- The five Nonresidential Base Zones are intended to provide appropriately-located lands for the retail, business, and industrial uses and jobs needed for a robust County economy; encourage mixed-use development with a range of medium- to high-density residential uses; support governmental activities; accommodates infill development and redevelopment of previously-built lands to promote sustainability and reduce sprawl.
Provides for small-scale, retail uses serving the needs of residents in surrounding neighborhoods; provides for low- to medium-density, residential development (encouraged on the upper floors of nonresidential uses); reflective of traditional “corner store” or “main street” development compatible with adjacent residential communities; nonresidential uses retail sales and services, personal services, eating and drinking establishments, recreation and entertainment uses, offices, limited vehicle sales and services, and institutional uses.
Minimum lot size
- Single-family detached dwelling – 4,000 sq. ft.
- Two-family dwelling – No minimum
- Townhouse/live-work dwelling – No minimum
- Multifamily dwelling – 9,000 sq. ft.
- Other uses – No minimum
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Maximum dwelling units per net acre
- Single-family – 9
- Two-family – 24
- Townhouse – 12
- Multifamily – 12
Provides for a broad and diverse range of retail, business, civic, and mixed-use development at major intersections and other highly visible and accessible locations; designed to support connectivity and provide a balance between automobile access and pedestrian-, bicycle-, and transit-friendliness. Incorporates high-density residential development including townhouses, multifamily dwellings, artists’ studios, and live-work dwellings to complement nonresidential development.
Minimum lot size
- Townhouse – No requirement
- Multifamily and other dwellings – 7,500 sq. ft.
- Other uses – No requirement
Maximum dwelling units per net acre
- Townhouse dwellings – 20
- Multifamily and other dwellings – 48
Primarily intended for higher-intensity and auto-oriented commercial uses complemented by other retail sales and service uses and medium-density multifamily, artists’ studios, and live-work development.
Minimum lot size
- All dwellings – 7,500 sq. ft.
- Other uses – 5,000 sq. ft.
Maximum dwelling units per net acre (all dwellings)- 20
Provides for a mix of light industrial, employment, and research and development uses with an expectation of high-quality design in locations set apart from traffic-generating commercial locations and residential neighborhoods. Uses include a broad array of light industrial, research and development, manufacturing, and warehousing operations complemented by medium-density residential opportunities to potentially include industrial loft-style housing. Twenty-five percent green area required.
Minimum lot size
- All dwellings – 10,000 sq. ft.
- Other uses – 10,000 sq. ft.
Maximum dwelling units per net acre (all dwellings) – 20
Provides for intense, high-impact industrial development, which often requires large sites; important for the County’s economic growth but has potential to negatively impact adjoining lands and generate significant environmental impacts. Uses include heavy manufacturing and other largescale industrial uses that require significant movement of goods, raw materials, or vehicles and/or which have high potential for adverse environmental and visual impacts. Provides for limited residential uses, particularly in the form of adaptive reuse opportunities. Ten percent green area required.
Minimum lot size
- All dwellings – 10,000 sq. ft.
- Other uses – 10,000 sq. ft.
Maximum dwelling units per net acre (all dwellings) – 12