article 5. zoning district regulations - City of Wilmington

Land Development Code
City of Wilmington
parking in the interior side or rear yard of the sites. No off-street parking shall be
located in the front or corner side yard of the site.
(6) Front setback of proposed new construction--All new nonresidential or
multifamily structures in the Wrightsville Avenue Corridor Overlay shall be setback a
minimum of twenty (20) feet from the Wrightsville Avenue street right-of-way. In
those instances in which adjoining properties have a setback less than the specified
twenty (20) feet, new nonresidential construction may be placed in alignment with the
average setback of existing structures along the block face in which the new structure
is located.
(7) Building height--All new nonresidential or multifamily structures in the
Wrightsville Avenue Corridor Overlay shall be built to a height no greater than two
(2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet in height, whichever is greater.
(8) Site lighting--All new nonresidential or multifamily developments in the
Wrightsville Avenue Corridor Overlay shall be restricted to site lighting of the
following height:
a. Unrestricted lighting--Ten (10) feet.
b. Ninety (90) degree cutoff lighting--Fifteen (15) feet.
(9) Signage--All nonresidential property in the Wrightsville Avenue Corridor
Overlay shall be subject to the sign size and setback standards for the Office and
Institutional District with regard to freestanding signs. In addition, freestanding signs
shall be a maximum height of twelve (12) feet. No internally illuminated freestanding
signs shall be permitted. Existing signage shall be subject to amortization within eight
(8) years of adoption of this Corridor Overlay.
(10) Streetscape Architectural Components--All new nonresidential or multifamily
structures in the Wrightsville Avenue Corridor shall contain door and window
openings consistent with those found in the adjacent streetscape. Blank facades shall
not be permitted on the Wrightsville Avenue frontage of the structure.
(b) For all conversions or additions to existing structures for nonresidential or
multiple family uses, the following design standards shall apply:
(1) The construction of an addition to existing structures in the corridor shall be
placed in the rear of the structure where site dimensions and orientation permit. The
size and scale of the addition shall be limited in size so that the addition shall contain
no more than fifty (50) percent of the square footage of the original building.
(2) The attached addition shall be designed in a manner that is compatible with the
new use to which the structure will be placed, and shall also be designed for
compatibility with the structure itself, and with buildings in the adjacent
neighborhood or immediate streetscape. The design may be contemporary in nature,
but should reference design features from the original structure including building
materials, building openings and height. The addition shall not be constructed of
materials not found in the existing streetscape, shall not feature blank facades, and
shall not be out of scale with the original building.
(3) The urban design standards for new construction (see Sec. 18-213. CO, Corridor
Overlay Districts. shall be observed for building scale, off-street parking, front
setback, building height, site lighting and signage.
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