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►September 22, 2021 Unified Development Ordinance Transportation, Planning, and Environment Committee
Key UDO Schedule Dates*
OCT Release of UDO First JUN City Council Public
2021 Public Draft 2022 Hearing
OCT JAN JUN
Public Engagement/ Planning Committee
2021 2022 Comments on First Draft 2022
Recommendation
MAR JUL
Release of 2nd UDO Adoption Draft
2022 Draft 2022
MAR APR JUL
Public Engagement/ Additional Comments
2022 2022 Comments on 2nd Draft 2022 Directly to Council
MAY JUL
Council Public
2022 2022 UDO Adoption
Hearing Draft
*Regular TPE Committee updates throughout the process
What is the Connection?
Vision Implementation
Policies & Plans Regulations & Ordinances
Unified Development Ordinance
Zoning Ordinance
Subdivision
(Chapter 20)
Trees
(Chapter 21)
Streets & Sidewalks
(Chapter 19)
Post-Construction Stormwater
(Chapter 18)
Floodplain Regulations
(Chapter 9)
Erosion Control
Additional Council-Adopted
(Chapter 17)
Development Policies
Driveway/Access Regulations
Policy Guidance for Growth & Development
Who is Developing the UDO?
• Planning, Design &
Development Staff team
• City/County
Interdepartmental Staff
Team
• UDO Advisory Committee
(OAC)
• Consultants
• Legal Review
How are we Engaging People?
• Videos and information on CharlotteUDO.org
and PD&D websites
• Extensive public comment opportunities
• A range of virtual and in-person meetings
and events
• Regular social media posts
• Review of comments and redline revisions
for subsequent UDO drafts
• The UDO Advisory Committee (OAC)
continues to serve in its advisory capacity
through public hearing
UDO Outline • Introductory Provisions • Zoning • Districts • Uses • General Development Standards • Subdivision, Streets, and Infrastructure • Stormwater and Natural Resources • UDO Administration and Approvals
Proposed UDO Articles
ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Article 12. Regional Center Districts: RAC, UE, and UC Article 26. Surface Water Improvement & Management
(SWIM) Buffers
Article 1: Title, Purpose, & Applicability Article 13. Transit Oriented Development Districts: TOD-
TR, TOD- CC, TOD-NC, TOD-UC Article 27. Floodplain Regulations
Article 2: Rules of Construction and General Definitions
SPECIAL PURPOSE AND OVERLAY DISTRICTS Article 28. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
ZONING INTRODUCTION Article 29. Tree Protection
Article 14. Special Purpose Districts
Article 3. Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
USES SUBDIVISION, STREETS, & INFRASTRUCTURE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE TYPE DISTRICTS
Article 15. Use Regulations Article 30: Introduction
Article 4. Neighborhood 1 Residential Districts: N1-A, N1-
Article 31: Subdivision
B, N1-C, N1-D, N1-E, N1-F GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ZONING
Article 5. Neighborhood 2 Residential Districts: N2-A, N- REGULATIONS Article 32: Network, Cross-Access, and Driveway
2B and N2-C Regulations
Article 16. General Development Standards
Article 33: Required Streets and Right-of-Way
EMPLOYMENT PLACE TYPES DISTRICTS Article 17. Accessory Structures
Article 34: Standards for Streets, Off-Street Public Paths,
Article 6. Commercial Districts: CG and CR Article 18. Architectural Features and Cross-Access
Article 7. Campus Districts: IC-1, IC-2, and OFC Article 19. Off-Street Parking Article 35: Infrastructure
Article 8. Manufacturing and Logistics Districts: ML-2 and Article 20. Loading and Service
ML-2
ADMINISTRATION
Article 21. Landscape and Screening Article 36. UDO Bodies and Administrators
Article 9. Innovation and Mixed-Use District: IMU
Article 22. Signs Article 37. General Process
CENTERS PLACE TYPE DISTRICTS
STORM WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES Article 38. Development Approvals
Article 10. Neighborhood Center District: NC
Article 23. Water Supply Watershed Protection Article 39. Nonconformities
Article 11. Community Center Districts: CAC-1 and CAC-2
Article 24. Storm Drainage Regulations Article 40. Enforcement
Article 25. Post Construction Stormwater Regulations
Zoning Articles Storm Water & Natural Resources Articles Subdivision, Streets & Infrastructure Articles Administration Articles
Mixed-Use/Non-Residential Place Types
MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS INNOVATION MIXED-USE
Mixed-Use/Non-Residential Zoning Districts
ML-1 IMU IC-1 NC CAC-1 RAC CG
Manufacturing Innovation Institutional Neighborhood Community Regional General
& Logistics 1 Mixed-Use Campus 1 Center Activity Center 1 Activity Center Commercial
ML-2 IC-2 CAC-2 UE CR
Institutional Community Uptown Edge
Manufacturing Regional
& Logistics 2 Campus 2 Activity Center 2
UC Commercial
OFC Uptown Core
Office Flex TOD
Campus Transit Oriented Development
Neighborhood Zoning Districts
ZONING DISTRICTS
N1-A N1-B N1-C
Comparable to R-3 Comparable to R-4 Comparable to R-5
PLACE TYPE N1-D N1-E N1-F
Comparable to R-6/R-8 Comparable to UR-1 Small TH/MF on Arterials
ZONING DISTRICTS
N2-A N2-B N2-C
Townhomes/ Attached Townhomes/Multi- Multi-Family/
Multi-Family/ Other Low- Family Dwellings Townhome Dwellings
PLACE TYPE Intensity ResidentialOverlay and Special Purpose Districts
HDO CCO NCO RIO
Historic District Cottage Court Neighborhood Residential Infill
Overlay Overlay Character Overlay Overlay
MHO MHP ANDO
Manufactured Home Manufactured Home Airport Noise Disclosure
Overlay Park District OverlayN1 Policy + Place Types + Regulations
POLICY PLACE TYPES REGULATIONS
N1-A N1-B
Policy 2.1 (partial): “…Allow
single-family, duplex, and triplex
housing units, as well as small footprint
homes and accessory dwelling units
(ADUs), in neighborhood Place Types
and corresponding zoning districts N1-C N1-D
where single-family housing is
allowed…
…Site development standards will N1-E N1-F
be specified within the Unified
Development Ordinance (UDO) such
as residential lot size, setbacks, scale, Unified Development
height, parking, and other dimensional Ordinance
standards.”
Neighborhood 1N1 Districts Overview
Goal: • Single-family, duplex, and triplex dwellings allowed on
N1-A Increased
any lot
• ADUs allowed on lots with single-family dwelling
Housing
N1-B Opportunities
• Quadraplex allowed on arterial streets when an affordable
housing units is provided
N1-C Goal: Respect • Minimum lot sizes vary by district but are the same for all
dwelling types
Established •
N1-D
Front, side and rear setbacks vary by district but are the
Neighborhood same for all dwelling types
Character • Only one driveway allowed per street frontage
N1-E • Parking for duplexes, triplexes and quadraplexes to the
side or rear of a dwelling
(Replaces current • Maximum height for duplexes and triplexes in established
R-3, R-4, R-5, R- neighborhoods based of height of nearby dwellings
6, R-8, and UR-1)Alternative Development Options
Cottage Court Overlay Neighborhood Character Residential Infill Overlay
Overlay
Conservation Development Mixed-Income BonusSubdivision, Streets, and Infrastructure (SSI)
New Concepts
Goal: Increase Connectivity
• Apply street connectivity standards/thresholds for all development
(not just new subdivisions)
• Apply standards/thresholds for cross-access drives between
development
Goal: Walkable & Transit Infrastructure
• Apply 6-foot minimum sidewalk width city-wide (currently 5 feet)
• Allow flexibility in streetscape standards in constrained
conditions
• Apply Rapid Transit Corridor reservation standards to all zoning
districts (not just TOD) to protect ROW needs
• Apply standards/thresholds for bus shelter and transit amenity
investmentSubdivision, Streets, and Infrastructure (SSI)
New Concepts
Goal: Plan for Our Future Street Needs
• Apply Streets Map standards city-wide to protect ROW/width for
future multi-modal street investment
• Apply standards/thresholds for new curb construction at the
future street width in select situations (“move the curb”)
Goal: Ensure Growth Accounts for
Impact
• Apply Transportation Impact Study (TIS) guidelines consistently
for all development (by-right & rezoning)
• Apply updated TIS standards/thresholds that incentivize multi-
modal and transportation demand management (TDM)
mitigationStorm Water & Natural Resources
New Concepts
Goal: Consolidate and Align Stormwater
Requirements
• Alignment to comply with 2018 session
law changes
Goal: Reduce Flood Risk and Protect
Surface Water Quality
• Facilitate review of infill and smaller developments
for adequate drainage infrastructure
• Align applicability for residential and commercial
developments
• Align ordinance requirements across all land use typesStorm Water & Natural Resources
New Concepts
Goal: Protect and mitigate loss of
large, healthy, mature trees
• Protect native trees 30” or greater (Heritage trees)
• New regulations that address trend of significant
tree canopy loss on smaller infill development
Goal: Increased flexibility
• Revised tree save approach
• Additional options
• Credit for higher quality trees
• Revised applicability and exemptionsUDO Economic Analysis • Purpose: Understand the financial impacts (both cost savings and additional costs) of regulatory changes proposed by the UDO • Project team will include Planning, Economic Development, and EPS (Consultant) • Consultant will create financial models for different development prototypes • Process will include development community stakeholder groups to identify inputs to models and to identify regulatory changes that may create tangible financial impacts • If analysis shows substantial feasibility challenges for a development prototype, model can help to tailor regulatory approaches • Results of analysis to be completed by early-2022
UDO Administration
New Concepts
Goal: Consolidated and Coordinated
Administration Approach
• Designate a UDO Administrator to coordinate administration of the UDO
• Assign subject specific administrators to manage individual sections of
the UDO (for example, Zoning Administrator)
• Establish a UDO Board of Adjustment to hear all UDO variances and
appeals
Goal: Manage UDO Conflicts related to site
specific conditions
• Standards designed to anticipate potential conflicts
• UDO Administrator to work with subject specific administrators to quickly
and efficiently address unanticipated conflictsSeptember 22 Update Transportation, Planning, and Environment Committee
NCO Neighborhood Character Overlay District
A. Purpose
Establishes regulations to preserve the existing character of a neighborhood and
enhance its unique natural and architectural resources, while helping to foster compatible
development within neighborhoods.
B. Applicability
• An NCO District may only be applied to a N1-A, N1-B, N1-C or N1-D District.
• Once the NCO District is established, all new residential construction, additions, changes,
expansions, and alterations to existing structures shall comply with the standards of the
Neighborhood Character Plan that has been adopted with the NCO District.NCO Neighborhood Character Overlay District
C. Eligibility
A majority of properties in an NCO District shall share one or more of the following criteria,
thereby creating a cohesive and distinctive setting, character, or association:
a. Consistency in scale, proportion, and rhythm.
b. Similarity in disposition of on-site elements such as vehicle parking, landscape or tree save areas, and
accessory structures.
In addition to item 1 above, an NCO District shall meet the following standards:
a. A minimum of one blockface and include all lots located within the blockface.
b. The general pattern of development, including streets, lots, and buildings, for the proposed overlay district was
established at least 25 years prior to the date of consideration of the NCO district designation.
c. A minimum of 75% of the lots within the proposed overlay district are developed.
d. An NCO District may not be applied over any lots zoned the Historic Overlay District.NCO Neighborhood Character Overlay District
D. Standards for NCO Districts
1. Residential Development Standards
The following standards may be modified within a specific NCO
District’s Neighborhood Character Plan.
• Minimum and/or maximum lot area, lot width, frontage, setbacks
• Maximum height for principal and accessory buildings
• Maximum building coverage
• Surface parking (total square footage and location)
• Enhanced tree planting/protection standards
•
2. Uses and Standards
The uses allowed in the underlying zoning district apply. Where no
alternative standards are specified in the Neighborhood Character Plan, those of
the underlying district apply.NCO Neighborhood Character Overlay District
E. Approval Process
1
Request to Initiate
2 3 4
Determination of Public Info Neighborhood
Neighborhood Character
Plan Process Eligibility Meeting for Character Plan
Eligibility
7 6 5
Map Amendment and Petition for Map Public Info Meeting
Neighborhood Character Amendment for Neighborhood
Plan Adopted Character PlanRIO Residential Infill Overlay District
• Facilitate residential infill development in N1
districts.
• Maintain and complement existing
neighborhood pattern and scale through
specific controls addressing height and dwelling
unit size.
• Must have at least 50 contiguous lots.
• May be initiated by majority vote of City
Council or 60% of property owners within the
designated geographical area.
Residential infill
• Overlay district can be used in any N1-A
through N1-E zoning district.RIO Residential Infill Overlay District
• Building sidewall height limited to the greater of
the following:
o 12’ or average sidewall height of adjacent
building sidewalls
• Building height increase allowed – 1’ of
additional height for 1’ of setback, up to maximum
height in district
• Provisions for dormers and gable ends
• Maximum building size (total heated square
footage), allowed to be the greater of:
o Average square footage for single family structures
on block face and block face across the street
o 800 square feet per unit in proposed building
• Single-family dwellings allowed to exceed maximum
building size by additional 25%Mixed-Income Residential Development
• Allows for an increase in development intensity in exchange
for the provision of a mixture of affordable and market-rate
housing units, expanding housing options and opportunities
• May be used in N1-A, N1-B, N1-C, and N1-D districts
• Minimum development site of one acre.
• Allows development under the standards of the next district of
greater intensity:
o N1-A to N-1B
o N-1B to N-1C
o N-1C to N-1D
o N-1D to N-1F
• 50% of additional units allowed by bonus to be set aside for
households earning 80% of Area Median Income (AMI)Approach to Vehicle Parking Standards
• Charlotte developed in the 20th century as an auto-
oriented city.
• Recent policies (including the Comp Plan) call for a
greater emphasis on multi-modal transportation
options.
• UDO parking requirements have been designed to place
less emphasis on accommodating personal
vehicles.
• The UDO proposes to use a using a 3-tier approach
based on zoning districts .
• The proposed zoning districts are sorted into one of the
three tiers based on transportation and
development goals.3-Tier Approach to Parking Requirements
Minimum off-street ML-1 ML-2 IC-1 OFC
TIER 1 parking requirements. No
maximum parking limits. MHP N1(all) N2-A N2-B
Both minimum and
maximum off-street
IMU IC-2 NC CAC-1
TIER 2 parking requirements
apply. CG CR N2-C
No parking minimums, except
CAC-2 RAC
TIER 3 for a limited number of uses in
certain locations. Maximum
parking limits apply. TOD(all) UE UC3-Tier Approach to Parking Requirements
•
TIER 1 •
Minimum off-street parking requirements
No maximum parking
• ML-1, ML-2, IC-1, OFC, MHP, N1 (all), N2-A,
N2-B
Single-family: 2 spaces per unit
Other residential: 1.5 spaces per unit
• Non-residential
Typical standard: 1 space per 500 square feet
(gross)
• Some uses have different parking standards
based on their unique characteristics. Car
wash and correctional facilities are examples.3-Tier Approach to Parking Requirements
•
TIER 2
Includes both minimum and maximum off-street
parking requirements
• Maximum does not apply to parking structures
• IMU, IC-2, NC, CAC-1, CG, CR, N2-C
• Residential
Minimum: 1 space per unit
Maximum: 1 space per bedroom
• Non-residential
Typical minimum: 1 space per 750 square feet (gross)
Typical maximum: 1 space per 250 square feet (gross)
• Some uses have different parking standards based
on their unique characteristics.3-Tier Approach to Parking Requirements
TIER 3 • Approach based on TOD districts
• Focus on maximum off-street parking requirements
• CAC-2, RAC, TOD, UE, UC
• Minimum:
Only applies to live performance venues, micro-production of alcohol (excluding
brewing facilities), nightclubs, and restaurants/bars within 200’ of N1 zoning
Multi-family residential minimum of 1 space per dwelling unit within 200’
of N1 place type
Tier 3 required parking minimums for residential dwellings may be reduced
or eliminated with a local City parking permit program or parking
study/strategy to reduce parking demand approved by the Planning Director
• Maximum
Residential: Typically 1 space per bedroom
Non-residential: Typically ranges from 1 space per 200 square feet (gross) to
one space per 300 square feet (gross)Questions & Comments
Transportation, Planning & Environment Committee 22 September 2021
Purpose
Agenda
• Overview
- What is a vision plan
& why it matters
- Public review process
• What We’ve Been Hearing
- Key themes
• What’s Next & DiscussionOverview
What is a Vision Plan
& Why Does it Matter?
• “Big Picture” vision for growth of urban core
• Reflective of community ideas & aspirations
• High level policies, programs & projects
• Guide city-building decisions & achieve community
goals
• Overarching themes:
- Insuring equity & opportunity
- Improving mobility network
- Supporting maturation of neighborhoodsWhat is a Vision Plan & Why Does it Matter? • Legacy of intentional planning • Momentum not shared by all • Free market alone will not address equity • Purposeful, inclusive & intentional • This plan is different
Study Area
Public Review Period • Draft released 23 July - 7-week timeframe - Through 13 September • Channels / Methods - Media stories & interviews - Direct email to subscribers / followers - Social media - Hard copies at library branches • Community & stakeholder group meetings
Public Review Period • Engagement Data - 39 invitations to engage - 710 responses - 210 unique comments • Key Themes - Transportation & sustainability - Desire for more parks & open space - Complete neighborhoods
What We’ve Been Hearing
I Like It!
Goals Focus Areas
• Improvements to bike • Strong response to Queen’s
& pedestrian friendly Park
connections have been
made…keep it going! • Prioritize investment in the
North Tryon Corridor
• Creating interconnected & Historic West End
parks & open spaces better
than developing in isolation • Limit expansion of
Overstreet Mall to create
• More urban density is a more street-level
good thing & can help drive pedestrian activity Uptown
costs downNeeds Work
Goals Focus Areas
• Too much parking Uptown • Uptown will never become
& South End vibrant place without healthy
shopping / retail experience
• Recommendations to
address heat island effect in • Need more specificity on
Uptown & other addressing / improving
neighborhoods EpiCentre
• Advocate more strongly for • Address pedestrian
more for-sale housing environment on Beatties Ford
particularly Uptown bridge over Highway 16
• Address homelessness &
panhandling to create
better sense of safetyNew Ideas
Goals Focus Areas
• Fare free transit zone within • Second Ward High School
Route 4 should partner with
community college & have
• Require multi-family trades training
development to include
childcare facilities • Expand on street vendor
program & pop-up shops
• Require & promote clean & beyond Tryon Street
sustainable construction
methodsWhat’s Next
What’s Next
19 Oct Planning Committee referral
25 Oct TPE Committee return
TBD October CMS School Board presentation
TBD November City Council public hearing & adoption
Board of County Commissioners
endorsementDiscussion
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