12 feet, and an average width of 6 or
more feet.
b. Morris Road and McGinnis Ferry Road: Legacy Sugar Maples shall be planted.
c. Webb Road: October Glory and Red Sunset Maples shall be planted and shall alternate in groups of
three trees by species.
d. Old Morris Road: October Glory Red Maples shall be planted.
e. Cogburn Road and Bethany Bend: No species requirements exist.
3.5 CIVIC ZONES
3.5.1 General
a. Civic Zones are designated on the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan, on an Infill Regulating Plan, or
on a site subject to Section 3.5.2(a) or 3.5.2(b) as Civic Building Sites or Civic Spaces.
3.5.2 Civic Spaces
a. Sites of more than 4 acres and not located within an Infill Regulating Plan shall dedicate at least 5% of
their total area to Civic Space. Greenways shall not be counted towards this requirement, except where
they pass through a Civic Space meeting the requirements of Table 5.
b. Sites of more than 8 acres and not located within an Infill Regulating Plan shall dedicate at least 10% of
their total area to Civic Space. Greenways shall not be counted towards this requirement, except where
they pass through a Civic Space meeting the requirements of Table 5.
c. Civic Spaces shall be designed as described in Table 5 and shall be accessible to the public during
normal City of Milton park hours or longer each day.
d. Each Civic Space shall have a minimum of 50% of its perimeter Enfronting one or more Thoroughfares,
except for Playgrounds and Parks.
3.5.3 Civic Spaces shall provide pedestrian access to adjacent Thoroughfares and sites as follows:
a. One or more access points shall be provided every 200 feet of Civic Space perimeter along a
Thoroughfare, and provided that no single Thoroughfare shall have less than one access point.
b. One or more access points shall be provided every 600 feet of Civic Space perimeter along an adjacent
site. Relief from this requirement may be granted by Warrant where the adjacent site cannot
accommodate said access.
c. For the purposes of this section an access point may include a walkway, Multi-Use trail, or other paved
or unpaved surface suitable for walking.
3.5.4 Any street furniture, benches, trash receptacles or pedestrian street lights installed in a Civic Space must be
of a type indicated below or similar as approved by the city design review board.
a. Benches: Victor Stanley Classic Series CR-138 in black with no center arm rest.
b. Trash receptacles: Victor Stanley 0-35 in black.
c. Pedestrian street light: Philips Lumec Domus Series.
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ARTICLE 4. BUILDING SCALE PLANS
4.1 ARTICLE APPLICABILITY
4.1.1 Lots and buildings shall be subject to the requirements of this Article .
4.1 .2 Building and site plans submitted under this code shall show compliance with the following standards
described in this code:
a. For preliminary site and building approval :
i. Building Placement
ii. Building Form
iii. Building Function
iv . Public Frontages
b. For final approval, in addition to the above:
i. Landscaping
ii. Signage
iii. Special Requirements, if any
iv . Architecture
4.1.3 Special Districts shall be governed by the base zoning, as indicated on the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating
Plan.
4.1.4 Civic Building Sites shall not be subject to the requirements of this code. The particulars of their design shall
be determined by Warrant. Buildings housing Civic Functions that do not meet the definition of a Civic
Building shall be subject to the requirements of this code.
4.2 NON-CONFORMING PROPERTIES
4.2.1 Non-conforming properties shall comply with Section 64-74 except as indicated to the contrary below.
4.2.2 A property existing at the date of adoption of this code or any amendments thereto that does not conform to
the provisions of this code or any subsequent amendment may continue in use as they are until a
Substantial Modification is requested , at which time the community development director shall determine the
provisions of this code that apply and shall grant Warrants for those that do not apply.
4.2.3 Lots existing at the time of adoption of this code shall not be considered non-conforming with regard to
width.
4.2.4 The modification of existing buildings is permitted By Right if such changes result in greater conformance
with the specifications of this code (as illustrated in Table 2).
4.3 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
4.3.1 To the extent that the Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan or an Infill Regulating Plan designates any of the
following Special Requirements, these standards shall apply to said requirements:
a. A mandatory Retail Frontage designation requires that a building provide a Shopfront at Sidewalk level
along the entire length of its Private Frontage. The Shopfront shall be no less than 70% glazed in clear
glass and shaded by an awning overlapping the Sidewalk as illustrated in Table 8. The first Story shall
be confined to Retail or Office use through the depth of the Second Layer.
b. A mandatory Gallery Frontage designation requires that a building provide a permanent cover over the
Sidewalk, either cantilevered or supported by columns (as generally illustrated in Table 8). A Gallery
Frontage may be combined with a Retail Frontage.
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c. A mandatory Arcade Frontage designation requires that a building overlap the Sidewalk such that the
first floor Facade is a colonnade (as illustrated in Table 8). The Arcade Frontage may be combined with
a Retail Frontage.
d. A Coordinated Frontage designation requires that the Public Frontage (Table 4a) and Private Frontage
(Table 8) be coordinated as a single, coherent landscape and paving design.
e. A cross Block Passage designation requires that a minimum 8 foot wide pedestrian access be reserved
between buildings.
4.4 BUILDING PLACEMENT
4.4.1 Specific to zones T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
a. Newly platted lots shall be dimensioned according to Table 11 section e except as otherwise approved
by Warrant.
b. Building Placement types shall be as shown in Table 7 and Table 11 section h except as otherwise
approved by Warrant.
c. Buildings shall be placed in relation to the boundaries of their lots according to Table 11 and Table 13
subject to the following :
i. Front Setbacks shall be measured from the Frontage Line.
ii. Side and Rear Setbacks shall be measured from the Lot Line.
iii. The requirements of Table 11 and Table 13 notwithstanding, all of a portion of any required
Landscape Strip may be counted towards meeting a minimum Front Setback by Warrant.
iv. As otherwise approved by Warrant.
d. The requirements ofTable 11 and Table 13 notwithstanding, along State Route 9 certain buildings may
be placed subject to the following requirements:
i. Buildings between 10,000 and 50,000 square feet may be located a maximum distance of 100 feet
from the right-of-way along State Route 9 with no intervening Thoroughfare.
ii. Buildings 50,000 square feet or greater may be located a maximum distance of 300 feet from the
right-of-way along State Route 9 with no intervening Thoroughfare.
e. One Principal Building at the Frontage, and one Outbuilding to the rear of the Principal Building, may be
built on each Lot as shown in Table 13 except as set forth in Section 4.4.1 (d) for certain sized buildings
along State Route 9 or as otherwise approved by Warrant.
f. Lot coverage by building shall not exceed that recorded in Table 11 section e except as otherwise
approved by Warrant.
g. Facades shall be built parallel to a rectilinear Principal Frontage Line or to the tangent of a curved
Principal Frontage Line, and along a minimum percentage of the Frontage width at the Setback, as
specified as Frontage Buildout on Table 11 section f. These requirements shall not apply to buildings
subject to Section 4.4.1 (d) or as otherwise approved by Warrant.
h. Rear Setbacks for Outbuildings shall be a minimum of 12 feet measured from the centerline of a Rear
Alley or Rear Lane easement. In the absence of Rear Alley or Rear Lane, the rear Setback shall be as
shown in Table 11.
i. To accommodate slopes over 10%, relief from front Setback requirements of Table 11 is available by
Warrant.
j. To accommodate the preservation of specimen trees as established in the tree preservation ordinance,
relief from all setbacks, lot widths, and lot coverage is available by Warrant.
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4.4.2 Specific to zones T5 and T6
a. The Principal Entrance shall be on a Frontage Line except as set forth in Section 4.4.1 (d) for certain
sized buildings along State Route 9.
4.5 BUILDING FORM
4.5.1 General to zones T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
a. Private Frontages
i. The Private Frontage for buildings subject to Section 4.4.1 (d) shall conform to Table 8 and Table
11, except that the edge of an Open Parking may be substituted for the Thoroughfare.
ii. The Private Frontage of all other buildings shall conform to Table 8 and Table 11.
b. Buildings on corner Lots shall have two Private Frontages as shown in Table 13. Prescriptions for the
Second and Third Layers pertain only to the Principal Frontage. Prescriptions for the First Layer pertain
to both Frontages.
c. Building heights and Stepbacks shall conform to Table 6 except that:
i. Within the Maximum Two-Story Building Height Zone the maximum height shall be the lesser of
two stories or 30 feet, regardless of Transect Zone or Special District.
ii. Within the Maximum Twelve-Story Building Height Zone the maximum height shall be 12 stories,
regardless of Transect Zone or Special District.
iii. Within 85 feet of a T2 zone the maximum height shall be the lesser of two stories or 30 feet,
regardless of Transect Zone or Special District.
d. Stories may not exceed 14 feet in height from finished floor to finished ceiling, except for a first floor
Commercial or Civic Function, which shall be a minimum of 11 feet with a maximum of 25 feet. A single
floor level exceeding 14 feet, or 25 feet at ground level, shall be counted as two Stories. Mezzanines
extending beyond 33% of the floor area shall be counted as an additional Story.
e. A first level Residential Function may be raised a maximum of 6 feet from average Sidewalk grade
unless a greater height is approved by Warrant.
f. In a Parking Structure each above-ground level counts as a single Story regardless of its relationship to
habitable Stories.
g. Building height limits do not apply to attics or raised basements, masts, belfries, clock towers, chimney
flues, water tanks, or elevator bulkheads. Attics shall not exceed 14 feet in height.
h. The habitable area of an Accessory Unit within a Principal Building or an Outbuilding shall not exceed
440 square feet, excluding the parking area.
i. The maximum number of attached Rowhouse units in a building shall be eight.
4.5.2 Specific to zone T3
a. No portion of the Private Frontage may Encroach the Sidewalk.
b. Open porches may Encroach the First Layer for 50% of the layer's depth.
c. Balconies and bay windows may Encroach the First Layer for 25% of the layer's depth except that
balconies on porch roofs may Encroach as does the porch.
4.5.3 Specific to zone T4
a. Balconies, open porches and bay windows may Encroach the First Layer for 50% of the layer's depth .
4.5.4 Specific to zones T5, T6
a. Except where prohibited, Awnings, Arcades, and Galleries may Encroach the Sidewalk to within 2 feet
of the Curb but must clear the Sidewalk vertically by at least 8 feet.
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b. Stoops, Lightwells, balconies, bay windows, and terraces may Encroach the First Layer for 100% of the
layer's depth.
c. Along A-Grids, in the absence of a building Facade along any part of a Frontage Line a Streetscreen
shall be built co-planar with the Facade.
d. Streetscreens shall be between 3.5 and 8 feet in height. The Streetscreen may be replaced by a hedge
or fence by Warrant. Streetscreens shall have openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile
and pedestrian access.
e. A walkway with a minimum width of 4 feet shall connect all building entrances to the public Sidewalk.
f. A first level Residential or Lodging Function shall be raised a minimum of 2 feet from average Sidewalk
grade unless a lesser height is approved by Warrant to allow wheelchair access.
4.6 BUILDING FUNCTION
4.6.1 General to zones T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
a. Buildings in each Transect Zone shall conform to the Functions on Table 9A, Table 10 and Table 11 .
Functions that do not conform shall require approval by Use Permit or Warrant as specified on Table
10.
b. Home Occupation shall be permitted as an accessory us in accordance with Section 64-213 except as
indicated to the contrary below:
i. Home Occupations should be invisible from the Frontage.
ii. Home Occupations shall be located either within the house or in an Outbuilding.
4.6.2 Specific to zones T2, T3
a. Accessory Functions of Restricted Lodging or Restricted Office shall be permitted within an Accessory
Building. See Table 9A.
4.6.3 Specific to zones T4, T5
a. Accessory Functions of Limited Lodging or Limited Office shall be permitted within an Accessory
Building. See Table 9A.
4.6.4 Specific to zone T4-0pen
a. The Function standards of T5 shall apply. See Table 9A.
4.6.5 Specific to zone T5-Limited
a. Retail Functions shall only be permitted in buildings having two or more Stories and shall be limited to
the first Story. No individual Retail establishment shall exceed 15,000 square feet in floor area.
b. The Functions standards of T5 shall apply to all non-Retail Functions.
4.6.6 Specific to zones T4-0pen, T5, T6
a. Apartments shall only be permitted subject to use perrnit and as follows:
i. In buildings where the entire first Story is used for non-Residential Functions or residential lobbies,
leasing offices, fitness centers, or multi-purpose rooms serving the Residential Function, or
ii. On sites where more than 50% of the total floor area is dedicated to Office, Retail, or Lodging
Functions.
b. Rowhouses shall only be permitted subject to use permit, and only on sites where more than 50% of
the total floor area is dedicated to Office, Retail, or Lodging Functions.
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4.7 SCREENING AND FENCING
4.7.1 Fences, walls and hedges shall be subject to the following:
a. General to zones T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
i. Chainlink fencing is prohibited from view from a public Thoroughfare and shall be black or hunter
green vinyl clad.
ii. Retaining walls shall be faced with or constructed of stone, brick, or decorative concrete modular
block. Retaining walls above three feet high shall have a continuous planting of evergreens in front
of them.
b. Specific to the First Layer in all zones along State Route 9 and Windward Parkway
i. A continuous fence is required in the First Layer except at driveway and pedestrian walkway
openings. Said fence shall also include a minimum 3 foot wide landscaped zone on the exterior of
the fencing, which may be included within any required Landscape Strip.
ii. Fences and posts shall be between 42 and 55 inches in height measured from finished grade.
iii. Allowed fencing material shall be primarily pressure treated dark stained wood and may include
accents of natural or man-made stone, brick, aluminum, ornamental or decorative wrought iron or
architectural concrete. Accents shall not exceed 20% of the total surface area of the fence and any
openings within it. Fencing shall be in keeping with the equestrian and rural character of Milton.
Unpainted or unstained pressure treated wood is prohibited.
c. Specific to zones T2, T3, T4 except the First layer along State Route 9 or Windward Parkway
i. Where permitted within the First Layer, fences, walls and hedges shall not exceed 42 inches in
height. Retaining walls are excluded from this requirement.
ii. Opaque fences are prohibited in the First Layer.
iii. In all other locations fences and walls shall not exceed 6 feet in height and shall be at maximum of
50% opaque above 42 inches in height. This requirement shall not apply to fences and walls
screening refuse areas or loading docks.
d. Specific to zones T5, T6 except the First Layer along State Route 9 or Windward Parkway
i. Within the first Layer, fences, walls and hedges shall not exceed 55 inches in height. Retaining
walls are excluded from this requirement.
ii. Opaque fences are prohibited in the First Layer.
iii. In all other locations fences and walls shall not exceed 6 feet in height and may be 100% opaque.
4.7.2 The following elements shall be screened from view of any A-Grid Thoroughfare or Civic Space as set forth
below. To comply with the maximum height requirements above, any screening that exceeds the maximum
requirements for the First Layer shall not be located within it.
a. Loading docks and service areas shall be screened by either:
i. A minimum 6 foot high opaque fence matching the material of the building; or
ii. A 15 foot wide landscape zone planted with a continuous hedge of evergreen shrubs. Shrubs shall
be moderately growing, be a minimum height of 42 inches at time of planting, and reach a
minimum height of 6 feet within two years of planting.
b. Open Parking or gas fueling bays shall be screened by a continuous screen of evergreen plantings.
Said screen shall be 3 feet in height at planting and 4 feet minimum height at maturity and 3 to 8 feet in
width at maturity.
4.7.3 Refuse areas (dumpsters) shall be placed in the least visible location from an A-Grid Thoroughfare, and
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shall be enclosed pursuant to rules of the Fulton County Health Department. Enclosures shall be
constructed of the same exterior wall material used for the Principal Building . The enclosure shall be 1foot
higher than what is contained in the interior. The door enclosing the area shall be made out of wood or a
material that has the appearance of wood.
4.7.4 Mechanical features such as HVAC condensers, electrical transformers, heat pumps, and similar features
shall not be placed in the First Layer and shall be screened from view of any A-Grid Thoroughfare, Civic
Space, or any property used or developed for Residential Functions, by one of the following means:
a. Placement behind the building;
b. 100% opaque fencing which shall be constructed of the same type of exterior material used for the
Principal Building; or
c. Bya berm or vegetative screening. The screening shall consist of evergreen shrubs, be a minimum of
42 inches in height at time of planting, and reach a minimum height of 6 feet within two years of
planting.
4.7.5 Detention/retention ponds shall have a minimum 10 foot wide landscape area planted to buffer standards
with evergreen plantings exterior to any required fence and or required access area. When required, fencing
material around detentionlretention ponds shall meet the fencing requirements of Section 4.7.1 (c) or as
approved by Warrant.
4.8 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
4.8.1 All facilities shall be in compliance with the Stormwater Management Manual (chapter 20, article IV of the
City Code).
4.8.2 Facilities that are located above ground shall be located in the least conspicuous area of the site as
engineering standards will allow.
4.8 .3 Above-ground stormwater management shall be designed to create a natural look.
4.8.4 The creation of shared stormwater management facilities serving multiple properties is encouraged.
4.9 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
4.9.1 Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Article VII of this zoning ordinance.
4.9.2 Subject to the approval of the director of the community development department by Warrant, off-street
parking as required by Article VIII may be reduced and shared parking among uses may be permitted.
4.9.3 On-street parking along the parking lane corresponding to the Lot Frontage shall be used to satisfy the
parking requirements for Residential Functions.
4.9.4 All Office, Lodging, Retail, Civic, and Education Functions, and Apartment Buildings shall provide a
minimum of one bicycle rack to accommodate a minimum of one bicycle space for every ten vehicular
parking spaces. Said rack(s) shall be located within the Public or Private Frontage.
4.9.5 Sites which exceed the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces by this zoning ordinance
shall construct said excess parking spaces of pervious paving. This requirement shall not apply to excess
spaces located within a Parking Structure. Where a site contains both Parking Structures and Open Parking
area, spaces located in the Parking Structure shall be counted towards meeting the minimum number of
required off-street parking spaces before those in Open Parking area.
4.10 PARKING LOCATION STANDARDS
4.10.1 General to zones T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
a. Parking shall be accessed by Rear Alleys or Rear Lanes, when such are available or required .
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b. Open Parking areas on A-Grid Thoroughfares shall be screened from the Public Frontage by a building,
Streetscreen, or in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.7.2.
c. Open Parking areas on B-Grid Thoroughfares may be unscreened from the Public Frontage except for
corner lots at intersections with the A-Grid.
d. Rear Alleys, Rear Lanes, and Driveways on adjacent sites shall connect to provide inter-parcel access
to minimize curb cuts and improve street traffic flow .
4.10.2 Specific to zones T2, T3
a. Open Parking areas shall be located at the Second and Third Layers, except that Driveways, drop-ofts
and unpaved parking areas may be located at the First Layer.
b. Garages shall be located at the Third Layer except that side-or rear-entry types may be allowed in the
First or Second Layer by Warrant.
4.10.3 Specific to zones T3, T4
a. Driveways at Frontages shall be no wider than 10 feet in the First Layer. (Table 2B .~
4.10.4 Specific to zone T4
a. All parking lots and garages shall be located at the Second or Third Layer.
4.10.5 Specific to zones T5, T6
a. All Open Parking and Parking Structures shall be located at the Second or Third Layer.
b. Vehicular entrances to parking lots, drive-throughs, and Parking Structures shall be no wider than 12
feet for one-way access and 24 feet for two-way access at the Frontage.
c. Pedestrian exits from all parking lots and Parking Structures shall be directly to a Frontage Line (Le.,
not directly into a building) except underground levels which may exit directly into a building.
d. Parking Structures on the A-Grid shall have Liner Buildings lining the first and second Stories.
4.11 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
4.11 .1 General to zones T2, T3, T 4, T5, T6
a. Impermeable surface shall be confined to the ratio of Lot coverage specified in Table 11 section e.
4.11.2 Specific to zones T2, T3, T 4
a. The First Layer shall be landscaped with live grass, trees, shrubs, hedges and other landscaping
materials approved by the city arborist and shall not be paved, with the exception of Driveways as
specified in Section 4.10.2 and Section 4.10.3.
4.11.3 Specific to zone T3
a. A minimum of two trees approved by the City Arborist shall be planted within the first Layer for each 30
feet of Frontage Line or portion thereof.
b. Trees shall be naturalistically clustered.
4.11.4 Specific to zone T 4
a. A minimum of one tree approved by the City Arborist shall be planted within the first Layer for each 30
feet of Frontage Line or portion thereof.
b. Trees shall be a single species to match the species of Street Trees on the Public Frontage.
4.11 .5 Specific to zone T5, T6
a. Trees shall not be required in the first Layer.
b. The first Layer may be paved to match the pavement of the Public Frontage.
4.11.6 The following non-native invasive species shall not be planted anywhere in this district:
a. Ailanthus altissima (tree-of-heaven)
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b. Albizia julibrissin (mimosa)
c. Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed)
d. Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)
e. Elaegnus pungens (thorny olive)
f. Elaeagnus umbellate (autumn olive)
g. Hedera helix (English ivy)
h. Hydrilla verticillata (hydrilla)
i. Imperata cylindrical (congongrass)
j. Lespedeza bicolor (shrubby lespedeza)
k. Lespedeza cuneata (sericea Lespedeza)
I. Ligustrum japonicum (Japanese privet)
m. Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
n. Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)
o. Lonicera maackii (amur honeysuckle)
p. Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern)
q. Melia azedarach (chinaberry)
r. Microstegium vimineum (Nepalese browntop)
s. Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese silvergrass)
t. Murdannia keisak (marsh dayflower)
u. Nandina domestica (sacred bamboo)
v. Paulownia tomentosa (princess tree)
w. Phyllostachys aurea (golden bamboo)
x. Pueraria Montana var. lobata (kudzu)
y. Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose)
z. Sesbania herbacea (big pod sesbania)
aa. Sesbania punicea (red sesbania)
bb. Spiraea japonica (Japanese spiraea)
cc. Triadica sebifera (Chinese tallow tree)
dd. Vinca major (big periwinkle)
ee. Vinca minor (common periwinkle)
ff. Wisteria sinensis (wisteria)
4.12 LIGHTING STANDARDS
4.12.1 A lighting plan shall be submitted for approval prior to the issuance of a land disturbance permit.
4.12.2 All site lighting shall be designed so that the illumination as measured in footcandles at anyone point meets
the following standards:
a. Minimum and maximum levels are measured at anyone point.
b. The average level is not to exceed the calculated value and is derived using only the area of the site
included to receive illumination.
c. Points of measure shall not include the area of the building or areas which do not lend themselves to
pedestrian traffic .
d. If the major portion of the lighting design is to be in the front of a building, the average level should not
be affected by adding a light or two in the back of the same building, which would raise the average of
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the intended area for lighting.
4.12.3 New lighting and renovations, upgrades, or additions to lighting on existing facilities shall comply with the
following illumination levels. The entire site must be bought into conformance with this section should a
renovation, upgrade, or addition occur that would require a land disturbance permit.
a. Areas for display of outdoor merchandise
i. Minimum level footcandles: 1.0
ii. Average level footcandles: 5.0
iii. Maximum level footcandles: 10.0
b. Open Parking serving Commercial functions
i. Minimum level footcandles: 0.6
ii. Average level footcandles: 2.4
iii. Maximum level footcandles : 10.0
c. Open Parking serving Residential Functions
i. Minimum level footcandles: 0.2
ii. Average level footcandles: 1.5
iii. Maximum level footcandles: 10.0
d. Walkways and Thoroughfares
i. Minimum level footcandles: 0.2
ii. Average level footcandles: 2.0
iii. Maximum level footcandles: 10.0
e. Landscapes and decorative
i. Minimum level footcandles: 0.0
ii. Average level footcandles: 0.5
iii. Maximum level footcandles: 5.0
4.12.2 Any lighting fixture shall be a cutoff luminary whose source is completely concealed with an opaque
housing. Fixtures shall be recessed in the opaque housing. Drop dish refractors are prohibited. The wattage
shall not exceed 420 watts/480 V per light fixture or equivalent. This provision includes lights on mounted
poles as well as architectural display and decorative lighting visible from a street or highway. Wall pack
lighting shall be cut-off down directional a maximum of 250 watts or equivalent. Canopy lighting shall be
recessed and directed downward through the use of luminaries, and shall have a maximum lamp wattage of
400 watts or equivalent.
4.12.3 Sodium vapor, exterior neon, and colored lights are prohibited.
4.12. 4 Shoe box, and cobra head lighting fixtures, as typically used in parking area lighting, and exposed neon
lighting as typically used on building Facades and architectural features are prohibited.
4.12.5 Only fluorescent, metal halide, mercury vapor, shrouded spots, LED, natural gas, and walkway lights are
allowed.
4.12.6 Mounting fixtures must be modified in such a manner that the cone of the light is not directed at any property
line. The minimum mounting height for a pole is 12 feet. The maximum mounting height for a pole is 28 feet.
Any fixture and pole located within 20 feet of a Special District, a T2 Zone, T3 Zone, T4 Zone, T5-R Zone, or
a single-family residential use not located within this district shall be a Type Four (Enclosures that are
intended for outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against windblown dust and rain,
splashing water, and hose directed water; undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure) and forward
throw distribution.
4.12.7 As an exception to the prohibition in Section 4.12.5 each commercial establishment shall be entitled to a
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single exposed neon or LED sign which may only be illuminated during periods when the commercial
establishment is open for public business. Such sign shall have a maximum sign face of two square feet,
and shall be positioned on the interior as a window sign no more than five feet from the main entrance of the
commercial establishment. The sign is prohibited from blinking, flashing, or fluctuating and may not be
animated in any way.
4.12.8 Thoroughfare, Open Parking, and walkway lighting and poles shall be the Philips Lumec Domus series in
black or similar, or as approved by the city design review board. Within these areas, lights shall include
decorative skirts or aprons.
4.13 DRIVE THROUGH STANDARDS
4.13.1 Drive-through service canopies shall be pitched at an angle and use materials matching the roof of the
Principal Building.
4.13.2. Drive-through facilities and all associated vehicular queuing shall be located at the rear of the Principal
Building if feasible, but shall be located at the side if not feasible .
4,13.3 Vehicular access to adrive-through should be from mid-block or from a Rear Alley to avoid disrupting
pedestrian traffic. If a Driveway is necessary it shall be no more than 24 feet wide .
4,13.4 Drive-through facilities shall be considered Accessory Structures to a building.
4.13.5 Drive-through facility queuing shall be prohibited in a Thoroughfare,
4.14 GASOLINE STATION STANDARDS
4.14.1. Gasoline station canopies and pumps:
a. Shall be located to the side, or rear of the Principal Building .
b. Shall be buffered from adjoining Residential Functions with a Streetscreen.
c. Pump canopies shall be located the greater of:
i. 300 feet from any interior side or rear Lot Line that adjoins a Residential Function, or
ii. 100 feet from any Special District, T2 Zone, or AG-1 zoned property.
d. Pump canopies shall be located at least 50 feet from any interior side or rear property line that adjoins a
Residential Function .
e. Pump canopy fascia shall be between 24 and 30 inches in height.
f. Pump canopies shall not exceed 18 feet in height as measured to the top of the structure.
g. Pump canopies shall be compatible with the color, texture, material, and architectural design of the
Principal Building .
h. Pump canopy support columns shall be compatible with the color, texture, and material of the Facade
of the Principal Building.
i. Pump canopies, canopy support columns, and pump shall not be internally illumination.
4.14.2 Accessory carwashes shall match the color, texture, material, and architectural design of the Principal
Building.
4.14.3 A conforming Principal Building is required and shall be a min imum floor area of 1,600 square feet.
4.14.4 Lighting shall be shielded to direct light and glare onto the lot where the gas/fueling station is located.
4.14.5 Intercom or speaker systems shall only be utilized for the purpose of communications between employees
and customers and shall direct sound away from adjacent Residential Functions.
4.15 SIGN STANDARDS
4.15.1 The provisions of Section 64-2325 shall apply in areas regulated by this code.
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4.16 ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
4.16.1 The following architectural standards shall apply to all buildings unless otherwise approved by Warrant by
the community development director after consultation with the City Architect.
4.16.2 Architectural treatment shall continue on all sides of a building except as specifically noted otherwise.
4.16.3 General to all buildings -Facade composition
a. The Principal Entrance of a building shall be articulated and expressed in greater architectural detail
than other buildings entrances.
b. Windows shall be vertically shaped with a height greater than their width.
c. Burglar bars, steel gates, metal awnings and steel roll-down curtains are prohibited if visible from a
public Thoroughfare, Civic Space, or Open Parking.
d. Exposed neon lighting outlining and detailing building features is prohibited.
e. Exposed ductwork, pipes, conduit or other similar items are prohibited unless otherwise approved by
Warrant.
4.16.4 Specific to Commercial, Mixed-Use, and Apartment buildings -Fa<tade composition
a. Facades shall incorporate windows and doors as follows:
i. Windows and doors shall be provided for at least 25% of the total Facade area, with each floor
calculated independently. The maximum contiguous area without windows or doors on any floor
shall not exceed 10 feet in height or 20 feet in length.
ii. The above requirement may be reduced by Warrant where a Facade is not visible from a public
Thoroughfare, Civic Space, or Open Parking, provided that said Fa<tade shall incorporate a
decorative pattern with varied materials and textures in lieu of windows or doors. For the purpose
of satisfying this requirement, control and expansion joints shall not constitute a decorative pattern
with varied materials and textures.
b. Facade articulation
i. Facades over 50 feet in length shall incorporate wall projections or recesses a minimum of 12
inches in depth. The combined length of said recesses and projections shall constitute at least 20%
of the total Facade length.
ii. Facades over 200 feet in length shall incorporate a major articulation at least every 200 feet of
Fa<tade length. Said major articulation shall occur for a minimum length of 20 feet and shall be
accomplished through:
a. A change of fa<tade material from grade to the roof, or
b. A change in fa<tade composition from grade to the roof, or
c. Changes in storefront systems, Private Frontages, varying setbacks, or similar means
intended to convey the impression of separate buildings.
iii. Building stories shall not appear as single horizontal window bands separated by non-glass
spandrels of equal or greater height than the windows.
c. Additional Enfronting Facade requirements
i. Enfronting Facades shall be articulated and designed to create additional visual interest by varying
architectural details, building materials, the roof line, and building offsets.
ii. On corner lots the architectural treatment of a building's intersecting Enfronting Facades shall be
substantially similar, except that said building shall emphasize the corner location by placing the
Principal Entrance at the corner, incorporating additional height at the corner, varying the roof form
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at the corner, or providing other architectural embellishments at the corner.
iii. First Story Facades of all buildings shall incorporate columns, awnings, arcades, porches, stoops,
windows, doors, or other architectural elements as established by Private Frontage in Table 8.
iv. Facades shall provide visual divisions between the first and second stories through architectural
means such as courses, awnings, or a change in primary fa9ade materials or colors.
v. Facades above the first Story shall incorporate windows, arches, balconies, or other architectural
details.
vi. Buildings taller than two stories shall have two-or three-part Facades. Horizontal zones in the
Facade may be differentiated by a change in materials, color, window pattern, or window material,
or by a cornice or course.
vii. A two-part fa9ade shall consist of:
a Base zone (first Story)
b. Shaft zone (all other stories)
viii. A three-part fa9ade shall consist of:
a. Base zone (first Stories)
b. Shaft zone (middle Stories)
c. Cap zone (upper Stories or cornice)
d. Additional Non-Enfronting Facade requirements .
i. First Story Facades of all buildings shall comply with the requirements set forth for Enfronting First
Story Facades or may also provide panels, murals, and similar architectural details.
ii. Facades above the first of all buildings shall incorporate windows, arches balconies, or other
architectural details.
4.16.5 Specific to Commercial, Mixed-Use, and Apartment buildings -Facade materials
a. No more than three different materials, textures, colors, or combinations thereof may be used on a
single building. This requirement shall no include materials used on windows, doors, porches,
balconies, foundations, awnings, architectural details, or those required by Warrant in lieu of windows
and doors as set forth in Section 4.16.4(a)(ii).
b. Materials may be combined only horizontally, with the heavier below the lighter.
c. Vinyl or aluminum siding, synthetic stone, exposed standard concrete masonry unit (CMU) block,
corrugated steel, prefabricated metal , exposed plywood, and exposed pressboard are prohibited.
d. Exterior materials of buildings along Morris Road, Webb Road, and Deerfield Parkway shall be limited
to brick, stone, pre-cast concrete, wood, glass, or granite.
e. Exterior materials of buildings not along Morris Road, Webb Road, and Deerfield Parkway shall be
limited as follows. Vertical wall planes shall consist of a minimum of 60% of brick or natural stone, and a
maximum of 40% tile, non-reflective glass, natural stone with weathered, polished or fluted face, hard
coat stucco, architectural concrete masonry with fluted, split-face, or broken-face finish, Portland
cement plaster and lath systems, architectural (either precast or tilt-up) concrete (fluted or with exposed
aggregate finish), or fiber cement siding.
f. Accessory Structures shall be consistent with the Principal Building in material, texture, and color.
g. Enfronting first Story windows and door glass shall be clear or tinted. Tinted glass shall have a
transmittance factor of 50% or greater and shall have a visible light reflectance factor of ten or less.
h. All window frames shall be recessed a minimum of 2 inches from the exterior Facade.
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i. Foundations, where provided, shall be constructed as a distinct building element that contrasts with
Faf1ade materials. Exposed above-ground foundations shall be coated or faced in cement, stucco,
brick, manufactured stone, or natural stone to contrast with faf1ade materials.
4.16.6 Specific to Commercial, Mixed-Use, and Apartment buildings -colors
Permitted colors for exterior walls, building components, accent and decorative elements shall be as follows.
Numbers refer to the Pantone Matching System, an international colormatching system
a. White
b. Black
c. Browns, beiges and tans
i. 462C -468C
ii. 4625C -4685C
iii. 469C, 474C, 475C
iv. 4695C -4755C
v. 478C
vi. 719C -724C
vii. 725C -731C
viii. 476U -482U
ix. 719U -725U
x. 726U -732U
e. Reds
i. 483C, 484C
ii. 7411 C-7414C
iii. 7515C -7519C
iv. 7522C -7526C
f. Grays
i. 400C -432C
g. Greens
i. 553C -554C
ii. 560C -561 C
iii. 614C-616C
iv. 3302C -3305C
v. 3295C, 342C, 343C, 3435C, 356C, 357C
vi. 5467C -5527C
vii. 3305U, 3308U, 335U
viii. 336U, 341 U-343U
4.16.7 Specific to Commercial, Mixed-Use, and Apartment buildings -roofs
a. Specific to zones T2, T3, T4
i. Flat roofs shall be screened from the view of public and private streets by a parapet.
ii. Accessory site features on a roof shall be screened from the view of public and private streets by a
parapet or other architectural feature.
iii. Roof-mounted mechanical equipment, vents and stacks shall be screened from view from all sides.
iv. Permitted sloped roof materials are asphalt shingles, composition shingles, wood shingle, tin,
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standing seam metal, and wood shake.
v. Townhouse and duplex building rooflines shall exhibit differentiated architectural features such as
gables, pyramidal, and hip. Rooflines shall be varied. Mansard roofs are not permitted .
vi. Roof colors shall be black, gray, dark gray, brown, red or green. Reflective and metallic colors are
prohibited unless described in Section 4.16.5.
b. Specific to zones T5, T6
i. Any appurtenances that must be roof·mounted shall be located and screened so they are not
visible from any point at ground level. Where possible, the appurtenances shall be grouped and
enclosed by screens that are designed to be compatible with the building architecture. The screens
shall be set back from the roof edge at a distance of no less than their height.
ii. All rooftop appurtenances shall be painted to be compatible with the building architecture.
iii. Rooftop solar collectors, skylights, and other potentially reflective rooftop building elements shall be
designed and installed in a manner that prevents reflected glare and obstruction of views of other
sites and structures. Said elements shall also be screened from view from all sides.
iv. Roofing material and color shall be compatible with building and surroundings.
4.16.8 Specific to Townhouses
a. Facades shall have windows and doors that equal at least 20% of the Facade area, with each floor
calculated independently. This percentage may be reduced by Warrant where a fa«;ade is not visible
from a public Thoroughfare, Civic Space, or Open Parking.
b. No more than three adjacent Townhouse units shall have identical Facades. Differentiation between
adjacent Facades may be accomplished by a change in materials, building height, color, roof form or
setbacks, provided that the appearance of a separate building is achieved.
c. Townhouses located in any T-Zone shall comply with the Facade standards set forth in Section 4.16.5
for Commercial, Mixed-Use, and Apartment buildings or Section 4.16.9(b) for Single-Family houses.
4.16.9 Specific to Single-Family Houses
a. Single-family houses located in Zone T5 or T6 may comply with the standards set forth below or those
set forth in Sections 4.16.4 through 4.16.7 for Commercial, Mixed-Use, and Apartments buildings.
b. Facades shall have windows and doors that equal at least 20% of the Facade area, with each floor
calculated independently. This percentage may be reduced by Warrant where a fa«;ade is not visible
from a public Thoroughfare, Civic Space, or Open Parking.
c. Materials
i. No more than three different exterior materials, exterior colors, or any combination thereof may be
used on a single building, not including windows, doors, porches, balconies, foundations, and
architectural details.
ii. Materials may be combined on exterior walls only horizontally, with the heavier below the lighter.
iii. Exterior material shall be limited to brick, natural stone with or without mortar, clapboard, board and
batten, hard-coat stucco, or wood shingles.
iv. Vinyl or aluminum siding and synthetic stone veneer are prohibited.
v. Hard-coat stucco shall be a3-coat plaster finish, integral finish, applied on brick or concrete block;
control joints shall be concealed where possible.
vi. Clapboards and board and battens shall be wood or cementitious board. Cementitious board less
than five-eighths of an inch thick shall have a 4 inch maximum exposure, while cementitious board
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thicker than five-eighths or full three-quarter inch wood siding may have up to an 8 inch lap. False
wood graining is prohibited.
vii. Wood shingles shall be level at the bottom edge.
d. Foundations
i. Foundations shall be constructed as a distinct building element that contrasts with Fac;ade
materials.
ii. Foundations shall be constructed of poured concrete or concrete masonry units.
iii. Foundations may be finished with smooth stucco, brick, or stone .
e. Windows
i. Windows shall have sash with a minimum face width of 2 inches; the dimension of the glass
surface to sash and muntin face shall be a minimum of three-quarter of an inch.
ii. Non-glass exterior window components shall be faced in wood , clad wood, or polymer materials,
and said materials shall be paint grade or pre finished.
iii. Doors and windows that operate as sliders are prohibited along Frontages.
f. Chimneys
i. Chimney stacks shall be faced in smooth integral finish stucco or, brick, stone, or detailed as
exposed metal flues.
ii. Siding or stucco board is prohibited as a finish material for chimneys.
g. Stoops and porches
i. A stoop or porch shall be provided along the Principal Frontage.
ii. No stoop or porch along any Frontage shall be enclosed with screen wire, plastic, glass, mesh, or
similar materials.
iii. All porch and stoop steps along any Frontage shall have enclosed risers.
iv. Porch and stoop columns shall have a minimum width of 8 inches.
h. Roofs
i. Flat roofs are prohibited.
ii. Roofs shall have a pitch of between 5:12 and 12:12. This does not apply to dormers, porches, or
porches.
iii. Roofs shall include eaves projecting between 12 and thirty 36 inches.
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Table 1: Transect Zone Descriptions. This tables provides descriptions of the character of each Transect Zone.
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T-2 RURALIf) T-2 Rural Zone consists of sparsely setUed General Character: Primarily agricultural with woodland & wetland and scattered buildings
lands in open or cultivated states. These
include woodland, agricultural land, grassland, Building Placement: Variable Setbacks
and irrigable desert. Typical buildings are Frontage Types: Not applicable
farmhouses, agricullural buildings, and cabins. Typical Building Height: 1-to 2-Story with some 3-Story
Type of Civic Space: Parks, Greenways
T-3 SUB-URBAN
T-3 Sub-Urban Zone consists of low density
residential areas, adjacent to higher zones that
have some mixed use. Home occupations and
outbuildings are allowed. Planting is
naturalistic and setbacks are relatively deep.
Blocks may be large and the roads irregular to
accommodate natural conditions.
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
Lawns and landscaped yards surrounding detached single-family houses;
pedestrians occasionally
Large and variable front and side yard Setbacks
Porches, fences, naturalistic tree planting
1-to 2-Story with some 3-Story
Parks, Greenways
T-4 GENERAL URBAN
T-4 General Urban Zone consists of a mixed
use but primarily residential urban fabric. It
may have a wide range of building types:
single, Sideyard, and Rowhouses. Setbacks
and landscaping are variabte. Streets with
curbs and side-walks define medium-sized
Blocks.
m T-5 URBAN CENTER
T-5 Urban Center Zone consists of higher
density mixed use building that accommodate
Retail, Offices, Row-houses and Apartments.
It has a tight network of streets, with wide
sidewalks, steady street tree planting and
buildings set close to the sidewalks.
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
Mix of Houses and Townhouses with scattered Commercial activity; balance
between landscape and buildings; presence of pedestrians
Shallow to medium front and side yard Setbacks
Porches, fences, Dooryards
1-to 3-Story
Squares, Greens
Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices, work place
and Civic buildings; predominantly attached buildings; trees within the public
right-<>f-way; substantial pedestrian activity
Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street defining a street wall
Stoops, Dooryards, Forecourts, Shopfronts, Galleries and Arcades
1-to 4-Story
Parks, Plazas, and Squares, median landscaping
T-G URBAN CORE
T-6 Urban Core Zone consists of the highest
density and height, with the greatest variety of
uses. It may have larger Blocks; streets have
steady street tree planting and buildings are
set close to wide sidewalks.
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
Medium to high-Density Mixed Use buildings, entertainment, Civic and cultural
uses. Attached buildings forming a continuous street wall; trees within the
public right-<>f-way; highest pedestrian and transit activity
Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented toward the street, defining a
street wall
Stoops, Dooryards, Forecourts, Shopfronts, Galleries and Arcades
4-plus Story with a few shorter buildings
Parks, Plazas and Squares; median landscaping
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TABLE 2: Modification to Non-Conforming Properties. This table provides descriptions of changes to non-conforming properties that result in
conformance with the specifications of this code. Other changes to decrease the degree of non-conformity are also possible.
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• Infill the frontal parlling with new Liner
Buildings and streets terminating on the
existing building; retain current building use
or convert to new use
• Infill the frontal parking with new Liner
Buildings and streets terminating on the
eXisting building; reconflQure existing
buildings for new use
• Infill the frontal parlling lot with senior
housing; add on-street parlling to existing
Thoroughfare
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TABLE 3A: Vehicular Lane Dimensions. This table assigns lane widths to Transect Zones. The Design ADT (Average Daily Traffic) is the determinant for each
of these sections. The most typical assemblies are shown in Table 38. Specific requirements for truck and transit bus routes and truck loading shall be decided by
Warrant. Use of standards in this table are subject to approval by the public works director.
DESIGN SPEED TRAVEL LANE WIDTH
25-35 mph 10 feet -----• BY RIGHTI • I • I • I • I • I
25-35 mph 11 feet I • I I I • I • I 0 BY WARRANT
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DESIGN SPEED PARKING LANE WIDTH
25 mph (Angle 18 feet)
25 mph (Parallel) 7 feet •
25-35 mph (Parallel) 8 feet
Above 35 mph (Parallel) 9 feet
DESIGN SPEED EFFECTIVE TURNING RADIUS (See Table 12)
20-25 mph 10-15 feet • • r • • •
25-35 mph 15-20 feet • • I • • •
Above 35 mph 20-30 feet 0 0• I
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a. NO PARKING
~sl9nSpeed
b. YIELD
PARKING
POOemanQO$$Ing
c. PARKING
ONE SIDE
PARALLEL
Podestrian G<ossing ~nSpeed
d. PARKING
BOTH SIDES
PARALLEL
~----~~~slg~n~Speed~e. PARKING
BOTH SIDES
DIAGONAL
(Parking may be
eliminated on one
side in assemblies
surtable lor a Slip
Road)
f. PARKING
ACCESS
~!i9nADT
Podeman Crossing
~~n Speed
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TABLE 3B: Vehicular Lane/Parking Assemblies. The projected design speeds determine the dimensions of the vehicular lanes and Turning Radii assembled
for Thoroughfares. Use of standards in this table are subject to approval by the Director of the Department of Public Works. Where on-street Bicycle Lanes are
provided, the paved width shall be inreased acorresponding amount.
-------~
~~nADT ~-~~~---r----------~--~~~---r----~~~~----+_---~~~------POOem~Q~ng ~__~~~~__~---------------~---~~~----_+------~~~----+_----~~~~~----
~~nADT ~--~~~~---+---------------~-----7~~-----+----------------+_------------------t;;;;~~~==;;;;;.;;;;;=~!i9nSpeed i
~slgnADT 1------::~..:..;.:=----_+------7-O:':':".;.;..;:.----~----_'::'~7----_+----~~'"""'_;~----+_------~~~------~-----7:'::;::::='---~-----::-:::;:;:~-----I-____-=-:-:-~----_+-------:-,.....",~,.,.._----+_----__,,=_=,.,.._-,'-------
~signADT I--_-=-~~=-------_--------~---~7-'-.:.;.,:.----_+-----=~'"""'_;=------+_------~::.;.;;;..,;;...-------
Pedeman Crossing 1------,:,:.==='':__________
...n..._------_...n..r--------...n..r--------_;..n..r----------;..n..r_------------
~~ADT ~--~~~~--_+----~~~-----~----~~~----_+----~~~~----+_-----~~~----P~anQ~ng I---~~~~-~----~~~-----~----~~~----_+----~:'_':::~C:_----+_------~~~------
i--:'____-::~~sIgn~Speed~ i--------------+--------------
Below20M'H
WAY MOVEMENT
~-----;:;...:::::-=----_+----___,;:'_'::::_;::,:C:_----+_---__:::_:'::::~:'7_----
'Indicates assembly suijable
for a Slip Road in any Transect
Zone
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TABLE 4A: Public Frontages General: The Public Frontage is the area between the private Lot Line and the edge of the vehicular lanes. Dimensions are given in
Table 4B and Table 4D.
PLAN
a. (HW) For Highway: This Frontage has open Swales drained by percolation, Bicycle Trails and no parking. The
landscaping consists of the natural condition or multiple species arrayed in naturalistic clusters. Buildings are
buffered by dis lance or berms.
b. (RD) For Road: This Frontage has open Swales drained by percolation and a walking Path or Bicycle Trail along
one or both sides Yield parking. The landscaping consists of the multiple species arrayed in naturalistic clusters.
c. (Sn For Street: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and Sidewalks separated from the vehicular
lanes by individual or continuous Planters, with parking on one or both sides. The landscaping consists of street
trees of asingle or altemating species aligned in a reg ularly spaced Allee.
d. (DR) For Drive: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and a wide Sidewalk or paved path along one
side, related to a Greenway or waterfront. It is separated from the vehicular lanes by individual or continuous
Planters. The landscaping consists of street trees of asingle species or altemating species aligned in a regularly
spaced Allee.
e. (AV) For Avenue: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and wide Sidewalks separated from the
vehicular lanes by a narrow continuous Planter with parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of asingle
tree species aligned in a regularly spaced Allee.
f. (CS) For Commercial Street: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and very wide Sidewalks along
both sides separated from the vehicular lanes by separate tree wells with grates and parking on both sides. The
landscaping consists of asingle tree species aligned with regular spacing where possible but clears the storefront
entrances.
g. (BV) For Boulevard: this Frontage has slip Roads on both sides. It consists of raised Curbs drained by inlets and
Sidewalks along both sides, separated from the vehicular lanes by Planters. The landscaping consists of double
rows of a single tree species aligned in a regularly spaced Allee.
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TABLE 4B: Public Frontages -Specific Existing Thoroughfares. This table assembles prescriptions and dimensions for the Public
Frontage elements -Curbs, Sidewalks, Planters, and Landscape Strips -relative to specific existing Thoroughfares, regardless of the
Transect Zone or Special District in which they are located.
Existing Thoroughfare Of f RFIH 0 PKWY
r:ORR IS RO ','( (,(~rJI S
F~RR'I RD 010
r,'ORI~IS IW :I~~~ RD
RI rIlArJiH~'W
COGBURrJ RO
a. Assembly: The principal variables are \he Iype and dimension of Curbs,
walkways, Planlers and landscape.
Total Width
b. Curb. The detailing of \he edge of \he vehicular pavement incorporating
drainage.
TyPe
Radius
C. Walkway. The hard surface dedicated exclusively to pedestrian activily.
Type
Width
d. Planter: The layer which accommodates street trees and olher landscape
materials.
Arrangement Regular Regular Opportunistic Regular
Species Single Single Ntemating Alternating
Planter TyPe Continuous Planter Continuous Planter Continuous Planter Continuous Planter
Planter Width 10 feet 4feet 2feet· 12 feet 2feet -12 feet
Landscape SlJip Width 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet
TABLE 4C: Public Frontages -Slip Road Retrofit. Existing Thoroughfares may be retrofiHed into a Boulevard through the addition of one
Slip Road along one or both sides. Where this occurs the Frontage Line shall be along the Slip Road, not the existing Thoroughfare.
Public
Frontage
landscape
Sirip
Vehicular
Lanes
Vehicular PubliC kduildmgLanes Frontage
Publtc
Frontage
~----------------------------------------~-----------------Existing Thoroughf.r. Slip Road Privet. Lot
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TABLE 40: Public Frontages -Specific New Thoroughfares. This table assembles prescriptions and dimensions for Ihe Public Fronlage elements -Curbs,
walkways and Planters -relative to specific Thoroughfare types within Transect Zones.
RURAL I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I TRANSECT I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I URBAN
Public Frontage Type
a. Assembly: The principal variables are the type and
dimension of Curbs, walkways, Planters and
landscape.
Total Width
b. Curb. The detailing of the edge of the vehicular
pavement incorporating drainage.
Type
Radius
c. Walkway. The hard surface dedicated exclusively to
pedestrian activity.
Type
Width
d. Planter: The layer which accommodates street trees
and other landscape materials.
Arrangement
Species
Planter Type Continuous Swale Continuous Swale Continuous Planter Continuous Planter Continuous Planter TreeWell
Planter Width 8reet -16 feet8 feet· 16 feet 8 feet· 12 feet 8 feet· 12 reet 4reet 6 feet 4feet· 6feet
35
TRANSECT ZONE r Ii)
HW & RD
Clustered Clustered Alternating Single Single
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TABLE 4E: Thoroughfare Assemblies: These Thoroughfares are assembled from the elements that appear in Tables 3A and 38 and incorporate the Public
Frontages of table 4A. The key gives the Thoroughfare type followed by the right-of-way width, followed by the pavement width, and in some instances followed
by specialized transportation capability.
KEY ST-S7-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type
5J
Right-<>f-Way Width
Pavement Width ~6' 3 12' 9 s'st3 ~5{.ii t If' {t5l tot tt· Troospof1ation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway HW
Boulevard BV
Avenue AV
Commercial Street CS
Drive DR
Street ST
Road RD
Rear Alley RA
Rear Lane RL
Multi-Use Trail MT
EquestJian Trail ET
Bicycle Lane BL
Bicycle Route BR
Path PT
Passage PS
ST-50-26 ST-50-28
Thoroughf.... Type Street Street
Transect Zone Assignment T4, T5 T4, T5
Righ\-<>f-Way Width 50 feet 50 feet
Pavement Width 26 feet 28 feet
Movement Slow Movement Yield Movement
Design Speed 25MPH 25MPH
PedestJian Crossing Time 7.4 seconds 7.6 seconds
Tliific Lanes 2 lanes 2lanes
P<r1<ing Lanes One side @ 8 feet mned Both sides @ 8 feet urrnned
CurbRadus lOfeet 10 feet
Walkway Type 5 foot Sidewalk 5 foot Sidewalk
Planer Type 7foot rontinuous Planter 6 foot rontinuous Planter
Curb type Curb Curb
Landscape Type Trees@30'o.c. Avg. Trees@30'0.c, Avg.
Transportation Provision BR BR
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TABLE 5: Civic Space
a. Park: A natural preserve available for unstructured recreation. A park may be
independent of surrounding building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of Paths
and trails, meadows, water bodies, woodland and open shelters, all naturalistically iii
disposed. Parks may be lineal, following the trajectories of natural corridors. The IIIminimum size shall be 8 acres. iii
III
b. Green: An Open Space, available for unstructured recreation. A Green may be
spatially defined by landscaping rather than building Frontages. Its landscape shall
consist of lawn and trees, naturalistically disposed. The minimum size shall be 1/2 acre
and the maximum shall be 8 acres .
c. Square: An Open Space available for unstructured recreation and Civic purposes. A
Square is spatially defined by building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of paths,
lawns and trees, formally disposed. Squares shall be located at the intersection of
important Thoroughfares. The minimum size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall
be 5 acres.
d. Plaza: An Open Space available for Civic purposes and Commercial activities. A Plaza
shall be spatially defined by building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist primarily of
pavement. Trees are optional. Plazas should be located at the intersection of important
streets. The minimum size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 2 acres.
•
e. Playground: An Open Space deSigned and equipped for the recreation of children. A
Playground should be fenced and may include an open shelter. Playgrounds shall be
interspersed within Residential areas and may be placed within a Block . Playgrounds
may be included within parks and greens. There shall be no minimum or maximum
size.
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TABLE 6: Building Form -Height. This table shows the configurations for different building heights for each Transect Zone, except where said
zone lies within the Maximum Two-Story Building Height Zone or within the Maximum Twelve-Story Building Height Zone as established on the
Deerfield/Highway 9 Regulating Plan, Recess Lines shall occur on higher buildings in Zone T6 as shown ,
LOl ~... R Q W
I.-IAn>< h~1 9M
I
Lot .!. ROW.
I
1. T4-0pen
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TABLE 7: Building Placement. This table approximates the location of the structure relative to the boundaries of each individual Lot, establishing suitable basic
building types for each Transect Zone.
a. Edgeyard: A building that occupies the center of its lot with Setbacks on all sides. This is the least
urban of types as the front yard sets it back from the Frontage, while Ihe side yards weaken the
spatial definition of the public Thoroughfare space. The front yard is intended to be visually
continuous with the yards of adjacent buildings. The rear yard can be secured for privacy by fences
and a well placed Backbuilding and/or Outbuilding.
b. Sideyard: A building that occupies one side of the lot with the Setback 10 Ihe other side. A shallow
Fronlage Setback defines a more urban condition. If the adjacent building is similar with a blank side
wall, the yard can be quite private. This type permits systematic climatic orientation in response to the
sun or the breeze. If a Sideyard House abuts a neighboring Sideyard House, the type is known as a
Twin or double house. Energy costs, and sometimes noise , are reduced by sharing a party wall in this
disposition.
c. Rearyard: A building that occupies the full Frontage, leaving the rear of the lot as Ihe sole yard. This
is a very urban type as the continuous Facade steadily defines the public Thoroughfare. The rear
Elevations may be articulated for functional purposes. In its Residential form, this type is the
Rowhouse. For its Commercial form, the rear yard can accommodate substantial par1<ing .
d. Courtyard: A building that occupies the boundaries of its lot while intemally defining one or more
private patios. This is the most urban of types, as it is able to shield the private realm from all sides
while strongly defining the public Thoroughfare. Because of its ability to accomodate incompatible
activities, masking them from all sides, it is recommended for wor1<shops, Lodging and schools. The
high security provided by the continuous enclosure is useful for crime-prone areas.
OJ
m
1m
III
iii
1m
III
iii
1m
iii
1m
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TABLE 8: Private Frontages. The Private Frontage is the areas between the building Facades and the lot lines. Buildings subject to Section 4.4.1(d) shall may
substituted Open Parking for the Thoroughfare .
SECTION PLAN
LOT~ ... R.OW LOT~ ... R.OW
PRIVATE~ ... PUBLIC PRIVATE~ ... PUBLIC
FRONTAGE FRONTAGE FRONTAGE FRONTAGE
a. Common Yard: a planted Frontage wherein the Facade is
set back substantially from the Frontage Line. The front yard
created remains unfenced and is visually continuous with
adjacent yards, supporting acommon landscape. The deep
Setback provides a buffer from the higher speed
Thoroughfares.
b. Porch & Fence: a planted Frontage where the Facade is set
back from the Frontage Line with an attached porch permitted
to Encroach. A fence, wall, or hedge at the Frontage Line
maintains street spatial definition. Porches shall be no less
than 8 feet deep.
c. Terrace or lightwell: a frontage wherein the Facade is
setback back from the Frontage Line by an elevated terrace
or sunken Lightwell. This type buffers Residential use from
urban Sidewalks and removes the private yard from public
encroachment. Terraces are suitable for conversion to
outdoor cafes. Syn: Dooryard.
d. Forecourt: a Frontage wherein the Fa~ade is close to the
Frontage Line and the central portion is set back. The
forecourt created is suitable for vehicular drop-offs. This type
should be allocated in conjunction with other Frontage types.
Large trees within the Forecourts may overhang the
Sidewalks.
e. Stoop: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to
the Frontage Line with the first Story elevated from the
Sidewalk sufficienUy to ensure privacy for the windows. The
entrance is usually an exterior stair and landing. This type is
recommended for ground-floor Residential use. Stoops shall
be no less than 30 inches deep.
f. Shoprront: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close
to the Frontage Line with the building entrance at Sidewalk
grade. This type is conventional for Retail use. It has glazing
on the Sidewalk level and an awning Ihat should ove~ap the
Sidewalk to within 2 feet of the Curb. Syn: Retail Frontage.
g. Gallery: a Frontage wherein the Fa~ade is aligned with the
Frontage Line with an attached cantilevered shed or
lightweight colonnade overlapping the Sidewalk. This type is
conventional for Retail use. The Gallery should be no less
than 10 feet wide and should overlap the sidewalk to within 2
feet of the Curb, except where prevented by a required
Landscape Strip.
h. Arcade: acollonade supporting habitable space that ove~aps
the Sidewalk, while the Facade at Sidewalk level remains at
or behind the Frontage Line. This type is conventional for
Retail use. The Arcade shall be no less than 12 feet wide and
should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2feet of the Curb
except where prevented by a required Landscape Strip.
If)
III
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---a. RESIDENTIAL
of dwellings on each Lot is restricted
to one within a Principal Building and
one wilhin an Accessory Building.
Both dwellings shall be under single
ownership. The habitable area of the
Accessory Unit shall not exceed 440
sf, excluding the parking area.
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TABLE 9A: Building Function. This table categorizes Building functions within Transect Zones. For Specific Function and Use permitted By Right. by Warrant,
or by Use Permit, see Table 10.
b. LODGING
c. OFFICE
d. RETAIL
Restricted Lodging: Up to two
bedrooms for lodging is permitted on
each lot. The lot must be owner
occupied.Food service may be
provided in the a.m. The maximum
length of stay shall not exceed ten
days.
Restricted Office: Office use is
restricted to home occupations by
the owner, with no more than one
employee.
Prohibited Retail: Retail is not
permitted.
e. CIVIC I See Table 10
""'--(-. O-T-H-E-R I See Table 10
RESIDENTIAL
LODGING
OFFICE
RETAIL
OTHER
41
1 dwelling unit for each Building Unit
2 guest rooms for each Building Unit
2,250 square feet for each BUilding Unit
2,250 square feet for each Building Unit
2,250 square feet for each Building Unit
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in T4-0pen, T5 Function regulations
shall apply
r-="--=~~~-~~Limited Residential: The number of Open Residential:The number of
dwellings on each Lot is unlimited dwelling units and buildings on
wilhin One Principle Building except each lot is unlimited except by
by form-based standards elsewhere in form-based standards elsewhere
this Code, and limiled to one unit in this Code.
within an Accessory Building. All
dwelling unils shall be under single
ownership. The habitable area of the
Accessory Unit shall not exceed 440
sf, excluding lhe parking area.
Limited Lodging: Up to three
bedrooms for lodging is permitted on
each lot. restricted to two bedrooms in
an Accessory Building. The lot must
be owner occupied.Food service may
be provided in the a.m. The maximum
length of stay shall not exceed ten
days.
Limited Office: The building area
available for office use on each Lot is
limited to the first Story of the
Principal Building and/or the
Accessory Building.
Limited Retail: The building area
available for Retail use is limited to
the first story of buildings at comer
locations, not more than one per
block. The specific use shall be further
limited to neighborhood store, or food
service seating no more than 30.
Open Lodging: Unlimited
bedrooms for lodging is permitted
on each lot. Food service may be
provided at all times.
Open Office: The amount of
Office Functions on each lot is
unlimited except by form-based
standards elsewhere in this
Code
Limited Retail: The building area
available for Retail use is limited
to the first Story of buildings
having two or more Stories. The
specific use shall be further
limited to a maximum Hoor area
of 15,000 square feet per
business establishment.
See Table 10 See Table 10
See Table 10 See Table 10
Open Residential:The number
of dwelling units and buildings
on each lot is unlimited except
by form-based standards
elsewhere in this Code.
Open Lodging: Unlimited
bedrooms for lodging is
permitted on each lot. Food
service may be provided at all
times.
Open Office: The amount of
Office Functions on each lot is
unlimited except by form-based
standards elsewhere in this
Code.
Open Retail: The building area
available for Retail use is
unlimited on the first floor and
available to upper stories by
Warrant.
See Table 10
See Table 10
TABLE 9B: Building Unit Function Exchange Rate. This table shows the rate that Buildings Units shall be exchanged for Functions
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TABLE 10: Specific Function and Use. This table expands the categories of Table 9 to delegate specific Functions and uses within Transect Zones.
a RESIDENTIAL I .....II1II .... .....nrm.....-.-.-.-.--.-. -.-.-.-..-•.--.
Apartment U U U U
LiveiWor1t Unit R R R R R
Rowhouse R U U U
Duplex House R R R R
Courtyard House R R R R
Sideyard House R R R R R
Cottage R R R
House R R R R
Accessory Unit R R R R R R
b. LODGING
Hotel R R R
Bed & Breakfast Inn U U R R R R
S.R.O. Hostel U U R R R
School Dormitory R R R R
c. OFFICE
Office Building R R R
LiveiWor1t Unit R R R R R
d. RETAIL
Open-Market Building R R R R R R
Retail Building R R R R
Display Gallery R R R R
Restaurant R R R R
Kiosk R R R R
Drive-Through Facility" R R R
Push Cart W W W
Liquor Selling Establishment W W W
Adult Entertainment
e. CIVIC
Bus Shelter R R R R R R
Convention Center R
Conference Center W W R
Exhibition Center R
Fountain or Public Art R R R R R R
Library R R R R
Live Theater R R R
Movie Theater R R R
Museum R R R
Outdoor Auditorium W R R R R R
Parking Structure R R R
Passenger Terminal R
Playground R R R R R R
Sports Stadium
Surface Parking Lot W W W W
Religious Assembly U U U R R R
Grain Storage R
Livestock Pen W
Greenhouse R W
Stable R W
Kennel with Outside Pens U U
f. OTHER: AUTOMOTIVE
Gasoline'
Automobile Service'
Truck Maintenance
Drive-Through Facility
Roadside Stand R
Billboard
Shopping Center
Shopping Mall
r. OTHER: CIVIL SUPPORT
Fire Station R R
Police Station
Cemetery U U
Funeral Home
Hospital
Medical Clinic
Assisted Living,
Convalescent Home,
Personal Care Home,
Nursing Home, Hospice
f. OTHER: EDUCATION
College U U
High School U U
Trade School U U
Elementary School U U
Childcare Center7 U U
f OTHER ' INDUSTRIAL
Heavy Industrial Facifity
Light Industrial Facility
Manufacturing
Laboratory Facility
Water Supply Facility W W
Sewer and Waste Facility
Electric Substation W W
Wireless Transmilter W W
Cremation Facility
Warehouse
Produce Storage
Mini-Storage
R
R
R
U
U
U
U
U
U
W
W
W
R R R
R R R
R R R
R R R
R R R
R R R
R R R
R R R
R R R
R R
R R R
R R R
U U U
U U U
U U U
U U U
R R R
W W W
W W W
W W W
W
R R R
I. This table notwithstandmg, all semor housmg shall comply With Section 64-1834(a). 5. Includes car washes. R: ALLOWED BY RIGHT
2. T4·0pen 6. Drive-through facilities are considered W: ALLOWED BY WARRANT
accessory to a Retail or Automotive Function. U: ALLOWED BY USE PERMIT3. Indudes T5-Limited subject to Table 9
4. See Section 4. 14 for additinoal requirements. 7. See Section 64-1809for additionalrequirements.
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TABLE 11: Code Summary
ByTDR
BlOCK SIZE
Block Perimeter lnomaximum 13 000 Il max. h4001l max 13 200 Il max.
c. THOROUGHFARES See Table 3and Table 4
HW pormitted l>e<mitted nol pormitted ot pormitted not pormitted
BV no~itted ~itted ~tted pormitted pormitted
AV no~ermitted ~tted lpeonitted P<IfTllitted pormitted
CS ot pormitted ~tpormitted ""tpermitted \>em>itted pormitted
DR ot pormitted lpermitted pormitted peonitted permitted
ST not pormitted lpormitted l>ermitted pormitted pennitted
RD P<IfTllitted l>ermitted rot permitted not permitted notpermitted
Rear lane pormitted l>e<mitted fequired, or Alley ot pormitted not pormitted
Rear Alley not permitted l>e<mitted roqur roqured oqured
Path permitted l>e<mitted l>e<mitted not permitted not pormitted
Passage otpermitted i>ennitted i>ennitted permitted permitted
Multi·Use Trail """,,-itted IP<IfTllitted Ilermitted peonitted permitted
Equestrian Trail pormitted lpermitted Ilermitted I>ormitted P<IfTllitted
Bicycle lane pormitted lpermitted I>eo'mitted pormitted pormitted
Bicycle Route pormitted l>e<mitted lpormitted ,pormitted l>e<mitted I
d. CIVIC SPACES See Table 5
Pari< permitted """"itted ~tted permitted pormitted
Green otpormitted pormitted ~itted ~Itted pormitted
Square ot pormitted rotpormitted l>e<mitted jlermitted pormitted
Plaza ot pormitted [not pormittod rotpormittod permitted permitted
Playground pormitted ,,"""itted ,,"""itted pennitted pormitted
e. LOT OCCUPATION
Lot Width
Front Setback
Side Setback
h.
ard
Table 8
Common Yard
Porch & Fence
Temce, 000 ard
a.stricled use
8Sricted use pen use
ohibitod use ohibrted use Wmiteduse" nuse' pen use
~ ~
~ z ~ 3 '"
It BUILDING FUNCTION See Table 9 and Table 10
Residential
lodging
OffIce
ICLE4
rCLE 1 2 3
1. Minimum selbacks and bUIlding separations shall be subject to nre and building code restIictions. 4. Within T4-Open and T5-Umffed different Building Funcfion requirements apply
2. Greater setback shall appty except for projects ublizing TOR, in which case the lesser selback shall 5. See Section 4.4. lid) for altemate requirements for certain sized buildings along
apply. State Roule 9.
3. Greater setback shall apply at a comer; lesser shall apply in a/l other situations 6. W~hin T4-0pen Ihe building height limits of T-5 apply
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TABLE 12A: Code Graphics -T3
(See Table 1)
BUILDING FUNCnON (See Table 9 & Table 10)
Residential restricted use
Lodging restricted use
Office restricted use
Retail prohibited use
BUILDING FORM (See Table 9)
Principal BUilding 3stories max.
Outbuilding 2 stories max.
LOT OCCUPATION (See Table 11 section e)
Lot Width 170ft. min. 120 fl. max.
Lot Coverage 60% max.
BUILDING PLACEMENT (See Table 7)
Edgeyard permitted
Sideyard not permitted
Rearyard not permitted
Courtyard not permitted
SETBACKS -PRINCIPAL BUILDING (See Table 11 section ry
Front Setback Principal (g.l at right) 15 or 20 ft. min.'
Front Setback Seccndary (g.2 at right) 12 II. min.
Side Setback (g.3 at right) 5or 10 II. min. '
Rear Setback (g.4 at right) 12 II. min ...
Frontage Buildout 30% min. at setback
SETBACKS -OUTBUILDING (See Table 11 section g)
Front Setback Principal (h.1 at right) 20 II. min. + bldg . setback
Front Setback Seccndary (h.2 at right) 3 ft. min. or 6 ft. min. at comer
Side Setback (h.3 at right) 3 fl. min.
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be measured in
number of Stories, excluding Atties and
raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet in height
from finished Hoor to finished ceiling.
3. Height shall be measured to the eave or
roof deck.
SETBACKS -PRINCIPAL BLDG.
1. The Facades and Elevations of Principal
Buildings shall be distanced from the
Frontage or Lot lines as shown.
2. Facades shall be built along the Principal
Frontage to the minimum specified width
in the table.
SETBACKS -OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevations of the Outbuilding shall be
distanced from the Frontage or Lot lines
as shown.
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PRIVATE FRONTAGES (See Table 8)
Common Lawn
Porch & Fence
Terrace or Ughiwell
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront & Awning
Gallery
Arcade
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
Refer to Summary Table 11
, Greater setback shall apply except for projects utilizing TOR,in which
case the lesser setback shall apply.
~ or 15 feet from center line of alley
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PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces may be
provided within the second and third
Layer as shown in the diagram (see
Table 13 section d).
2. Covered parking shall be provided
within the third Layer as shown in the
diagram (see Table 13 section d). Side
or rear-entry garages may be allowed
in the first or second Layer by Warrant
3. Trash containers shall be stored within
the third Layer.
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maximums.
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TABLE 12B: Code Graphics· T4
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be measured in
number of Stories, excluding Attics and , , '", ,raised basements. , ,, ,, ---:.~Y-..... ---+
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minumum of 11 ft with amaximum of
25 feet.
3. Height shall be measured to the eave
or roof deck.
(See Table 1)
BUILDING FUNCTION (See Table 9 & Table 10)
Residential limited use'
Lodging limited use'
Office limited use'
Retail li mited use'
BUILDING FORM (See Table 6)
Principal Building 3 stories max.
Oulbuilding 2slories max.
LOT OCCUPATION (See Table 11 section e)
Lot Width 118 ft. min., 96 ft. max.
Lot Coverage 70%max.
BUILDING PLACEMENT (See Table 7)
Edgeyard penmitted
Sideyard penmitted
Rearyard penmitted
Courtyard not penmitted
SETBACKS· PRINCIPAL BUILDING (See Table 11 section ~
Front Setback Principal (g. 1 at right) 10 ft. min., 30 ft. max.
Front Setback Secondary (g.2 at right) 8ft. min ., 20 ft. max .
Side Setback (g.3 at right) 0 ft min .
Rear Setback (g.4 at right) 3ft. min ."
Frontage Buildout 50% min . at setback
SETBACKS· OUTBUILDING (See Table 11 section g)
SETBACKS· PRINCIPAL BLDG.
1. The Facades and Elevations of
Principal Buildings shall be distanced
from the Frontage or Lot lines as
shown.
2. Facades shall be built along the
Principal Frontage to the minimum
specified width in the lable.
SETBACKS· OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevations of the Outbuilding shall (.....'·1 (h 2)
be dislanced from the Frontage or Lol
lines as shown. , (hI) I --- - -- --Ih~)~ : 1==
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Front Setback Principal (h .l at right) 20 ft. min . + bldg. setback
Front Setback Secondary (h.2 at right) Oft min. or 3ft. min . at oomer
Side Setback (h.3 at right) 3ft min .
PRIVATE FRONTAGES (See Table 8)
Common Lawn not penmitted
Porch & Fence permitted
Terrace or Lightwell permitted
Forecourt penmitted
Stoop permitted
Shopfront &Awning penmitted
Gallery not pernnitted
Arcade not permitted
Refer to Summary Table 11
'Within T4-0pen different Building Function requirements apply
.. or 15 feet from center line of alley
'N" slands for any Siories above those shown, up to the maximum. Refer
to metrics for exact minimums and maximums.
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PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces may be
provided within the third Layer as
shown in the diagram (see Table 13
section d).
2. Covered parking shall be provided
within the third Layer as shown in the
diagram (see Table 13 section d).
3. Trash containers shall be stored
within the third Layer.
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BUILDING FUNCTION (See Table 9 &Table 10)
Residenlial open use
Lodging open use
Office open use
Relail open use'
BUILDING FORM (See Table 6)
Principal Building 4slories max.
Outbuilding 2slories max.
LOT OCCUPATION (See Table 11 section e)
LolWidth 118 It min., no max.
Lol Ccverage 80% max.
r'llUILDING PLACEMENT (See Table 7)
:dgeyard penmitted
~ideyard penmitted
penmitted
Ccurtyard penmitted
SETBACKS -PRINCIPAL BUILDING (See Table 11 section D
Front Setback Principal (g.1 at righl) 2ft. min., 12 ft. max.
Front Setback Secondary (g.2 at right) 2ft. min., 12 ft. max.
Side Setback (g.3 at right) 0 ft. min., 24 ft. max.
Rear Setback (g.4 at right) 3 ft. min."
Frontage Buildout 50% min. at setback
SETBACKS -OUTBUtLDtNG (See Table 11section g)
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be measured in
number of Stories, excluding Attics and
raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet in
height from finished floor to finished
ceiling, except for a first floor
Ccmmercial function which must be a
minumum of 11 ft with amaximum of
25 feet.
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3. Height shall be measured to the eave
or roof deck.
SETBACKS -PRINCIPAL BLDG.
1. The Facades and Elevations of
Principal Buildings shall be distanced
from the Frontage or Lot lines as
shown.
2. Facades shall be built along the
Principal Frontage to the minimum
specified width in the table.
SETBACKS -OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevations of the Oulbuilding shall
be distanced from the Frontage or Lot
lines as shown.
Front Setback Principal (h.1 at right) 40 ft. max. from rear prop.
Front Setback Secondary (h.2 at right) 0 ft. min. or 2ft. at corner
Side Selback (h.3 at right) 3 ft. max.
PRIVATE FRONTAGES (See Table 8) PARKING PLACEMENT
Ccmmon Lawn not penmitted
Porch & Fence not penmitted
Terrace or Lightwell penmitted
Forecourt penmitted
Stoop penmitted
Shopfront & Awning penmitted
Gallery penmitted
Arcade penmitted
1. Uncovered parl\ing spaces may be
provided within the third Layer as
shown in the diagram (see Table 13
section d).
2. Covered parl\ing shall be provided
within the third Layer as shown in the
diagram (see Table 13 section d).
Refer to Summary Table 11
3. Trash containers shall be stored
within the third Layer.
'Within T5 Limited different Building Function requirements apply
"or 15 feet from center line of alley
'N' stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the maximum. Refer
to metrics for exact minimums and maximums.
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TABLE 120: Code Graphics -T6
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be measured in
number of Stories, excluding Attics and
raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet in
height /rom finished floor to finished
ceiling, except for a first floor
Commertial function which must be a
minumum of 11 ft with a maximum of
25 feet.
3. Height shall be measured to the eave
or roof deck.
(See Table 1) 4. Stepbacks shall be as shown on Table
6.
BUILDING FUNCTION (See Table 9& Table 10)
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Residential open use
Lodging open use
Office open use
Retail open use
BUILDING FORM (See Table 6)
Principal Building 8 stories max., 2min.
Outbuilding 2story max.
LOT OCCUPATION (See Table 14D
Lot Width 18 ft. min., no max.
Lot Coverage 80% max.
BUILDING PLACEMENT (See Table 7)
Edgeyard penmitted
Sideyard penmitted
Rearyard penmitted
Courtyard penmitted
SETBACKS -PRINCIPAL BUILDING (See Table 11 section D
Front Setback Principal (g.1at right) 2II. min ., 15 ft . max.
Front Setback Secondary (g .2 at right) 2ft. min , 15 ft. max .
Side Setback (g.3at right) 0 ft . min.
Rear Setback (g.4 al right) 3ft. min.'
Frontage Buildout 500/, min. at setback
SETBACKS -OUTBUILDING (See Table 11 section g)
SETBACKS -PRINCIPAL BLDG.
1. The Facades and Elevations of
Principal Buildings shall be distanced
/rom the Frontage or Lot lines as (
shown. · ,
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2. Facades shall be built along the
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specified width in the lable. :.~ •., •.., ' ----;~:::T = .. ,
SETBACKS -OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevations of the Outbuilding shall
be distanced /rom the Frontage or Lot r: rh 2,1-' ,l 1
• I ' Ilines as shown.
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Front Setback Principal (h.1at right) 40 ft. max. from rear prop.
Front Setback Secondary (h.2at right) 0 It min. or 2n.at corner
Side Setback (h.3at right) 3 It max.
j PRIVATE FRONTAGES (See Table 7) PARKING PLACEMENT
Common Lawn not penmitted
Porth & Fence not penmitted
Terrace or Lightwell penmitted
Forecourt penmitted
Stoop penmitted
Shopfront &Awning penmitted
Gallery penmitted
Arcade penmitted
Refer to Summary Table 11
1. Uncovered parking spaces may be
provided within the third Layer as
shown in the diagram (see Table
13d).
2. Covered parking shall be provided
within the third Layer as shown in the
diagram (see Table 13d).
3. Trash containers shall be stored
within the third Layer.
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"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the maximum. Refer to
metrics lor exact minimums and maximums.
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TABLE 13: Definitions Illustrated
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ARTICLE 6. DEFINITION OF TERMS
DEFINITIONS
This Article provides definitions for terms in this code that are technical in nature or that otherwise may not reflect a
common usage of the term. If a term is not defined in this Article or In Section 64-1 of this zoning ordinance, then the
community development director shall determine the correct definition. Items in italics refer to Articles, Sections, or
Tables in the code.
A-Grid: cumulatively, those Thoroughfares that by virtue of their pre-existing pedestrian-supportive qualities, or their
future importance to pedestrian connectivity, are held to the highest standards prescribed by this code. See B-Grid.
Accessory Building: an Outbuilding with an Accessory Unit.
Accessory Structure: any building or structure permanently attached to the ground that is subordinate in both
purpose and size to any Principal Building located on the same lot. Accessory structures include, but are not limited
to, Outbuildings, Parking Structure, garages, gasoline station canopies, pumps, and carwashes.
Accessory Unit: a small apartment sharing ownership and utility connections with a Principal Building; it mayor may
not be within an Outbuilding. (Syn: ancillary unit)
Allee: a regularly spaced and aligned row of trees usually planted along a Thoroughfare or Path.
Arcade: a Private Frontage conventional for Retail use wherein the Facade is a colonnade supporting habitable
space that overlaps the Sidewalk, while the Facade at Sidewalk level remains at the Frontage Line.
Avenue (AV): a Thoroughfare of high vehicular capacity and low to moderate speed, acting as a short distance
connector between urban centers, and usually equipped with a landscaped median.
B-Grid: cumulatively, those Thoroughfares that by virtue of their use, location, or absence of pre-existing pedestrian
supportive qualities, may meet a standard lower than that of the A-Grid. B-Grid Thoroughfares are often privately
owned . See A-Grid.
Backbuilding: a single-Story structure connecting a Principal Building to an Outbuilding. See Table 72.
Base Density: the number of building units per acre before use of TDR. See Density.
Bicycle lane (Bl): a dedicated lane for cycling within a moderate-speed vehicular Thoroughfare, demarcated by
striping and having a minimum width of 5 feet.
Bicycle Route (BR): a Thoroughfare suitable for the shared use of bicycles and automobiles moving at low speeds.
Block: the aggregate of private lots, Passages, Rear Alleys and Rear lanes, circumscribed by Thoroughfares.
Block Face: the aggregate of all the building Facades on one side of a Block.
Boulevard (BV): a Thoroughfare designed for high vehicular capacity and moderate speed, traversing an Urbanized
area. Boulevards are usually equipped with Slip Roads buffering Sidewalks and buildings.
By Right: characterizing a proposal or component of a proposal for a Building Scale Plan (Article 4) that complies
with the code and is permitted and processed administratively, without public hearing.
Childcare Center: A facility providing care, protection, and supervision of children on a regular basis away from their
primary residence. Childcare Centers specifically exclude kindergartens, pre-kindergartens, and similar facilities
when said kindergarten, pre-kindergarten, or similar facility is accredited by the Georgia Accreditation Commission.
For the purpose of this code such accredited facilities shall be considered Elementary Schools. (Syn: daycare)
City Architect: a registered architect retained or employed by the City of Milton to support the community
development director in reviewing development for compliance with the requirements of this code .
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Civic: the term defining not-for-profit organizations dedicated to arts, culture, education, recreation, government,
transit, and municipal parking.
Civic Building: a building operated by acity, county, state, or federal government.
Civic Building Sites: a parcel containing a Civic Building .
Civic Space: an outdoor area dedicated for public use. Civic Space types are defined by the combination of certain
physical constants including the relationships among their intended use, their size, their landscaping and their
Enfronting buildings. See Table S.
Civic Space TDR Sending Site : a Park/Greenway TOR Sending Site designated as Civic Space in an adopted plan
or code and therefore assigned a higher TOR allocation factor than other Park/Greenway TOR Sending Sites but
treated as a Park/Greenway TOR Sending Site in all other respects.
Civic Zone: a designation for sites dedicated for Civic Building Sites and Civic Spaces.
Commercial: the term collectively defining workplace, Office, Retail, and Lodging Functions.
Common Yard: a planted Private Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from the Frontage line. It is visually
continuous with adjacent yards. See Table 8.
Configuration: the form of a building, based on its massing, Private Frontage, and height.
Constrained Land: the area occupied by lakes, streams, wetlands, buffers, landfills and all other land so determined
by the community development director.
Cottage: an Edgeyard building type. A single-family dwelling, on a regular Lot, often shared with an Accessory
Building in the back yard.
Courtyard Building: a building that occupies the boundaries of its Lot while internally defining one or more private
patios. See Table 8.
Curb: the edge of the vehicular pavement that may be raised or flush to a swale. It usually incorporates the drainage
system. See Table 4A, Table 48, and Table 4D.
DenSity: the number of buildings units within astandard measure of land area .
Design Speed: the velocity at which a Thoroughfare tends to be driven without the constraints of signage or
enforcement. There are three ranges of speed : Low: (25 MPH); Moderate: (25-35 MPH); High: (above 35 MPH).
Lane width is determined by desired Oesign Speed . See Table JA .
Dooryard: a Private Frontage type with a shallow Setback and front garden or patio, usually with a low wall at the
Frontage Line. See Table 8. (Variant: Lightwell.)
Drive: a Thoroughfare along the boundary between an Urbanized and a natural condition, usually along a waterfront,
Park, or promontory. One side has the urban character of a Thoroughfare, with Sidewalk and building, while the other
has the qualities of a Road or parkway, with naturalistic planting and rural details.
Edgeyard Building: a building that occupies the center of its Lot with Setbacks on all sides. See Table 7.
Effective Turning Radius: the measurement of the inside Turning Radius taking parked cars into account. See
Table 12.
Elevation: an exterior wall of a building not along a Frontage Line. See Table 12. See Facade.
Encroach: to break the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit with a structural element, so that it extends
into a Setback, into the Public Frontage, or above a height limit.
Encroachment: any structural element that breaks the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit, extending into
a Setback, into the Public Frontage, or above a height limit.
Enfront: to place an element along a Frontage, as in "porches Enfront the street."
Facade: the exterior wall of a building that is set along a Frontage Line. See Elevation.
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Forecourt: a Private Frontage wherein a portion of the Facade is close to the Frontage Line and the central portion
is set back. See Table 8.
Frontage: the area between a building Facade and the vehicular lanes, inclusive of its built and planted components.
Frontage is divided into Private Frontage and Public Frontage. See Table 4A and Table 8.
Frontage Line: a line bordering a Public Frontage that mayor not be congruent with the Lot Line. Facades facing
Frontage Lines define the public realm and are therefore more regulated than the Elevations facing other Lot Lines.
See Table 73.
Function: the use or uses accommodated by a building and its Lot, categorized as Restricted, Limited, or Open,
according to the intensity of the use. See Table 9A and Table 70.
Gallery: a Private Frontage conventional for Retail use wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage Line with
an attached cantilevered shed or lightweight colonnade overlapping the Sidewalk. See Table 8.
Green: a Civic Space type for unstructured recreation, spatially defined by landscaping rather than building
Frontages. See Table S.
Greenway: an Open Space Corridor in largely natural conditions which may include Multi-Use Trails .
Gross Site Area: all land within asite's boundaries.
Heavy Industrial: industrial facilities that conduct their operations in such manners that results are created or
apparent outside an enclosed building that are incompatible with adjacent or nearby non-industrial uses.
Highway: a rural and suburban Thoroughfare of high vehicular speed and capacity. This type is allocated to the
more rural Transect Zones (T-2 and T-3).
Home Occupation: a non-Retail Commercial enterprise. The work quarters should be invisible from the Frontage,
located either within the house or in an Outbuilding. Permitted activities are defined by the Restricted Office category.
See Table 9A.
House: an Edgeyard building type, usually a single-family dwelling on a large Lot, often shared with an Accessory
Building in the back yard. (Syn: single.)
Landscape Strip: the element of the Public Frontage between the Sidewalk and the Frontage Line that is required to
match the built character on specific existing Thoroughfares. All or a portion of the Landscape Strip may be counted
towards meeting a minimum Setback by Warrant. The Landscape Strip may contain fencing.
Layer: a range of depth of a Lot within which certain elements are permitted. See Table 73.
Light Industrial: uses permitted in the M-1 A district that conduct their operations in such manners that no results are
created or apparent outside an enclosed building that are incompatible with adjacent or nearby non-industrial uses.
Uses permitted in M-1A, but indicated elsewhere in Table 10 shall not be considered Light Industrial.
Lightwell: a Private Frontage type that is a below-grade entrance or recess designed to allow light into basements.
See Table 8.
Liner Building: a building specifically designed to mask a parking lot or a Parking Structure from a Frontage .
Live-Work: a Mixed Use unit consisting of a Commercial and Residential Function. The Commercial Function may
be anywhere in the unit. It is intended to be occupied by a business operator who lives in the same structure that
contains the Commercial activity or industry. See Work-Live.
lodging: premises available for daily renting of guest rooms. See Table 9A and Table 70.
lot Line: the boundary that legally and geometrically demarcates a lot.
lot Width: the length of the Principal Frontage Line of a lot.
Manufacturing: premises available for the creation, assemblage andlor repair of objects, using table-mounted
electrical machinery or artisanal equipment, and including their retail sale.
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Mixed Use: multiple Functions within the same building through superimposition or adjacency, or in multiple
buildings by adjacency, or at a proximity determined by Warrant.
Multi·Use Trail (Mn: a shared pedestrian, bicycle and golf cart way running independent of a vehicular
Thoroughfare and having a minimum width of 12 feet.
Office: premises available for the transaction of general business but excluding Retail, and Industrial Functions.
See Table 9A and Table 70. .
Open Parking : an uncovered parking area not within a Parking Structure. (Syn: parking lot)
Open Space TDR Sending Sites: parcels that remain in private ownership subject to conservation easements in
compliance with this code
Outbuilding: an Accessory Building, usually located toward the rear of the same Lot as a Principal Building, and
sometimes connected to the Principal Building by a Backbuilding. See Table 73.
Park: a Civic Space type that is a natural preserve available for unstructured recreation. See Table 5.
Park/Greenway TDR Sending Sites: parcels that are transferred from private to public ownership or are publicly
accessible by easement in compliance with this code, including sites designated as Civic Space, Park, Greenway,
trail or other public recreational uses in an adopted plan or code.
Parking Structure: a building containing one or more Stories of parking above grade. (Syn: garage)
Passage (PS): a pedestrian connector, open or roofed, that passes between buildings to provide shortcuts through
long Blocks and connect rear parking areas to Frontages.
Path (pn: a pedestrian way traversing a Park or rural area, with landscape matching the contiguous open space,
ideally connecting directly with the urban Sidewalk network.
Placement: the arrangement of a building on its lot.
Planter: the element of the Public Frontage which usually accommodates street trees, whether continuous or
individual. The Planter shall be located between the Sidewalk and the Curb.
Plaza: a Civic Space type designed for Civic purposes and Commercial activities in the more urban Transect Zones,
generally paved and spatially defined by building Frontages.
Principal Building: the main building on a Lot, usually located toward the Frontage. See Table 73.
Principal Entrance: the main point of access for pedestrians into a building.
Principal Frontage: on corner Lots, the Private Frontage designated to bear the address and Principal Entrance to
the building, and the measure of minimum Lot width. Prescriptions for the parking Layers pertain only to the Principal
Frontage. Prescriptions for the First Layer pertain to both Frontages of a corner Lot. See Frontage.
Private Frontage: the privately held Layer between the Frontage Line and the Principal Building Facade that bears
the Principal Entrance to the building. See Table 8 and Table 73.
Public Frontage: the area between the Curb of the vehicular lanes and the Frontage Line. See Table 4A, Table 48,
and Table 4D.
Rear Alley (RA): a privately owned and maintained vehicular way located to the rear of Lots providing access to
service areas, parking, and Outbuildings and containing utility easements. Rear Alleys should be paved from building
face to building face, with drainage by inverted crown at the center or with roll Curbs at the edges.
Rear Lane (RL): a privately owned and maintained vehicular way located to the rear of Lots providing access to
service areas, parking, and Outbuildings and containing utility easements. Rear Lanes may be paved lightly to
Driveway standards. The streetscape consists of gravel or landscaped edges, has no raised Curb, and is drained by
percolation .
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Rearyard Building: a building that occupies the full Frontage Line, leaving the rear of the Lot as the sole yard. See
Table 7. (Variations Rowhouse, Townhouse, Apartment House)
Recess Line: a line prescribed for the full width of a Facade, above which there is a Stepback of a minimum
distance, such that the height to this line (not the overall building height) effectively defines the enclosure of the
Enfronting public space. Var: Extension Line . See Table 6.
Regulating Plan: a Zoning Map or set of maps that shows the Transect Zones, Civic Zones, Special Districts if any,
Thoroughfares, and Special Requirements if any, of areas subject to regulation by this code .
Residential: characterizing premises available for long-term human dwelling.
Retail: characterizing premises available for the sale of merchandise or food service. See Table BA and Table 10.
Retail Frontage: the Frontage designated on a Regulating Plan that requires or recommends the provision of a
Shopfront, encouraging the ground level to be available for Retail use. See Special Requirements.
Road (RD): a local, rural and suburban Thoroughfare of low-to-moderate vehicular speed and capacity. This type is
allocated to the more rural Transect Zones (T2-T3).
Rowhouse: a single-family dwelling that shares a party wall with another of the same type and occupies the full
Frontage Line. See Rearyard BUilding. (Syn: Townhouse)
Secondary Frontage: on corner Lots, the Private Frontage that is not the Principal Frontage. As it affects the public
realm, its First Layer is regulated. See Table 13.
Setback: the area of a Lot measured from the Frontage Line or, in the absence of Frontage Line, the Lot line, to a
building Facade or Elevation that is maintained clear of permanent structures, with the exception of Encroachments
listed in Section 4.5. See Table 11 section f
Shopfront: a Private Frontage conventional for Retail use, with substantial glazing and an awning, wherein the
Facade is aligned close to the Frontage Line with the building entrance at Sidewalk grade. See Table B.
Sidewalk: the paved section of the Public Frontage dedicated exclusively to pedestrian activity.
Sideyard Building: a building that occupies one side of the Lot with a Setback on the other side. This type can be a
Single or Twin depending on whether it abuts the neighboring house. See Table 7.
Slip Road: an outer vehicular lane or lanes of a Thoroughfare, designed for slow speeds while inner lanes carry
higher speed traffic, and separated from them by a planted median. (Syn: access lane, service lane)
Special Requirements: provisions of Section 4.3 of this code andlor the associated designations on a Regulating
Plan.
Square: a Civic Space type designed for unstructured recreation and Civic purposes, spatially defined by building
Frontages and consisting of Paths, lawns and trees, formally disposed. See Table 5.
Stepback: a building Setback of at least 10 feet that occurs at a prescribed number of Stories above the ground. See
Table 6.
Stoop: a Private Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage Line with the first Story elevated from
the Sidewalk for privacy, with an exterior stair and landing at the entrance. See Table 7.
Story: a habitable level within a building, excluding an Attic or raised basement. See Table 6.
Street (Sn: a local urban Thoroughfare of low speed and capacity.
Streetscreen: a freestanding wall built along the Frontage Line, or coplanar with the Facade. It may mask a parking
lot from the Thoroughfare, provide privacy to a side yard, andlor strengthen the spatial definition of the public realm.
(Syn: streetwall .)
Substantial Modification: alteration to a building that is valued at more than 50% of the replacement cost of the
entire building, if new.
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Swale: a low or slightly depressed natural area for drainage.
T-zone: Transect Zone.
TDR: Transfer of Development Rights, a method of relocating existing zoning rights from areas to be preserved as
open space to areas to be more densely urbanized.
TDR Receiving Sites: parcels that receive bonus Density through TOR in compliance with this code.
TDR Sending Sites: parcels on which development potential has been permanently reduced, parcels where
ownership has been transferred or where public access has otherwise been secured in compliance with this code.
Thoroughfare: a way for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic and to provide access to Lots and Open Spaces,
consisting of Vehicular Lanes and the Public Frontage. See Table 3A, Table 38 and Table 73a.
Townhouse: See Rearyard Building. (Syn: Rowhouse)
Transect: a cross-section of the environment showing a range of different habitats. The rural-urban Transect of the
human environment is divided into six Transect Zones. These zones describe the physical form and character of a
place, according to the Density and intensity of its land use and Urbanism.
Transect Zone (T-zone): one of several geographic areas regulated by this code . Transect Zones are
administratively similar to the land use zones in conventional codes, except that in addition to the usual building use,
Density, height, and Setback requirements, other elements of the intended habitat are integrated, including those of
the private Lot and building and Public Frontage. See Table 7.
Turning Radius: the curved edge of a Thoroughfare at an intersection, measured at the inside edge of the vehicular
tracking. The smaller the Turning Radius, the smaller the pedestrian crossing distance and the more slowly the
vehicle is forced to make the turn. See Table 38 and Table 73.
Unconstrained Land: includes all land not characterized as constrained.
Urbanism: collective term for the condition of a compact, Mixed Use settlement, including the physical form of its
development and its environmental, functional, economic, and sociocultural aspects.
Urbanized: generally, developed. Specific to this code, developed at T3 (Sub-Urban) Density or higher.
Variance: a ruling that would permit a practice that is not consistent with either a specific provision or the Intent of
this code (Section 7.7). Variances shall be processed as a primary variance by the board of zoning appeals as
established in Section 64-1888. See Section 7.5.
Warrant: a ruling that would permit a practice that is not consistent with a specific provision of this code, but that is
justified by its Intent (Section 7.7). Warrants shall be processed as an administrative variance by the community
development director as established in Section 64-1885. See Section 7.5.
Work-Live: a Mixed Use unit consisting of a Commercial and Residential Function. It typically has a substantial
Commercial component that may accommodate employees and walk-in trade. The unit is intended to function
predominantly as work space with incidental Residential accommodations that meet basic habitability requirements.
See Live-Work. (Syn: Live-With.)
Yield: characterizing a Thoroughfare that has two-way traffic but only one effective travel lane because of parked
cars, necessitating slow movement and driver negotiation. Also, characterizing parking on such a Thoroughfare.
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