Model TOD Zoning Ordinance (PDF, 3.7 MB) - Reconnecting America

Model Transit-Oriented District Overlay Zoning Ordinance ■ June 29, 2001Lot Coverage – Areas of a lot or parcel covered by buildings (as defined by foundationperimeters) and other structures with surfaces greater than 36 inches above the finished andnatural grade.Major Pedestrian Route – the primary route or space used by “Pedestrians” as defined in thissection.Mixed-Use – Development contained within a single-parcel (horizontally or vertically) oradjacent parcels that contains different uses that are complementary to each other and provideactivity throughout the day.Opaque – not transparent.Open Space – a private or public open land area that is currently undeveloped; it may bemaintained as open space into the future or it could be developed.Overhang – the part of a building that extends horizontally beyond the wall.Parking Structure – a parking garage located above ground or underground consisting of one ormore levels, not surface parking.Park-and-Ride Lot – A parking structure or surface parking lot intended primarily for use bypersons riding transit or carpooling, and that is owned or operated either by a transit agency or byanother entity with the concurrence of the transit agency.Parking, Off-Street – formal or informal parking located within a parcel and outside a private orpublic right-of-way.Parking, On-Street – formal or informal parking located within a private or public right-of-wayand outside of a parcel.Partial Destruction – (this definition should conform with that of the individual jurisdiction).Pedestrian – for the purposes of this Overlay Ordinance a pedestrian means people who walk, sit,stand, or use a wheelchair in public spaces, be they children, teens, adults, elderly, people withdisabilities, workers, residents, shoppers or people watchers, etc.Pedestrian Activity – the congregation of persons in an area whose primary means oftransportation is by foot.Pedestrian-oriented Design (PeD) – The design of communities, neighborhoods, streetscapes,sites, and buildings that emphasizes pedestrian access, comfort, and visual interest. Transit-Oriented Design is a particular type of PeD that includes design and intensity of land use tosupport transit in addition to pedestrians.Pedestrian Way – a linear space or an area where the primary users are pedestrians and that mayalso accommodate bicyclists.Pergola – an arbor or passageway with a roof or trelliswork on which climbing plants can betrained to grow.Valley Connections ■ Chapter IV ■ Page 5