REVISED ORDINANCE A

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHAPEL HILL LAND USE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS (2008-05-05/O-4a)

 

WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill has considered the proposed text amendments to the Land Use Management Ordinance regarding creation of new  higher density zoning districts and finds that the amendments are warranted in order to achieve the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan, including encouraging a balanced transportation system and promoting a healthy downtown;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill as follows:

 

Section 1.  Subsection 3.4 of the Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance is hereby revised to read as follows:

 

3.4 Conditional Use Districts

 

For the TC-1, TC-2, TC-3, CC, NC, 0I-1, I,  R-6, R-5, R-4, R-3, R-2, R-2A, R-1, R-1A, R-LD1, and R-LD5 districts hereinabove described, there are hereby established parallel conditional use districts designated TC-1-C, TC-2-C, TC-3C, CC-C, NC-C, 0I-2-C, 0I-1-C, I-C, R-6-C, R-5-C, R-4-C, R-3-C, R-2-C, R-2A-C, R-1-C, R-1A-C, R-LD1-C, and R-LD5-C pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes § 160A-382. Under each conditional use district, all uses allowed as a permitted use or special use by section 3.7, Table 3.7-1 (Use Matrix), for the parallel general use district are permitted only upon issuance of a Special Use Permit by the Town Council pursuant to section 4.5 of this appendix.

 

A residential-special standards-conditional (R-SS-C) district and residential-high density-conditional districts (R-HD1-C, R-HD2-C, R-HD3-C, R-HD4-C) are hereby established, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 160A-382. Uses allowed in this district shall be those described in section 3.7 and Table 3.7-1 (Use Matrix) of this appendix, and are permitted only upon issuance of a Special Use Permit by the Town Council pursuant to section 4.5.

(Ord. No. 2007-02-26/O-5, § 2)”

 

Section 2. That the first two rows of Table 3.7-1 of the Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance is hereby revised to read as follows:

 


 

“Table 3.7-1: Use Matrix      

 

              Uses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Use

Zoning District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planned Development

(PD-)

Use Group

R-LD5

RT

R-LD1

R-1A

R-1

R-2

 R-2A

R-3

R-4

R-5

R-6, R-HD1-C,  R-HD2-C

 R-HD3-C,

 R-HD4-C

R-SS-C

TC-1, TC-2, TC-3

CC

NC

OI-1

OI-2

OI-3

OI-4

I

MH

H

SC(N)

SCI

OI

MU

I”

 

Section 3. That Table 3.8-1 of the Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance is amended to include the four following zoning districts:

 

“Table 3.8-1: Dimensional Matrix

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

(F)

(G)

(H)

(I)

(J)

(K)

(L)

Zoning

District

Minimum

Lot Size

Maximum

Density

Minimum

Frontage

Minimum

Lot Width

Maximum

Building

Height  (Primary)

Maximum

Building

Height (Secondary)

Minimum

Street

Setback

Minimum

Interior

Setback

Minimum

Solar

Setback

Impervious Surface Ratio

Maximum

Floor Area Ratio

R-HD1-C

NA

NA

40

50

50

75

10

6

8

.24/.5/.7

0.75

R-HD2-C

NA

NA

40

50

50

75

10

6

8

.24/.5/.7

1.0

R-HD3-C

NA

NA

40

50

50

90

10

6

8

.24/.5/.7

1.25

R-HD4-C

NA

NA

40

50

50

90

10

6

8

.24/.5/.7

1.5”

 

Section 4. That the fourth paragraph under Columns (F) and (G) in the Rules for Interpretation of Table 3.8-1 are hereby revised to read as follows:

 

“In the residential-high density-conditional, town center, mixed use zoning districts, office/institutional-3, and office/institutional-4 zoning districts, the height of a structure may exceed the primary height limitation established in the dimensional matrix provided that for each foot the height of such structure exceeds the primary height limitation, the minimum street and interior setbacks applicable to that portion of the structure exceeding the primary height limitation shall be increased by one foot, and the minimum solar setback applicable to that portion of the structure exceeding the primary height limitation shall be increased by one and seven-tenths (1.7) feet.

 

Section 5. Subsection 3.8.4(b) of the Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance is hereby revised to read as follows:

 

“Subsection 3.8.4(b) Transitional Control Intensity Modifications

(b) In all residential-high density-conditional (R-HD-C) zoning districts, nonresidential zoning districts and planned developments R-HD1-C, R-HD2-C, R-HD3-C, R-HD-4-C TC-1, TC-2, TC-3, CC, NC, 0I-3, 0I 2, 0I-1, I PD-SC, PD-0I and PD-I), the following setback and height regulation modifications shall apply:

 

            (1)        Minimum street setback across a street from residentially zoned land shall be equal to the street setback applicable in the residential district across the street. Except when R-HD-C, MU-V development is separated from the residential district by an arterial street with a right-of-way of one hundred (100) feet or greater, in which case the setbacks of the underlying zoning district would apply.”

 

Section 6. Subsection 5.5.2(g) of the Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance is hereby revised to read as follows:

 

“(g)      Multi-family Dwelling Units

 

Active, improved space (either indoors or outside) shall be provided for the common active recreational use of residents of multi-family developments.  For sites that abut or include areas designated as future greenways in the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, land dedicated for a public pedestrian and non-motorized vehicle easement or deeded to the Town along the greenway may be substituted for required improved recreation space.  The minimum size of such active recreation space shall be the number of square feet derived by multiplying gross land area of the development by the applicable ratio shown below:

 

Zoning Districts

Recreation Space Ratio

TC-1, TC-2, TC-3

.120

CC

.046

NC

.039

OI-2

.046

OI-1

.046

I

.032

R-HD1-C,

R-HD2-C,

R-HD3-C,

R-HD4-C

 R-SS-C, R-6, R-5

.050

R-4

.039

R-3

.032

R-2, R-2A, R-1

.025

R-1A

.022

R-LD1

.020

All Others

.015”

 

Section 7. Subsection 5.6.6-1 of the Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance is hereby revised to read as follows:

 

 “Table 5.6.6-1 Schedule of Required Buffers

 

Adjacent*

Existing Principal Use#

Proposed Principal Use

Major Subdivision creating lots for single or two-family dwellings or Class A mobile home

Any Residential-High Density –Conditional  Zoning District

Any other principal use in Use Group A, except essential services

Any principal use in Use Group B

Automotive repair, maintenance and/or storage facility, light manufacturing, supply yard

Any principal use in Use Group C other than the above

Dwellings, single-family or two-family, Class A Mobile Home

 

--

B

B

C

D

C

Any other principal use in Use Group A, except Essential Services

B

B

B

C

D

C

Interstate Highway

E

E

E

E

E

E

Railroad, non-Interstate, Arterial Street

D

--

D

D

D

D

Collector Street

C

--

D

C

C

C

Any use in Use Group B

C

C

C

B

C

B

Automotive Repair, Maintenance and/or Storage Facility, Light Manufacturing, Supply Yard

D

D

D

C

B

B

Any other use in Use Group C

C

C

C

B

B

B

Adjacent* Vacant Land Zoning:

 

 

 

 

 

 

    R-LD5, RT, R-LD1

    R-1, R-2, R-3

--

 B

B

C

D

C

    R-4, R-5, R-6, R-HD1-C, R-HD2-C, R-HD3-C, R-HD4-C

B

B

B

C

D

C

    OI-1, OI-2

C

C

C

B

C

B

    I

D

D

D

C

B

B

    NC, CC, OI-3, TC-1, TC-2, TC-3

C

C

C

B

B

B”

 

Section 8.  That the amendments shall become effective upon enactment. 

 

This the 5th day of May, 2008.