article 5. zoning district regulations - City of Wilmington

Land Development Code
City of Wilmington
e. Street trees. For new commercial development, street tree-plantings in
below-grade planters on the public right-of-way shall be included at the rate of
one (1) tree for each thirty (30) feet of frontage. If the City Manager
determines there is no plaza or other space available for tree-plantings in the
right-of-way, then a payment in lieu, equal to the cost for required trees, shall
be paid by the developer into the City of Wilmington Tree Improvement
Fund. All plans for street tree plantings must be reviewed and approved by the
City Manager and must be a minimum of three (3) inches in caliper.
f. Drive-up facilities and service islands. Prohibited.
g. Outdoor storage of materials. Prohibited.
h. Site lighting. All site lighting shall be located, angled, shielded, and
limited in intensity so as to cast no direct light upon adjacent streets or
properties. All new lighting shall be restricted to the following heights:
i unrestricted lighting—maximum of ten (10) ft. above ground or
pavement
ii ninety (90)-degree cut-off lighting—maximum of fifteen (15) ft.
above ground or pavement.
i. Additional treatments. HVAC equipment, air conditioning window
units, and other electrical equipment shall not be located on facades with
street frontage. All such equipment shall be placed in the interior yards or on
the roof of the building and screened from the right-of-way. Through-wall
mechanical units are permitted on any facade if they are incorporated into the
design of the building, flush with the facade on which they are located,
concealed by a vent cover and have an internal drip system for condensation.
Utility meters, transformers and fixed trash disposal receptacles which cannot
be located out of sight shall be screened by fencing and/or landscaping. Chain
link fences are prohibited in any capacity.
(3) Building design standards.
a. Building orientation. All buildings shall be oriented towards primary
streets. For new buildings on corner properties, both street elevations
are considered to be front facades and must be designed to address the
street at least by incorporating windows and if desired, doors.
b.Massing and development scale. Facades shall be designed to eliminate
blank walls and create compatible massing and scale with the block
face. For buildings greater than thirty-three (33) feet in width, facades
shall incorporate periodic transitions no further apart than two-thirds
of the building height in order to create a vertical orientation. This
transition may be achieved by utilizing methods including but not
limited to: façade offsets, pilasters or change in materials. For
buildings greater than fifty (50) feet in width, facades shall be
expressed as two separate building facades utilizing methods including
but not limited to the aforementioned methods. The predominant
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