article 5. zoning district regulations - City of Wilmington

Land Development Code
City of Wilmington
Sec. 18-188. HDMU, Historic District-Mixed Use.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of the Historic District-Mixed Use (HDMU) zoning
district is to protect and conserve the heritage of the City, county, and state; to
safeguard the character and heritage of the City by preserving the district as a whole
and individual property therein that embodies important elements of its social,
economic, political, or architectural history; to promote the conservation of such
district for the education, pleasure and cultural enrichment of residents of the district
and the city, county, and state a s a whole; to support a mixture of uses on a
neighborhood scale; and to stabilize and enhance the property values throughout the
Historic District, thus contributing to the improvement of the general health and
welfare of the City of Wilmington and the residents of the Historic District.
The HDMU in particular also provides the opportunity for a compatible mix of urban
uses, including residential to occupy existing and infill buildings, as well as provides
design guidance for renovation and new construction to ensure design compatibility.
The intent is to allow early existing business districts located outside of the Central
Business District to flourish by continuing the urban development pattern.
(b) District provisions. The Historic District-Mixed Use is established as a
separate use district. The extent and boundaries shall be indicated on the official
zoning map of the City of Wilmington. The land use provisions for the HDMU shall
prevail in the development of any property within such district; provided, however,
that before work is begun, including any construction, alteration, demolition, moving
or any other activity that would substantially alter the appearance or character of any
appurtenant feature, a certificate of appropriateness in accordance with Sec. 18-96
and Sec. 18-97 herein shall be secured from the historic preservation commission
prior to the issuance of any building or any other permit required by the City of
Wilmington.
(c) Density. Single-family and multiple-family, fourteen and one-half (14.5)
housing units per acre.
(d) Uses Permitted by Right. The following uses are permitted by right in the
HDMU district, provided that they meet all requirements of this section and all other
applicable requirements established in these regulations.
(1) Artists, commercial including silk screening
(2) Assembly hall (limited to 5000 sf.)
(3) Banking, with no drive-thru windows
(4) Business services
(5) Duplex
(6) Family care home
(7) Farmer’s market, seasonal only
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