A.
Symbol: OS.
B.
Purposes:
(1)
Preserve the physical diversity and the harmonious relationship of
the City with its natural environment by providing an opportunity
to preserve lands from urban development.
(2)
Provide for open space lands, in recognition of the following:
(a)
Value for recreation and aesthetic pleasures.
(b)
Importance in maintaining green and open buffers along scenic
waterways and views.
(c)
Need for preserving tidal wetlands in a natural state.
(d)
Desirability of open spaces in dense, built-up neighborhoods
with small private yards.
(e)
Availability of dredge spoil disposal areas that are unsuitable
for urban building development but are suitable for park and outdoor
recreation opportunities.
A.
Symbol: R-2.
B.
Purposes:
(1)
Provide for residential development outside of the City's town center
and beachfront area.
(2)
Maintain lots that will permit the efficient use of public water
and sewer services.
(3)
Diversify the City's residential development pattern by providing
an opportunity for lots larger than those found in or near the center
of the City.
A.
Symbol: R-2(H).
B.
Purposes:
(1)
Provide for residential development outside of the City's town center
and beachfront area.
(2)
Maintain lots that will permit the efficient use of public water
and sewer services.
(3)
Diversify the City's residential development pattern by providing
an opportunity for lots larger than those found in or near the center
of the City.
A.
Symbol: LC.
B.
Purposes:
(1)
Provide an area appropriate for a mix of residential uses and a limited
number and types of commercial uses.
(2)
Establish density standards that respect not only residential uses
in the zone but also adjacent residential neighborhoods.
(3)
Restrict the size and intensity of nonresidential uses to a scale
that is compatible with adjacent and intervening residential uses.
(4)
Preserve residential character by requiring structures to maintain
a residential appearance.
A.
Symbol: LC(H).
B.
Purposes:
(1)
Provide an area appropriate for a mix of residential uses and a limited
number and types of commercial uses.
(2)
Establish density standards that respect not only residential uses
in the zone but also adjacent residential neighborhoods.
(3)
Restrict the size and intensity of nonresidential uses to a scale
that is compatible with adjacent and intervening residential uses.
(4)
Preserve residential character by requiring structures to maintain
a residential appearance.
A.
Symbol: TC.
B.
Purposes:
(1)
Sustain a centralized, commercial, residential, and cultural core
in the center of the City.
(2)
Strengthen connections between the town center and the City's residential
districts.
(3)
Create a pedestrian corridor from the mainland to the bay.
(4)
Provide for establishments offering retail products and services,
commercial entertainment, professional and financial services, and
other businesses which are vital to a year-round working community.
(5)
Encourage a mix of retail, office, and residential uses, consistent
with the existing scale and character of the area, in order to promote
the economic stability of the area.
(6)
Provide for apartment dwellings in conjunction with retail, office,
and service uses, but only on the stories above street level.
A.
Symbol: TC(H).
B.
Purposes:
(1)
Sustain a centralized, commercial, residential, and cultural core
in the center of the City.
(2)
Strengthen connections between the town center and the City's residential
districts.
(3)
Create a pedestrian corridor from the mainland to the bay.
(4)
Provide for establishments offering retail products and services,
commercial entertainment, professional and financial services, and
other businesses which are vital to a year-round working community.
(5)
Encourage a mix of retail, office, and residential uses, consistent
with the existing scale and character of the area, in order to promote
the economic stability of the area.
(6)
Provide for apartment dwellings in conjunction with retail, office,
and service uses, but only on the stories above street level.
A.
Symbol: MC.
B.
Purposes: Preserve the City's historic connection to the sea by:
(1)
Encouraging a mix of retail and residential uses that complement
and support a marina.
(2)
Ensuring that the character and scale of development in the zone
is compatible with a marina.
(3)
Prohibiting the establishment of and the continuation of industrial
uses not compatible with the characteristics of a Marine Commercial
Zone.
[Added 5-14-2018]
A.
Symbol: AX-RES.
B.
Purposes: The purpose of the AX-RES Zone is to:
(1)
Provide opportunities for residential development in areas not
currently within existing City borders to be annexed into the City
in accordance with adopted Comprehensive Plan policies;
(2)
Conserve open land, including those areas containing unique
and sensitive natural resources such as woodlands, streams, floodplains,
and wetlands, by setting them aside from development;
(3)
Provide development options for landowners which minimize impacts
on sensitive environmental resources, reduce disturbance of natural
and cultural features, and conserve scenic views;
(4)
Encourage sociable, pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods, patterned
on the City of Lewes and traditional neighborhood design principles;
[Amended 2-13-2023]
(5)
Incorporate a sense of place and identity with a central, flexible,
usable community open space;
[Added 2-13-2023]
(6)
Provide greater design flexibility;
[Added 2-13-2023]
(7)
Encourage the interconnection of streets and walkways, trails, and
multipurpose paths both internally and externally; and
[Added 2-13-2023]
(8)
Respect neighboring development with similar density and building
scale.
[Added 2-13-2023]
[Added 5-14-2018]
A.
Symbol: AX-MIX.
B.
Purposes: The purpose of the AX-MIX Zone is to:
(1)
Provide opportunities for a mix of residential uses and a limited
number of types of nonresidential uses in areas not currently within
existing City borders to be annexed into the City in accordance with
adopted Comprehensive Plan policies;
(2)
Establish density standards that respect not only residential
uses in the zone but also adjacent residential neighborhoods;
(3)
Limit the size and intensity of nonresidential uses to a scale
that is compatible with adjacent and intervening residential uses;
[Amended 2-13-2023]
(4)
Maintain architectural compatibility between mixed uses;
[Amended 2-13-2023]
(5)
Encourage sociable, pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods, patterned
on the City of Lewes and traditional neighborhood design principles;
[Added 2-13-2023]
(6)
Incorporate a sense of place and identity with a central, flexible,
usable community open space;
[Added 2-13-2023]
(7)
Provide greater design flexibility;
[Added 2-13-2023]
(8)
Encourage the interconnection of streets and walkways, trails,
and multipurpose paths both internally and externally; and
[Added 2-13-2023]
(9)
Respect neighboring development with similar density and building
scale.
[Added 2-13-2023]
