article 5. zoning district regulations - City of Wilmington

Land Development Code
City of Wilmington
(2.5) dwelling units per acre. However, in no case shall the amount of
impervious surface exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the site area in
the conservation category and fifty (50) percent in the other land
classification categories.
c. Maximum density for areas designated residential shall be determined
by adding base density to density bonuses. Density bonuses shall be
determined by application of performance measures described in this
ordinance. In order to be eligible for any bonus in the resource
protection category, the applicant shall utilize at least one of the
Category A, B or C environmental bonus items. No density bonuses
shall be permitted in the conservation land classification category.
(3) Density calculations. Density shall be calculated using land use categories
(mixed use or exclusively residential).
a. Mixed use density shall be calculated using only the gross area
identified as mixed use (including streets, parking, common
space/open space and other features in the mixed use area).
b. Residential density shall be calculated using only the gross area
identified as residential (including streets, parking, common
space/open space and other features in the residential area).
c. Maximum density shall be calculated for each land classification area
within the project. Development in that area shall not exceed the
density permitted in the underlying land classification category except
for bonuses permitted in this ordinance. Density shall not be
aggregated over the entire site except through the procedures defined
in section (d) below.
d. If the applicant designates areas classified resource protection or
conservation as not to be developed, the density calculation for the
more intense land classification category may be applied to the entire
mixed use or residential area.
e. Land preserved for the purpose described in section (d) above shall
only be eligible for full credit towards the minimum open space
requirement if it is an integral part of the development. If the entire
preserved area is located on the periphery of the development, the area
shall only be credited for a maximum fifty (50) percent of the required
open space. The purpose of this limit is to ensure open space is not
isolated but is an integral part of the development.
(4) Density bonuses: In reviewing a final plan/site plan for a mixed use
development, the technical review committee (TRC) shall determine if the applicant
meets the requirements for receiving bonuses.
Density bonuses are grouped into four (4) categories from highest bonus to lowest
bonus. Greater bonuses are awarded for items with more significant benefits to the
community. Each item in the categories is eligible for a bonus. The increases in
density shall be subject to the following procedures:
a. Category A: The density bonus for providing any individual item in
Category A shall be 0.20 floor area ratio or eight (8) dwelling units per
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