Unified Development Ordinance - Currituck County Government

Chapter 3: Zoning DistrictsSECTION 3.8: OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTSSubsection 3.8.1: Purpose(5) Building Configuration(a)(b)3.8. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS3.8.1. PurposeLocation and Relationship between BuildingsIn a PD-O district, buildings shall be used to define the street edge andthe distinction between the public domain of the street and the privatespace of individual lots. To this end, buildings shall have a fairlyconsistent, narrow setback alignment along the street frontage.Relationship between Building TypesBuildings in a PD-O district should be built on a human scale anddesigned with a common, harmonious architectural vocabulary andlandscaping to lend an intimate and personal feel to the streetscape.The intent should not be to create a uniform appearance, but rather adistinct sense of place.Overlay zoning districts are superimposed over portions of one or more underlying basezoning districts, conditional zoning districts, or planned development districts with the intentof supplementing generally applicable development regulations with additional developmentregulations that address special area-specific conditions, features, or plans while maintainingthe character and purposes of the underlying zoning district.3.8.2. Establishment of Overlay Zoning DistrictsTable 3.8.2, Overlay Zoning Districts Established, sets out the overlay zoning districtsestablished by this Ordinance. Except where specifically provided in this Ordinance, variancesfrom the overlay zoning district standards shall not be granted.TABLE 3.8.2: OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTSESTABLISHEDDISTRICT NAMEAirport OverlayCorolla Village Overlay [placeholder only]ABBREVIATIONAOCVO3.8.3. Classification of Overlay Zoning DistrictsLand shall be classified or reclassified into an overlay zoning district only in accordance withthe procedures and requirements set forth in Section 2.4.3, Zoning Map Amendment.3.8.4. Relationship to Base Zoning DistrictsRegulations governing development in an overlay zoning district shall apply in addition to theregulations governing development in the underlying base zoning district, conditional zoningdistrict, or planned development district. If the standards governing an overlay zoning districtexpressly conflict with those governing a base zoning district, conditional zoning district, orplanned development district, the standards governing the overlay district shall control.Where land is classified into multiple overlay zoning districts and the standards governing oneCURRITUCK COUNTY, NC UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE3.49