Sec. 35.1-43.8. Setbacks in traditional neighborhood developments.

 

In a TND, the fronts of buildings face on the public realm of the community (the sidewalks, streets, public parks and squares), while private yards and off-street parking are located to the rear. Therefore, buildings are to have minimal setbacks from the front property line. Commercial/service, multi-family residential, and single family attached residential buildings are generally recommended to have front setbacks of 0 to 10 feet, and single family detached residential buildings, front setbacks of 0 to 25 feet. The TND design guidelines shall set forth the required minimum and maximum setbacks for proposed TND buildings.

 

Summary of TND Size, Land Use, Setback, Density, and Bulk Standards

 

Neighborhood Size

 

Min. neighborhood size: 30 acres

 

Land Use Mix	% of Net Development Area
	Minimum	Maximum
Parks, squares & open space	10%	None Specified
Civic	2%	None Specified
Commercial	5%	30%
Industrial	None Specified	30%
Residential	No less than commercial and industrial combined	80%

 No more than 70% of the total residential units may be either single family, townhouse, or multifamily units.

 

Parks & Squares

 

Max. distance from all residential units to park or square: 1320 feet

Minimum park or square acreage in TND core: 1 acre

 

Setbacks

 

Specified by developer design guidelines.

Recommended front setbacks                          Minimum                    Maximum

 

Single family detached                                        0 feet                           25 feet

Single family attached,

Multifamily, commercial                                    0 feet                            10 feet

 

Density and Bulk Standards

Maximum net density for residential uses: 29.04 du/ac

Maximum floor plate for any commercial/service 

or industrial building: 20,000 sf

 

(Ord. No. O-98-013, 2-10-98)

 

Last updated date: 10/23/2006 4:15:21 PM