article 5. zoning district regulations - City of Wilmington

Land Development Code
City of Wilmington
(7) Exterior building materials. Acceptable exterior building materials for
the CBD must be congruous with the historic context of the district. Equal or
substitutive material should be consistent in color, texture and appearance to that of
the original structure. Materials without a visual historic precedent in the developed
urban core shall not be permitted. Vinyl siding is not permitted.
(8) Original facades. If original facade material is degraded and in need of
repair, improvements shall be made with materials that are visually equal to that of
the original structure. Improvements made to structures that are considered
contributing resources to the Wilmington National Register Historic District or over
fifty (50) years old, should apply The Secretary of the Interiors Standards for
Rehabilitation. These properties may also be eligible for a rehabilitation tax credit
administered by the State Historic Preservation Office.
(9) Minimum height requirement. Heights of new commercial buildings
east of Front Street in areas 2 and 3 as referenced in Sec.18-196 (i)(10) shall be built
to a minimum of two (2) stories or a minimum height of twenty-five (25) feet,
whichever is greater for the portions of the building that abut street frontages and for
at least fifty (50) percent of the building area.
(10) Alterations. Alterations or additions to buildings and/or structures that
are considered contributing resources to the Wilmington National Register Historic
District or over fifty (50) years old, should apply the Secretary of the Interiors
Standards for Rehabilitation. These improvements shall be made in a manner and
style that if such alterations were removed in the future, the essential form and
integrity of the structure would be unimpaired.
(11) Parking and access. For all new construction on corner or double
frontage lots, curb cuts to parking lots shall be placed on side streets, and/or to the
rear of buildings, except where no other access is available. New surface parking lots
shall be located to the interior sides and rear of buildings and screened from the
principal street frontage by permanent walls, fences, shrubbery or hedges no more
than four (4) feet in height. Chain link fences are not permitted. Landscaped islands
with trees shall be interspersed throughout the lots, so that a tree will be located
within one hundred (100) feet of any space.
(12) Streets, landscaping. 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 or
designee determines there is no plaza or other space available for tree plantings in the
right-of-way, or determines that the planting is problematic for the site, 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 or designee and must
be a minimum of three (3) inches in caliper.
(13) Drive-up windows and service islands. Drive-up windows and service
islands shall be located in the side or rear yards. For corner lots, drive-up windows or
service islands shall be located in the rear.
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