HomeMy WebLinkAboutTA24-05 Public Comment Release PresentationPlanning and Land Use
Robert Farrell
Development Review Supervisor
Slide 1
UDO Maintenance Amendment
Public Comment Release
Planning and Land Use Slide 2
Ongoing UDO Maintenance Amendments
•Clarifications of ordinance standards and requirements
•Updates to existing standards to ensure ordinance provisions are effective
Planning & Land Use Slide 3
Concept
Presentation
Release Draft
for Public
Comment
Planning Board
Public Hearing
Board of
Commissioners
Public Hearing
Planning & Land Use Slide 4
Potential Amendment Concepts
•Ensure Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) standards comply with NC General Statute requirements.
•Adjust the parking ratio requirement for Warehouse so it is better alighted with the warehouse developments common in this area.
•Allow administrative changes to required parking lot
landscaping when there are conflicts with utilities or
other required improvements.
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Potential Amendment Concepts
•Clarify the applicability of street-yard requirements for commercial land uses that do not require off-street
parking.
•Clarify the mixed-use residential standards for commercial districts by adding a new use and definition for mixed-use dwellings.
Accessory Dwelling Units
•NCGS 160D-702 – local governments cannot adopt building
standards for homes regulated by the NC Residential code.
•NC Residential Code applies to ADUs.
•The amendment removes 2 provisions:
o Removes: Gross floor area for ADUs shall not exceed 1,200 square
feet.
o Removes: Storage containers shall not be permitted as accessory
dwelling units.
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Warehouse Parking Ratio
•Before 2020 warehouse parking was established on a case-by -case basis determined by the number of employees.
•Parking ratios were updated in 2020 and are currently based on the square footage of the building.
•Uniform standard and does not create issues for changes
of use or changes in employee numbers.
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Warehouse Parking Ratio
•Current Requirement: 1.5 / 1,000 square feet
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Jurisdiction Example 50,000 sf and 50
Employees
New Hanover County 75
Wilmington 50
Forsyth County 50
Catawba County 30
Columbus County 25
Wake County 25
Guilford County 20
Greensboro 16.5
Charlotte / Mecklenburg 12.5
Pender County 10
Brunswick County 10
Durham County 10
Warehouse Parking Ratio
•Data on Existing Warehouse Projects
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Warehouse Size by Square Foot Average Parking Provided Average Parking Ratio
0-20,000 18 1.8 / 1,000
20,001-250,000 44 1.3 / 1,000
250,0001 +322 .68 / 1,000
Warehouse Parking Ratio
•Proposed Amendment
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Warehouse Size by Square Foot Average Parking
Provided
Average Parking Ratio Proposed
Amendment
0-20,000 18 1.8 / 1,000 1.5 / 1,000
20,001-250,000 44 1.3 / 1,000 1 / 1,000
250,0001 +322 .68 / 1,000 1 / 2,000
Warehouse Parking Ratio
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Example by Square Foot Current
Requirement
Proposed
Amendment
10,000 15 15
20,000 30 30
50,000 75 50
100,000 150 100
250,000 375 250
500,000 750 250
1,000,000 1,500 500
Parking Lot Landscaping Flexibility
•Proposed Amendment:
•Section 5.4.5.F
On a case-by -case basis, the Planning Director may approve alternative planting materials, substitutions to parking lot planting requirements or the relocation of required parking lot plantings where requirements would not be practical due to utilities, existing vegetation or other unique conditions. Such modifications shall be determined to be in keeping with the purpose and intent of this section.
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Street Yards
•Section 5.4.6.A
•Street yard landscaping is required for new construction of principal structures, expansions to existing structures, and changes of use whenever additional off-street parking is required, excluding the following uses:
•General Agricultural and Forestry Uses;
•Residential development unless built to the commercial building code;
•Private residential boating facilities;
•Cemeteries;
•Park and Recreation Areas with no structures or parking areas; and
•Utility lines.
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Street Yards
Four uses without minimum parking requirements:
•Bus and Taxi Terminal
•Commercial Parking Lot or Facility
•Recreational Vehicle and Boat Trailer Storage Lot
•Other Intensive Industrial Uses
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Street Yards
•Section 5.4.6.A
•Street yard landscaping is required for new construction of principal structures, expansions to existing structures, new or expanding commercial land uses that require new vehicle parking or storage areas, and changes of use whenever additional off-street parking is required, excluding the following uses:
•General Agricultural and Forestry Uses;
•Residential development unless built to the commercial building code;
•Private residential boating facilities;
•Cemeteries;
•Park and Recreation Areas with no structures or parking areas; and
•Utility lines.
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Mixed Use Dwellings and Mixed Use Developments
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Mixed Use Dwellings
Dwelling, Multi-Family
a.In the R-20, R-15, R-10, and R-7 zoning districts, multi-family dwellings are only allowed as part of a performance
residential development and are subject to the maximum density for the district. [09-08-2020]
b.Multi-family dwellings in the B-1 and B-2 districts shall comply with the following standards:
1.Dwelling units must be part of a mixed-use development established to provide innovative opportunities
for an integration of diverse but compatible uses into a single development that is unified by
distinguishable design features with amenities and walkways to increase pedestrian activity.
2.The development shall be single ownership or unified control of a property owners association.
3.Uses within the development are restricted to residential uses and uses allowed in the B-1 district.
4.Sidewalks must be provided throughout the project.
5.Parking location and quantity shall be shared.
6.Community facilities and / or common area shall be provided.
7.Mixed-Use Residential buildings are permitted and encouraged.
8.Conceptual elevations indicating proposed architectural style and conceptual lighting plans shall be
submitted with the application.
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Mixed Use Dwellings and Mixed Use Developments
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Mixed Use Developments
•Proposed Amendment:
•Mixed Use Development
Development consisting of a mix of residential and non-residential development established to provide innovative opportunities for an integration of diverse but compatible uses into a single development that is unified by distinguishable design features with amenities and walkways to increase pedestrian activity.
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Mixed Use Dwellings
•Proposed Amendment:
•Dwelling, Mixed Use
Any dwelling unit type listed in the Unified Development Ordinance that is part of a mixed-use development. Mixed Use Dwellings may be separate from commercial uses within the same development or combined with a commercial unit or units with a separate residential dwelling unit or units located on any floor except the ground floor.
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Mixed Use Dwellings
Dwelling, Mixed Use
a.Mixed Use Dwellings in the B-1 and B-2 districts shall comply with the following standards:
1.Dwelling units must be part of a mixed-use development established to provide innovative opportunities
for an integration of diverse but compatible uses into a single development that is unified by
distinguishable design features with amenities and walkways to increase pedestrian activity.
2.The development shall be single ownership or unified control of a property owners association.
3.Uses within the development are restricted to residential uses and uses allowed in the B-1 district.
4.Sidewalks must be provided throughout the project.
5.Parking location and quantity shall be shared.
6.Community facilities and / or common area shall be provided.
7.Conceptual elevations indicating proposed architectural style and conceptual lighting plans shall be
submitted with the application.
8.Mixed use dwellings must comply with the requirements of Article 6 Subdivision Design and Improvements
even if the project does not involve the subdivision of land.
9.Mixed use dwellings must provide a site plan meeting the requirements of Section 10.3.6 Site Plan in
accordance with the county’s application and review requirements for the Technical Review Committee
(TRC).
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Board Discussion
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Public Comment
•Public Comment through 5pm on Wednesday, November 20th.
•Development Activity Page: www.plannhc.com
•Public Hearing at the December Planning Board meeting on
Thursday, December 5, 2024.
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