Report on Amendments to the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance for Implementation to the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area

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`f� f.S� 9 aR E'� QPIf QE PROP©SEQ �[SX E7fRD[NANC ..... ..................r...............�..�. ....... .... ... Each block which includes storefront and narrow frontage townhouse lots 2 shall be designed to include an alley or small clusters of parking, with service 3 access in the rear. Blocks of wide frontage townhouse lots need not be 4 designed to include an alley and rear parking. 5 6 e. Similar land use types shall generally front one another while dissimilar land 7 use types shall generally abut along alleys or rear parking. 8 9 f. Lot layout, path and sidewalk design shall ensure pedestrian access to each 10 lot. 11 12 g. The build-up line specifies a cornice height that establishes the prominent 13 visual dimension of a building and defines its proportion in relation to the 14 street. It should vary, with no more than sixty (60) consecutive feet of the 15 build-up line having a similar cornice or roofline,and be between one and two 16 and one-half stories in height. A two-story build-up line can range from 20 to 17 25 feet above average ground level. 18 19 (4) Storefront and Townhouse use Area Design Components 20 21 a. New multi-family and commercial buildings in storefront and townhouse use 22 areas shall be subject to a maximum front setback (the "build-to" line) in 23 order to maintain a strong sense of streetscape. Such buildings shall generally 24 be of two-story construction (to the so-called "build-up" line) and shall be 25 designed in accordance with the design standards of this chapter and any other 26 applicable standards. To create a defined edge to the village's public space, 27 new multi-family or commercial buildings should conform to a consistent 28 setback from the street. Porches for multi-family or townhouse construction 29 can extend beyond the build-to line. In addition, building faces, as well as a 30 majority of the roof ridgelines should be parallel to the street. 31 32. 33 b. Maximum height regulations are 35 feet and two and a half stories. 34 35 C. Minimum street frontage is 25 feet. 36 37 d. Setback regulations are as follows: Front=no minimum required; maximum 38 is 15 feet; Rear = 20 feet minimum; Side = Zero minimum lot lines are 39 allowed, except at block ends or adjacent to alleys or pedestrian walks as 40 required under block design requirements. 41 42 e. Parking within this area shall be subject to the other parking requirements of 43 this chapter as well as the following: 44 45 1. Non-residential off-street parking shall generally be to the side or the 46 rear, or located within internal parking areas not visible from the ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ (Page 14 of 35