transit oriented development districts - Charlotte-Mecklenburg County

CHARLOTTE CODEPART 12: TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS(7) Drive-through service lanes are only permitted when associated with professionalbusiness and general offices, and only when located between ¼ to ½ mile walkingdistance from a transit station, as designated on the approved station area plan.Drive-through windows shall only be located on the same site as the principal use,shall be located to the rear or side of the principal use, to minimize visibilityalong public right-of-way. No more than four (4) drive through service lanesshall be permitted per individual use. Freestanding drive-through lanes areprohibited.Section 9.1208. Development Standards.The following requirements apply to all buildings or uses in TOD unless specified otherwise inSection 9.1204:(1) Minimum setback(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)The minimum building setbacks along particular streets shall be determinedby the approved transit station area plan for each station. Because stationarea characteristics vary, setbacks within and between stations may vary.When a station area plan does not specify a setback the minimum setbackfor all uses shall be sixteen (16) feet.The minimum setback shall be measured from the back of all existing orfuture curbs whichever is greater. If the existing right-of-way is greaterthan the minimum setback from the back of existing or future curbs, theright-of –way line shall become the minimum setback. If the existing curbline varies, the setback shall be measured from the widest sections. Curblines are to be determined jointly by the Charlotte Department ofTransportation (CDOT) Director, or his designee, and the PlanningDirector or his designee.If the new construction incorporates an existing structure located within theminimum setback, the CDOT Director, or his designee, and the PlanningDirector or his designee may allow the setback for the addition to bereduced to the established setback.For the purposes of this section, the minimum setback applies to allfrontages, not just to the street frontage toward which the structure isoriented.All above ground, at ground, and below ground utility structuresassociated with underground electric, natural gas, telecommunications orcable television distribution lines, pipes, or conduits shall be locatedbehind the minimum setback. This includes air vents, vaults, andbackflow preventers.9-191