Unified Development Ordinance, 31st Supplement, May 2024

CHAPTER 4. ​SPECIAL DISTRICTS | Article 4.7. ​Planned Development (PD)

detached houses, attached houses, townhouses, apartments and dwelling units above first floor commercial spaces. B. Uses are compact and well-integrated, rather than widely separated and buffered. C. Compatibility among different uses is achieved through effective site planning and architectural design. D. A variety of business types are accommodated, from retail and professional offices to live-work. Office uses vary from space for home occupations to conventional office buildings. Retail uses range from corner stores to larger format supermarkets. E. Special sites, such as those at a terminated vista, are reserved for public or civic buildings and spaces that serve as symbols of the community, enhancing community identity. F. The project includes a variety of street types designed to be accessible to the pedestrian, bicycle and automobile. Streets are connected in a way that encourages walking and reduces the number and length of automobile trips. G. Bicycle circulation is accommodated on streets and on dedicated bicycle paths, greenways or trails with adequate bicycle parking facilities being provided at appropriate locations. H. Building facades spatially delineate the streets and civic spaces, and mask parking lots. I. Architecture and landscape design are based on the local climate, topography, history and building practice. J. The project includes open space as a significant element of the project's design. Formal and informal, active and passive open spaces are included. Open spaces may include, but are not limited to, squares, plazas, greens, preserves, farmers markets, greenways and parks. K. The project is compatibly integrated into established adjacent areas, and considers existing development patterns, scale and use. L. The project is a clearly identifiable or legible place with a unique character or unique tradition. M. Public art, including but not limited to, monuments, sculpture and water features, is encouraged.

N. Entertainment facilities, including but not limited to, live music venues and theatres, are encouraged. Sec. 4.7.6. Master Plan Amendments Any amendment to an approved PD Master Plan, including those approved prior to September 1, 2013, shall follow the procedures below. A. Administrative Amendments The Planning Director shall administratively approve PD Master Plan amendments that propose any of the following alterations. 1. An increase or decrease to the allowable residential density, total number of dwelling units not to exceed 10%. 2. An increase or decrease to the minimum required nonresidential square footage or maximum permitted nonresidential square footage, not to exceed 10%. 3. An increase to allowable height (as measured in feet), provided the increase does not exceed the maximum number of feet permitted by story in the height categories contained within Article 3.3. Height Requirements The Planning Director may not administratively approve an increase in number of stories as specified in the Master Plan. 4. A transfer of nonresidential floor area or residential dwelling units, from one area to another, not to exceed a 20% maximum for each standard. 5. Minor adjustments in location of building, parking and open space areas. A minor adjustment shall be a modification in orientation or distance to property line; however, the adjustment shall not exceed 100 feet in distance from the approved location, and shall not be located any closer than 50 feet to the boundary of the PD District. However, where a building or parking area is shown on the approved Master Plan within 50 feet of a property line, the building or parking area adjustment may not be located any closer to the property line than as shown on the approved Master Plan. An adjustment to the location of transit facilities is permitted, provided the adjustment occurs prior to the recordation of the transit easement. 6. An exchange of open space area, provided the exchanged properties are of like acreage, value and utility and that no tree conservation area or Open Space Plan has been recorded for the requested exchanged properties with register of deeds office in the county where the property is located.

Supp. No. 31

4 – 16 Published May 2024

Part 10: Unified Development Ordinance City of Raleigh, North Carolina