article 5. zoning district regulations - City of Wilmington

Land Development Code
City of Wilmington
c. Side yard required. There shall be no side yard requirements except
where the side yard is adjacent to residential structures, in which case
the side yard shall be no less than twelve and a half (12.5) feet for a
corner lot and eight and a half (8.5) feet for an interior lot.
d. Building setback and separation. Buildings located on the edge or
periphery of the PD shall be set back a minimum of twenty (20) feet
from the PD boundary. All buildings shall be set back at least ten (10)
feet from all pedestrian and bicycle paths, twenty-five (25) feet from
all public and private streets, and fifty (50) feet from any major
thoroughfares. No building shall encroach upon the right-of-way of a
proposed thoroughfare as designated by the Wilmington Area
Thoroughfare Plan. In no case shall any part of a detached single
family dwelling unit be located closer than ten (10) feet to any part of
any other detached single family dwelling; and in no case shall any
part of a multiple family dwelling unit be located closer than twenty
(20) feet to any part of another dwelling unit, or nonresidential
buildings.
(5) Other regulations:
a. Fringe use area. To ensure compatibility with adjoining land uses, a
fringe use area, two hundred (200) feet in width, shall be established
along the exterior property lines of the PD where the exterior property
liens of the PD are adjacent to residential districts. If a fringe use area
is required, only residential uses or open space shall be permitted
within that fringe area. The maximum building height within the fringe
use area shall be two (2) stories with a maximum height of thirty-five
(35) feet. If the exterior property line of the PD is not adjacent to
residential districts, then no fringe use area will be required.
b. Varied housing types. Varied housing types allowed within the PD
include detached houses, assisted living care facilities, townhouses,
patio houses, cluster houses, garage apartments, and apartments above
the following uses: neighborhood retail, office and institutional.
c. Barnard's Creek. A fifty (50) foot buffer beginning from the mid-point
of Barnard's Creek in the PD area be designated as non-buildable. Any
required retention/detention facility serving development adjacent to
Barnard's Creek will not infringe on the fifty (50) foot buffer or any
404 Wetland area.
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