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132 <br />Article 30-3: Zoning Districts <br />Section D: Residential Base Zoning Districts <br />Subsection 3: Incentives for Sustainable Development Practices <br />(4) Compliance with Design Standards <br />All zero lot line development shall comply with the applicable developmen <stanadtadrdns in Arciable O fsl <br />Development Standards, including the transitional standards in Secdon 30-5. Y aPP <br />standards in Section 30-5.<>. <br />3. INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES44 <br />(a) Purpose _ <br />In an effort co encourage sustainablleed fotecdon of atuml a ourcese and ensuaing a hiigh quality (I fesfor <br />addressing global climate change, p <br />future city residents, the following sustainable development incentives are provided. <br />(b) Incentives <br />Development providing sustainable features in accordance with the provisions of this section is eligible for a <br />density bonus of up co 20 percent beyond the maximum allowable gross residential density and increases in <br />the maximum allowable height up to two stories beyond the maximum allowable height in the base zoning <br />district <br />(c) Applicability <br />The incendves included in this section are available In the MR-5 and DT districts. <br />(d) Procedure <br />(I) Development seeking density or height bonuses in accordance with this section shall be <br />reviewed (and approved or denied) by the TRC as pare of a major site plan or preliminary plat, <br />as appropriate, or in the even[ the development requires a special use permit, reviewed (and <br />approved or denied)as pare of the special use permit application. <br />(Z) accorddance withtTablen30-3.D.IbeSustanblitye6onuses,oandsSecaoln 30-3.D<>rMenu of <br />Sustainabiliry Features. <br />Increase in gross residendal density by up io 10 percent beyond 3 <br />district maximum ~ S <br />Increase in building height by one story beyond district maximum <br />Increase in gross residential density between 10 and 20 percent ~ <br />beyond district maximum 9 <br />Increase in building height by two stories beyond district <br />maximum [2] <br />NOTES: <br />[I] The menu of allowmble sustainabiliry features is identified in Section 30-3.D.~>, Menu of Sustainabi iry <br />++ These are new standards desigrred to allow denser forms of devebpmem in the MR-5 and DT disn-icts through the Inclusion of sustainable <br />provisbn of a variety of d'rfferent sustai b'i ry features.maThe range ofdfeatureseare provided as ahmenu froym which'an applicancsmaye elect. as <br />appropriate. <br />' ~ City of Fayetteville, North Carolina <br />June 2009 Unified Development Ordinance-Module Two Public Review Drak (REVISED) <br />Pace 3-9 <br />