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Section 1. Applicability of Ordinance.
1.1 The Unified Development Ordinance and Zoning Map are hereby changed to
incorporate the Real Estate into the Smith Hill Planned Development District (the
"District").
1.2 Development of the Real Estate shall be governed by (i) the provisions of this
Ordinance and its exhibits, and (ii) provisions of the Unified Development
Ordinance as set forth herein, except as modified, revised, supplemented, or
expressly made inapplicable by this Ordinance.
1.3 Chapter ("Chapter") and Article (",Article") cross-references of this. Ordinance
shall hereafter refer to the section as specified and referenced in the Unified
Development Ordinance.
1.4 .All provisions and representations of the Unified Development Ordinance -that
conflict with the -provisions of this Ordinance are hereby made inapplicable to the
Real Estate and shall be superseded by the terms of this Ordinance.
Section 2. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Ordinance shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Unified Development Ordinance.
2.1 Corner Lot: A lot abutting upon two or more public streets at their intersection or
upon two or more parts of the same street, which in either case, form an interior
atigle of less than 135 degrees. A corner lot is considered. to have one front yard
and'one street side yard 'where abutting the intersecting streets. The frontyard is
considered the yard with the narrower lot frontage unless otherwise determined
by the Administrator.
2.2 Street Side Setback: On a corner lot, a yard extending across the side of a lot
between the front lot line and the rear lot line and being the required rnin;murn
horizontal distance between the right-of-way and the maximum permissible
principal building.
2.3 Main Roof: The primary roof of a dwelling unit excluding ancillary roof elements
such as dormers, accessory gables, porches, bays, verandas, etc.
Section 3. Concept Plan. The "Concept Plan", attached hereto as Exhibit B, is hereby
incorporated in accordance with Article 9.10(A)(2) Planned Development;
Establishment Plan. The Real Estate within the District is hereby divided into five
(5) subdistricts, as depicted on the Concept Plan (individually or collectively,
"Subdistrict"). Development of each Subdistrict shall be regulated as set forth in
this Ordinance. The community design and lot layout shall be substantially similar
to the design shown in the Concept Plan. The Subdistrict boundaries are identified
in the attached Exhibit C. The Zoning Administrator may approve an increase or
decrease of up to 15% of the area of a subdistrict.
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Section 4.
Section 5.
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5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
Smith Hill PD District
Underlying Zoning District(s). The Underlying Zoning District of each
Subdistrict shall be as follows (the "Underlying Zoning District"):
Subdistrict
Underlying Zoning District
A — Custom Homes
R2 — Medium Density Single Family
B — Sunrise Homes
R3 — High Density Single Family
C — Brookside Homes
R3 — High Density Single Family
D — Cottages or Courtyard Villas
UR — Urban Residential
E - Apartments
M2 — Intense Multi -family Residential
Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted within all Subdistricts,
as set forth below:
Subdistrict A — Custom Lots: All permitted uses and accessory uses allowed in the
R2 District.
Subdistrict B — Sunrise Homes: All permitted uses and accessory uses allowed in
the R3 District.
Subdistrict C — Brookside Homes: All permitted uses and accessory uses allowed
in the R3 District.
Subdistrict D — Cottages or Courtyard Villas: All permitted uses and accessory uses
allowed in the UR District.
Subdistrict E — Multifamily: All permitted uses and accessory uses allowed in the
M2 District plus the following permitted uses:
• Day Care
The total number of dwelling units in District E cannot exceed 250 dwelling units.
Smith Hill PD District
Section 6. General Regulations. The standards of Article 2 Zoning Districts, as applicable
to each Subdistrict's Underlying Zoning District, shall apply to the development
of the Real Estate, except as otherwise modified below.
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Minimum Lot Width
100,
75'
60'
40'
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Minimum Lot Area
13,000 sf
9,750 sf
7,800 sf
2,400 sf
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Minimum Lot Frontage
80'
55,
40'
N/A
N/A
Minimum Setback, Front
25'
20'
20'
5'
20'
Minimum Setback, Street Side
15'
10,
10,
5'
15'
Minimum Setback, Side (l)
5'
5'
5'
5'
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Minimum Setback, Rear
20'
20'
15,
5'
20'
Minimum Building Separation
10,
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10'
15'
Development -Standards Matrix Notes:
(1) The combined total of the side setbacks is not required to equal at (east 20% of the lot width.
(2) The Minimum Dwelling Unit Size, Maximum Density, and Maximum Primary Structure standards do
not apply to Subdistrict E.
6.2 Variations: The Plan Commission may approve a fifteen percent (15%) reduction
in any minimum development standard or fifteen percent (15%) increase in any
maximum development standard specified in this Section.
Section 7. Development Standards. The standards of Article 5 Development Standards, as
applicable to each Subdistrict's Underlying Zoning District, shall apply to the
development of the Real Estate, except as otherwise modified by this Ordinance.
7.1 In all subdistricts:
® Article 5.21(A)(1)(b) Driveway separation from an intersection along a local
street shall not apply.
® Article 5.27(A)(1) is modified to allow fences in a side yard or street side yard
to be a maximum height of 6 feet.
7.2 In Subdistrict D — Cottages and Courtyard Villas:
e Article 5.15(D)(1) Garage Capacity shall not apply.
Smith Hill PD District
• Article 5.61(A) Single-family Residential Parking Standards is modified to a
minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces required per dwelling unit.
• Article 5.61(B) Minimum Garage shall not apply.
• Article 5.61(C)(1) is modified so the required parking spaces are not required
to be on the same lot as the dwelling unit.
Section 8. Design Standards. The standards of Chapter 7 Design Standards, as applicable
to each Subdistrict's Underlying Zoning District, shall apply to the development
of the Real Estate unless otherwise modified by this Ordinance.
8.1 Character hnagerExhibit: The "Character Imagery", attached hereto as Exhibit
D, is hereby incorporated. Although the Character Imagery Exhibit does not
represent the final design, it does hereby establish a benchmark for the quality and
appearance of Buildings within each Subdistrict, and it provides examples of
specific design elements and development patterns that . comply with this
Ordinance and contribute to the intent and vision for the Real Estate.
8.2 In all subdistricts:
• Article 7.11(B)(3) Comer Lots shall not apply.
• Article 7.11(B)(4) None of the lots in the development shall be considered
through lots.
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4.01 PD District Intent, Regulations, and Prerequisites
The Planned Development (PD) District is
intended to provide flexible development
standards in order for the development to
result in a significantly better design than
what would have been the result under the
zoning regulations. The first priority for the
City of Richmond is to make sure the devel-
opment exceeds the quality that that would
have resulted from traditional application of
the zoning ordinance. The second priority
is to confirm that a PD District is necessary
due to any of the following:
• A development with complex mixes of land
uses, or mixes of land uses within buildings
• A development on a unique geological
feature, or on a site with a notable quality
natural features, or on a site with a notable
quantity of natural features
• A development with a notably unique or
innovative design
Plan Commission
• Any parcel that meets the prerequisites
specified herein may be considered for a PD
District
• The necessity for variances shall not by itself
Justify a developers pursuit of a PD District
• The base zoning districtand the City of
Richmond Comprehensive Plan shall be
used to determine the appropriateness of the
dominant land use in the PD District
• The proposed development shall be a clear
benefit to the community
Common Council
under no circumstance is the Common
Council required to rezone a property as a
PD District
• rezone a propertyto a PD District only after
the Plan Commisslon provides a favorable
recommendation
• require commitments that will improve the
quality of the development
• restrict particularland uses that would not be
appropriate for the district
• assure the development Is consistent with
the City of Richmond Comprehensive Plan
Permitted Uses
• Predominantly in line with the permitted
uses and special exception uses in the base
zoning district
• Predominantly in line with the City of
Richmond Comprehensive Plan
• Compatible with surrounding land uses (if
developed or adjacent zoning districts (if not
developed;
• Flexible only to the extent permitted in
Article 4: Planned. Development
District
Development Standards
• Generally consistent with the intent of the
base zoning district
• Predominantly in line with the City of
Richmond Comprehensive Plan
• Compatible with surrounding land uses and
adjacent zoning districts .
• Flexible only to the extent permitted In
Article 4: Planned Development
District
Design Standards
• Predominantly in compliance with the
design standards in Article 7: Design
Standards
• Flexible only to the extent permitted in
Article 4: Planned Development
District
Construction Standards
• Fully in compliance with the City of
Richmond's construction and engineering
standards
Ownership
• The entire property proposed for a PD
District shall be under single ownership, or if
multiple owners exist, a legal document shall
be provided (e.g. contract, legal partnership,
or corporation) indicating that all owners of
the property support and desire to develop
the land as a planned development. The
legal document or a letter signed by each
owner shall indicate who the owners appoint
as their representative through the process.
Site Area
• The minimum land area required for a PD
District is five (5) acres
Regulating Ordinance
• Concurrent to the process of rezoning a
property to PD District, the developer shall
prepare a Regulating Ordinance for review
and approval by the Plan Commission, The
Regulating Ordinance shall be in a format
provided by the Zoning Administrator
Timing of Rezoning
• A property shall not be rezoned to a PD
District prior to final review of a Regulating
Ordinance by the Plan Commission. The
adoption of the Regulating Ordinance shall
occur concurrently to the rezoning of the
property to a PD District,
4.02 The City of Richmond, Unified Development Ordinance
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4.02 General
A. Description: A Planned Development (PD) District is a special zoning district that can be petitioned for by a
property owner allowing for a stand alone ordinance to be adopted which becomes the regulations for a proposed
development.
B. Creation: The procedure for the creation of a PD District shall be consistent with the process set forth in Article 9:
Processes of the Unified Development Ordinance.
C. Official Zoning Map: Once a planned development is approved, it shall be identified as a PD District on the
Official Zoning Map, and shall include the ordinance number for the Regulating Ordinance.
D. PD District Regulations:
1. Development Standards: The development standards from the base zoning district shall apply a PD District
unless an alternate base zoning district is assigned by the Plan Commission; or unless the Regulating
Ordinance's standards supersedes the base zoning ordinance's development standards.
2. Design Standards: The set of design standards applicable to the most similar type of subdivision shall apply to
a PD District, unless:
a. An alternate set of design standards are assigned by the Plan Commission; or
b. The Regulating Ordinance's standards supersedes the design standards.
3. Permitted Land Uses: The land uses within a PD District shall be determined by the Regulating Ordinance.
Any land use not specifically permitted in the Regulating Ordinance. Any unspecified land uses shall not be
permitted. Vague land uses or land use categories shall not be permitted in a Regulating Ordinance.
4. Land Use Consistency: The dominant land use for a PD District shall be incorporated in the Regulating
Ordinance as follows:
a. If the original zoning district was PR then the development shall be at least sixty-five percent (65%)
single-family residential. No industrial land uses shall be permitted.
b. If the original zoning district was AG or IA then the development shall be at least eighty percent (80%)
single-family residential. No industrial land uses shall be permitted.
c. If the original zoning district was Rl, R2, or R3 then the development shall be at least seventy-five
percent (75%) single-family, two-family, and/or three-family residential. No industrial land uses shall be
permitted.
d. If the original zoning district was UR, Ml, M2, or MP then the development shall be at least sixty percent
(60%) single-family or multiple -family residential. No industrial land uses shall be permitted.
e. If the original zoning district was UV or IS then the development shall be at least fifty percent (50%)
institutional land uses. No industrial land uses shall be permitted.
f. If the original zoning district was NC, LC, GC, OC, CB, or HC then the development shall be at least fifty
percent (50%) commercial land uses. Up to twenty percent (20%) may be industrial land uses.
g. If the original zoning district was EP, IC, I1, I2, or HI then the development shall be at least fifty percent
(50%) office or industrial land uses. No more than fifteen percent (15%) of the development maybe
residential land uses.
h. If the original zoning district was HI then the development shall be at least eighty percent (80%) high
intensity industrial land use. No residential land uses shall be permitted.
5. Applicability of the Unified Development Ordinance: If the PD District or Regulating Ordinance is silent or
does not address a particular development standard, design standard, or other specification that is regulated by
the Unified Development Ordinance, then the standard of the closest relating zoning district shall apply.
4.03 Procedure
All proceedings brought under Article 4: Planned Development District are subject to the Rules of Procedure of the
Plan Commission. All applications that involve subdivision of a land shall also be subject to the subdivision procedures
established by Article 9: Processes of the Unified Development Ordinance.
0 Article 4: Planned Development District 4-03
Planned Development (PD) District
4,04 Limitation of Revisions to the Unified Development Ordinance
A. Public Health and Safety: Additions or modifications to the Unified Development Ordinance that directly effect
public health and safety shall apply to any PD District whether prior to or during development.
B. Deviation from the Unified Development Ordinance: A PD District and its Regulating Ordinance shall not modify
or supersede the applicability of Articles 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, or 11 from the Unified Development Ordinance.
C. Failure to Comply: If a PD District is no longer proceeding in accordance with its Regulating Ordinance, commit-
ments, conditions, covenants, or time related requirements imposed by its Regulating Ordinance, the fullest extent
o£Article 10: Enforcement and Penalties may be use by the Enforcement Officialto cause remedy.
D. Rezonina to Standard District: All PD Districts, including phases or subdistricts, once seventy percent (70%)
built -out are subject to being rezoned into an appropriate standard zoning district if the Plan Commission deems it
necessary to better administer the development.
4.05 Required Permanent Open Space
A. Open Space: No PD District shall be approved, unless the design provides for the prescribed percentage of
permanent landscaped or natural open space. Open space may be designated through the use of common area or
other legal mechanisms such as conservation easements to the satisfaction of the Plan Commission and Common
Council. The minimum required permanent open space shall be as follows:
1. 50% when the original zoning district was PR.
2. 35% when the original zoning district was AG or IA.
3. 25% when the original zoning district was Rl, R2, or R3.
4. 20% when the original zoning district was UR, Ml, M2, MP, UV, IS, NC, LC, GC, OC, CB, HC, EP, IC, I1, or 12.
5. 401/o when the original zoning district was HI.
B. Mixed -Uses: In the case of a mixed -uses development, single-family areas shall generally have twenty-five percent
(25%) permanent open space and non -single-family areas shall generally have twenty percent (20%) permanent
open space. The distribution of permanent open space shall strive to preserve existing natural features (e.g.
woodlots and wetlands).
C. Development in Stages: If the planned development is to be constructed in phases, permanent open space shall be
provided for each phase of the development.
.04 The City of Richmond, Unified Development Ordinance