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109. Setbacks <br />(1) The entire building façade must abut front and street side property lines or be located within <br />\[10\] feet of such property lines. <br />Comment: <br />Rather than mandating a zero-foot “build-to” line for all properties in CX1 zoning <br />districts, this model offers flexibility to accommodate shallow building setbacks that are <br />sometimes necessary to accommodate features such as outdoor seating/display areas, stoops and <br />sidewalk widening.Alternately, it is possible for the ordinance to establish a formula to <br />determine setbacks based on the average setback of buildings in a block face. For an example of <br />this, see Section 108 of the Model Town Center Ordinance (below). <br />(2) The minimum rear setback is \[0–30\] percent of the lot depth. <br />Comment: <br />The appropriate minimum building setback will depend on lot and development <br />patterns in the area. When alleys abut the rear of CX1 lots, no rear setback may be necessary, <br />except perhaps for upper floors. On the other hand, when CX1-zoned lots will abut the rear <br />property line of residential lots, buildings in the CX1 district should be set back from rear <br />property lines in order to protect the privacy and open feeling expected within residential rear <br />yards. <br />(3) No interior side setbacks are required in the CX1 district, except when CX1-zoned property <br />abuts R-zoned property, in which case the minimum side setback required in the CX1 district <br />shall be the same as required for a residential use on the abutting R-zoned lot. <br />Comment: <br />Most pedestrian-oriented shopping streets are lined with buildings that span the <br />entire width of the lot. The standard proposed here will help reinforce that pattern, while also <br />ensuring that if a CX1 district abuts a residential zoning district, a “typical” residential side <br />yard will be provided. <br />110. Building Height <br />The maximum building height shall be \[38–50\] feet for mixed-use buildings and \[35–47\] feet for <br />all other buildings. <br />Comment: <br />Some communities will want to regulate height by stories rather than feet above <br />grade, since stories will allow for greater flexibility in building design. The standards proposed <br />allow greater height for mixed-use buildings than for single-use buildings because mixed-use <br />buildings are required to have taller floor-to-ceiling heights on the ground floor. The proposed <br />standards will accommodate three- or four-story buildings. <br />111. Off-Street Parking <br />(1) \[Insert off-street parking standards\] <br />(2) No off-street parking is required for nonresidential uses in CX1 districts unless such uses <br />exceed \[3,000\] square feet of gross floor area, in which case off-street parking must be provided <br />for the floor area in excess of \[3,000\] square feet. <br />Comment: <br />Paragraph (2) may be incorporated into paragraph (1). Exempting small retail <br />businesses from compliance with off-street parking requirements will help promote pedestrian- <br />oriented character and encourage use/reuse of storefront retail space. Communities should also <br />Sec.4.1 Model Mixed-Use ZoningDistrict Ordinance <br />5 <br />Model Smart Land Development Regulations <br />Interim PAS Report©American PlanningAssociation, March 2006 <br /> <br />