It is the purpose of this article to permit a mix of various
housing types and commercial businesses in a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood
with a sense of community and place. The following guidelines and
standards are intended to encourage building designs and site layouts
that:
A. Create a mixed-use, small-town character that complements existing
Town development.
B. Allow a range of small-scale commercial uses within easy walking
distance of adjoining residential homes.
C. Accommodate a variety of housing types and discourage one housing
type from dominating the streetscape.
D. Ensure that commercial uses have a character that is compatible with
existing areas in Town, as well as future residences within the development.
E. Promote pedestrian orientation of streets and buildings.
F. Develop businesses, streets, parks, and homes that promote social
interaction as well as privacy.
G. Alleviate the perceived impact of high-intensity developments by
requiring them to be of a pedestrian scale, bulk, and orientation.
H. Give priority to pedestrian movement and access to buildings, open
spaces, and streets; and discourage design that gives priority to
vehicular convenience only.
I. Create a street circulation system that provides safe and convenient
access but discourages fast or heavy traffic that is incompatible
with a residential neighborhood.
J. Use scale, building orientation, and landscaping to establish community
identity.
K. Use open and recreational spaces as a community focal point.
L. Provide recreational opportunities.
M. Ensure that new development is compatible with existing neighborhoods.
Within the Neighborhood Mixed Use District, all lands shall
be divided into lots and streets, with the tract divided into residential
lots, nonresidential lots, open space lots, existing streets, and/or
proposed streets.
A. All development shall meet the following mix requirements:
(1)
Residential lots shall cover no less than 20% and no more than
65% of the property area;
(2)
Nonresidential lots shall cover no less than 5% and no more
than 25% of the property area; and
(3)
Open space lots shall cover no less than 20% of the property
area.
B. For determining the mix requirements, when residential and nonresidential
uses are located on a single lot but these uses are in separate buildings,
each building with a different use shall be given an equivalent lot
area that meets all regulations that would be required for the building
and use on a lot.
C. Mixed-use buildings with a mix of nonresidential and multifamily
uses shall be considered nonresidential for purposes of calculating
the mix requirements.
D. Areas within the street rights-of-way of existing or proposed streets
shall not be considered as part of a residential, nonresidential,
or open space lot.
E. The development shall include at least two of the following housing
types: single-family detached, single-family attached, or multifamily.
To qualify as one of the two required housing types, a housing type
must comprise at least 15% of the total housing units in the development.
No housing type may exceed 50% of the total housing units in the development.
F. When mixed-use developments are first subdivided, each proposed lot
within the development shall be designated as a nonresidential, mixed-use,
single-family detached, single-family attached, multifamily, or open
space lot. Any future development on an individual lot shall conform
to this initial use designation for that particular lot.