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

Mon Mar 1 17:11:19 EST 2010

I took a quick look.  There is a whole new process for architectural review.  There are  new kinds of zones:  
4.5.1 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.
Downtown Historic District Overlay
Development in the Downtown Historic District Overlay shall comply with the
general standards of the Downtown Design District and the standards of this
subsection. In the event of a conflict between the two, the standards of this
subsection shall apply. In the event of a conflict between the general DD standards
or the standards of this subsection and the standards of the adopted Downtown
Durham Historic Preservation Plan, the Plan standards shall apply. The HPC may
vary the DD standards and those of this subsection in order to achieve historic
preservation objectives in granting a Certificate of Appropriateness.
I didn't sort through all the changes in the rules for these zones.
Regards, pat
Subject: Text Amendment Notice for TC07-01, Downtown Zoning Update
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:53:47 -0500
From: Wade.Griffin at durhamnc.gov

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 County Board of Commissioners
will hold a public hearing on the Downtown Zoning Update on March 22, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’
Meeting Room at 200 East Main Street. The proposed UDO text amendment is
available at www.durhamnc.gov/council/ord_changes.
All agenda documents will be available at http://www.durhamcountync.gov/departments/bocc/Agendas/Agenda_Attachments/Upcoming_Land_Use_Items.html.
Interested parties may appear at the public hearing. Substantial changes to the
proposed action may be made following the public hearing. For more information
please contact Lisa Miller, 560-4137 x28270, lisa.miller at durhamnc.gov, or Julia
Mullen, 560-4137 x28255, julia.mullen at durhamnc.gov.

Notice Under the
Americans with Disabilities Act
- A person with a disability may receive an auxiliary aid or service to
effectively participate in city government activities by contacting the ADA
Coordinator, voice 919-560-4197, fax 560-4196, TTY 919-560-1200, or ADA at durhamnc.gov, as soon as possible but no
later than 48 hours before the event or deadline date.

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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