Agenda - 01-24-2017 - 6-g - Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments - Subdivision Regulations and Processes

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Article 7: Subdivisions 85 Section 7.12: Flexible Developments TABLE 7. .4.C.3:VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS • All lots and tracts within the village proper shall have access to pedestrian and vehicular routes. • Every village proper shall have two access points to paved roadways designated as collector and/or arterial streets. • There shall be a continuous network of alleys to the rear of the lots in the Village Proper.Alleys shall be 16 feet in paved width if two-way; 12 feet in paved width if one-way. • Every village proper shall provide a pedestrian network which includes parks, squares,sidewalks Streets& along streets, and alleyways through blocks. The network shall link all parts of the village proper, Alleys making walking easier than driving.Wherever practicable,streets shall be aligned in such a way that they provide terminal vistas of parks, greens, commons, squares, and large buildings of a public, semi-public or civic nature. • No block face shall have a length greater than 500 feet without an alley providing through access. • Streetlamps, between eight and 15 feet in height, and equipped with incandescent or metal halide lights, shall be installed on both sides of streets at all street intersections and at mid-block where block lengths exceed 400 feet. • On-street parking directly fronting a lot shall count toward fulfilling the parking requirement. • The number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced by demonstrating the availability of shared parking. • Parking lots shall be located at the rear or at the side of buildings. Such lots shall be screened from Parking the sidewalk by a masonry wall or wood fence, no less than 75%opaque, built along the property line, and at least three feet in height. • Street trees shall be installed within four feet of the property line abutting a street at no more than 40 foot intervals. They shall be deciduous and of varieties that obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet. • Ad'acent .arkine lots shall have internal vehicular connections. PUBLIC&CIVIC USE PROVISIONS Land designated as part of Public and Civic Uses may include the following: • Parks and squares; and • Community buildings and facilities, including meeting halls, libraries, post offices, schools, day care Land Use centers, churches, civic clubs, police and/or fire substations, recycling centers, maintenance facilities, and similar uses. • Large scale recreational uses shall be located outside the village proper within the village conservancy. • At least 10%of the land area in the village proper shall be set aside for Public and Civic Areas. • Each village proper shall contain a central civic space or"village green"of at least one acre in size. The village green shall be surrounded on at least three sides by Storefront and/or Townhouse Areas which may include closely spaced, detached row houses, and storefront buildings or"shops". • Each village proper shall contain a"meeting hall" located adjacent to the village green, designed and sized to accommodate a village meeting, constructed in the early stages of village development, and owned and operated by the residents of the village; e.g.,the homeowners association. Land • The requirement of providing a"meeting hall"may be satisfied through assurances that a community Allocation center, school or church may be used for and is of sufficient size to accommodate a village meeting. • At least 5%of the land area in the village proper shall be arranged in a series of parks and squares designed to serve as focal points for residential neighborhoods, and linked together by a system of pedestrian sidewalks and avenues.Wherever possible, they shall be positioned to form "terminal vistas"at the ends of streets or along bends in the street alignment. • At least 2%of the land area in the village proper shall be designated for other permitted public and civic uses such as schools, day care centers, churches, and similar uses. • Land included in the village green, parks, and squares, may be counted toward satisfying the 33% open space requirement. • Buildings located in Public and Civic Areas shall be subject to the same setback and height Lots& standards of uses on adjacent lots. For example, a meeting hall located adjacent to a Townhouse Buildings Area shall meet the same setback and building height standards as required for buildings in a Townhouse Area. • Streets fronting on Public and Civic Area lots shall conform to the same standards as land uses Streets& across from or adjoining the lots. For example, the streets fronting a meeting hall located adjacent to Alleys a Townhouse Area shall meet the same standards as required in a Townhouse Area. • Street trees shall be installed within four feet of the property line abutting a street at no more than 40- foot intervals. They shall be deciduous and of varieties that obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-54