OVERVIEW OF UDO OUTLINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUGUST 24, 2017
Place Types Current Tasks: • Develop “working” draft of Planning Staff Place Types Consultant UDO Current Tasks: • Develop UDO Annotated Planning Staff Outline Multi-departmental • Ordinance Issue Documentation Technical Committee Consultant 2
Place Types + UDO Im plem entation Regulations & Ordinances Vision Policies & Plans Zoning Ordinance Subdivision (Chapter 20) Place Types Tree Community Character (Chapter 21) Streets & Sidewalks (Chapter 19) Area Plans Post-Construction Stormwater Parcel specific Future Land Use (Chapter 18) Floodplain Regulations (Chapter 9) Erosion Control (Chapter 17) Driveway/Access Regulations Unified Vision for Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance 3
Goals of UDO Vision Refine tools to support our community and economic development vision. Alignm ent Ordinance(s) that are aligned to work in concert to implement adopted plans and policies. Predictability Clear and predictable tools & process with standards that result in better development. Clarity Simplify terms and create common language; understandable for all users.
UDO Outline • Section I: Introduction • Section II: Definitions and Measurem ents • Section III: Zoning Districts and Zoning Map • Sections IV – VIII: Individual Zoning Districts • Section IX: Use Regulations • Section X: General Developm ent Regulations • Section XI: Natural Resource Regulations • Section XII: Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations • Section XIII: Adm inistration
Section I: Introduction Content : Section I: Introduction The overall purpose and intent of the Section II: UDO, its application, and the transition Definitions and Measurem ents rules. Section III: Zoning Districts and Zoning Map Replaces: Sections IV – VIII: Replaces introductory chapters of all Zoning Districts ordinances. Section IX: Use Regulations Section X: General Developm ent Regulations Section XI: Natural Resource Regulations Section XII: Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations Section XIII: Adm inistration
Section II: Definitions and Measurem ents Section I: Content: Introduction Definitions for all generally used terms Section II: other than uses. Also, measurement Definitions and Measurem ents methodologies. Section III: Zoning Districts and Zoning Map Replaces: Sections IV – VIII: Definitions and measurement methods Zoning Districts found in individual ordinances. Section IX: Addresses: Use Regulations Align definitions in all Ordinances to Section X: provide consistent administration, General Developm ent Regulations interpretation and enforcement. Section XI: Exam ple: Natural Resource Regulations Tree Ordinance and PCSO have different Section XII: Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations definitions for “transit station areas.” Section XIII: Adm inistration
Section III: Zoning Districts and Zoning Maps Section I: Introduction Content: Section II: Introduces the zoning districts and Definitions and Measurem ents zoning map, including how map Section III: Zoning Districts and Zoning Map boundaries are set and interpreted. Sections IV – VIII: Replaces: Zoning Districts Section IX: Existing text in the Zoning Ordinance, Use Regulations including Sections 1.104 (Zoning Section X: Maps) and 2.102 Interpretation of General Developm ent Regulations Zoning Maps. Section XI: Natural Resource Regulations Section XII: Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations Section XIII: Adm inistration
Sections IV - VIII: Zoning Districts Section I: Introduction Content: Section II: Includes zoning districts for four Definitions and Measurem ents groupings of Place Types and Section III: special purpose zoning districts. Zoning Districts and Zoning Map For each district provides Sections IV – VIII: Zoning Districts purpose statement, dimensional standards and design standards. Section IX: Use Regulations Replaces: Section X: General Developm ent Regulations Portions of Chapters 9 (General Section XI: Districts), Chapter 10 (Overlay Natural Resource Regulations Districts) and Chapter 11 Section XII: (Conditional Districts) of the Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations Zoning Ordinance. Section XIII: Adm inistration
Section IX: Use Regulations Section I: Content: Introduction All Zoning Use Definitions and Standards; also Section II: includes a Global Use Matrix. Definitions and Measurem ents Replaces: Section III: Use Definitions in Zoning Ordinance (in Chapter Zoning Districts and Zoning Map 2), Use Standards in Specific Zoning Districts (Chapters 9-11) and in Chapter 12 Sections IV – VIII: Zoning Districts (Development Standards of General Applicability) of the Zoning Ordinance. Section IX: Addresses: Use Regulations Increase clarity by placing all definitions and Section X: standards related to uses in one place. General Developm ent Regulations Exam ples: Section XI: Currently, some prescribed conditions related to • Natural Resource Regulations outdoor recreation and related to group homes are located in the definitions section of the Zoning Section XII: Ordinance. Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations Allowed uses and prescribed conditions are in • individual zoning districts, but there are also special Section XIII: requirements for certain uses located in Chapter 12. Adm inistration
Section X: General Developm ent Regulations Section I: Content: Introduction Regulations related to parking, loading, signs, Section II: and accessory structures . Definitions and Measurem ents Replaces: Section III: Regulations found in Specific Zoning Districts Zoning Districts and Zoning Map (Chapters 9-11), Chapter 12 (Development Sections IV – VIII: Standards of General Applicability) and Zoning Districts Chapter 13 of the Zoning Ordinance. Section IX: Addresses: Use Regulations General Development Standards are not located in a central location and can be Section X: General Developm ent Regulations difficult to locate. Exam ple: Section XI: Natural Resource Regulations Parking regulations for urban districts such as UMUD, MUDD, and TOD are located within the Section XII: individual districts in Chapter 9; however, Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations parking regulations for many other districts Section XIII: are located within Chapter 12. Adm inistration
Section XI: Natural Resource Regulations Section I: Content : Introduction This section will consolidate regulations Section II: related to landscaping, trees, floodplain, Definitions and Measurem ents stormwater (quality and quantity), and erosion control. Section III: Replaces: Zoning Districts and Zoning Map Tree Ordinance, Post Construction Sections IV – VIII: Stormwater Ordinance, Floodplain Zoning Districts Regulations, Watershed Overlay Zoning Section IX: Districts, SWIM Buffers in Zoning Ordinance, Use Regulations and Erosion Control Regulations. Addresses: Section X: General Developm ent Regulations Misalignment and overlap of ordinances. Exam ple: Section XI: Natural Resource Regulations In some cases there are “layered” regulations – a single creek may have to provide buffers Section XII: related to Post Construction and SWIM Buffer Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations standards for buffering along the creek. Section XIII: Adm inistration
Section XII: Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations Section I: Content: Introduction This section will include requirements for Section II: subdivision of land. Will also include street Definitions and Measurem ents requirements, including sidewalks and streetscape. Section III: Zoning Districts and Zoning Map Replaces: Sections IV – VIII: Subdivision Ordinance and parts of Chapter Zoning Districts 19 (Streets, Sidewalks, Other Public Places) of the City Code. Section IX: Addresses: Use Regulations Consolidates and aligns regulations related to Section X: street design. General Developm ent Regulations Exam ple: Section XI: Natural Resource Regulations Currently there are standards related to sidewalks in the Subdivision Ordinance, Section XII: Chapter 19, and the Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations standards are not always the same. Section XIII: Adm inistration
Section XIII: Adm inistration Section I: Content : Introduction This section will define the bodies, officials Section II: and departments that are responsible for Definitions and Measurem ents administering the UDO. Also will define Section III: approval processes, nonconformities and Zoning Districts and Zoning Map enforcement. Sections IV – VIII: Replaces: Zoning Districts Administrative sections of the existing Section IX: ordinances. Use Regulations Addresses: Section X: Inconsistencies between approaches and General Developm ent Regulations processes for administration of different Section XI: ordinances. Natural Resource Regulations Exam ple: Section XII: Subdivision and Infrastructure Regulations The Zoning Ordinance and Tree Ordinance both include a “variance” process but the Section XIII: processes are not consistent. Adm inistration
Next Steps • Developing more detailed outline • Defining zoning districts • Finalizing issues matrix
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