Unified Development Ordinance - Currituck County Government

Chapter 3: Zoning DistrictsSECTION 3.7: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT BASE ZONING DISTRICTSSubsection 3.7.4: Planned Development – Mixed (PD-M) District3.7.4. Planned Development – Mixed (PD-M) DistrictPD-MP L A N N E DD E V E L O P M E N T -M I X E DA. DISTRICT PURPOSEThe Planned Development – Mixed (PD-M) District is establishedand intended to encourage the development of a mix ofemployment generating uses (office, research, light industrial, andlimited commercial), and may allow low-to-medium densityresidential uses at appropriate locations on the Currituck Countymainland in a planned and aesthetically pleasing way. This is doneby allowing design flexibility as well as a mix of uses.B. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS C. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSDistrict area, minimum (acres) 10Gross residential density, maximum(dwelling units/acre) [1]The standards in Chapter 5: Development Standards, shall apply toall development in PD-M districts, but some of those standardsmay be modified as part of the master plan if consistent with thegeneral purposes of the PD-M district and the procedures notedbelow.To be established in theLot area, minimum (sq ft)master planDevelopment Standard Means of ModifyingLot width, minimum (ft)Residential land area, maximum(% of district total)Lot coverage, maximum(% of lot area)Nonresidential FAR, maximum (%)Individual building size, maximum(sq ft)Building height, maximum (ft)35Off-street parking & loadingLandscaping [2]Tree protectionSpecify in Alternative ParkingPlan (see Section 5.1.6)Specify in AlternativeLandscaping Plan(see Section 5.2.9)Open space set-aside [3] 20%Fences and wallsExterior lightingCommunity formSpecify in Security Plan (seeSections 5.3.5 and 5.4.9 and)Setbacks, minimum or maximum (ft)Nonresidential designSpecify in master planSetback from abutting residential zoningdistrict or existing residential use (ft)Multi-family designShopping center designSetback from agriculture (ft) Community compatibility [4] Modifications prohibitedSetback from major arterial streets (ft)Setback from wetlands or surfacewaters (ft)To be established in themaster planSignageModifications prohibited50 Adequate public facilities Modifications prohibitedNOTES:[1] May not exceed three units per acre in Full Service areas orone-and-one-half units per acre in Limited Service areas[2] Uses internal to the development shall not be required toprovide perimeter buffers[3] The required percentage of open space set-aside shall becalculated based on the totaldistrict areaD. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDSThe environmental protection standards in Chapter 7 of the UDOmay not be modified by a planned development[4] Neighborhood compatibility standards shall not apply to usesinternal to the developmentCURRITUCK COUNTY, NC UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE3.46