[Amended 2-11-2014 by Ord. No. 14-09]
A. Purpose. The Commercial/Office-transitional (C-T) District is established
to provide for the location of predominantly nonresidential commercial
uses in a low-intensity manner such that they can be employed as transitional
land uses between residential neighborhoods and higher-intensity uses.
[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 15-25]
B. Dimensional standards.
Standard
|
Residential
|
Mixed-Use
|
Nonresidential
|
---|
Residential Density, Maximum
|
8
|
12
|
N/A
|
Nonresidential FAR, Maximum
|
N/A
|
0.70
|
0.50
|
Lot Area, Minimum (square feet)
|
20,000
|
Lot Width, Minimum (feet)
|
100
|
Front Setback, Minimum (feet)
|
20
|
Side Setback, Minimum (feet)
|
10
|
Rear Setback, Minimum (feet)
|
15
|
Open Space Set-Aside, Minimum (%)
|
20%
|
Height, Maximum (feet)
|
40
|
C. Additional regulations.
[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 15-25; 1-26-2016 by Ord. No. 16-01]
(1)
The front of the principal building shall face the front yard.
On a corner lot, the front of the principal building may face either
front yard.
(2)
Residential development shall conform to the dimensional standards
of the R-8 Zoning District.
(3)
Residential development in a mixed-use project shall conform
to the dimensional standards of the R-12 Zoning District.
(4)
At least 30% of the ground floor of a mixed-use development
shall be used for retail, eating or personal services establishments.
(5)
The gross floor area of the ground floors of all buildings on
a mixed-use general development plan that are used for retail sales,
eating, or personal services establishments shall not be included
in the determination of maximum FAR.
(6)
For lots of record in developed areas where front and side yard
setback geometry has already been established by existing residential
dwellings and lots created by the administrative subdivision process
on or after January 28, 2020; front yard setbacks shall be established
using the infill calculations in § 72-84.4B( 2). For corner lots
and through lots, the primary front yard shall be established using
the average front setback, and the secondary front yard may be reduced
using the average calculation.
[Amended 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-02]
(7)
For lots of record established in developed areas where yard
geometry has already been established by existing residential dwellings
and lots created by the administrative subdivision process on or after
January 28, 2020, side yard setbacks may be reduced using the rules
in 5 72- 82.4B( 2); but each side yard shall be no less than two feet.
Side yard setbacks for lots within the Old and Historic Fredericksburg
Overlay District shall be determined through the certificate of appropriateness
process.
[Amended 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-02]
(8)
A twenty-foot-wide landscaped perimeter buffer shall be provided
around the front, side, or rear perimeter of a development when the
Zoning Administrator determines it is necessary to protect existing
adjacent development from adverse visual impacts or to present an
appearance compatible with an established pattern of adjacent development.
(9)
Except for outdoor eating areas at eating establishments, indoor/outdoor,
all business and storage shall be conducted within a completely enclosed
principal structure, unless approved through a special use permit.
(10)
Service of alcoholic beverages under an ABC retail on-premises
license is permitted only as a special use.
[Amended 3-25-2014 by Ord. No. 14-14; 3-25-2014 by Ord. No. 14-15]
A. Purpose. The Commercial-Downtown (C-D) District is established to
promote harmonious development, redevelopment, and rehabilitation
of uses in the commercial areas of the Old and Historic Fredericksburg
(HFD) Overlay District. The regulations of this district are intended
to implement the goals of the Comprehensive Plan for historic district
development while encouraging mixed uses in the downtown area. The
emphasis in site planning is to be placed upon enhancing pedestrian
circulation, minimizing vehicular and pedestrian access conflicts
among uses, respecting the geometry of the downtown streetscape, and
maintaining continuity with the architectural precedents of the historic
area. Outdoor storage is prohibited in the district.
B. Dimensional standards.
[Amended 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 21-19]
Standard
|
Single-Family Attached
|
Multifamily
|
Mixed-Use
|
Nonresidential
|
---|
Residential density, maximum by right
|
12 units per acre
|
18 units per acre
|
24 units per acre generally; 36 units per acre within the OHFD
|
N/A
|
Residential density by special use permit outside the HFD
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
36 units per acre
|
N/A
|
Residential density by special use permit within the HFD
|
City Council may approve additional residential density by special use permit subject to the requirements of Subsection C, Performance criteria for residential projects.
|
Nonresidential FAR
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
3.0
|
2.5
|
Lot area, minimum (square feet)
|
Commercial lot areas shall generally conform to the areas of
existing lots in the commercial portions of the OHFD Overlay District;
otherwise, none
|
Lot width, minimum (feet)
|
None
|
Front setback, minimum (feet)
|
Conform to the front yard setbacks of adjacent structures
|
Side setback, minimum (feet)
|
15 when adjacent to a residential district; otherwise, none
|
Rear setback, minimum (feet)
|
25 when adjacent to a residential district; otherwise, none
|
Open space set-aside, minimum (%)
|
Within the OHFD, formal open space equal to 10% of development
sites that are 0.5 acre or larger with residential
|
Height, maximum (feet)
|
50
|
50
|
50
|
50
|
C. Performance criteria for residential projects. Any residential development
in the Old and Historic Fredericksburg Overlay District that requires
a special use permit shall be subject to the following performance
criteria:
[Added 7-13-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-19]
(1)
If a proposed development is located in the "Retail Priority Area" as described in the Area 7 Downtown Plan then it shall be a mixed-use development in accordance with Subsection
D below.
(2)
The City Council shall consider, in addition to other relevant
factors, whether the proposed development includes appropriate provisions
for archaeology, historic interpretation, or enhanced open space.
D. Formal open space. In the Old and Historic Fredericksburg Overlay
District, development sites equal to or larger than 0.5 acre that
include residential uses other than single-family detached shall incorporate
formal open space in accordance with the following standards:
[Added 7-13-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-19]
(1)
A minimum of 10% of the development site shall consist of formal
open space.
(2)
The formal open space must be in the form of a plaza, playground,
square, or courtyard.
(3)
A minimum of 25% of the perimeter of the formal open space shall
adjoin a street.
(4)
Formal open space shall have a minimum length and width of 25
feet, with a maximum length-to-width ratio of 1:4.
(5)
The formal open space shall be landscaped with, at minimum,
the number of plants that would be required for a Type B landscaping
buffer, as measured along the longest side of the open space. The
plantings may be distributed throughout the formal open space area.
E. Mixed-use regulations.
[Amended 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 21-19]
(1)
A mixed-use structure, or the combination of structures collectively
situated on a mixed-use site, shall meet the definition of a "mixed-use
development" set forth in § 72-84 of this code.
(2)
Within the "Retail Priority Area" established in the Area 7
Downtown Small Area Plan (fronting on Caroline Street between Amelia
Street and Wolfe Street, or fronting on William Street between Caroline
Street and Charles Street), at least 30% of the gross floor area of
the ground floor of (1) a mixed-use structure, or (2) all structures
on a mixed-use site that front on these streets, shall consist of
uses in the Retail and Consumer Use Group, as defined in § 72-84
of this code.
[Amended 1-22-2019 by Ord. No. 19-01]
A. Purpose. The Commercial-Highway (C-H) District is established to
provide locations on heavily traveled collector and arterial highways
for those commercial and service uses which are oriented to the automobile
and require good access but not dependence on adjacent uses or pedestrian
trade. The district shall generally be considered inappropriate in
those parts of the City where individual uses can be grouped in preplanned
concentrations and in newly developing areas, such as those in areas
that have been annexed to the City. Adequate transportation and site
planning of uses should have the goal of minimizing through-traffic
movements.
B. Dimensional standards.
Standard
|
Conventional Residential
|
Conventional Nonresidential
|
Mixed Use and Residential Development Within T-5C Transect
|
---|
Residential density, maximum
|
12
|
N/A
|
12 by right
24 by special use permit
|
Nonresidential FAR, maximum
|
—
|
0.7
|
0.7 by right
3.0 by special use permit
|
Lot area, minimum (square feet)
|
|
20,000
|
See § 72-32.4D
|
Lot width, minimum (feet)
|
|
150
|
|
Front setback, minimum (feet)
|
|
25
|
|
Side setback, minimum (feet)
|
|
15
|
|
Rear setback, minimum (feet)
|
|
20
|
|
Open space set-aside (percent)
|
|
15%
|
|
Height, maximum (feet)
|
|
40
|
|
C. Additional regulations.
(1)
Outdoor storage and display is permitted only in those areas
approved for such uses on the site plan. Uses engaged in fuel sales
must store fuel underground.
(2)
Residential development shall conform to R-12 Zoning District
dimensional standards.
(3)
All nonresidential buildings shall be set back at least 40 feet
from any front, side, or rear lot line adjoining land in a Residential,
Planned Development Residential, or Commercial Transitional/Office
Zoning District. A Type D landscaping buffer shall be provided. The
Zoning Administrator may also require a fence or wall upon a determination
that the development will have an adverse impact on adjacent land.
[Added 9-8-2020 by Ord. No. 20-17]
The Creative Maker District is governed by
Appendix 72-A, which
is incorporated into this chapter.