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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 development standards in Article 30-5: <br /> Development Standards,including the transitional standards in Section 30-5.<>,and any applicable infill <br /> standards in Section 30-5.<>. <br /> 3. INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES44 <br /> (a) Purpose <br /> In an effort to encourage sustainable development practices within the MR-5 and DT districts as a means of <br /> addressing global climate change,the protection of natural resources, and ensuring a high quality of life for <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 to 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 incentives included in this section are available in the MR-5 and DT districts. <br /> (d) Procedure <br /> (1) Development seeking density or height bonuses in accordance with this section shall be <br /> reviewed (and approved or denied) by the TRC as part of a major site plan or preliminary plat, <br /> as appropriate, or in the event the development requires a special use permit, reviewed (and <br /> approved or denied)as part of the special use permit application. <br /> (2) The density or height bonus shall be based on the number of sustainability features provided, in <br /> accordance with Table 30-3.D.1, Sustainablity Bonuses, and Section 30-3.D.<>, Menu of <br /> Sustainabiliity Features. <br /> TABLE 1-3.D.1: SUSTAINABILTY BONUSES <br /> MINIMUM NUMBER OF <br /> TYPE OF BONUS SUSTAINABILiTy FEATURES PROVIDED <br /> Increase in gross residential density by up to 10 percent beyond 3 <br /> district maximum <br /> Increase in building height by one story beyond district maximum 5 <br /> Increase in gross residential density between.10 and 20 percent 7 <br /> beyond district ma)dmum <br /> Increase in building height by two stories beyond district 9 <br /> maximum[2] <br /> NOTES: <br /> [I]The menu of allowable sustainability features is identified in Section 30-3.D.<>,Menu of Sustainability <br /> 44 These are new standards designed to allow denser forms of development in the MR-5 and DT districts through the inclusion of sustainable <br /> development practices. Development in these districts may obtain modest increases in density or height beyond district mmdmums based on the <br /> provision of a variety of different sustainability features. The range of features are provided as a menu from which an applicant may select, as <br /> appropriate. <br /> June 2009 City of Fayetteville,North Carolina <br /> Page 3-9 Unified Development Ordinance—Module Two Public Review Draft(REVISED) <br />