[Durham INC] FW: Notice for Text Amendment TC07-01, Downtown Zoning Update

Fri Jan 15 17:53:00 EST 2010

There are changes throughout the rules for downtown, including a whole new purpose and name for the district and process for architectural review.  

Downtown Design (DD)
The Downtown Design (DD) District is established to encourage intense
development and pedestrian activity through regulations appropriate to the
downtown area. It focuses on the form of the private and public realm instead of on
use and intensity. The standards encourage a vital downtown economy that enhances
Durham's position as a commercial, cultural and entertainment hub of the region
while increasing livability. The DD district is intended to work in tandem with the
Downtown Durham Master Plan and updates. Downtown Design District Core,
Support 1, and Support 2 are the only districts allowed in the Downtown Tier.
Therefore the Downtown Tier boundary and the Downtown Design District
Boundary are the same.

Subject: Notice for Text Amendment TC07-01, Downtown Zoning Update
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:45:56 -0500
From: Wade.Griffin at durhamnc.gov

The Downtown Zoning Update process has been ongoing for
several years and now the three cases that make up this update are scheduled
for public hearing at City Council. The update consists of comprehensive text
changes to the Unified Development Ordinance (case #TC07-01), revisions
to the Durham Comprehensive Plan policies and the Future Land Use Map
(case # A0900007), and new zoning designations on the Official Zoning Map (case
# Z0900016). These three cases together move the development regulations in the
Downtown Tier toward a more form-based code, meaning that physical form and the
character of the public streetscapes are emphasized over a more traditional
approach that focuses on separation of uses. 

Please be advised of the upcoming
proposed change to the text of the Durham Unified Development Ordinance
(UDO):  Text Change TC07-01 proposes changes relating to downtown zoning
and associated subjects to the following sections of the Unified Development
Ordinance: Sec. 1.10, Transitional Provisions; Sec. 2.2, Joint City-County
Planning Committee (JCCPC); Sec. 2.6, Development Review Board (DRB); Sec. 2.7,
Design District Review Team (DDRT); Sec. 2.9, Durham City-County Planning
Department; Sec. 2.12, Summary of Review Authority; Sec. 3.2, Common Review
Procedures; new Sec. 3.24, Architectural Review; Sec. 4.1, General; Sec. 4.2,
Residential District Intent Statements; Sec. 4.3, Nonresidential District
Intent Statements; Sec. 4.4, Planned District Intent Statements; new Sec. 4.5,
Design District Intent Statements; Sec. 4.5, Neighborhood Protection Overlay
(-P); Sec. 4.8, Downtown Design Overlay (-DDO); Sec. 4.10, Historic Districts
Overlay (-H); Sec. 5.1, Use Table; Sec. 5.3, Limited Use Standards; Sec. 5.4,
Accessory Uses and Structures; Sec. 5.5, Temporary Uses; Sec. 6.1, District
Intensity in General; Sec. 6.5, Residential Compact (RC) Development Intensity;
Sec. 6.8, Infill Development in Residential Districts; Sec. 6.9, Nonresidential
Development in Residential Districts; Sec. 6.10, Nonresidential District
Development Intensity; Sec. 6.11, Planned Districts; new Sec. 6.12, Design
Districts; Sec. 6.12, Measurement and Computation; Sec. 7.1, Housing Types;
Sec. 7.2, Open Space; Sec. 7.3, Nonresidential Design Standards; Sec. 7.4,
Outdoor Lighting; Sec. 7.6, Utility and Trash Handling; Sec. 9.4, Project
Boundary Buffers; Sec. 9.6, Street Trees; Sec. 9.7, Screening; Sec. 9.8,
Vehicular Use Area Landscaping; Sec. 9.9, Fences and Walls; Sec. 10.3, Required
Parking; Sec. 10.4, Design Standards; Sec. 10.6, Vehicle Stacking Areas; Sec.
10.7, Loading Areas; Sec. 11.6, Signs Requiring Permits; Sec. 11.8, Elements of
a Common Signage Plan; Sec. 12.3, Streets; Sec. 13.4, Block Width; Sec. 13.5,
Lot Standards; Sec. 13.6, Street Connectivity Defined; Sec. 14.4, Nonconforming
Improvements and Structures; Sec. 16.2, Abbreviations; and Sec. 16.3, Defined
Terms. 

The Durham City Council will hold a public hearing on the Downtown Zoning Update on February 1, 2010 at
7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 101 City Hall Plaza.  The text
of the proposed UDO change may be viewed at www.durhamnc.gov/council/ord_changes.
 Once the agenda is finalized, the text and staff memo may be viewed under
“Agendas” at www.durhamnc.gov/council/.
 Interested parties may appear at the public hearing.  Substantial
changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing. 
Please contact the Planning Department for more information.  Staff
contact:  Lisa Miller, 560-4137 x28270; e-mail, lisa.miller at durhanc.gov, or Julia
Mullen, 560-4137 x28255; e-mail, julia.mullen at durhamnc.gov

Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

The City of Durham will not
discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of
disability. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective
communications, or assistance to participate in a City program, service, or
activity, should contact the office of Stacey Poston, ADA Coordinator, Voice:
919-560-4197 x21254, TTY: 919-560-1200; stacey.poston at durhamnc.gov, as
soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

Wade
Griffin

Planner

Durham
City County Planning Department

101 City
Hall Plaza

Durham NC
27701

Phone:
919-560-4137 x28229

Fax   
: 919-560-4641

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