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<br />REVISED DRAFT JUNE 14APRIL 9, 2012 <br />low-density, single-family detac <br />may indicate the district is suburban in nature, characterized by a <br />balance between the landscape and buildings, which may be large lots or <br />smaller lots clustered around public open space. Open space and low <br />impervious surface ratios characterize the built environment. <br />2)Consider recalibrating Recalibrate the density and open space ratios of <br /> <br />each zoning district and revise the dimensional standards to reflect the <br />intended character. For instance, the setbacks and lot widths and <br />coverage should vary by character, with small setbacks and higher <br />coverage for neighborhoods of an urban character and larger setbacks <br />and lower coverage for suburban and rural neighborhoods. <br />3)Consider identifying Identify established neighborhoods with cohesive <br /> <br />character and community identity and create neighborhood <br />conservation districts to protect and promote the existing neighborhood <br />feel. In addition, allow for reasonable improvements in these existing <br />neighborhoods without cumbersome variance procedures. Include by- <br />right standards for making improvements to buildings to ensure that <br />they remain in character with the neighborhood and do not adversely <br />impact the use and enjoyment of neighboring properties.1 <br />3) <br /> <br />4)1) Consider transitioning Transition the existing Planned Unit <br /> <br />Development (PUD) regulations to a Planned <br />Development (PD) option available in certain districts in <br />order to mix different housing types. This by-right option <br />allows the density and open space standards to be clearly <br />defined to reflect the intended character. A housing <br />palette should be utilized to clearly specify the minimum <br />lot areas and dimensions, setbacks, building heights, and <br />maximum building coverage for each dwelling unit type. <br />These new PD provisions would include explicit density <br />and open space standards together with provisions for <br />permitted and limited uses, housing diversity, <br />dimensional criteria, residential and nonresidential <br />Flexible bufferyards ensure that the scale of <br />development standards, open space and recreation <br />the bufferyard is commensurate with the <br />design, subdivision layout and design, street <br />intensity and/or proximity (i.e., the character) <br />configurations, and bufferyards and transitions thereby <br />of adjacent uses. In addition, a flexible <br />allowing them as a by-right option rather than through a <br />bufferyard approach would provide multiple <br />discretionary approval process. <br />options (i.e., landscaping only, landscaping <br />2)Consider reviewing and revising Review and <br /> <br />and berm, or landscaping and fence <br />revise the lists of permitted and conditional uses in each <br />structure) to achieve the same level of <br />district. The current districts are cumulative meaning that <br />compliance, while providing the developer <br />single family dwellings are permitted in both low and high <br />with flexiblity to implement the one that is <br />density districts. The permitted uses in the commercial <br />most appropriate for their site and project. <br />district are based on their use function rather than their <br />scale or design character. By way of example, the <br />Source: Kendig Keast Collaborative. <br />neighborhood commercial district allows drugstores, <br />2.34 <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 2 <br /> <br />