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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS DESIGN MANUAL SECTION 2.3 <br /> (ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 6.29.3) <br /> Proposed Amendment <br /> The case study- Land Use Intensity <br /> The Prototype Plan <br /> The prototype plan used by the Introduction <br /> developer in other communities is an In section 2.1 —Development Areas, schematic plans were <br /> office complex consisting of four one- presented to illustrate the desired balance between economic <br /> story office buildings clustered around a development and environmental protection. In this section, <br /> parking court. To determine if the intensity standards are introduced which seek to carry this <br /> prototype plan will fit the site, the approach one step further by defining an acceptable three- <br /> developer reviewed the recommended dimensional spatial relationship between natural features and <br /> Ast of ordinances, technical reports and man-made construction. Stated differently, Intensity standards <br /> other documents contained in Appendix seek to define the degree to which a parcel of land may be <br /> A and drew up the following list of used. <br /> design constraints. <br /> To assist the user in applying the intensity standards described <br /> -Building and parking lots must not be in this section, a"case study"is presented, using the <br /> located in floodplain areas. development scenario described in the Introduction section of <br /> - The bottomland hardware forest must this Manual. First, however, a brief description of some more <br /> not be disturbed. traditional approaches to measuring intensity is presented to <br /> - The remaining woodlands must be help the reader understand the evolution to the intensity <br /> disturbed only to the extent necessary concepts of impervious surface ratio(ISR), building volume <br /> to fit the building and parking to the ratio(81/11), landscape volume ratio (LVR), and site volume <br /> site. ratio (SVR). <br /> - The frontage road Is to be widened <br /> from a 60-foot right-of-way to a 100 New Approaches (2007) <br /> feet section,requiring the dedication In order to offer flexibility in the design of larger projects that <br /> of 20 feet of right-of-way. become major employment centers and to update <br /> - Buildings must be set back at least 25 performance standards that are now in 2007 more widely <br /> feet from the new property(right-of- accepted the following land use master planning smart <br /> way)line. growth principles including performance standards are <br /> available to non-residential projects Incorporation of these <br /> By applying these constraints and aspects will support the EDD application and the balance with <br /> placing the prototype plan on the site, traditional approaches. <br /> the developer learns that the prototype <br /> will not'flt and revisions must be <br /> made. <br /> Economic Development Districts Design Manual Page 2.3.1 <br />