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THE CITY OF CARMEL
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Carmel, Indiana
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL TO ALL PLANS
1.1 AUTHORITY
1.2 APPLICABILITY
1.3 INTENT
1.4 PROCESS
1.5 WARRANTS AND VARIANCES
1.6 SUCCESSION
ARTICLE 2. SECTOR PLANS
2.1 DIRECTIONS
2.2 SEQUENCE OF SECTOR DETERMINATION
2.3 (0 -1) PRESERVED OPEN SECTOR
2.4 (0 -2) RESERVED OPEN SECTOR
2.5 (G -1) RESTRICTED GROWTH SECTOR
2.6 (G -2) CONTROLLED GROWTH SECTOR
2.7 (G -3) INTENDED GROWTH SECTOR
2.8 (G -4) INFILL GROWTH SECTOR
2.9 (SD) SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 3. NEW COMMUNITY REGULATING PLANS
3.1 DIRECTIONS
3.2 SEQUENCE OF COMMUNITY DESIGN
3.3 COMMUNITY TYPES
3.4 TRANSECT ZONES
3.5 CIVIC ZONES
3.6 SPECIAL DISTRICTS
3.7 THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS
3.8 DENSITY CALCULATIONS
3.9 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE 4. INFILL COMMUNITY REGULATING PLANS
4.1 DIRECTIONS
4.2 COMMUNITY TYPES
4.3 TRANSECT ZONES
4.4 CIVIC ZONES
4.5 SPECIAL DISTRICTS
4.6 PRE EXISTING CONDITIONS
4.7 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
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ARTICLE 5. BUILDING LOT REGULATING PLANS
5.1 DIRECTIONS
5.2 PRE EXISTING CONDITIONS
5.3 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
5.4 CIVIC ZONES
5.5 SPECIFIC TO T1 NATURAL ZONE
5.6 BUILDING DISPOSITION
5.7 BUILDING CONFIGURATION
5.8 BUILDING FUNCTION
5.9 PARKING AND DENSITY CALCULATIONS
5.10 PARKING LOCATION STANDARDS
5.11 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
5.12 SIGNAGE STANDARDS
ARTICLE 6. STANDARDS AND TABLES
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
TABLE 3A
TABLE 3B
TABLE 4A
TABLE 4B
TABLE 4C
TABLE 5
TABLE 6
TABLE 7
TABLE 8A
TABLE 8B
TABLE 9
TABLE 10
TABLE 11
TABLE 12
TABLE 13
TABLE 14
TRANSECT ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
SECTOR /COMMUNITY ALLOCATION
VEHICULAR LANE DIMENSIONS
VEHICULAR LANE &PARKINGASSEMBLIES
PUBLIC FRONTAGES GENERAL
PUBLIC FRONTAGES SPECIFIC
THOROUGH FARE ASSEMBLIES
PUBLIC LIGHTING
PUBLIC PLANTING
PRIVATE FRONTAGES
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
BUILDING TYPES SPECIFIC
BUILDING DISPOSITION
BUILDING FUNCTION PARKING
PARKING CALCULATIONS
SPECIFIC FUNCTION USE
CIVIC SPACE
SMARTCODE SUMMARY
TABLE 15A FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T3
TABLE 15B FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T4
TABLE 15C FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T5
TABLE 15D FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T6
TABLE 16 SPECIAL DISTRICT STANDARDS
TABLE 17 DEFINITIONS ILLUSTRATED
ARTICLE 7. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE ARTICLE 1. GENERAL TO ALL PLANS
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1.1 AUTHORITY
1.1.1 This ordinance shall be referred to and known as the Carmel SmartCode (referred to
in this ordinance as "this Code This Code is adopted pursuant to authority granted
to the Council by the Advisory Planning Law, particularly I.C. sections 36 -7 -4 -1400 et
seq. This Code shall be incorporated into Chapter 10 (ZONING AND SUBDIVISIONS)
of the Carmel City Code as ARTICLE 3: CARMEL SMARTCODE.
1.1.2 This Code is adopted as one of the instruments of implementation of the public
purposes and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. Any application for approval
of any Plan under this Code shall demonstrate conformance of such Plan to the
Comprehensive Plan, and this Code hereby is declared to be in accord with the
Comprehensive Plan.
1.1.3 This Code was adopted to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the
Jurisdiction and its citizens, including protection of the environment, conservation
of land, energy and natural resources, reduction in vehicular traffic congestion,
more efficient use of public funds, health benefits of a pedestrian environment,
historic preservation, education and recreation, reduction in sprawl development,
and improvement of the built environment, preservation of open space, and provi-
sion of growth areas.
1.1.4 Each Plan approved pursuant to this Code may be amended only in accordance
with this Code and other applicable law.
1.1.5 This Code shall constitute a supplement to, and is incorporated by reference into,
the Zoning Ordinance.
1.2 APPLICABILITY
1.2.1 a. This Code shall be the exclusive and mandatory land use zoning, planning,
subdivision and development ordinance in the Downtown SmartCode Area depicted
on Table hereof and in any other parts of the City for which a Community Regu-
lating Plan is approved under Article 3 or 4 hereof. In all other cases, this Code
shall be an option that may be elected by an owner in lieu of proceeding under
the Existing Planning and Zoning Ordinances. In any area of the City covered by
an approved Community Regulating Plan, this Code, the applicable Community
Regulating Plan and any approved Building and Lot Plan shall comprise the sole
land planning, zoning, subdivision, and development regulation for such area,
which shall supersede and replace in all respects any other zoning ordinance,
zoning map, subdivision ordinance, planning ordinance, development ordinance
or overlay district ordinance previously applicable thereto. Without limitation to the
foregoing, no additional architectural or design approval shall be required for any
Plans, development, project, building, renovation or redevelopment approval under
this Code. [CITY TO CONFIRM]
b. The existing Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Control Ordinance (the "Exist-
ing Planning and Zoning Ordinances shall continue to be applicable to issues not
covered by this Code.
1.2.2 The provisions of this Code, when in conflict, shall take precedence over those of
Existing Planning and Zoning Ordinances.
1.2.3 Capitalized terms used throughout this Code may be defined in the text of Articles
1 -6 or in Article 7 Definitions of Terms. Article 7 contains regulatory language that
is integral to this Code. Terms not defined in Article 7 of this Code but defined in
Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance shall be interpreted in accordance with the
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definition contained in Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance. Words and terms not
defined in either Article 7 of this Code or Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance shall
be interpreted in accordance with their normal dictionary meaning and customary
usage.
1.2.4 The metrics of Article 6 Standards and Tables are an integral part of this Code.
However, the diagrams and illustrations in any acompanying annotation or appendix
shall be considered explanatory only.
1.2.5 Provisions of this Code are activated by "shall" when required; "should" when recom-
mended; and "may" when optional. Where in conflict, numerical metrics shall take
precedence over graphic metrics.
1.2.6 a. Uses of existing building(s) that legally do not conform to this Code with respect to
Function may continue as non conforming uses, as contemplated in Chapter 28
of the Zoning Ordinance. At such time as any such uses may no longer continue
as non conforming uses or improvements under Chapter 28, such uses shall be
required to conform to the requirements of this Code without regard to the first
sentence of this section 1.2.6a.
b. Any building, appurtenance, or other improvement which legally existed immediately
prior to the adoption of this Code that does not comply with the provisions of this
Code in any way other than with respect to Function may continue in existence as
a non conforming building, appurtenance or other improvement until a Substantial
Modification occurs or is requested with respect thereto, at which time such building,
appurtenance, development, lot or other improvement shall be required to comply
to all applicable provisions of this Code without regard to the first sentence of this
Section 1.2.6b.
c. Any property that has been granted approvals under the Existing Planning and
Zoning Ordinances to such extent as is necessary for such approvals to have created
Vested Rights, pursuanttol.C. Section36 -7 -4 -1109, may proceed in accordance
with such approvals. The owner of any such property, however, shall be entitled to
elect to make application under this Code in lieu of proceeding under such approvals.
In that case, the application under this Code shall be given priority processing by
placing the same ahead of prior filed applications to the extent possible while still
complying with applicable procedures related to such prior filed applications, and
all additional fees for application under this Code shall be waived for application
under this Code.
d. Provided that all requirements of Article 5 of this Code for the applicable Transect
Zone in which a Lot is situated are complied with other than lot dimensions and
setbacks, which shall continue to be governed by the Existing City Planning and
Zoning Ordinances in effect on the date immediately proceeding the adoption of
this Code, any subdivided lot that legally existed pursuant to an approved final
subdivision plat immediately prior to the adoption of this Code shall continue to
legally exist from and after the date of such adoption unless and until such time
as a Community Regulating Plan covering such lot is approved subsequent to the
approval of the Initial Community Regulating Plan.
1.3 INTENT
The intent and purpose of this Code is to enable, encourage and qualify the imple-
mentation of the following policies:
1.3.1 THE REGION
a. That the region should retain its natural infrastructure and visual character derived
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1.3.2
1.3.3
from topography, woodlands, farmlands and riparian corridors.
b. That growth strategies should encourage Infill and redevelopment in parity with
New Communities.
c. That development non contiguous to urban areas should be organized in the
pattern of Clustered Land Development "CLD Traditional Neighborhood
Development "TND or Downtown.
d. That development contiguous to urban areas should be structured in the pattern of
Infill TND or Infill Downtown and be integrated with the existing urban pattern.
e. That transportation Corridors should be planned and reserved in coordination with land
use.
f. That green corridors should be used to define and connect the urbanized ar-
eas.
g. That the region should include a framework of transit, pedestrian, and bicycle
systems that provide alternatives to the automobile.
THE COMMUNITY
a. That neighborhoods and Downtown should be compact, pedestrian- oriented and
Mixed Use.
b. That neighborhoods and Downtown should be the preferred pattern of development
and that Districts specializing in a single use should be the exception.
c. That ordinary activities of daily living should occur within walking distance of most
dwellings, allowing independence to those who do not drive and promoting a
healthy lifestyle.
d. That interconnected networks of Thoroughfares should be designed to disperse
traffic and reduce the length of automobile trips.
e. That within neighborhoods, a range of housing types and price levels should be
provided to accommodate diverse ages and incomes.
f. That appropriate building Densities and land uses should be provided within
walking distance of transit stops.
g. That Civic, institutional, and Commercial activity should be embedded in down-
towns, not isolated in remote single -use complexes.
h. That schools should be sized and located to enable children to walk or bicycle to them.
i. That a range of Open Space including Parks, Squares, and playgrounds should
be distributed within neighborhoods and downtowns.
THE BLOCK AND THE BUILDING
a. That buildings and landscaping should contribute to the physical definition of
Thoroughfares as Civic places.
b. That development should adequately accommodate automobiles while respecting
the pedestrian and the spatial form of public areas.
c. That the design of streets and buildings should reinforce safe environments, but
not at the expense of accessibility.
d. That architecture and landscape design should grow from local climate, topog-
raphy, history, and building practice.
e. That buildings should provide their inhabitants with a clear sense of geography
and climate through energy efficient methods.
f. That Civic Buildings and public gathering places should be provided as locations
that reinforce community identity and support self government.
g. That Civic Buildings should be distinctive and appropriate to a role more important
than the other buildings that constitute the fabric of the city.
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1.3.4
h. That the preservation and renewal of historic buildings should be facilitated, to
affirm the continuity and evolution of society.
i. That the harmonious and orderly evolution of urban areas should be secured
through form -based codes.
THE TRANSECT
a. That Communties should provide meaningful choices in living arrangements as
manifested by distinct physical environments.
b. That the Transect Zone descriptions on Table 1 shall constitute the Intent of this
Code with regard to the general character of each of these environments.
1.4 PROCESS
1.4.1 Pursuant to I.C. section 36- 7- 4- 1401.5(b), the Commission has exclusive authority to
approve or disapprove a Plan under this Code. However, subject to the Commission's
rules of procedure, either a hearing examiner or a committee of the Commission
designated under I.C. section 36- 7- 4- 402(d) is authorized to conduct hearings on
and review Plans on behalf of the Commission.
1.4.2 The geographic locations of the Sectors, the standards for the Transect Zones and
the Initial Community Regulating Plan for the Downtown SmartCode Area shall
be determined as set forth in Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, and Article 5. Proof of
compliance with the Sector Plan and the Sectors so determined shall be required
as a condition to the approval of any Community Regulating Plan or other Plan. The
standards for the Transect Zones and the Community Types permitted in each Sector
shall be applicable to each development, building or Plan under this Code.
1.4.3 An owner may appeal a decision on any Plan as set forth in I.C. section 36 -7 -4-
1406.
1.4.4 Should a violation of an approved Community Regulating Plan occur during con-
struction, or should any construction, site work, or development be commenced
without an approved Community Regulating Plan or Building and Lot Regulating
Plan, the Zoning Administrator has the right to require the owner to stop, remove,
and /or mitigate the violation, or to secure a Variance to cover the violation.
1.5 ZONING WAIVERS
1.5.1 The Commission may, after a public hearing, grant a Zoning Waiver of any dimen-
sional or quantitative requirement of this Code, by not greater than thirty -five percent
(35 The public hearing may be conducted by a hearing examiner or committee
as set forth in section 1.4.1. Any approval of a Plan which permits such a waiver
must meet all of the following conditions:
a. That the waiver will enhance the proposed project and streetscapes
and neighborhoods within a Standard Pedestrian Shed.
b. That the waiver is justified by the intent of this Code as set forth in
section 1.3 and will not adversely affect emergency vehicle access.
c. That the Plan will exhibit extraordinary site design characteristics,
including but not limited to: Increased landscape treatment, tree
preservation, provisions for bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
1.5.2 In granting a waiver, the Commission may impose such conditions that will, in its
judgment, secure the intent and purposes of this Code.
1.5.3 This section 1.5 does not affect the right of the applicant under Indiana law to
petition the Board for a variance from development standards provided under I.C.
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36 -7 -4 -918.5 and Chapter 30 of the Zoning Ordinance.
1.5.4 The request for a Variance shall not subject the entire application to approval in the
Variance proceedings, but only that portion necessary to rule on the specific issue
requiring the relief.
1.6 SUCCESSION
1.6.1 Twenty years after the approval of a Community Regulating Plan, each Transect Zone,
except the T1 Natural and T2 Rural Zones, shall be considered for rezoning to the
successional (next higher) Transect Zone, in accordance with the Existing Planning
and Zoning Ordinances.
ARTICLE 1. SMARTCODE MODULES
1.7 FOR INCENTIVES
1.8 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES
1.9 FOR HAZARD MITIGATION STANDARDS
1.10 FOR HAZARD MITIGATION STANDARDS
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE ARTICLE 2. SECTOR PLANS
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2.1 DIRECTIONS
2.1.1 a. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
b. The provisions of this Article shall constitute a portion of the Comprehensive Plan
and Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances, including without limitation Articles 3 and
4 hereof.
c. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
d. The Initial Sector Plan (or any amendment thereof) shall be adopted according to
the procedure for zone map changes set forth in Section 31.06.03 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
e. Once the Initial Sector Plan (or any amendment thereof) has been adopted, such
Sector Plan (as may have been amended) may be amended:
(i) upon application of an owner with respect to such portion of area covered thereby
as is owned by such owner,
(ii) at the request of the Department or Zoning Administrator or
(iii) at the request of the Planning Commission or City Council.
2.1.2 Sector Plans shall integrate the largest practical geographic area, overlapping
property lines as necessary and municipal boundaries if possible.
2.1.3 Sectors are defined in Article 2 and are comprised of Open Space and growth
areas. Growth areas are intended for the development of Communities, defined in
Article 3 and Article 4, which in turn are comprised of Transect Zones, defined by
the elements appropriate to them in Article 5 and Article 6.
2.1.4 Sector Plans shall be prepared by the Department and /or consultants under its
supervision. The process shall involve citizen participation, Planning Commission
recommendation to, and the approval of the City Council.
2.1.5 a. The directions and provisions of this Article 2 shall be considered to be among the
essential components of this Code and each of the other Articles hereof. Any Plan
submitted under this Code, whether at the scale of the Sector, the Community or
the Building and Lot, shall be reviewed for and shall be subject to compliance with
this Article as well as each of the other Articles hereof.
b. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
c. Without limitation, this Article shall be deemed to be an integral part of Articles 3, 4
and 5 hereof and an adopted Sector Plan, as may be amended, shall be deemed
to be an integral part of each New Community Regulating Plan, Infill Community
Regulating Plan or Building and Lot Plan submitted or approved under Article 3, 4
or 5 hereof.
2.2 SEQUENCE OF SECTOR DETERMINATION
In preparing a Sector Plan, the determination of Sector designations shall be made
in the following sequence:
2.2.1 Preserved Open Sectors (0 -1) shall be designated and mapped using the criteria
listed in Section 2.3.
2.2.2 Reserved Open Sectors (0 -2) shall be mapped using the criteria listed under Section
2.4.
2.2.3 Infill Growth Sectors (G -4) shall be mapped as described in Section 2.8. These areas
may be redeveloped pursuant to Infill Community Regulating Plans according to
Article 4 of this Code.
2.2.4 After mapping of the Sectors specified in paragraphs 2.2.1, 2.2.2. and 2.2.3, all
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remaining areas shall be mapped as either Restricted Growth Sectors (G -1),
Controlled Growth Sectors (G -2) or Intended Growth Sectors (G -3) using the criteria
set forth in Sections 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7, respectively. Those three Growth Sectors shall
be available for new development pursuant to New Community Regulating Plans
submitted and approved in accordance with, and to the extent prescribed in Article 3
of this Code. Within such Growth Sectors, the Community Types of Clustered Land
Development (CLD), Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), and Downtown,
shall be permitted to the extent set forth in Sections 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7.
2.2.5 Those areas that cannot or should not conform to one of the Community Types shall
be allocated to one or more Special Districts. See Section 2.9.
2.2.6 Except in the Downtown SmartCode Area, in which the requirements of this Code
are exclusive and mandatory, within the four Growth Sectors, development in accor-
dance with the Existing Planning and Zoning Ordinances remains as an option.
2.3 (0 -1) PRESERVED OPEN SECTOR
2.3.1 The Preserved Open Sector shall consist of Open Space that is protected from
development in perpetuity. The Preserved Open Sector includes areas under envi-
ronmental protection by law or regulation, as well as land acquired for conservation
through purchase or by easement.
2.3.2 The Preserved Open Sector shall consist of the aggregate of the following categories:
a. surface waterbodies
b. protected wetlands
c. protected habitat
d. riparian Corridors
e. purchased Open Space
f. conservation easements
g. transportation Corridors
h. areas residual to Clustered Land Development (CLD)
2.3.3 Any development or construction within the Preserved Open Sector and the speci-
fications required to do so subject to recommendation by the Plan Commission to,
and approval of, the City Council.
2.3.4 To encourage the preservation of woodlands, farmlands, wetlands and other open
spaces, the owner of a parcel in the Reserved Open Sector, the Restricted Growth
Sector (G -1) or the Intended Growth Sector (G -2) may donate or sell land to the
City, or may donate or sell land or grant a perpetual conservation easement with
respect to land to a land trust or nature conservancy such that all development
rights with respect to such parcel in the Reserved Open Sector Growth (0 -2) or
Restricted Growth Sector (G -1) shall terminate and such parcel shall be redesignated
as Preserved Open Sector (0 -1).
2.4 (0 -2) RESERVED OPEN SECTOR
2.4.1 The Reserved Open Sector shall consist of land that has intrinsic value as Open
Space but is subject to being developed because it is not within any of the catego-
ries of permanently protected areas described in Section 2.3.2 and therefore is not
protected by any binding method.
2.4.2 The Reserved Open Sector shall consist of the aggregate of the following categories:
a. flood plain and flood hazard mitigation areas, including Special Flood Hazard
Areas in which development is not prohibited, conditional or restricted
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b. steep slopes
c. Open Space to be acquired
d. Corridors to be acquired
e. buffers to be acquired
f. legacy woodland, farmland and viewsheds identified by the Department as being
worthy of permanent protection by sale, gift or easement to the City or by sale,
gift or easement to a nature or land conservancy or trust
g. riparian corridors and drainage canals and ditches
2.4.3 (For HAZARD MITIGATION STANDARDS)
2.5 (G -1) RESTRICTED GROWTH SECTOR
2.5.1 The Restricted Growth Sector shall be assigned to areas that have value as Open
Space but nevertheless are subject to development, either because the zoning already
has been granted, it is not comprised of one of the categories set forth in paragraph
2.4.2, or because there is no legally defensible reason, in the long term, to deny the
right to develop such areas.
2.5.2 Within the Restricted Growth Sector, development shall be in the pattern of Clustered
Land Development (CLD).
2.6 (G -2) CONTROLLED GROWTH SECTOR
2.6.1 The Controlled Growth Sector shall be assigned to those locations that can support
Mixed Use by virtue of proximity to an existing or planned Thoroughfare.
2.6.2 Within the Controlled Growth Sector, development shall be in the pattern of Clustered
Land Development (CLD )and Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND).
2.6.3 Any Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) on an existing or projected rail or
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network may be redesignated in whole or in part as Transit
Oriented Development (TOD) and permitted the higher Density represented by the
Effective Parking allowance in Section 5.9.2d. The use of a TOD overlay requires
approval by the Commission.
2.7 (G -3) INTENDED GROWTH SECTOR
2.7.1 The Intended Growth Sector shall be assigned to those locations that can support
substantial Mixed Use by virtue of proximity to an existing or planned regional
Thoroughfare and /or transit.
2.7.2 Within the Intended Growth Sector, development shall be in the pattern of Downtowns
and Traditional Neighborhood Developments (TNDs).
2.7.3 Any TND or Downtown on an existing or projected rail or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
network may be redesignated in whole or in part as TOD and permitted the higher
Density represented by the Effective Parking allowance in Section 5.9.2d. The use
of a TOD overlay requires approval by the Commission.
2.8 (G -4) INFILL GROWTH SECTOR
2.8.1 The Infill Growth Sector shall be assigned to areas already developed, having the potential
to be modified, confirmed or completed in the pattern of Infill TNDs or Infill Downtown
2.9 (SD) SPECIAL DISTRICTS
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2.9.1 Special District designations shall be assigned to areas that, by their intrinsic size,
Function, or Configuration, cannot conform to the requirements of a CLD, a TND,
or a Downtown as set forth in Article 3.
2.9.2 Conditions and Standards for development of Special Districts shall be subject to
recommendation by the Plan Commission to, and approval by the City Council and
shall be determined in public hearing of the City Council and recorded on Table
16.
2.9.3 Without limitation to the foregoing, no Special District shall be used to avoid compli-
ance with the provisions of this Code.
ARTICLE 2. SMARTCODE MODULES
2.4 FOR HAZARD MITIGATION STANDARDS
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3.1 DIRECTIONS
3.1.1 An Initial Community Regulating Plan shall be adopted according to the procedure
for Map Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance set forth in Section 31.06.03 of the
Zoning Ordinance. Within any part of the City with respect to which an owner elects
to develop in accordance with this Code, and within the Downtown SmartCode
Area, development in the Reserved Open Sector (0 -2), the Restricted Growth
Sector (G -1), Controlled Growth Sector (G -2), the Intended Growth Sector (G -3)
and to the extent set out in Secton 3.1.6(c) below, the Infill Growth Sector (G -4), as
shown on the Sector Plan, shall be subject to approval of a Community Regulating
Plan conforming to the provisions of Article 3 and this Code. A development that
complies with the Initial Community Regulating Plan shall be eligible for administra-
tive approval by the Administrator.
3.1.2 New Community Regulating Plans may contain more than one Community and /or
more than one Community Type.
3.1.3 Once the City Council approves the Initial Community Regulating Plan or any New
Community Regulating Plan, the Plan area shall be marked on all zoning and other
land use and land classification maps of the City as a SmartCode Community Plan-
ning Area with all applicable Transect Zones, Thoroughfares and other elements
indicated.
3.1.4 This Code shall be the exclusive and mandatory zoning regulation for the Down-
town SmartCode Area and for any other area within the City which is a SmartCode
Planning Area, and the provisions of this Code shall be applied in their entirety to
such areas.
3.1.5 Any development within an area for which a Community Regulating Plan has been
approved shall comply with such approved Community Regulating Plan unless
and until another Community Regulating Plan is submitted and approved for such
development pursuant to section 3.1.2 above.
3.1.6 After approval of the Initial Community Regulating Plan under paragraph 3.1.1, New
Community Regulating Plans may be submitted and approved under this Article
for areas within the 0 -2 Reserved Open Sector, the G -1 Restricted Growth Sector,
the G -2 Controlled Growth Sector and the G -3 Intended Growth Sector effective at
such time as an amendment, or in addition to, the Community Regulating Plan in
effect at such time. Any such amendatory or additional New Community Regulating
Plan shall be:
a. prepared by or on behalf of the City, upon request of the Planning Commission;
b. prepared by or on behalf of the owner of the property; or
c. prepared by or on behalf of one or more owners of property within the G -4 Infill
Growth Sector comprising one or more adjoining parcels of at least 40 acres of
contiguous property pursuant to Section 4.1.11 hereof, in which case such plan
shall be subject to this Article 3 and treated in all respects as a New Community
Regulating Plan submission.
3.1.7 Any New Community Regulating Plan application for a development that utilizes
the Transect Zone assignments, Thoroughfares and all other elements of the
then existing Community Regulating Plan applicable to such development and is
otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Code, for the appropriate Sector
within which the subject property is situated and requiring no Variances, shall be
approved administratively by the Administrator. Any other development shall require
submission of a New Community Regulating Plan and shall be subject to approval
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by the Commission.
3.1.8 A New Community Regulating Plan shall be prepared in accordance with Section
3.2 hereof and shall consist of the following:
a. the applicant's demonstration of the consistency of such New Community
Regulating Plan with the Intent provisions of this Code and the applicable Sector
Plan; and
b. one or more maps showing the following for each Community Unit in the plan
area, in compliance with the standards described in this Article:
i.the Outline of the Pedestrian Shed(s) and boundaries of the Community
Unit(s)
ii. Allocation and Location of Transect Zones
iii. Assignment of Civic Zones according to an analysis of existing conditions
and future needs
iv. Densities
v. Thoroughfare network
vi. Assignment of Special Districts, if any
vii. Special Requirements, if any
viii. Itemization of requested Zoning Waivers or Variances, if any
ix. Form -Based Chart and Graphics for each applicable Transect Zone in the
form of Tables 15A -15F hereof.
3.1.9 A New Community Regulating Plan (other than the Initial New Community Regulating
Plan) shall include a preliminary site plan conforming to the requirements of Table
15 and Section 5.1.3a hereof.
3.1.10 The Sector Plan applicable to the New Community Regulating Plan site shall be
deemed to be an integral part of each New Community Regulating Plan submitted
or approved under this Code.
3.1.11 If a portion of a single parcel of land lies within more than one Growth Sector, then
a New Community Regulating Plan applicable to such parcel may conform to any
one of such applicable Sectors.
3.2 SEQUENCE OF COMMUNITY DESIGN
3.2.1 With respect to each New Community Regulating Plan, the site shall be structured
using one or several Pedestrian Sheds, which shall be located according to exist-
ing conditions and existing Common Destinations, such as Thoroughfares, traffic
intersections, adjacent developments, natural features, Civic Space, a Civic Building,
Commercial Center, transit center or natural features. The site may be larger than a
single Pedestrian Shed and a Community Unit within the site may be smaller than
its Pedestrian Shed.
3.2.2 The Pedestrian Sheds may be adjusted to include land falling between or outside
them (an "Adjusted Pedestrian Shed but the extent of each shall not exceed
the acreage limit specified in Section 3.3 for the applicable Community Type. Any
Adjusted Pedestrian Shed becomes the boundary of the Community.
3.2.3 Areas of Transect Zones (Section 3.4) shall be allocated within the boundaries of
each Community as appropriate to its type. See Section 3.3 and Table 14, Item a.
3.2.4 Civic Zones shall be assigned according to Section 3.5.
3.2.5 Special Districts, if any, shall be assigned according to Section 3.6.
3.2.6 The Thoroughfare network shall be laid out according to Section 3.7.
3.2.7 Density shall be calculated according to Section 3.8.
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3.2.8 Notwithstanding adjustments pursuant to Section 3.2.2, any remnants of the site
outside of the Adjusted Pedestrian Shed(s) shall be assigned to Transect Zones
or Civic Space subject to approval by the Commission or Special District subject
to approval by Variance.
3.3 COMMUNITY TYPES
3.3.1 New Community Regulating Plans shall provide for one or more Communities in
the pattern of one of the following Community Types:
3.3.2 CLUSTERED LAND DEVELOPMENT (CLD)
a. In addition to any other Community Type permitted for each such Sector, develop-
ment within the 0 -2 Reserved Open Sector, the G -1 Restricted Growth Sector
and the G -2 Controlled Growth Area shall be one or more Communities in the
pattern of Clustered Land Development (CLD).
b. A CLD shall be structured by one Standard Pedestrian Shed and shall consist
of no fewer than 15 acres and no more than 80 acres.
c. A CLD shall include Transect Zones as allocated on Table 2 and Table 14, Item
a. A minimum of 50% of the Community shall be permanently allocated to a T1
Natural Zone and /or T2 Rural Zone.
3.3.3 TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND)
a. I n addition to any other Community Type permitted for each such Sector, develop-
ment within the G -2 Controlled Growth Sector and G -3 Intended Growth Sector
shall be one or more Communities in the pattern of Traditional Neighborhood
Development (TND).
b. A TND shall be structured by one Standard or Linear Pedestrian Shed and shall
be no fewer than 80 acres and no more than 160 acres. See Article 4 for Infill
TND acreage requirements in the G -4 Infill Growth Sector.
c. A TND shall include Transect Zones as allocated on Table 2 and Table 14, Item a.
d. Sites larger than 160 acres shall be designed and developed as multiple Com-
munities, each subject to the individual Transect Zone requirements for its type as
allocated on Table 2 and Table 14, Item a. The simultaneous planning of adjacent
parcels is encouraged.
e. In the T -4 General Urban Zone, a minimum Residential mix of three Building
Disposition types (none less than 20 shall be required, selected from Table 9.
3.3.4 DOWNTOWN
a. In addition to any other Community Type permitted for each such Sector, devel-
opment wiithin the G -3 Sector Intended Growth Sector, or in the case of a New
Community Regulating Plan prepared under Sections 4.1.6 and 3.1.4 (iii) hereof,
G -4 Infill Growth Sector, shall be one or more Communities in the pattern of a
Downtown.
b. A Downtown shall be structured on the basis of one Long Pedestrian Shed or
Linear Pedestrian Shed and shall consist of no fewer than 80 acres and no more
than 640 acres. See Article 4 for Infill Downtown acreage requirements in the
G -4 Infill Growth Sector.
c. A Downtown shall include Transect Zones as allocated on Table 2 and Table 14, Item
a.
d. For sites larger than 640 acres, a Downtown may be adjoined without buffer by
one or more TNDs, each subject to the individual Transect Zone requirements for
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TND as allocated on Table 2 and Table 14, Item a. The simultaneous planning
of adjacent parcels is encouraged.
3.3.5 TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD)
a. Any TND or Downtown on an existing or projected rail or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
network may be redesignated in whole or in part as TOD and permitted the higher
Density represented by the Effective Parking allowance in Section 5.9.2d.
b. The use of a TOD overlay requires approval by the Commission.
3.4 TRANSECT ZONES
3.4.1 Transect Zones shall be assigned and mapped on each New Community Regulating
Plan according to the percentages allocated on Tables 2 and 14, Item a.
3.4.2 A Transect Zone may include any of the elements indicated for its T -Zone number
throughout this Code, in accordance with Intent described in Table 1 and the metric
standards summarized in Table 14.
3.4.3 There shall be a Residential Function within each New Community Regulating Plan
providing for a minimum average number of dwelling units per acre of Net Acre-
age equal to 75% of the maximum Density permitted for the applicable Transect
Zone.
3.5 CIVIC ZONES
3.5.1 GENERAL
a. Civic Zones dedicated for public use shall be required for each Community and
designated on the New Community Regulating Plan as Civic Space (CS) and
Civic Building (CB).
b. Civic Space Zones are public sites permanently dedicated to Open Space.
c. Civic Building Zones are sites dedicated for buildings generally operated by
not for profit organizations dedicated to culture, education, religion, government,
transit and municipal parking, or for a use approved by the City Council.
d. A Civic Zone may be permitted by the Commission if it does not occupy more
than 20% of a Pedestrian Shed, otherwise it is subject to the creation of a Special
District. See Section 3.6.
e. Parking for Civic Zones shall be determined by the Commission. Civic parking
lots may remain unpaved if graded, compacted and landscaped.
3.5.2 CIVIC ZONES SPECIFIC TO T1 T2 ZONES
a. Civic Buildings and Civic Spaces within T1 Natural and T2 Rural Zones shall be
permitted only by Variance.
3.5.3 CIVIC SPACE (CS) SPECIFIC TO T3, T3E, T3L, T4, T5 AND T6 ZONES
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3, T3E, T3L, T4, T5 and T6:
a. Each Pedestrian Shed shall assign at least 5% of its Urbanized area to Civic
Space.
b. Civic Spaces shall be designed as generally described in Table 13, approved by the
Commission, and distributed throughout Transect Zones as described in Table 14, Item
e.
c. Those portions of the T1 Natural Zone that occur within a development parcel
shall be part of the Civic Space allocation and shall conform to the Civic Space
types specified in Table 13a or 13b.
d. Each Pedestrian Shed shall contain at least one Main Civic Space. The Main
Civic Space shall be within 800 feet of the geographic center of each Pedestrian
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3.5.4 Civic BUILDINGS (CB) SPECIFIC To T3 -T6 ZONES
a. The owner shall covenant to construct a Meeting Hall or a Third Place in proxim-
ity to the Main Civic Space of each Pedestrian Shed. Its corresponding Public
Frontage shall be equipped with a shelter and bench for a transit stop.
b. If the Plan Area has been designated as a proposed elementary school site by the
Board of Education, one Civic Building Lot shall be reserved for an elementary
school. The school site may be within any Transect Zone. Any playing fields
should be outside the Pedestrian Shed.
c. One Civic Building Lot suitable for a childcare building shall be reserved within
each Pedestrian Shed. The owner or a homeowners' association or other com-
munity council may organize, fund and construct an appropriate building as the
need arises.
d. Civic Building sites shall not occupy more than 20% of the area of each Pedestrian
Shed.
e. Civic Building sites should be located within or adjacent to a Civic Space, or at
the axial termination of a significant Thoroughfare.
f. Civic Buildings shall not be subject to the standards of Article 5. The particulars
of their design shall be determined by the Commission.
g. Civic Buildings may be permitted within Special Districts by the Commission.
3.6 SPECIAL DISTRICTS
3.6.1 Special District designations shall be assigned to areas that, by their intrinsic size,
Function, or Configuration, cannot conform to the requirements of any Transect Zone
or combination of zones. Conditions of development for Special Districts shall be
determined based on public hearing of the approval by the Plan Commission and
recommendation to and approval by the City Council and recorded on Table 16.
3.6.2 Special Districts shall be governed by any standards therefor contained on Table
16 hereof. Special Districts for which standards are not included in Table 16 hereof
shall comply with the applicable standards of the Existing Planning and Zoning
Ordinances.
3.6.3 Without limitation to the foregoing, no Special District shall be used to avoid
compliance with the provisions of this Code.
3.7 THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS
3.7.1 GENERAL
Shed, unless topographic conditions, pre- existing Thoroughfare alignments or
other circumstances prevent such location. A Main Civic Space shall conform
to one of the types specified in Table 13, Items b, c or d.
e. Within 800 feet of every Lot in which a Residential use is allowed, a Civic Space
designed and equipped as a playground shall be provided. A playground shall
conform to Table 13, Item e.
f. Each Civic Space shall have a minimum of 50% of its perimeter enfronting a
Thoroughfare, except for playgrounds.
g. Civic Spaces may be permitted within Special Districts by the Commission.
a. Thoroughfares are intended for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic and to
provide access to Lots and Open Spaces.
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b. Thoroughfares shall consist generally of vehicular lanes and Public Frontages.
c. Thoroughfares shall be designed in context with the urban form and desired design
speed of the Transect Zones through which they pass. The Public Frontages of
Thoroughfares that pass from one Transect Zone to another shall be adjusted
accordingly or, alternatively, the Transect Zone may follow the alignment of
the Thoroughfare to the depth of one Lot, retaining a single Public Frontage
throughout its trajectory.
d. Within the most rural Transect Zones (T1 and T2) pedestrian comfort shall
be a secondary consideration of the Thoroughfare. Design conflict between
vehicular and pedestrian generally shall be decided in favor of the vehicle.
Within the more urban Transect Zones (T3 through T6) pedestrian comfort
shall be a primary consideration of the Thoroughfare. Design conflict between
vehicular and pedestrian movement generally shall be decided in favor of
the pedestrian.
e. The Thoroughfare network shall be designed to define Blocks not exceeding the
size prescribed in Table 14, Item c. The perimeter shall be measured as the sum
of Lot Frontage Lines. Block perimeter at the edge of the development parcel
shall be subject to approval by the Commission.
f. All Thoroughfares shall terminate at other Thoroughfares, forming a network.
Internal Thoroughfares shall connect wherever possible to those on adjacent sites.
Cul -de -sacs shall be subject to approval by the Commission to accommodate
specific site conditions only.
g. Each Lot shall Enfront a vehicular Thoroughfare, except that 20% of the Lots
within each Transect Zone may Enfront a Passage.
h. Thoroughfares along a designated B -Grid may be exempted by the Commission
from one or more of the specified Public Frontage or Private Frontage require-
ments. See Table 7.
i. Standards for Bicycle Trails and Paths shall be as shown in Table 4C.
j. The standards for Thoroughfares within Special Districts shall be determined by
Variance.
3.7.2 VEHICULAR LANES
a. Thoroughfares may include vehicular lanes in a variety of widths for parked and
for moving vehicles, including bicycles. The standards for vehicular lanes shall
be as shown in Table 3A.
b. A bicycle network consisting of Bicycle Trails, Bicycle Routes and Bicycle Lanes
should be provided throughout as defined in Article 7 Definitions of Terms and
allocated as specified in Table 14, Item d. Bicycle Routes should be marked
with Sharrows. The Community bicycle network shall be connected to existing
or proposed networks and the Carmel Access Bikeway wherever possible.
3.7.3 PUBLIC FRONTAGES
a. GENERAL TO ALL ZONES T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
i. The Public Frontage contributes to the character of the Transect Zone, and
includes the types of Sidewalk, Curb, planter, bicycle facilities, street signs,
and street trees.
ii. Public Frontages shall be designed as shown in Table 4A and Table 4B and
allocated within Transect Zones as specified in Table 14, Item d.
iii. Within the Public Frontages, the prescribed types of Public Planting and Public
Lighting shall be as shown in Table 4A, Table 4B, Table 5 and Table 6. The
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spacing may be adjusted by the Commission to accommodate specific site
conditions.
b. SPECIFIC To ZONES T1, T2, T3, T3E AND T3L
The following shall be applicable in T -Zones T1, T2, T3, T3E and T3L:
i. The Public Frontage shall include trees of various species, naturalistically
clustered, as well as understory.
ii. The introduced landscape shall consist primarily of native species requiring
minimal irrigation, fertilization and maintenance.
C. SPECIFIC TO ZONE T4, T5, T6
The following shall be applicable in T -Zones T4, T5 and T6:
i. The introduced landscape shall consist primarily of durable species requir-
ing minimal irrigation, fertilizer and maintenance and being tolerant of soil
compaction.
d. SPECIFIC TO ZONE T4
The following shall be applicable in T -Zones T4:
i. The Public Frontage shall include trees planted in a regularly- spaced Allee
pattern of single or alternated species with shade canopies of a height that,
at maturity, clears at least one Story.
e. SPECIFIC TO ZONES T5, T6
The following shall be applicable in T -Zones T5 and T6:
i. The Public Frontage shall include trees planted in a regularly- spaced Allee
pattern of single species with shade canopies of a height that, at maturity,
clears at least one Story. At Retail Frontages, the spacing of the trees may
be irregular, to avoid visually obscuring the shopfronts.
ii. Streets with a Right -of -Way width of 40 feet or less shall be exempt from the
tree requirement.
3.8 DENSITY CALCULATIONS
3.8.1 All areas of the New Community Regulating Plan site that are not part of the 0 -1 Pre-
served Sector shall be considered cumulatively the Net Site Area. The Net Site Area
shall be allocated to the various Transect Zones according to the parameters specified
in Table 14, Item a.
3.8.2 Density shall be expressed in terms of housing units per acre as specified for the
area of each Transect Zone by Table 14, Item b. For purposes of Density calcula-
tion, the Transect Zones include the Thoroughfares but not land assigned to Civic
Zones.
3.8.3 Within the percentage range shown on Table 14, Item b for Other Functions, the
housing units specified on Table 14, Item b shall be exchanged at the following
rates:
a. For Lodging: 2 bedrooms for each unit of Net Site Area Density.
b. For Office or Retail: 1000 square feet for each unit of Net Site Area Density.
c. The number of units exchanged shall be subject to approval by the Commis-
sion.
3.8.4 The housing and other Functions for each Transect Zone shall be subject to further
adjustment at the building scale as limited by Table 10, Table 11 and Section 5.9.
3.9 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
3.9.1 A New Community Regulating Plan may designate any of the following Special
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Requirements:
a. A differentiation of the Thoroughfares as A -Grid and B -Grid. Buildings along the
A -Grid shall be held to the highest standard of this Code in support of pedestrian
activity. Buildings along the B -Grid may be more readily considered for Zoning
Waivers allowing automobile- oriented standards. The Frontages assigned to the
B -Grid shall not exceed 30% of the total length of Frontages within a Pedestrian
Shed.
b. Designations for Mandatory and/or Recommended Retail Frontage requiring or
advising that a building provide a Shopfront at Sidewalk level along the entire
length of its Private Frontage. The Shopfront shall be no less than 70% glazed
in clear glass and shaded by an awning overlapping the Sidewalk as generally
illustrated in Table 7 and specified in Article 5. The first floor shall be confined
to Retail use through the depth of the second Layer. (Table 17, Item d)
c. Designations for Mandatory and/or Recommended Gallery Frontage, requiring
or advising that a building provide a permanent cover over the Sidewalk, either
cantilevered or supported by columns. The Gallery Frontage designation may
be combined with a Retail Frontage designation.
d. Designations for Mandatory and /or Recommended Arcade Frontage, requiring
or advising that a building overlap the Sidewalk such that the first floor Facade is
a colonnade. The Arcade Frontage designation may be combined with a Retail
Frontage designation.
e. A designation for Coordinated Frontage, requiring that the Public Frontage
(Table 4A) and Private Frontage (Table 7) be coordinated as a single, coherent
landscape and paving design.
f. Designations for Mandatory and /or Recommended Terminated Vista locations,
requiring or advising that the building be provided with architectural articulation
of a type and character that responds visually to the location, as approved by
the CRC.
g. A designation for Cross Block Passages, requiring that a minimum 8- foot -wide
pedestrian access be reserved between buildings.
h. A designation for Buildings of Value, requiring that such buildings and structures
may be altered or demolished only in accordance with Municipal Preservation
Standards and Protocols. [STAFF TO PROVIDE LIST OF ALL CONTRIBUTING
BUILDINGS, HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND ANY OTHER WORTHY BUILD-
INGS]
ARTICLE 3. SMARTCODE MODULES
3.5.2 b. FOR HAZARD MITIGATION STANDARDS
3.7 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
3.7.3 a. FOR NATURAL DRAINAGE STANDARDS
3.7.3 c. FOR NATURAL DRAINAGE STANDARDS
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4.1 DIRECTIONS
4.1.1 Within the G -4 Infill Growth Sector, the provisions of this Article 4 and this Code in
general shall be mandatory, subject to an owner's election under Section 1.2.6c or
4.1.4 hereof.
4.1.2 The Initial Community Regulating Plan for all parts of the Downtown
SmartCode Area within the G -4 Infill Growth Sector shall be adopted
according to the procedure for map amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance set forth in Section 31.06.03 of the Zoning Ordinance.
4.1.3 Once the Initial Community Regulating Plan has been approved, the areas covered
by such Plan shall be marked on all zoning and other land use maps of the City as
part of the Downtown SmartCode Area.
4.1.4 After approval of the Initial Community Regulating Plan under paragraph 4.1.2, Infill
Community Regulating Plans or amendments thereto may be submitted and
approved under this Article for areas within the G -4 Infill Growth Sector effective
at such time as an amendment, or in addition to the Infill Community Regulating
Plan in effect at such time. Any such amendatory or additional Infill Community
Regulating Plan shall be:
a. prepared by or on behalf of the Department, upon its own initiative or upon
request of the Planning Commission;
b. prepared as a Special Area Plan under Section 4.1.5 hereof by or on behalf of
the Department:
(i) upon its own initiative or upon request of the Planning Commission, or
(ii) at the request and at the expense of, and in consultation with, one or more
owners of property within the G -4 Infill Growth Sector comprising one or
more adjoining Parcels of at least 10 acres of contiguous property having
at least 400 linear feet of frontage.
4.1.5 A Special Area Plan prepared pursuant to Section 4.1.4b may assign new Transect
Zones, Civic Zones, Thoroughfares, Special Districts and /or Special Requirements
as provided in this Article 4, with appropriate transitions to abutting areas.
4.1.6 All Infill Community Regulating Plans, including without limitation, any Special Area
Plan prepared under paragraph 4.1.4(b) but not including a Plan submitted as a
New Community Regulating Plan or amendment pursuant to Section 4.1.11 and
3.1.6 hereof, shall be adopted according to the procedure for text amendments to
the Zoning Ordinance set forth in Section 31.06.02 of the Zoning Ordinance.
4.1.7 Each Infill Community Regulating Plan, including without limitation a Special Area
Plan but excluding a New Community Regulating Plan submitted pursuant to
Section 4.1.11 shall regulate, either alone or together with another Infill Community
Regulating Plan, a minimum area the size of the Pedestrian Shed commensurate
with its Community Type as listed in Section 4.2. The Administrator shall determine
a Community Type based on existing conditions and intended evolution in the plan
area. An Infill Community Regulating Plan also may be prepared along a public
Thoroughfare.
4.1.8 An Infill Community Regulating Plan shall consist of the following:
a. the applicant's demonstration of the consistency of such Infill Community
Regulating Plan with the Intent provisions of this Code and the applicable Sector
Plan; and
b. one or more maps showing the following for each Community Unit in the plan
area, in compliance with the standards described in this Article:
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(i) The outline(s) of the Pedestrian Shed(s) and the boundaries of the
Community Unit(s).
(ii) Location of Transect Zones;
(iii) Assignment of Civic Zones;
(iv) Densities according to an analysis of existing conditions and future
needs;
(v) Thoroughfare network, existing and planned;
(vi) Any Special Districts (Section 4.5);
(vii) Any Special Requirements (Section 4.7);
(viii) An itemization of requested Zoning Waivers or Variances, if any.
4.1.9 All areas for which an Infill Community Regulating Plan has been approved shall
be marked on all zoning and other land use maps of the City as a SmartCode Area
with all applicable Transect Zones indicated thereon.
4.1.10 Within the Downtown SmartCode Area and any other area subject to an approved
Infill Community Regulating Plan, the provisions of this Code and the applicable
Community Regulating Plan becomes the exclusive and mandatory regulation.
Property owners within the plan area may submit Building and Lot Regulating Plans
under Article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Code. Building and Lot
Regulating Plans requiring no Variances shall be approved administratively by the
Zoning Administrator.
4.1.11 One or more owners of a parcel, or abutting parcels, consisting of 40 acres or
more of contiguous lots, whether inside or outside an area already subject to an
Infill Community Regulating Plan, may initiate the preparation of a New Community
Regulating Plan underArticle 3 in the pattern of TND or Downtown. New Community
Regulating Plans for the G -4 Infill Growth Sector, or other areas designated as Infill
by the Department, shall regulate, at minimum, an area the size of the Pedestrian
Shed commensurate with its Community Type as listed in Section 4.2, even if it
overlaps adjacent parcels. Both the site and plan area shall connect and blend with
surrounding development.
4.2 COMMUNITY TYPES
4.2.1 Infill Community Regulating Plans shall encompass one or more of the following
Community Types specified in Sections 4.2.2, 4.2.3 and 4.2.4. The allocation
percentages of Table 14, Item a do not apply.
4.2.2 INFILL TND (TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT)
a. An Infill TND shall be assigned to neighborhood areas that are predominantly
residential with one or more Mixed Use Corridors or centers. An Infill TND shall
be mapped as at least one complete Standard Pedestrian Shed, which may be
adjusted as a Network Pedestrian Shed, oriented around one or more existing
or planned Common Destinations.
b. The edges of an Infill TND should blend into adjacent neighborhoods and /or a
downtown without buffers.
4.2.3 INFILL DOWNTOWN
a. An Infill Downtown shall be assigned to downtown areas that include significant
Office and Retail uses as well as government and other Civic institutions of re-
gional importance. An Infill Downtown shall be mapped as at least one complete
Long or Linear Pedestrian Shed, which may be adjusted as a Network Pedestrian
Shed, oriented around an important Mixed Use Corridor or center.
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b. The edges of an Infill Downtown should blend into adjacent neighborhoods
without buffers.
4.2.4 INFILL TOD (TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT)
a. Any Infill TND or Infill Downtown on an existing or projected rail or Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) network may be redesignated in whole or in part as TOD and
permitted the higher Density represented by the Effective Parking allowance in
Section 5.9.2d.
b. The use of a TOD overlay requires either advance approval by the Commission
or a use variance approved by the Board.
4.3 TRANSECT ZONES
4.3.1 Transect Zone standards for Infill Community Regulating Plans shall be as set forth
on Table 14. Transect Zones shall be assigned and mapped on each Infill Community
Regulating Plan.
4.3.2 Transect Zones shall include elements indicated by Article 3, Article 5, and
Article 6.
4.4 CIVIC ZONES
4.4.1 GENERAL
a. Infill Community Regulating Plans shall designate Civic Space Zones (CS) and Civic
Building Zones (CB).
b. A Civic Zone may be permitted by the Commission if it does not occupy more
than 20% of a Pedestrian Shed, otherwise it is subject to the creation of a Special
District. See Section 4.5.
c. Parking provisions for Civic Zones shall be determined by the Commission.
4.4.2 CIVIC SPACE ZONES (CS)
a. Civic Spaces shall be designed generally as described in Table 13, with their
type determined by the surrounding or adjacent Transect Zone in a process of
public consultation subject to recommendation by the Planning Commission to
and the approval of the City Council.
4.4.3 CIVIC BUILDING ZONES (CB)
a. Civic Buildings may be permitted by the Commission in Civic Zones reserved in
the Infill Community Regulating Plan.
b. Civic Buildings shall not be subject to the Requirements of Article 5. The particulars
of their design shall be determined by the Commission.
4.5 SPECIAL DISTRICTS
4.5.1 Any area that, by its intrinsic size, Function, or Configuration, cannot conform to the
requirements of any Transect Zone or combination of zones shall be designated
as Special Districts on an Infill Community Regulating Plan. Any applicatoin for
establishment of a Special District shall be adopted according to the procedure for
text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance set forth in Section 31.06.02 of the Zoning
Ordinance. Conditions of development for Special Districts shall be determined in
public hearing of the Commission and recorded on Table 16.
4.5.2 Special Districts that are not submitted for approval under this Code shall be governed
by the standards of the Existing Planning and Zoning Ordinances.
4.5.3 Without limitation to the foregoing, no Special District shall be used to avoid
compliance with the provisions of this Code.
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4.6 PRE EXISTING CONDITIONS
4.6.1 Existing buildings, lots and appurtenances that do not conform to the provisions of
this Code may continue in the same use and form until a Substantial Modification
occurs or is requested, at which time the Zoning Administrator shall determine the
provisions of this Section that shall apply.
4.6.2 Existing buildings that have at any time received a certificate of occupancy shall not
require upgrade to the current Building Code and when renovated may meet the
standards of the code under which they were originally permitted. [JOHN MOLI-
TOR TO ADVISE ON THIS]
4.6.3 The modification of existing buildings is permitted By Right if such changes result
in greater conformance with the specifications of this Code.
4.6.4 Where buildings exist on adjacent Lots, the Zoning Administrator may require that
a proposed building match one or the other of the adjacent Setbacks and heights
rather than the provisions of this Code.
4.6.5 Any demolition of, addition to or modification of a Building of Value that has been
designated as such by the Department or to a building actually or potentially eligible
for inclusion on a state, local or national historic register, shall be subject to approval
by the Department.
4.6.6 The restoration or rehabilitation of an existing building shall not require the provision
of (a) parking in addition to that existing or (b) on -site stormwater retention /detention
in addition to that existing. Existing parking requirements that exceed those for this
Code may be reduced as provided by Tables 10 and 11.
4.7 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
4.7.1 An Infill Community Plan may designate any of the following Special Requirements:
a. A differentiation of the Thoroughfares as A -Grid and B -Grid. Buildings along the
A -Grid shall be held to the highest standard of this Code in support of pedestrian
activity. Buildings along the B -Grid may be more readily considered for Zoning
Waivers allowing automobile- oriented standards. The Frontages assigned to the
B -Grid shall not exceed 30% of the total length of Frontages within a Pedestrian
Shed.
b. Designations for Mandatory and /or Recommended Retail Frontage requiring or
advising that a building provide a Shopfront at Sidewalk level along the entire
length of its Private Frontage. The Shopfront shall be no less than 70% glazed
in clear glass and shaded by an awning overlapping the Sidewalk as generally
illustrated in Table 7 and specified in Article 5. The first floor shall be confined
to Retail use through the depth of the second Layer. (Table 17., Item d.)
c. Designations for Mandatory and/or Recommended Gallery Frontage, requiring
or advising that a building provide a permanent cover over the Sidewalk, either
cantilevered or supported by columns. The Gallery Frontage designation may
be combined with a Retail Frontage designation.
d. Designations for Mandatory and /or Recommended Arcade Frontage, requiring
or advising that a building overlap the Sidewalk such that the first floor Facade is
a colonnade. The Arcade Frontage designation may be combined with a Retail
Frontage designation.
e. A designation for Coordinated Frontage, requiring that the Public Frontage
(Table 4A) and Private Frontage (Table 7) be coordinated as a single, coherent
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landscape and paving design.
f. Designations for Mandatory and /or Recommended Terminated Vista locations,
requiring or advising that the building be provided with architectural articulation
of a type and character that responds visually to the location, as approved by
the Commission.
g. A designation for Cross Block Passages, requiring that a minimum 8- foot -wide
pedestrian access be reserved between buildings.
h. A designation for Buildings of Value, requiring that such buildings and structures
may be altered or demolished only in accordance with Municipal Preservation
Standards and Protocols.
4.8 DENSITY CALCULATIONS
4.8.1 All areas of an Infill Community Regulating Plan site that are not part of the 0 -1 Preserved
Open Sector or a protected wetland shall be considered cumulatively the Net Site
Area.
4.8.2 Density shall be expressed in terms of dwelling units per acre of Net Site Area as
specified for each Transect Zone by Table 14, Item b.
4.8.3 Within the percentage range shown on Table 14, Item b for Other Functions, the
housing units specified on Table 14, Item b may be exchanged for other uses at the
following rates, subject to approval by the Commission:
a. For Lodging: 2 bedrooms for each unit of Net Site Area Density.
b. For Office or Retail: 1000 square feet for each unit of Net Site Area Density.
4.8.4 The Residential and Other Functions for each Transect Zone shall be subject to
further adjustment at the building scale as provided by Table 10, Table 11 and Section
5.9.
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5.1 DIRECTIONS
5.1.1 Lots and buildings located within an area covered by a Community Regulating Plan
governed by this Code and previously approved by the City Council shall be subject
to the requirements of this Article.
5.1.2 Any building, restoration, redevelopment, development or improvement in any
area of the City covered by a Community Regulating Plan shall be subject to the
approved Sector Plan and the applicable Community Regulating Plan and shall also
require submission of Building and Site Plans under this Article. Building and Site
Plans required under this Article shall be prepared by or on behalf of the owner or
developer of the subject property. Building and Site Plans shall be subject to review
and administrative approval by the Zoning Administrator and any other applicable
authorities having jurisdiction over any part of the Plan.
5.1.3 Building and site plans submitted under this Article shall show the following, in
compliance with the standards described in this Article:
The applicable portion of the Community Regulating Plan
Building Disposition
Building Configuration
Building Function
Parking Location Standards
Bicycle Facility Standards
Landscape Standards
Signage Standards
Special Requirements, if any
Hazard Mitigation Standards
Natural Drainage Standards
Architectural Standards
Lighting Standards
Sound Standards
Visitability Standards
5.1.4 Special Districts that do not have provisions within this Code shall be governed by
the standards of the pre- existing zoning.
5.2 PRE EXISTING CONDITIONS
5.2.1 Legal non conforming uses existing as of the date this Code is adopted shall be
allowed to continue in accordance with Chapter 28 of the Zoning Ordinance. Any
Building, appurtenance, development, improvement or lot which legally existed
immediately prior to adoption of this Code that does not conform to the provisions
of this Code in any way other than Function may continue in existence as a non-
conforming Building, appurtenance development, improvement or lot until a Sub-
stantial Modification occurs or is requested, at which time the Zoning Administrator
shall determine the provisions of this Article that shall apply.
5.2.2 Existing buildings that have at any time received a certificate of occupancy shall
not require upgrade to the current Building Code and when renovated may meet
the standards of the code under which they were originally permitted.
5.2.3 The modification of existing buildings is permitted By Right if such changes result
in greater conformance with the specifications of this Code.
5.2.4 Where buildings exist on adjacent Lots, the Commission may require that a proposed
building match one or the other of the adjacent Setbacks and heights rather than
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the provisions of this Code.
5.2.5 Any addition to or modification of a Building of Value that has been designated as
such by the Department, or to a building actually or potentially eligible for inclusion
on a state, local or national historic register, shall be subject to approval by the
Department.
5.2.6 The restoration or rehabilitation of an existing building shall not require the provi-
sion of (a) parking in addition to that existing nor (b) on -site stormwater retention/
detention in addition to that existing. Existing parking requirements that exceed
those for this Code may be reduced as provided by Table 10 and Table 11.
5.3 COMPLIANCE WITH CODE
5.3.1 Buildings and sites governed by this Code shall comply in all respects to all applicable
provisions of this Code, including any Special Requirements standards which are
applicable thereto, as shown on the applicable Community Regulating Plan.
5.4 CIVIC ZONES
5.4.1 GENERAL
a. Civic Zones are designated on Community Regulating Plans as Civic Space (CS)
or Civic Building (CB).
b. Parking provisions for Civic Zones shall be determined by the Commission.
5.4.2 CIVIC SPACES (CS)
a. Civic Spaces shall be generally designed as described in Table 13.
5.4.3 CIVIC BUILDINGS (CB)
a. Civic Buildings shall not be subject to the requirements of this Article. The par-
ticulars of their design shall be determined by the Commission.
5.5 SPECIFIC TO T1 NATURAL ZONE
5.5.1 No building is permitted in the T1 Natural Zone, except by a use variance approved
by the Board.
5.6 BUILDING DISPOSITION
5.6.1 SPECIFIC TO ZONE T2
a. Within T -Zone T2, Building Disposition shall be determined by the Commis-
sion.
5.6.2 SPECIFIC To ZONES T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4, T5, AND T6
Within T -Zones T3, T3- E,T3 -L, T4, T5 and T6:
a. Newly platted Lots shall be dimensioned according to Table 14, Item f and Table
15.
b. Building Disposition types shall be as shown in Table 9 and Table 14, Item i.
c. Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their Lots according
to Table 14, Item g, Table 14, Item h, and Table 15.
d. One Principal Building at the Frontage, and one Outbuilding to the rear of the
Principal Building, may be built on each Lot as shown in Table 17, Item c.
e. Lot coverage by building shall not exceed that recorded in Table 14, Item f and Table
15.
f. Facades shall be built parallel to a rectilinear Principal Frontage Line or to the
tangent of a curved Principal Frontage Line, and along a minimum percentage
of the Frontage width at the Setback, as specified as Frontage Buildout on Table
14, Item g and Table 15.
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g. Setbacks may also be adjusted by Zoning Waiver.
h. Rear Setbacks for Outbuildings shall be a minimum of 12 feet measured from the
centerline of the Rear Alley or Rear Lane easement. In the absence of Rear Alley or
Rear Lane, the rear Setback shall be as shown in Table 14, Item h and Table 15.
5.6.3 SPECIFIC TO ZONE T6
a. Within T -Zone T6, the Principal Entrance of Buildings shall be on a Frontage
Line.
5.7 BUILDING CONFIGURATION
5.7.1 GENERAL To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L,T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to Buildings and Lots in T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E,
T3 -L, T4, T5 and T6:
a. The Private Frontage of buildings shall conform to and be allocated in accordance
with Table 7 and Table 14, Item j.
b. Buildings on corner Lots shall have two Principal Frontages as shown in Table
17. Prescriptions for the second and third Layers pertain only to the Principal
Frontage. Prescriptions for the first Layer pertain to both Principal Frontages of
a corner Lot.
c. All Facades shall be glazed with clear glass no less than 30% of the first
Story.
d. Building Heights, Stepbacks, and Extension Lines shall conform to Table 8 and
Table 14, Item j.
e. Stories may not exceed 14 feet in height from finished floor to finished ceiling,
except for a first floor space eligible for a Commercial Function, which shall be
a minimum of 11 feet with a maximum of 25 feet. A single floor level exceed-
ing the maximum permitted height at ground level, shall be counted as two (2)
stories. Mezzanines extending beyond 33% of the floor area shall be counted
as an additional Story.
f. In a Parking Structure or garage, each above ground level counts as a single
Story regardless of its relationship to habitable Stories.
g. Height limits do not apply to Attics or raised basements, masts, belfries, clock
towers, chimney flues, water tanks, or elevator bulkheads.
5.7.2 SPECIFIC To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4 ANDT5
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4 and T5:
a. The habitable area of an Accessory Unit within a Principal Building or an Out-
building shall not exceed 600 square feet, excluding the parking area.
b. Garages shall not be permitted in the First or Second Lot Layers.
5.7.3 SPECIFIC To ZONE T3, T3 -E AND T3 -L
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L:
a. No portion of the Private Frontage may Encroach upon the Sidewalk.
b. Open porches may Encroach upon the First Lot Layer by 50% of the depth
of the Lot Layer provided that they do not encroach upon any existing
easement. (Table 17, Item d)
c. Balconies and bay windows may Encroach upon the First Lot Layerby25%
of the depth of the Lot Layer, except that balconies on porch roofs may
Encroach as does the porch.
d. All specified Building Heights may be increased by the difference between the
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actual lot elevation and the base elevations required by applicable FEMA stan-
dards, provided that any first level space shall be designed for use as
(i) garage or other parking or storage space set into the structure into the Second
and deeper Layers, provided no front facing garage shall be permitted in the
Second Lot Layer;
(ii) an open market, a loggia, building entrance or porch or combination thereof,
or other open -air area for recreation, relaxation or gathering, to the extent
permitted by applicable FEMA requirements. [ADRIENNE TO PROVIDE
CITY'S FEMA/FLOOD HAZARD REGULATIONS]
5.7.4 SPECIFIC TO ZONE T4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zone T4:
a. Balconies, open porches and bay windows may Encroach upon the First
Lot Layer by 50% of the depth of the Lot Layer provided that they do not
encorach upon any existing easement. (Fable 17, Item d)
5.7.5 SPECIFIC To ZONES T5, T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T5 and T6:
a. Awnings, Arcades, and Galleries may Encroach upon the Sidewalk to within 2
feet of the Curb but must clear the Sidewalk vertically by at least 8 feet.
b. Maximum Encroachment heights (Extension Lines) for Arcades shall be as shown
on Table 8.
c. Stoops, Lightwells, balconies, bay windows, and terraces may Encroach upon
the First Lot Layer by 100% of its depth. (Table 17, Item d).
d. Loading docks and service areas shall be permitted on Frontages only if expressly
approved by the Commission.
e. In the absence of a Building Facade along any part of a Frontage Line, a
Streetscreen shall be built co- planar with the Facade.
f. Streetscreens shall be between 3.5 and 8 feet in height provided that they shall
be between 5 and 8 feet in height at the rear of a Lot. The Streetscreen may be
replaced by a hedge or fence only if expressly approved by the Commission.
Streetscreens shall have openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile
and pedestrian access.
g. Space at the first level of a Building which is eligible for Residential or Lodging
Function shall be raised a minimum of 2 feet from average Sidewalk grade.
h. All specified Building Heights may be increased by the difference between the
actual lot elevation and the base elevations required by applicable FEMA stan-
dards, provided that any first level space shall be designed for use as
(i) parking or storage space set into the structure into the Second and deeper
Layers,provided no front facing garage shall be permitted in the Second
Layer,
(ii) an open market, a loggia, building entrance or porch or combination thereof,
or other open -air area for recreation, relaxation or gathering, or
(iii) enclosed Commercial or Retail space, to the extent permitted by applicable
FEMA requirements.
5.8 BUILDING FUNCTION
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5.8.1 GENERAL To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4, T5 ANDT6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4, T5 and T6:
a. Buildings in each Transect Zone shall conform to the Functions on Table 10,
Table 12 and Table 14, Item I.
5.8.2 SPECIFIC To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E AND T3 -L
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L:
a. Accessory Functions of Restricted Lodging or Restricted Office shall be permitted
within an Accesory Building. See Table 10.
5.8.3 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T4 ANDT5
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T4 and T5:
a. Accessory Functions of Limited Lodging or Limited Office shall be permitted
within an Accesory Building. See Table 10.
5.8.4 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T5 ANDT6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T5 and T6:
a. First Story Commercial and Artisan Light Industrial Functions shall be permit-
ted.
5.9 PARKING AND DENSITY CALCULATIONS
5.9.1 SPECIFIC To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E AND T3 -L
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E and T3 -L:
a. Buildable Density on a Lot shall be determined by the actual parking provided
within the Lot as applied to the Functions permitted in Table 10 and Table 11.
5.9.2 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T4, T5 ANDT6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T4, T5 and T6:
a. Buildable Density on a Lot shall be determined by reference to the sum of the
actual parking calculated as that provided (1) within the Lot (2) along the parking
lane corresponding to the Lot Frontage, and (3) by purchase or ten (10) -year or
longer lease from a Civic Parking Reserve within the Pedestrian Shed, if available,
adjusted pursuant to paragraph 5.9.2b to the extent applicable to determine the
Effective Parking.
b. The actual available parking attributable to a Lot shall be adjusted upward accord-
ing to the Shared Parking Factor of Table 11 to determine the Effective Parking.
The Shared Parking Factor is available for any two Functions within any pair of
adjacent Blocks.
c. Based on the actual parking or, if applicable, the Effective Parking available, the
Density of the projected Function may be determined according to Table 10.
d. Within the overlay area of a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) the Effective
Parking may be further adjusted upward by 30
e. The total Density within each Transect Zone shall not exceed that specified by
the approved Community Regulating Plan based on Article 3 or Article 4.
f. Accessory Units that are not required to have separate parking available to them
do not count toward Density calculations.
g. Liner Buildings less than 30 feet deep and no more than two Stories shall be
exempt from parking requirements.
5.10 VEHICLE BICYCLE PARKING LOCATION STANDARDS
5.10.1 GENERAL To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4, T5 and T6:
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a. Vehicle parking shall be accessed by Rear Alleys or Rear Lanes, when such are
avail- able on the applicable Community Regulating Plan.
b. Open vehicle parking areas shall be masked from the Frontage by a Building or
Streetscreen.
c. Bicycle Parking and storage shall be within the Public Frontage or Private Front-
age.
5.10.2 SPECIFIC To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E AND T3 -L
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E and T3 -L:
a. Open parking areas shall be located at the Second and Third Lot Layers, except
that Driveways, drop -offs and unpaved parking areas may be located at the first
Lot Layer. (Table 17, Item d)
b. Garages shall be located at the Third Lot Layer.
5.10.3 SPECIFIC To ZONES T3, T3 -E, T3 -L AND T4
5.10.4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3, T3 -E, T3 -L and T4:
a. Driveways at Frontages shall be no wider than 10 feet in the First Lot Layer.
(Table 3B.f)
SPECIFIC TO ZONE T4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zone T4:
a. All parking areas and garages shall be located at the Second or Third Lot
Layer. (Table 17, Item d)
5.10.5 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T5 and T6:
a. All parking lots, garages, and Parking Structures shall be located at the Second
or Third Lot Layer. (Table 17, Item d)
b. Vehicular entrances to parking lots, garages, and Parking Structures shall be no
wider than 24 feet at the Frontage. (Table 3B.f)
c. Pedestrian exits from all parking lots, garages, and Parking Structures shall be
directly to a Frontage Line (i.e., not directly into a building) except underground
levels which may be exited by pedestrians directly into a building.
d. Parking Structures shall have Liner Buildings lining all Stories and lighting from
within any Parking Structure shall be concealed from view of any adjacent Thor-
oughfares.
e. A minimum of one bicycle rack place shall be provided within the Public or Private
Frontage for every ten (10) vehicular parking spaces.
5.11 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
5.11.1 GENERAL To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3- E,T3 -L, T4,T5 and T6:
a. Impervous surface shall be confined to the ratio of Lot coverage specified in
Table 14, Item f.
b. All landscaping shall conform to the City's landscape, urban forestry, tree mitiga-
tion and tree canopy ordinances and regulations.
5.11.2 SPECIFIC To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L ANDT4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L and T4:
a. The First Lot Layer shall not be paved, with the exception of Driveways as speci-
fied in Section 5.10.2 and Section 5.10.3. (Table 17, Item d)
5.11.3 SPECIFIC TO ZONE T3, T3 -E AND T3 -L
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L:
a. A minimum of two trees shall be planted within the First Lot Layer for each 30
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feet of Frontage Line or portion thereof. (Table 17, Item d)
b. Trees may be of single or multiple species as shown on Table 6.
c. Trees shall be naturalistically clustered.
d. Lawn shall be permitted by Right.
SPECIFIC TO ZONE T4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zone T4:
a. A minimum of one tree shall be planted within the First Lot Layer for each 30 feet
of Frontage Line or portion thereof. (Table 17, Item d)
b. Lawn shall be permitted By Right.
5.11.5 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T5 and T6:
a. Trees shall not be required in the First Lot Layer.
b. The First Lot Layer may be paved to match the pavement of the Public Front-
age.
5.12 SIGNAGE STANDARDS
5.12.1 GENERAL To ZONES T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, T4, T5 and T6:
a. There shall be no signage permitted additional to that specified in this section.
b. The address number, no more than 6 inches measured vertically, shall be attached
to the building in proximity to the Principal Entrance or at a mailbox. Notwithstand-
ing anything to the contrary contained or implied in this Code, and irrespective
whether the same does or does not constitute a Substantial Modification, any
signage installed or replaced after the date this Code is adopted shall comply
with the provisions of this Section 5.12.
5.12.2 SPECIFIC To ZONES T2, T3, T3E AND T3L
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E and T3 -L:
a. Signage shall not be illuminated.
5.12.3 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T4, 5 and T6:
a. Signage shall be externally illuminated, except that signage within the Shopfront
glazing may be neon lit.
5.12.4 SPECIFIC To ZONES T2, T3, T3E, T3L AND T4
5.12.5
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T3 -E, T3 -L, and T4:
a. One blade sign for each business may be permanently installed perpendicular
to the Facade within the First Lot Layer. Such a sign shall not exceed a total of
4 square feet and shall clear 8 feet above the Sidewalk.
SPECIFIC TO ZONES T5 ANDT6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T5 and T6:
a. Blade signs, not to exceed 6 square feet for each separate business entrance,
may be attached to and should be perpendicular to the Facade, and shall clear 8
feet above the Sidewalk.
b. A single external permanent sign band may be applied to the Facade of each
building, providing that such sign not exceed 3 feet in height by any length.
ARTICLE 5. SMARTCODE MODULES
5.7.3d FOR HAZARD MITIGATION STANDARDS
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5.13 FOR NATURAL DRAINAGE STANDARDS
5.14 FOR ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
5.15 FOR LIGHTING STANDARDS
5.16 FOR SOUND STANDARDS
5.17 FOR VISITABILITY STANDARDS
5.18 FOR HAZARD MITIGATION STANDARDS
5.19 FOR HAZARD MITIGATION STANDARDS
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TABLE 1: Transect Zone Descriptions. This table provides descriptions of the character of each T -zone.
T4
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T -1 NATURAL
T -1 Natural Zone consists of lands
approximating or reverting to a wilder-
ness condition, including lands unsuit-
able for settlement due to topography,
hydrology or vegetation.
T -2 RURAL
T -2 Rural Zone consists of sparsely
settled lands in open or cultivated states.
These include woodland, agricultural
land, grassland, and irrigable desert
Typical buildings are farmhouses, agri-
cultural buildings, cabins, and villas.
T -3 SUB -URBAN
T -3E SUB -URBAN EDGE
T -3L SUB -URBAN LARGE LOT
These Zones consists of low density
residential areas, adjacent to higher
zones that include some mixed use.
HomeoccupationsandOutbuildings
are allowed. Planting is naturalistic
and setbacks are relatively deep.
Blocks may be large and the roads
irregular to accommodate natural
T -4 GENERAL URBAN
T-4 General Urban Zone consists of
a mixed use but primarily residential
urban fabric. It may have a wide range
of building types: single, sideyard, and
rowhouses. Setbacks and landscaping
are variable. Streets with curbs and side-
walks define medium -sized blocks.
T -5 URBAN CENTER
T -5 Urban Center Zone consists of
higher density mixed use building that
accommodate etail, offices, rowhouses
and apartments. It has a tight network
of streets, with wide sidewalks, steady
street tree planting and buildings set
close to the sidewalks.
T -6 URBAN CORE
T -6 Urban Core Zone consists of the
highest density and height, with the
greatest variety of uses, and civic build
ings of regional importance. It may have
larger blocks; streets have steady street
tree planting and buildings are set close
to wide sidewalks. Typically only large
towns and cities have an Urban Core
Zone.
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Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
TABLE 1. TRANSECT ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
Natural landscape with some agricultural use
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Parks, Greenways
Primarily agricultural with woodland wetland and scattered buildings
Variable Setbacks
Not applicable
1- to 2 -Story
Parks, Greenways
Lawns, and landscaped yards surrounding detached single family
houses; pedestrians occasionally
Large and variable front and side yard Setbacks
Porches, fences, naturalistic tree planting
1- to 2 -Story with some 3 -Story
Parks, Greenways
Mix of Houses, Townhouses small Apartment buildings, with scat-
tered Commercial activity; balance between landscape and buildings;
presence of pedestrians
Shallow to medium front and side yard Setbacks
Porches, fences, Dooryards
2- to 3 -Story with a few taller Mixed Use buildings
Squares, Greens
Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices,
workplace, and Civic buildings; predominantly attached buildings;
trees within the public right -of -way; substantial pedestrian activit
Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street defining a
street wall
Stoops, Shopfronts, Galleries
3- to 5 -Story with some variation
Parks, Plazas and Squares, median landscaping
Medium to high Density Mixed Use buildings, entertainment, Civic
and cultural uses. Attached buildings forming a continuous street
wall; trees within the public right -of -way; highest pedestrian and
transit activity
Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street, defining a
street wall
Stoops, Dooryards, Forecourts, Shopfronts, Galleries, and Arcades
4 -plus Story with a few shorter buildings
Parks, Plazas and Squares; median landscaping
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PROXIMITY TO THOROUGHFARES
MEDIUM SLOPES
WOODLANDS
FLOOD PLAIN
OPEN SPACE TO BE ACQUIRED
CORRIDORS TO BE ACQUIRED
BUFFERS TO BE ACQUIRED
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PROTECTED WETLANDS
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NO MINIMUM
50% MIN
50% MIN
NO MIN
NO MIN
T3*
10 -30%
10 -30%
10 -30%
10 -30%
20 40%
20 40%
30 60%
30 60%
10 30%
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
10 30%
10 30%
10 30%
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
T6
40 80%
VARIABLE
VARIABLE
ALREADY DEVELOPED AREAS
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L.
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TABLE 2. SECTOR /COMMUNITY ALLOCATION
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 2: SectorlCommunity Allocation. Table 2 defines the geography, including both natural and infrastructure elements, determining areas
that are or are not suitable for development. Specific Community Types of various intensities are allowable in specific Sectors. This table also
allocates the proportions of Transect Zones within each Community Type.
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Below 20 mph 1
8 feet 1. 1. 1.
1
1
20 -25 mph I
9 feet 1
1
25 -35 mph I
10 feet 1
1 1
1
1
1
25 -35 mph 1
11 feet 1
1
1
1
Above 35 mph I
12 feet I
I I
1
1
1
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE TABLE 3A. VEHICULAR LANE DIMENSIONS
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 3A: Vehicular Lane Dimensions. This table assigns lane widths to Transect Zones. The Design ADT (Average Daily Traffic) is the
determinant for each of these sections. The most typical assemblies are shown in Table 3B. Specific requirements for truck and transit bus
routes and truck loading shall be determined by the Administrator.
DESIGN SPEED
20 -25 mph
20 -25 mph
25 -35 mph
Above 35 mph
DESIGN SPEED PARKING LANE WIDTH
Below 20 mph l
20 -25 mph 1
25 -35 mph 1
Above 35 mph
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L.
TRAVEL LANE WIDTH
(Angle) 18 feet 1
(Parallel) 7 feet 1
(Parallel) 8 feet 1
(Parallel) 9 feet I
DESIGN SPEED EFFECTIVE TURNING RADIUS
5 -10 feet 1
10 -15 feet 1
15 -20 feet 1
20 -30 feet I
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(See Table 17b)
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Design ADT
T1 T2
H
T3*
T1
T2
1
T3* T1 T2 T3*
m
T1
T2
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T1
T2
1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 I
4
I
4;4
1
4,;4
1 1 1
4
300 VPD 600 VPD 2,500 VPD
22,000 VPD
36,000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
3 Seconds 5 Seconds 5 Seconds
9 Seconds
13 Seconds
Design Speed
20 30 MPH
Below 20 MPH 20 -25 MPH
35 MPH and above
b. YIELD
PARKING
Design ADT
T3* T4
HIL
T3* T4
77
1
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1
4,4
l II
1,000 VPD
1,000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
5 Seconds
7 Seconds
Design Speed
c. PARKING
ONE SIDE
PARALLEL
Design ADT
T3* T4
T3* T4
T5
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T4 T5
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T5
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5,000 VPD
18,000 VPD 16,000 VPD
15,000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
5 Seconds
8 Seconds 8 Seconds
11 Seconds
13 Seconds
Design Speed
20 -30 MPH
25 -30 MPH
25 -30 MPH
d. PARKING
BOTH SIDES
PARALLEL
Design ADT
T4
T4 T5
T6 T4 T5 T6
s 1 1 2 1 10 1 4
T5
T6
e
T5
T6
x 1 12
H
1 11
11
11
1 8 1 1 0 1 12 1 8 1
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1 1
1.1
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11 1 1
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22,000 VPD
1 12 1 12 1 12 1 9'
1 :1
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32,000 VPD
8,000 VPD
20,000 VPD 15,000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
7 Seconds
10 Seconds 10 Seconds
13 Seconds
15 Seconds
Design Speed
Below 20 MPH
25 -30 MPH 25 -30 MPH
25 -30 MPH
35 MPH and above
e. PARKING
BOTH SIDES
DIAGONAL
Design ADT
T5 T6
i8'
T5 T6 T5 T6
24 18 18 2 4
T5
T6
i8 18'
T5
T6
8 0 18'
1 12 1
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1 I
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1 1 2 1 10 1 12 1
1 1
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18,000 VPD
20,000 VPD 15,000 VPD
22,000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
15 Seconds
17 Seconds 17 Seconds
20 Seconds
23 Seconds
Design Speed
Below 20 MPH
20 -25 MPH 20 -25 MPH
25 -30 MPH
25 -30 MPH
f. PARKING
ACCESS
Design ADT
T3* T4
T5
T6
i b 4
4,4
A
Pedestrian Crossing
3 Seconds
6 Seconds
Design Speed
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 3B: Vehicular Lane /Parking Assemblies. The projected design speeds determine the dimensions of the vehicular lanes and Turn-
ing Radii assembled for Thoroughfares.
ONE WAY MOVEMENT
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L.
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0 1 TWO WAY MOVEMENT
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PRIVATE FRONTAGE
R.O.W.
PUBLIC FRONTAGE
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T2
T3*
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T4
T5
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T6
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T6
0
0
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE TABLE 4A. PUBLIC FRONTAGES GENERAL
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 4A: Public Frontages General. The Public Frontage is the area between the private Lot line and the edge of the vehicular lanes. Dimen-
sions are given in Table 4B.
a. (HW) For Highway: This Frontage has open Swales drained by percolation, Bicycle Trails and no parking.
The landscaping consists of the natural condition or multiple species arrayed in naturalistic clusters. Build-
ings are buffered by distance or berms.
b. (RD) For Road: This Frontage has open Swales drained by percolation and a walking Path or Bicycle
Trail along one or both sides and Yield parking. The landscaping consists of multiple species arrayed in
naturalistic clusters.
c. (ST) For Street: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and Sidewalks separated from the vehicular
lanes by individual or continuous Planters, with parking on one or both sides. The landscaping consists of
street trees of a single or alternating species aligned in a regularly spaced AIIee, with the exception that
Streets with a right -of -way (R.O.W.) width of 40 feet or less are exempt from tree requirements.
d. (DR) For Drive: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and a wide Sidewalk or paved Path
along one side, related to a Greenway or waterfront. It is separated from the vehicular lanes by individual
or continuous Planters. The landscaping consists of street trees of a single or alternating species aligned
in a regularly spaced Allee.
e. (AV) For Avenue: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and wide Sidewalks separated from
the vehicular lanes by a narrow continuous Planter with parking on both sides. The landscaping consists
of a single tree species aligned in a regularly spaced Allee.
f. (CS) (AV) For Commercial Street or Avenue: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and very
wide Sidewalks along both sides separated from the vehicular lanes by separate tree wells with grates
and parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of a single tree species aligned with regular spacing
where possible, but clears the storefront entrances.
g. (BV) For Boulevard: This Frontage has Slip Roads on both sides. It consists of raised Curbs drained by
inlets and Sidewalks along both sides, separated from the vehicular lanes by Planters. The landscaping
consists of double rows of a single tree species aligned in a regularly spaced Allee.
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 E and T3 L.
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE TABLE 4B. PUBLIC FRONTAGES SPECIFIC
Carmel, Indiana
Table 4B: Public Frontages Specific. This table assembles prescriptions and dimensions for the Public Frontage elements Curbs, walkways and
Planters relative to specific Thoroughfare types within Transect Zones. Table 4B -a assembles all of the elements for the various street types. Locally
appropriate planting species should be filled in to the calibrated Code.
R U R A L I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I T R A N S E C T I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I U R B A N
TRANSECT ZONE W® W
Public Frontage Type HW RD RD ST
a. Assembly: The princi-
pal variables are the type
and dimension of Curbs,
walkways, Planters and
landscape.
Total Width
b.Curb: The detailing of
the edge of the vehicular
pavement, incorporating
drainage.
Type
Radius
c. Walkway: The pavement
dedicated exclusively to
pedestrian activity.
d. Planter: The layer which
accommodates street trees
and other landscape.
Arrangement
Species
Planter Type
Planter Width
e. Landscape: The recom-
mended plant species.
(See Table 6)
f. Lighting: The recom-
mended Public Lighting.
(See Table 5)
Open Swale
10 -30 feet
Type Path Optional
Width n/a
Clustered
Multiple
Continuous Swale
8 feet -16 feet
12 -24 feet
Open Swale
10 -30 feet
Path
5 -8 feet
Clustered
Multiple
Continuous Swale
8 feet -16 feet
T4
ST -DR -AV
12 -18 feet
Raised Curb
5 -20 feet
Sidewalk
5 -8 feet
Regular
Alternating
Continuous Planter
8 feet -12 feet
IJILEI
ST- DR -AV -BV
12 -18 feet
Raised Curb
5 -20 feet
Sidewalk
5 -8 feet
Regular
Single
Continuous Planter
8 feet -12 feet
T6
CS- DR -AV -BV
18 -24 feet
Raised Curb
5 -20 feet
Sidewalk
12 -20 feet
Regular
Single
Continuous Planter
4 feet -6 feet
T6
CS- DR -AV -BV
Raised Curb
5 -20 feet
Opportunistic
Single
Tree Well
4 feet -6 feet
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 4C: Thoroughfare Assemblies. These Thoroughfares are assembled from the elements that appear in Tables 3A and 3B and incorpo-
rate the Public Frontages of Table 4A. The key gives the Thoroughfare type followed by the right -of -way width, followed by the pavement width,
and in some instances followed by specialized transportation capabiliity.
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type J I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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24'
6'12'6'
RL -24 -12
Rear Lane
T3 -E, T3-L, T3
24 feet
12 feet
Yield Movement
10 MPH
3.5 seconds
n/a
None
Taper
None
None
Inverted Crown
None
None
TABLE 4C. THOROUGHFARE ASSEMBLIES
24'
24'
RA -24 -24
Rear Alley
T4, T5, T6
24 feet
24 feet
Slow Movement
10 MPH
7 seconds
n/a
None
Taper
None
None
Inverted Crown
None
None
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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18' 7' 7' 18'
1 1 l
RD -50 -14
Road
T1, T2, T3 -E, T3 -L, T3
50 feet
14 feet
Yield Movement
15 MPH
4 seconds
2 lanes
None
25 feet
Path optional
Continuous Swale
Swale
Trees clustered
BT
50'
16' 9' 9' 16'
1 l 1
RD -50 -18
Road
T1, T2, T3 -E, T3 -L, T3
50 feet
18 feet
Slow Movement
15 MPH
5.1 seconds
2 lanes
None
25 feet
Path optional
Continuous Swale
Swale
Trees clustered
BT
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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RD -50 -24
Road
T1, T2, T3 -E, T3 -L, T3
50 feet
24 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
6.8 seconds
2 lanes
None
25 feet
Path optional
Continuous Swale
Swale
Trees clustered
BT
40'
13 7' 12' 8'
l l
1°
w
ST -40 -19
Street
T5, T6
40 feet
19 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
5.4 seconds
1 lane
One side 7 feet marked
15 feet
13/8 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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57 7' 8' 18' 7' 5'
ST -50 -26
Street
T4, T5, T6
50 feet
26 feet
Free Movement
20 MPH
2 lanes
10 feet
7.4 seconds
One side 8 feet marked
5 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
50'
5 6' 8' 12 8' 6' 5'
ST -50 -28
Street
T4, T5, T6
50 feet
28 feet
Yield Movement
20 MPH
7:6 seconds
2 lane
Both sides 8 feet unmarked
10 feet
5 foot Sidewalk
6 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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50'
tt tt
ST -50 -30
Street
T3-E, T3 -L, T3, T4
50 feet
30 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
8.5 seconds
2 lanes
Both sides 7 feet unmarked
10 feet
5 foot Sidewalk
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
5 foot continuous Planter
60'
1 13' 7' 10' 10' 7' 13'
TT T TT
ST -60 -34
Street
T3 -E, T3 -L, T3, T4, T5
60 feet
34 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
9.7 seconds
2 lanes
Both Sides 7 feet marked
15 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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18' 8' 14' 10
l 1 l
CS -50 -22
Commercial Street
T5, T6
50 feet
22 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
62 seconds
1 lane
One side 8 feet marked
15 feet
18/10 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
55'
13' 7 15' 7' 13'
CS -55 -29
Commercial Street
T5, T6
55 feet
29 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
82 seconds
1 lane
Both sides 7 feet marked
15 feet
13 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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13 7' 10' 10' 7' 13
G1 ID
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CS -60 -34
Commercial Street
T5, T6
60 feet
34 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
97 seconds
2 lanes
Both sides 7 feet marked
10 feet
13 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
80'
18' 8 14' 14' 8' 18'
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CS -80 -44
Commercial Street
T5, T6
80 feet
44 feet
Free Movement
25 MPH
8 seconds at corners
2 lanes
Both sides 8 feet marked
10 feet
18 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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Carmel, Indiana
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type J I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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80'
CS -80 -54
Commercial Street
T5, T6
80 feet
54 feet
Slow Movement
25 MPH
5.7 seconds at corners
2 lanes
Both sides angled 17 feet marked
10 feet
13 foot Sidewalk
4X4' tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
100'
18' 17' 15 15 17 18'
CS- 100 -64
Commercial Street
T5, T6
100 feet
64 feet
Slow Movement
25 MPH
8.5 seconds at corners
2 lanes
Both sides angled 17 feet marked
10 feet
18 foot Sidewalk
4X4' tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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Carmel, Indiana
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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13 y 8' y 12' 1 9' 112' y 8' y 13'
AV -75 -40
Avenue
T3 -E, T3 -L, T3, T4, T5
75 feet
40 feet total
Slow Movement
25 MPH
5.7 seconds 57 seconds
2 lanes
Both sides 8 feet marked
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb or Swale
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR, TR
90'
13 y 8' y 20' y 8' y 20' y 8' y 13'
AV -90 -56
Avenue
T3 -E, T3 -L, T3, T4, T5
90 feet
56 feet total
Slow Movement
25 MPH
57 seconds 5.7 seconds at corners
4 lanes
Both sides 8 feet marked
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb or Swale
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR, TR
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Carmel, Indiana
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type J I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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13' y 20' 8' 33 8' 20' 13
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Boulevard
35 MPH
8 feet
10 feet
Curb
BR, TR
Free Movement (inner lanes)
5.7 seconds 9.4 seconds 5.7 seconds
3 lanes, one turning lane two one -way slip roads
BV- 115 -33
T5, T6
115 feet
20 feet 33 feet 20 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
125'
13 20' 8' 43' 8' 20' 13'
1 1 1 1 1 1
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Boulevard
T5, T6
125 feet
20 feet 43 feet 20 feet
Free Movement (inner lanes)
35 MPH
5.7 seconds 12.2 seconds 5.7 seconds
4 lanes two one -way slip roads
8 feet
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR, TR
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Carmel, Indiana
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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13' 30' 8' 33' 8' 30' 13'
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Boulevard
T5, T6
135 feet
Free Movement
35 MPH
30 feet 33 feet 30 feet
8.5 seconds 9.4 seconds 8.5 seconds
3 lanes, one turning lane two one -way slip roads
8 feet
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR, TR
13' 20' 8' 53' 8' 20' 13'
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135'
t t t
BV- 135 -53
Boulevard
T5, T6
135 feet
20 feet 53 feet 20 feet
Free Movement
35 MPH
5.7 seconds -15.1 seconds 5.7 seconds
5 Lanes, one turning lane two one -way slip roads
8 feet
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR, TR
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE TABLE 4C. THOROUGHFARE ASSEMBLIES
Carmel, Indiana
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type —I I
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
RearAlley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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Vanes
MP- Varies Varies
Multi -Way Multi -Modal Path (Monon Trail)
T2, T3', T4, T5, T6
50 feet
10 feet -18 feet
WA
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
10 20 foot Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path
Continuous Planter
N/A
Naturalistic, Opportunistic and Allee depending on Transect Zone
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 5: Public Lighting. Lighting varies in brightness and also in the character of the fixture according to the Transect. The table
shows five common types. A listed set of streetlights corresponding to these types would be approved by the utility company and listed
on the page.
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3-E and T3 L.
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T1
T2
T3*
T4
T5
T6
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Specifications
Cobra Head
LED fixtures are required.
Pipe
LED fixtures are required.
Post
LED fixtures are required.
Column
LED fixtures are required.
Double Column
LED fixtures are required.
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Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 5: Public Lighting. Lighting varies in brightness and also in the character of the fixture according to the Transect. The table
shows five common types. A listed set of streetlights corresponding to these types would be approved by the utility company and listed
on the page.
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3-E and T3 L.
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 6: Public Planting. This table shows six common types of street tree shapes and their appropriateness within the Transect Zones.
The local planning office shall select species appropriate for the bioregion. See Local City Codes for species types.
Oval
Ball
Pyramid
Vase
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T6
SD
I Specific Species
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L.
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FRONTAGE FRONTAGE FRONTAGE
c. Terrace or Lightwell: a Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from
the Frontage line by an elevated terrace or a sunken Lightwell. This type
buffers Residential use from urban Sidewalks and removes the private yard
from public Encroachment. Terraces are suitable for conversion to outdoor
cafes. Syn: Dooryard.
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h. Arcade: a colonnade supporting habitable space that overlaps the Sidewalk,
while the Facade at Sidewalk level remains at or behind the Frontage Line.
This type is conventional for Retail use The Arcade shall be no less than
12 feet wide and should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet of the Curb
but shall not encroach upon any existing easement.. See Table 8.
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a. Common Yard: a planted Frontage wherein the Facade is set back
substantially from the Frontage Line. The front yard created remains
unfenced and is visually continuous with adjacent yards, supporting a
common landscape. The deep Setback provides a buffer from the higher
speed Thoroughfares.
b. Porch Fence: a planted Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from
the Frontage Line with an attached porch permitted to Encroach. A fence
at the Frontage Line maintains street spatial definition. Porches shall be
no less than 8 feet deep.
c. Terrace or Lightwell: a Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from
the Frontage line by an elevated terrace or a sunken Lightwell. This type
buffers Residential use from urban Sidewalks and removes the private yard
from public Encroachment. Terraces are suitable for conversion to outdoor
cafes. Syn: Dooryard.
d. Forecourt: a Frontage wherein a portion of the Facade is close to the
Frontage Line and the central portion is set back. The Forecourt created is
suitable for vehicular drop -offs. This type should be allocated in conjunction
with other Frontage types. Large trees within the Forecourts may overhang
the Sidewalks.
e. Stoop: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage Line
with the first Story elevated from the Sidewalk sufficiently to secure privacy
for the windows. The entrance is usually an exterior stair and landing. This
type is recommended for ground -floor Residential use.
f. Shopfront: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage
Line with the building entrance at Sidewalk grade. This type is conventional
for Retail use. It has a substantial glazing on the Sidewalk level and an
awning that should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet of the Curb. Syn:
Retail Frontage.
g. Gallery: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage line
with an attached cantilevered shed or a lightweight colonnade overlapping
the Sidewalk. This type is conventional for Retail use. The Gallery shall be
no less than 10 feet wide and should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet
of the Curb but shall not encroach upon any existing easement.
h. Arcade: a colonnade supporting habitable space that overlaps the Sidewalk,
while the Facade at Sidewalk level remains at or behind the Frontage Line.
This type is conventional for Retail use The Arcade shall be no less than
12 feet wide and should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet of the Curb
but shall not encroach upon any existing easement.. See Table 8.
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TABLE 7: Private Frontages. The Private Frontage is the area between the building Facades and the Lot lines.
SECTION
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L.
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TABLE 8: Building Configuration. This table shows the Configurations for different building heights for each Transect Zone. It
must be modified to show actual calibrated heights for local conditions. Recess Lines and Expression Lines shall occur on higher
buildings as shown. N maximum height as specified in Table 14k.
Lot ►i R.O.W.
I Max. height
T6
Lot
7
5
4
3
2
R.O.W.
Max. height
Stepbacks /Arcade Heights. The diagrams below show Arcade Frontages. Diagrams above apply to all other Frontages.
T6
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I
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Arcade max.
T6
7
4
2
Lot R.O.W.
11 Max. height
Stepback
T6
7
5
4
Lot R.O.
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2
height
-4-Arcade max
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Lot R.O.W.
Max. height
Expression Line
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a. Edgeyard: Specific Types single family House, cottage, villa, estate house, urban villa. A building
that occupies the center of its Lot with Setbacks on all sides. This is the least urban of types as
the front yard sets it back from the Frontage, while the side yards weaken the spatial definition
of the public Thoroughfare space. The front yard is intended to be visually continuous with the
yards of adjacent buildings. The rear yard can be secured for privacy by fences and a well- placed
Backbuilding and /or outbuilding.
b. Sideyard: Specific Types Charleston single house, double house, zero lot line house, twin. A
building that occupies one side of the Lot with the Setback to the other side. A shallow Frontage
Setback defines a more urban condition. If the adjacent building is similar with a blank side wall,
the yard can be quite private. This type permits systematic climatic orientation in response to the
sun or the breeze. If a Sideyard House abuts a neighboring Sideyard House, the type is known
as a twin or double House. Energy costs, and sometimes noise, are reduced by sharing a party
wall in this Disposition.
c. Rearyard: Specific Types Townhouse, Rowhouse, Live -Work unit, loft building, Apartment
House, Mixed Use Block, Flex Building, perimeter Block.A building that occupies the full Frontage,
leaving the rear of the Lot as the sole yard. This is a very urban type as the continuous Facade
steadily defines the public Thoroughfare. The rear Elevations may be articulated for functional
purposes. In its Residential form, this type is the Rowhouse. For its Commercial form, the rear
yard can accommodate substantial parking.
d. Courtyard: Specific Types patio House. Abuilding that occupies the boundaries of its Lot while
internally defining one or more private patios. This is the most urban of types, as it is able to shield
the private realm from all sides while strongly defining the public Thoroughfare. Because of its
ability to accommodate incompatible activities, masking them from all sides, it is recommended
for workshops, Lodging and schools. The high security provided by the continuous enclosure
is useful for crime -prone areas.
e. Specialized: A building that is not subject to categorization. Buildings dedicated to
manufacturing and transportation are often distorted by the trajectories of machinery.
Civic buildings, which may express the aspirations of institutions, may be included.
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 E and T3 L.
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TABLE 9: Building Disposition. This table approximates the location of the structure relative to the boundaries of each individual Lot, establishing
suitable basic building types for each Transect Zone.
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TABLE 10: Building Function. This table categorizes Building Functions within Transect Zones. Parking requirements are correlated to functional
intensity. For Specific Function and Use permitted By Right or by Special Use, see Table 12.
TABLE 11: Parking Calculations. The Shared Parking Factor for two Functions, when divided into the sum of the two amounts as listed on the
Required Parking table below, produces the Effective Parking needed for each site involved in sharing. Conversely, if the Sharing Factor is used as a
multiplier, it indicates the amount of building allowed on each site given the parking available.
REQUIRED PARKING (See Table 10)
1.5 dwelling
1.0 bedroom
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RESIDENTIAL I 2.0 /dwelling
LODGING I 1.0 bedroom I
OFFICE 3.0 1000 sq. ft. I 3.0 1000 sq. ft.
RETAIL 4.0 1000 sq. ft. I 4.0 1000 sq. ft.
CIVIC I To be determined by Commission
OTHER
1.0 dwelling
1.0 bedroom
2.0 1000 sq. ft.
3.0 1000 sq. ft.
To be determined by Commission
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PARKING CALCULATIONS
SHARED PARKING FACTOR
Function
RESIDENTIAL
LODGING
OFFICE
RETAIL
with
Function
RESIDENTIAL
LODGING
OFFICE
RETAIL
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T2 T3*
T4
T5 T6
a. RESIDENTIAL
Restricted Residential: The number of
dwellings on each Lot is restricted to one
within a Principal Building and one within
an Accessory Building, with 2.0 parking
places for each. Both dwellings shall be
undersingle ownership. The habitable area
oftheAccessory Unit shall not exceed 440 sf,
excluding the parking area.
Limited Residential:The number of dwell-
ings on each Lotis limited bythe requirement
of 1.5 parking places for each dwelling, a
ratio which maybe reduced according to the
shared parking standards (See Table 11).
Open Residential :The numberofdwellings
on each Lot is limited by the requirement
of 1.0 parking places for each dwelling, a
ratio which may be reduced according to the
shared parking standards (See Table 11).
b. LODGING
Restricted Lodging: The number of bed-
rooms available on each Lot for lodging is
limited by the requirement of 1.0 assigned
parking place for each bedroom, up to five,
in addition to the parking requirement for
the dwelling. The Lodging must be owner
occupied. Food service may be provided in
the a.m. The maximum length of stay shall
not exceed ten days.
Limited Lodging: The number of bedrooms
available on each Lot for lodging is limited
by the requirement of 1.0 assigned parking
places for each bedroom, up to twelve,
in addition to the parking requirement for
the dwelling. The Lodging must be owner
occupied.Food service may be provided in
the a.m. The maximum length of stay shall
not exceed ten days.
Open Lodging: The number of bedrooms
available on each Lot for lodging is limited
by the requirement of 1.0 assigned parking
places for each bedroom. Food service may
be provided at all times. The area allocated
for food service shall be calculated and
provided with parking according to Retail
Function.
c. OFFICE
Restricted Office: The building area avail-
able for office use on each Lot is restricted to
the first Story of the Principal or the Acces-
sory Building and by the requirement of 3.0
assigned parking places per 1000 square
feet of net office space in addition to the
parking requirement for each dwelling.
Limited Office: The building area available
for office use on each Lot is limited to thefirst
Story of the principal building and /or to the
Accessory building, and by the requirement
of 3.0 assigned parking places per 1000
square feet of net office space in addition to
the parking requirement for each dwelling.
Open Office: The building area available
for office use on each Lot is limited by the
requirement of 2.0 assigned parking places
per 1000 square feet of net office space.
d. RETAIL
Restricted Retail: The building area avail-
able for Retail use is restricted to one Block
corner location at the first Story for each
300 dwelling units and by the requirement
of 4.0 assigned parking places per 1000
square feet of net Retail space in addition
to the parking requirement of each dwelling.
The specific use shall be further limited to
neighborhood store, or food service seating
no more than 20.
Limited Retail:The building area available
for Retail use is limited to the first Story of
buildings at comer locations, not more than
one per Block, and by the requirement of
4.0 assigned parking places per 1000
square feet of net Retail space in addition
to the parking requirement of each dwelling.
The specific use shall be further limited to
neighborhood store, or food service seating
no more than 40.
Open Retail: The building area available
for Retail use is limited bythe requirement of
3.0 assigned parking places per 1000 square
feet of Retail space. Retail spaces under
1500 square feet are exempt from parking
requirements.
e. CIVIC
See Table 12
See Table 12
See Table 12
f. OTHER
See Table 12
See Table 12
See Table 12
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TABLE 10: Building Function. This table categorizes Building Functions within Transect Zones. Parking requirements are correlated to functional
intensity. For Specific Function and Use permitted By Right or by Special Use, see Table 12.
TABLE 11: Parking Calculations. The Shared Parking Factor for two Functions, when divided into the sum of the two amounts as listed on the
Required Parking table below, produces the Effective Parking needed for each site involved in sharing. Conversely, if the Sharing Factor is used as a
multiplier, it indicates the amount of building allowed on each site given the parking available.
REQUIRED PARKING (See Table 10)
1.5 dwelling
1.0 bedroom
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RESIDENTIAL I 2.0 /dwelling
LODGING I 1.0 bedroom I
OFFICE 3.0 1000 sq. ft. I 3.0 1000 sq. ft.
RETAIL 4.0 1000 sq. ft. I 4.0 1000 sq. ft.
CIVIC I To be determined by Commission
OTHER
1.0 dwelling
1.0 bedroom
2.0 1000 sq. ft.
3.0 1000 sq. ft.
To be determined by Commission
TABLES 10 11. BUILDING FUNCTION
PARKING CALCULATIONS
SHARED PARKING FACTOR
Function
RESIDENTIAL
LODGING
OFFICE
RETAIL
with
Function
RESIDENTIAL
LODGING
OFFICE
RETAIL
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Gasoline
Automobile Sales Service
Truck Maintenance
Drive -Through Facility
Rest Stop
Roadside Stand
Billboard
x
X
X
X
X
X
X
Shopping Center
Shopping Mall
Open- Market Building
Retail Building
Display Gallery
Restaurant
Kiosk
Push Cart
Personal Services
Professional Services
Tavern/ Bar/ Liquor Sales
Adult Entertainment
x
x
x
X
X
X
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 12: Specific Function Use. This table expands the categories of Table 10 to delegate specific Functions and uses within
Transect Zones. Table 12 should be customized for local character and requirements.
a. RESIDENTIAL
b. LODGING
c. OFFICE
e. CIVIC
Mixed Use Block
Flex Building
Apartment Building
Live/Work Unit
Row House
Duplex House
Courtyard House
Sideyard House
Cottage
House
Villa
Accessory Unit
Hotel (no room limit)
Inn (up to 12 rooms)
Bed Breakfast (up to 5 rooms)
S.R.O. hostel
School Dormitory
Medical Office Building
Office Building
Live -Work Unit
d. RETAIL/ SERVICES
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Bus Shelter
Convention Center
Conference Center
Exhibition Center
Fountain or Public Art
Library
Live Theater
Movie Theater
Museum
Outdoor Auditorium
Parking Structure
Passenger Terminal
Playground
Sports Stadium
Surface Parking Lot
Religious Assembly
TABLE 12. SPECIFIC FUNCTION USE
f. OTHER: AGRICULTURE
Grain Storage I• I• 1 1 1 1 I°
Livestock Pen l° l° 1 1 1 1 1°
Greenhouse 1 1 1° 1 1 1 1°
Stable l•l•1 °1 1 1 I°
Kennel I 1 1 1
f. OTHER: AUTO- ORIENTED
f. OTHER: CIVIL SUPPORT
Fire Station
Police Station
Cemetery
Cremation/ Funeral Home
Hospital
Medical Clinic
f. OTHER: EDUCATION
College
High School
Trade School
Elementary School
Other- Childcare Center
I°1°I
I°1°I
11°1•I•I•I
l• •1•1•1
f. OTHER: INDUSTRIAL
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 -E and T3 -L.
Heavy Industrial Facility
Light Industrial Facility
Truck Depot
Laboratory Facility
Water Supply Facility
Sewer and Waste Facility
Electric Substation
Wireless Transmitter
Warehouse
Produce Storage
Mini Storage
BY RIGHT
BY SPECIAL USE
X PROHIBITED
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE TABLE 13. CIVIC SPACE
Carmel, Indiana
a. Park: A natural preserve available for unstructured recreation. A park may be independent
of surrounding building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of Paths and trails, meadows,
waterbodies, woodland and open shelters, all naturalistically disposed. Parks may be lineal,
following the trajectories of natural corridors. The minimum size shall be 8 acres. Larger parks
may be approved by the Administrator as Special Districts in all zones.
b. Green: An Open Space, available for unstructured recreation. A Green may be spatially defined
by landscaping rather than building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of lawn and trees, natu-
ralistically disposed. The minimum size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 8 acres.
c. Square: An Open Space available for unstructured recreation and Civic purposes. A Square
is spatially defined by building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of paths, lawns and trees,
formally disposed. Squares shall be located at the intersection of important Thoroughfares. The
minimum size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 5 acres.
d. Plaza: An Open Space available for Civic purposes and Commercial activities. A Plaza shall be
spatially defined by building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist primarily of pavement. Trees
are optional. Plazas should be located at the intersection of important streets. The minimum
size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 2 acres.
e. Playground: An Open Space designed and equipped for the recreation of children. Aplayground
should be fenced and may include an open shelter. Playgrounds shall be interspersed within
Residential areas and may be placed within a Block. Playgrounds may be included within parks
and greens. There shall be no minimum or maximum size.
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 E and T3 L.
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T5
T6
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CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE TABLE 13. CIVIC SPACE
Carmel, Indiana
a. Park: A natural preserve available for unstructured recreation. A park may be independent
of surrounding building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of Paths and trails, meadows,
waterbodies, woodland and open shelters, all naturalistically disposed. Parks may be lineal,
following the trajectories of natural corridors. The minimum size shall be 8 acres. Larger parks
may be approved by the Administrator as Special Districts in all zones.
b. Green: An Open Space, available for unstructured recreation. A Green may be spatially defined
by landscaping rather than building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of lawn and trees, natu-
ralistically disposed. The minimum size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 8 acres.
c. Square: An Open Space available for unstructured recreation and Civic purposes. A Square
is spatially defined by building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of paths, lawns and trees,
formally disposed. Squares shall be located at the intersection of important Thoroughfares. The
minimum size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 5 acres.
d. Plaza: An Open Space available for Civic purposes and Commercial activities. A Plaza shall be
spatially defined by building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist primarily of pavement. Trees
are optional. Plazas should be located at the intersection of important streets. The minimum
size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 2 acres.
e. Playground: An Open Space designed and equipped for the recreation of children. Aplayground
should be fenced and may include an open shelter. Playgrounds shall be interspersed within
Residential areas and may be placed within a Block. Playgrounds may be included within parks
and greens. There shall be no minimum or maximum size.
Includes Transect Zones T3, T3 E and T3 L.
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Lot Width
1 not applicable
1 by Administrator
1 200 ft. min.
1 1006 min.-
1 22 ft. min 120 ft. max N 1 18fimin 96 ft. max 1 18 ft. min 180 ft. max
1 18 ft. min 700 ft. max
Lot Coverage
1 not applicable
1 by Administrator
1 1096 max
1 2096 max
1 5096 max 1 6096 max 1 8096 max
1 90%
g. SETBACKS- PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table 15)
(9.1)Front Setback (Principal)
1 not applicable
1 48 ft. min.
1 100 ft. min.
1 30 ft. min. 48 ft max.
1 24 ft. min. 30 ft. max.
1 Oft. min. 18 R max. 1 O ft. min. 12 ft. max.
1 Oft. min. 12 R max.
(9.2)Front Setback (Secondary)
1 not applicable
1 48 ft. min.
1 100 ft. min.
1 30 ft. min. 48 ft. max.
1 24 ft. min. 30 ft max.
1 Oft. min. 18 R max. 1 O ft. min. 12 ft. max.
1 Oft. min. 12 R max.
(g.3)Side Setback
1 not applicable
1 96 ft. min.
1 24R min.
1 12 ft. min. 18 ft max.
1 12 ft. min.
1 Oft. min. 1 O ft. min. 24 ft. max.
1 Oft. min. 24R max.
(9.4) Rear Setback
1 not applicable
1 96 ft. min.
1 100 ft. min.
1 60 ft. min.
1 60 ft. min.
1 3ft. min. 1 3ft. min.
1 Oft. min.
Frontage Buildout 1 not applicable
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 15)
1 not applicable
1 3096 min.
1 4096 min.
1 509. min.
1 6096 min. 1 8096 min.
1 8096 min.
(h.1) Front Setback
1 not applicable
1 20 ft. min +bldg setback 20 ft. min +bldg setback' 20 ft. min +bldg setback
20 ft. min 4- bldg setback 1 20 ft.min +bldg setback 40 R max from rear prop
1 not applicable
1
(62) Side Setback
1 not applicable
1 3 ft. or 6 R at corner
1 3 ft. or 6 ft. at corner
1 3 ft. or 6 ft. at corner
1 3 ft or 6 R at corner
1 O ft. min or 3ft at comer 1 Oft min
1 not applicable
1
(63) Rear Setback
1 not applicable
1 3 f min
1 3ft. min
1 3ft. min
1 3ft. min
1 3ft. min 1 3ft. min
1 not applicable
1
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
Edgeyard
1 permitted
1 permitted
1 permitted
1 permitted
1 permitted
1 permitted I not permitted
1 not permitted
1
Sideyard
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 permitted 1 permitted
1 not permitted
1
Rearyard
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 permitted 1 permitted
1 permitted
1
Courtyard
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 permitted 1 permitted
1 permitted
1
Other Functions 1 by Variance 1 byVariance 1 10 -2096 1 10 -2096 1 10 -2096 1 20 -3096 1 30 -5096 1 50 -7096
a. ALLOCATION OF ZONES per Pedestrian Shed (applicabl to Article 3 only)
CLD requires 1 no minimum 1 50%min
TND requires
RCD requires 1 no minimum
b. BASE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY (see Section 3.4)
By Right
c BLOCK SIZE
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
Block Perimeter 1 no aximum
d. THOROUGHFARES (seeTable3 and Table 4)
e. CIVIC SPACES (seeTablel3)
Park
Green
Square
Plaza
Playground
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
ARTICLE 2, 3, 4
Aggregate for T3, T3 E and T3 L
El NATURAL
ZONE
is RURAL
ZONE
SUB -UkBAN
EDGE ZONE
SUB -URBAN
LARGE LOT ZONE
m SUB -URBAN
ZONE
GENERAL URBAN
ZONE
U RBAN CENTER
ZONE
hi
URBAN CORE
ZONE
SPECIAL
DISTRICT
no minimum 1 no minimum
1 nominimum not permitted 1 not permitted 1 not permitted 1 10 -309 1 10 -30°9 1 40 -80%
1 not applicable 1 l unit /20ac avg. 1 l unit /ac. gross 1 2 units /ac gross 1 4 units /ac. gross 1 12 units /ac gross 1 24 units /ac. gross 1 96 units /ac. gross
1 no maximum
10 -3996*
10 -3096*
TABLE 14. SMARTCODE SUMMARY
1 20 -4095
1 30 -60
not permitted 1 not permitted
10 -3096 1 not permitted
no maximum 1 4000 ft. max 1 3000 ft. max 1 2400 ft. max 2000 ft. max 1 2000 ft max*
*3000 ft max with parking structures
HW
BV
AV
CS
DR
5T
RD
Rear Lane
Rear Alley
Path
Passage
Bicycle Trail
Bicycle Lane
Bicycle Route
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
required
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
required
not permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
required
not permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
except in Open Space
permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 not applicable 1 not applicable 1 not applicable
not permitted 1 not permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 not permitted
not permitted 1 not permitted 1 not permitted 1 not permitted 1 not permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted
not permitted 1 not permitted 1 not permitted 1 not permitted 1 not permitted 1 not permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted
permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted
Common Yard
Porch Fence
Terrace or Dooryard
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront &Awning
Gallery
Arcade
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
Principal Building 1 not applicable 1 2 Stories max 1 2.5 Stories max 1 25 Stories max 1 2.5 Stories max 1 3 Stories max. 2 min 5 Stories max, 2 min 1 B Stories max, 2 min.
Outbuilding 1 not applicable 1 2 Stories max 1 25tories max 1 25tories max 1 25tories max 1 2 Stories max 1 25tories max 1 not applicable
I. BUILDING Function (see Table 10 &Table 12)
Residential 1 not applicable 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 limited use 1 Open use 1 open use
Lodging 1 not applicable 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 limited use 1 open use 1 open use
Office 1 not applicable 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 limited use 1 Open use 1 open use
Retail 1 not applicable 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use 1 limited use 1 open use 1 open use
ARTICLE 5
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I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 &Table 12)
Residential I restricted use
Lodging
Office
restricted use
restricted use
Retail I restricted use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
Principal Building 12 stories max.
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Width I by Administrator
Lot Coverage I by Administrator
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
Edgeyard I permitted
Sideyard I not permitted
Rearyard I not permitted
Courtyard I not permitted
(g.1) Front Setback I48ft. min
(g.2) Side Setback 148 ft min.
(g.3) Rear Setback 196 ft min.
Frontage Buildout I not applicable
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)
Common Lawn permitted
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
(see Tab a 1)
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table
120 ft. min. bldg set-
13 ft. or 6 ft at corner
3 ft. min*
Refer to Summary Table 14
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 &Table 11
or 15 ft. from center line of alley/ lane
For Town Districts and Country Segments, see
also Sections 3.10 3.12 and Tables 6A, 6B -1, 6B -2
and 6B -3
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TION
1. Building height shall be
measured in number of
Stories, excluding Attics
and raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14
feet in heightfrom finished
floor to finished ceiling,
except fo r a fi rst floor Com-
mercial Function which
must be a minimum of 11
feetand mayexceed 14feet.
A first floor Commercial
function that exceeds 14
feet shall be treated as 2
stories.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1.TheFacadesand Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall
be distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
2. Facadesshall be built along
the Principal Frontage to
the minimum specified
width in the table.
SETBACKS OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevation of the
Outbuilding shall be dis-
tanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking
spaces may be provided
within the Second and
Third Lot Layers as shown
in the diagram (see Table
17d).
2. Covered parking shall
be provided within the
Third Lot Layer as shown
in the diagram (see Table
17d). Side- or rear -entry
garages may be allowed
in the First or Second Lot
Layers by the Admin-
istrator.
Ma x
height
II
(g.1
4
4
(9.1)
(9
1 st
Layer
2
1
N
(h.2)
Layer Layer 20 ft
1 st
2nd
Layer Layer 20 ft
3rd
Layer
Comer Lot
(9.3)
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
Secondar Frontage
I I I
Mid -Block
h.3) j Condition
J I
M a x
height
Comer Lot
N Condition
I Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 &Table 12)
Residential I restricted use
Lodging
Office
restricted use
restricted use
Retail I restricted use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
Principal Building 12.5 stories max.
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Width
Lot Coverage 120% max
(g.1) Front Setback
(g.2) Side Setback
(g.3) Rear Setback
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)
Common Lawn permitted
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 &Table 11
(see Tab a 1)
1100 ft. min 200 ft. max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
Edgeyard I permitted
Sideyard I not permitted
Rearyard I not permitted
Courtyard I not permitted
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table
1 100 ft. min
24 ft min.
1100ftmin.
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
(h.1) Front Setback 120 ft. min. bldg set
(h.2) Side Setback 13 ft. or 6 ft. at corner
(h.3) Rear Setback 13 ft. min.
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
Refer to Summary Table 14
Corner lot minimum must be 12 ft. wider
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the
maximum. Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums
and maximums
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1. Building height shall be
measured in number of
Stories, excluding Attics
and raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14
feet in height from finished
floor to finished ceiling,
except for a firstfloorCom-
mercial Function which
must be a minimum of 11
feetand mayexceed 14feet..
A first floor Commercial
function that exceeds 14
feet shall be treated as 2
stories.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1.TheFacadesand Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall
be distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
2. Facadesshall bebuiltalong
the Principal Frontage to
the minimum specified
width in the table.
SETBACKS OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevation of the
Outbuilding shall be dis-
tanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking
spaces may be provided
within the Second and
Third Lot Layers as shown
in the diagram (see Table
17d).
2. Covered parking shall
be provided within the
Third Lot Layer as shown
in the diagram (seeTable
17d). Side- or rear -entry
garages may be allowed
in the First or Second Lot
Layers by the Admin-
istrator.
M a x
height
II
1st
Layer
N
(g.1)
(g.1)
(g.1)
4
a
(g.2)
(g.3)
(g.3)
N
(h.1)
1st 2nd
Layer Layer 20 ft
(h.2)
N
(h.2)
Secondary Frontage
►4
1st 2nd
Layer Layer20ft
3rd
Layer
1
h.3)
k 1 1
M a x
height
Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
h.3)
Condition
Corner Lot
Condition
I
Mid -Block
Condition
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I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 &Table 12)
Residential I restricted use
Lodging
Office
Retail I restricted use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
Principal Building 12.5 stories max.
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Width
Lot Coverage 140% max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
Edgeyard I permitted
Sideyard I not permitted
Rearyard I not permitted
Courtyard I not permitted
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table
(g.1) Front Setback
(g.2) Side Setback
(g.3) Rear Setback
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)
Common Lawn permitted
Porch Fence
Terrace or LC.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 &Table 11
restricted use
restricted use
(see Tab a 1)
172 ft. min 100 ft. max
130 ft. min 48 ft. max
112 ft min 18 ft. max.
I60ftmin.
120 ft. min. bldg set
1 3 ft. or 6 ft. at corner
13 ft. min*
permitted (fence 36"
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
Refer to Summary Table 14
72 ft. min. w/ rear alley
*or 15 ft. from center line of alley
Corner lot minimum must be 12 ft. wider
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the
maximum. Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums
and maximums
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1. Building height shall be
measured in number of
Stories, excluding Attics
and raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14
feet in height from finished
floor to finished ceiling,
except for a firstfloorCom-
mercial Function which
must be a minimum of 11
feetand mayexceed 14feet..
A first floor Commercial
function that exceeds 14
feet shall be treated as 2
stories.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1.TheFacadesand Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall
be distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
2. Facadesshall bebuiltalong
the Principal Frontage to
the minimum specified
width in the table.
SETBACKS OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevation of the
Outbuilding shall be dis-
tanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking
spaces may be provided
within the Second and
Third Lot Layers as shown
in the diagram (see Table
17d).
2. Covered parking shall
be provided within the
Third Lot Layer as shown
in the diagram (seeTable
17d). Side- or rear -entry
garages may be allowed
in the First or Second Lot
Layers by the Admin-
istrator.
height
II
(h.1)
N
(g.1)
4
a
(g.2)
r•
1st
Layer
(h.2)
N
(h.2)
k 1 J
1st 2nd
Layer Layer 20 ft
Secondary Frontage
1
i I
►4
1st 2nd
Layer Layer 20ft
3rd
Layer
M a x
height
1
1 Comer Lot
(9.3)
Condition
(9.3) N M -Block
1 Condition
h.3) 1 Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
h.3)
Condition
Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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ate 4 ti
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9 115
Ale
r Eno* mu-
t� Ire f oi t
000 C
(see Table 1)
I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 &Table 12)
Residential I restricted use
Lodging
Office
restricted use
restricted use
Retail I restricted use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
Principal Building 12.5 stories max.
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Width 160 ft. min 72 ft. max
Lot Coverage 160% max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
Edgeyard
Sideyard
Rearyard
Courtyard
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table
(g.1) Front Setback
(g.2) Side Setback
(g.3) Rear Setback
Frontage Buildout
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
124 ft. min 30 ft. max
I12ftmin
60 ft min.
50% min at setback
120 ft. min. bldg set-
13 ft. or (6 ft. or 24 ft. at
13 ft. min*
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)
Common Lawn permitted
Porch Fence
Terrace or LC.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
permitted (fence 36"
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
Refer to Summary Table 14
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 &Table 11
60 ft. min. w/ rear alley
or 15 ft. from center line of alley
Corner lot minimum must be 12 ft. wider
"N" stands for any Stones above those shown, up to the
maximum. Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums
and maximums
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TION
1. Building height shall be
measured in number of
Stories, excluding Attics
and raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14
feet in heightfrom finished
floor to finished ceiling,
except for a fi rst floor Com-
mercial Function which
must be a minimum of 11
feetand mayexceed 14feet..
A first floor Commercial
function that exceeds 14
feet shall be treated as 2
stories.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1.The Facades and Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall
be distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
2. Facadesshall bebuiltalong
the Principal Frontage to
the minimum specified
width in the table.
SETBACKS OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevation of the
Outbuilding shall be dis-
tanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking
spaces may be provided
within the Second and
Third Lot Layers as shown
in the diagram (see Table
17d).
2. Covered parking shall
be provided within the
Third Lot Layer as shown
in the diagram (see Table
17d). Side- or rear -entry
garages may be allowed
in the First or Second Lot
Layers by the Admin-
istrator.
M a x
height N
It
Layer
(9.1)
(g.1)
(g.1)
(9.2)
(9.3)
(9.3)
(h.1)
1st
Layer Layer 20 ft
4 1.4
1st 2nd
Layer Layer 20ft
s.-
(h.2)
N
2nd
h.3)
(h.2)
L 1
Secondary Frontage
L.
3rd
Layer
Comer Lot
Condition
I
Mid -Block
Condition
Mid -Block
h.3)
I Condition
M a x
height
1 Comer Lot
Condition
Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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T rr —p i el
.1010.1.
NM ta MEM
I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 &Table 12)
Residential I limited use
Lodging
Office
I limited use
I limited use
Retail I limited use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
Principal Building 13 stories max, 2 min
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Width I 18 ft min 96 ft max#
Lot Coverage I 70% max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
Edgeyard
Sideyard
Rearyard
Courtyard
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
I permitted
I permitted
I permitted
I not permitted
(g.1) Front Setback Prin-I 0 ft. min. 18 ft. max.
(g.2) Side Setback I 0 ft. min. A
(g.3) Rear Setback 13 ft. min
Frontage Buildout 1 60% min at setback
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table
(see Table 1)
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)
120 ft. min. bldg. set
10 ft. min. or 3 ft. at
I3 ft. min
Common Lawn not permitted
permitted (fence 36"
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
Refer to Summary Table 14
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 &Table 11
or 15 ft. from center line of alley
Single story buildings may be included pro-
vided that in the aggregate they do not exceed
15% of the total Frontage of a Block along any
Thoroughfare.
A Corner lot side setbacks shall match correspond
ing front setback
Corner lot minimum must be 8 ft. wider
°N° stands for any Stories above those shown, up to
the maximum. Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact
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TION
1. Building height shall be
measured in number of
Stories, excluding Attics
and raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14feet
in height from finished floor
to finished ceiling, except
for a first floor Commercial
Function which must be
a minimum of 11 feet and
may exceed 14 feet. A first
floor Commercial function
that exceeds 14feet shall be
treated as 2 stories.
3. Height shall be measured
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1. The Facades and Eleva-
tions of Principal Build-
ings shall be distanced
from the Lot lines as
shown.
2. Facades shall be built
alongthePrincipal Front-
age to the minimum
specified width in the
table.
SETBACKS OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevations of the
Outbuilding shall be dis-
tanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking
spaces may be provided
within theThird Lot Layer
as shown in the diagram
(see Table 17d).
2. Covered parking shall be
provided withi n theTh ird
Lot Layer as shown in the
diagram (see Table 17d).
M a x
height N
M i n
height 2 min.
►I (g.1)
Layer
(h.2)
1st 2nd
Layer Layer 20 ft
of
fi
II I 1
I- I
(g.2)
(g.3)
(g.3)
(g.1)
2
1
(h.1)
(h.1)
(h.2)
(h.3) 0
(h.3) o
1 1st ►1 2nd
Layer Layer 20 ft
Secondary Frontage
3rd
Layer
N
T
r
r
J
N
M a x
height
Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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Residential
Lodging
Office
Retail
(see Table 1)
I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 &Table 12)
open use
open use
open use
open use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
Principal Building 15 stories max. 2 min A
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Width
Lot Coverage
Edgeyard
Sideyard
Rearyard
Courtyard
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
118ft min 180ftmax#
80% max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table
(g.1) Front Setback
(g.2) Side Setback
(g.4) Rear Setback
Frontage Buildout
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
Prin-I 0 ft. min. 12 ft. max.
10 ft. min. 24 ft. max.
13 ft. min*
180% min at setback
ry
140 ft. max. from rear
O ft. min.
13 ft. max.
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)
Common Lawn not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
Refer to Summary Table 14
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 &Table 11
or 15 ft. from center line of alley
Single story buildings may be included pro-
vided that in the aggregate they do not exceed
15% of the total Frontage of a Block along any
Thoroughfare.
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the
maximum. Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums
and maximums
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CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be
measured in number of
Stories, excluding Attics
and raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed
14 feet in height from
finished floor to finished
ceiling, except for a first
floor Commercial Function
which must be a minimum
of 11 feet and may exceed
14 feet. A first floor
Commercial function that
exceeds 14 feet shall be
treated as 2 stories.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1.The Facades and Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall
be distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
2. Facadesshall be built along
the Principal Frontage to
the minimum specified
width in thetable.
SETBACKS OUTBUILD-
ING
1. The Elevations of the
Outbuilding shall be
distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking
spaces may be provided
withintheThird Lot Layer
as shown in the diagram
(see Table 17d).
2. Covered parking shall be
provided within theThi rd
Lot Layer as shown in the
diagram (see Table 17d).
N
3
2 min.
2
1
M a x
height
height
it
I I
I I
I
h
e j
al
a
LLI
al
'2
e 1 .1
L
w
1 st
Layer
sal
L
4 •4
1 s 2nd
Layer Layer 20 ft
•4
Corner lot side setbacks shall match corresponding
front setback
Corner lot minimum must be 8 ft. wider
(g.1)
(g.1)
(9.1)
(9.2)
(g.3)►
(9.3)►
3rd
Layer
(h.2)
(h.1)
(h.1)
Secondary Frontage
h.3)
r Comer Lot
r Condition
'4
Mid -Block
h.3) Condition
M a x
height
Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
For Town Districts and Country Segments, see also Sections 3.10 3.12 and Tables 6A, 6B -1, 6B -2 and
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Residential
Lodging
Office
Retail
Edgeyard
Sideyard
Rearyard
Courtyard
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
T6
(see Table 1)
I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 Table 12)
Front Setback 1 N/A
Side Setback 1 N/A
Rear Setback 1 N/A
!open use
!open use
!open use
!open use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
Principal Building 18 stories max. 2 min.
Outbuilding 1N /A
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Width 118 ft. min 700 ft. max
Lot Coverage 1 90% max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
!permitted
1 permitted
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table 14g)
(g.1) FrontSetback Pdndpal 10 ft. min. 12 ft. max.
(g.2) FrontSelbackSecordayl 0 ft. min. 12 ft. max.
(g.3) Side Setback 10 ft. min. 24 ft. max.
(g.4) Rear Setback 10 ft. min.
Frontage Buildout 1 80% min. at setback
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)
Common Lawn not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
Stoop permitted
Shopfront Awning permitted
Gallery permitted
Arcade permitted
Refer to Summary Table 14
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 Table 11
*or 15 ft. from center line of alley
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the
maximum. Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums
and maximums
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1. Building height shall be mea-
sured in number of Stories,
excluding Attics and raised
basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet
in height from finished floor to
finished ceiling, except for a
first floor Commercial Function
which must be a minumum
of 11 ft with with a maximum
of 25 ft.
3. Height shall be measured to the
eave or roof deck as specified
on Table 8.
4. Stepbacks, Recess Lines, and
Extension Lines shall be as
shown on Table 8.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1. The Facades and Elevations
of Prinapal Buildings shall be
distanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
2. Facades shall be built along
the Principal Frontage to the
minimum specified width in
the table.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces may
be provided within the third
Layer as shown in the diagram
(see Table 17d).
2. Covered parking shall be
provided within the third Layer
as shown in the diagram (see
Table 17d).
3. Trash containers shall be stored
within the third Layer.
TABLE 15G. FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T6
Max.
height
N
5
4
3
2 min.
r
TO
a
1
-41s� 2nd
Layer Layer
4 (g.1)
4 (g.1)
(g.
(g.
(g.
SecondaryFrontage
3rd
Layer
Comer Lot
Condition
4
1
Mid -Block
Condition
Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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Lot Width I x
1
1
1
1
1
Lot Coverage 1 X
1
1
1
1
1
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Front Sethack 1 x
1
1
1
1
1
Side Setback 1 x
1
1
1
1
1
Rear Sethack 1 x
1
1
1
1
1
h. BUILDING Disposition
Edgeyard 1 x
1
1
1
1
1
Sideyard 1 x
1
1
1
1
1
Rearyard 1 x
1
1
1
1
1
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE TABLE 16. SPECIAL DISTRICT STANDARDS
Carmel, Indiana
The metrics for each column of this table (SDI, SD2, etc.) are to be filled in for each Special District as they currently exist, or as they are permitted.
More pages can be added. Special Districts that do not have provisions within this Code shall be governed by the standards of the pre- existing
zoning.
c. BLOCK SIZE
Block Perimeter 1 X
d. THOROUGHFARES
e. CIVIC SPACES
i. PRIVATE FRONTAGES
Principal Building 1 X
Outbuilding 1 X
P P P P P P P
a ALLOCATION OF ZONES
CLD 1 X
TND 1 X
TOD 1 X
b. BASE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY
By Right 1 X
By TDR 1 X
Other Functions 1 X
HW
BV
AV
CS
DR
ST
RD
Rear Lane
Rear Alley
Path
Passage
Bicycle Trail
Bicycle Lane
Bicycle Route
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Park 1 X
Green 1 X
Square 1 X
Plaza 1 X
Playground 1 X
Common Yard
Porch Fence
Terrace, Dooryard
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront
Gallery
Arcade
Parking Lot
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
j. BUILDING CONFIGURATION
k. BUILDING FUNCTION
Residential 1 X o
Lodging 1 X
Office 1 X
Retail 1 x
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a. THOROUGHFARE FRONTAGES
b. TURNING RADIUS
Building
Private Lot
d. LOT LAYERS
f. SETBACK DESIGNATIONS
Private
I
Public
Frontage Frontage
m
0
J
0
0
1- Radius at the Curb
2- Effective Turning Radius 8 ft)
z l
i
Principal ron age
m
oLS
N
0
3rd layer
2nd layer
1st layer
0I
0
0
3
1
3
1
1 -Front Setback
2 -Side Setback
3 -Rear Setback
Vehicular
Lanes
Thoroughfare (R.O.W.)
TABLE 17. DEFINITIONS ILLUSTRATED
Public Private
Frontage Frontage
c. BUILDING DISPOSITION
Private Lot
Building
1- Principal Building
2- Backbuilding
3- Outbuilding
e. FRONTAGE LOT LINES
4
4
3
4 4
4
3
3
1
1- Frontage Line
2 -Lot Line
3- Facades
4- Elevations
g. NETWORK -BASED PEDESTRIAN SHED
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
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DEFINITIONS
This Article provides definitions for terms in this Code that are technical in nature or
that otherwise may not reflect a common usage of the term. If a term is not defined
in this Article, then the PRC shall determine the correct definition. Items in italics
refer to Articles, Sections, or Tables in the SmartCode.
A Grid: cumulatively, those Thoroughfares that by virtue of their pre- existing
pedestrian- supportive qualities, or their future importance to pedestrian connectiv-
ity, are held to the highest standards prescribed by this Code. See B -Grid. (Syn:
primary grid.)
Accessory Building: an Outbuilding with an Accessory Unit.
Adjusted Pedestrian Shed: a Pedestrian Shed that has been adjusted according
to Section 3.2, creating the regulatory boundary of a Community.
Administrator: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the
City Zoning Ordinance.
Affordable Housing: dwellings consisting of rental or for -sale units that have a
rent (including utilities) or mortgage payment typically no more than 30% of the
income of families earning no more than 80% of median incomes by family size for
the county.
Allee: a regularly spaced and aligned row of trees usually planted along a Thor-
oughfare or Path.
Ancillary Unit: an Apartment not greater than 440 square feet sharing ownership
and utility connections with a Principal Building; it may or may not be within an
Outbuilding. See Table 10 and Table 17.
Apartment: a Residential unit sharing a building and a Lot with other units and /or
uses; may be for rent, or for sale.
Arcade: a Private Frontage conventional for Retail use wherein the Facade is a
colonnade supporting habitable space that overlaps the Sidewalk, while the Facade
at Sidewalk level remains at the Frontage Line.
Artisan Light Industrial: a Function that is non noxious, generates moderate
noise in the creation, in a workshop or studio setting, assemblage and repair of
artisan goods and crafts, including retail sales thereof, including without limitation,
woodworking, metalworking, glass blowing, and other creative endeavors.
Attic: the interior part of a building contained within a pitched roof structure.
Avenue (AV): a Thoroughfare of high vehicular capacity and low to moderate speed,
acting as a short distance connector between urban centers, and usually equipped
with a landscaped median.
B Grid: cumulatively, those Thoroughfares that by virtue of their use, location, or
absence of pre- existing pedestrian supportive qualities, may meet a standard lower
than that of the A -Grid. See A Grid. (Syn: secondary grid.)
BRT: see Bus Rapid Transit.
Backbuilding: a single Story structure connecting a Principal Building to an Out-
building. See Table 17.
Base Density: the number of dwelling units per acre before adjustment for other
Functions and /or TDR. See Density.
Bed and Breakfast: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of
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the City Zoning Ordinance.
Bicycle Facility: Bicycle Lanes, Bicycle Routes, Bicycle Trails, Multi -Use Trails
intended for use by pedestrians and bicycling and equipment or structures used
for the storage or parking of Bicycles.
Bicycle Lane (BL): a dedicated lane for cycling within a moderate -speed vehicular
Thoroughfare, demarcated by striping.
Bicycle Route (BR): a Thoroughfare suitable for the shared use of bicycles and
automobiles moving at low speeds.
Bicycle Trail (BT): a bicycle way running independently of a vehicular Thoroughfare.
Block: the aggregate of private Lots, Passages, Rear Alleys and Rear Lanes,
circumscribed by Thoroughfares.
Block Face: the aggregate of all the building Facades on one side of a Block.
Boulevard (BV): a Thoroughfare designed for high vehicular capacity and moderate
speed, traversing an Urbanized area. Boulevards are usually equipped with Slip
Roads buffering Sidewalks and buildings.
Building of Value: shall mean the Buildings listed on Figure 3 of Zoning Ordinance
Chapter 23D, Figure 3"
Brownfield: an area previously used primarily as an industrial site and any other
area that meets the following description: a parcel of real estate that is abandoned
or inactive; or may not be operated at its appropriate use; and on which expansion,
redevelopment, or reuse is complicated because of the presence or potential pres-
ence of a hazardous substance, a contaminant, petroleum, or a petroleum product
that poses a risk to human health and the environment.
Bus Rapid Transit: a rubber tire system with its own right -of -way or dedicated
lane along at least 70% of its route, providing transit service that is faster than a
regular bus.
By Right: characterizing a proposal or component of a proposal for a Community
Regulating Plan or Building and Lot Regulating Plan (Article 3, Article 4, orArticle 5)
that complies with the SmartCode and is permitted and processed administratively,
without public hearing. See Warrant and Variance.
CLD or Clustered Land Development: a Community Type structured by a Standard
Pedestrian Shed oriented toward a Common Destination such as a general store,
Meeting Hall, schoolhouse, or church. CLD takes the form of a small settlement
standing free in the countryside. See Table 2 and Table 74 Item a. (Syn: Hamlet,
Conservation Land Development, cluster)
Civic: the term defining not for profit organizations dedicated to arts, culture, educa-
tion, recreation, government, transit, and municipal parking.
Civic Building: a building operated by not for profit organizations dedicated to arts,
culture, education, recreation, government, transit, and municipal parking, or for
use approved by the legislative body.
Civic Parking Reserve: Parking Structure or parking lot within a quarter -mile of
the site that it serves. See Section 59.2.
Civic Space: an outdoor area dedicated for public use. Civic Space types are defined
by the combination of certain physical constants including the relationships among their
intended use, their size, their landscaping and their Enfronting buildings. See Table 73.
Civic Zone: designation for public sites dedicated for Civic Buildings and Civic
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Space.
Commercial: the term collectively defining workplace, Office, Retail, and Lodging
Functions.
Commission: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the City
Zoning Ordinance.
Common Destination: An area of focused community activity, usually defining the
approximate center of a Pedestrian Shed. It may include without limitation one or
more of the following: a Civic Space, a Civic Building, a Commercial center, or a
transit station, and may act as the social center of a neighborhood.
Common Yard: a planted Private Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from
the Frontage line. It is visually continuous with adjacent yards. See Tab /e 7
Community: a regulatory category defining the physical form, Density, and extent
of a settlement. See Community Type.
Community Type: One of the categories of Community addressed in this Code,
being CLD, TND, Downtown and TOD. Variants of TND and Downtown for Infill
(Article 4) are called Infill TND and Infill Downtown. The TOD may be created by
an overlay on TND or Downtown.
Configuration: the form of a building, based on its massing, Private Frontage, and
height; one element of Building Type..
Corridor: a lineal geographic system incorporating transportation and /or Greenway
trajectories. A transportation Corridor may be a lineal Transect Zone.
Cottage: an Edgeyard building type, typically built initially for single family dwelling
with successional use as Retail, Commercial, or Office Function, on a regular Lot,
often shared with an Accessory Building in the back yard.
Council: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the City
Zoning Ordinance.
Courtyard Building: a building that occupies the boundaries of its Lot while internally
defining one or more private patios. See Table 9.
Curb: the edge of the vehicular pavement that may be raised or flush to a Swale.
It usually incorporates the drainage system. See Table 4A and Table 48.
Density: the number of dwelling units within a standard measure of land area.
Department: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the City
Zoning Ordinance.
Design Speed: is the velocity at which a Thoroughfare tends to be driven without
the constraints of signage or enforcement. There are four ranges of speed: Very
Low: (below 20 MPH); Low: (20 -25 MPH); Moderate: (25 -35 MPH); High: (above
35 MPH). Lane width is determined by desired Design Speed. See Table 3A.
Developable Areas: lands other than those in the 0 -1 Preserved Open Sector.
Disposition: the placement of a building on its Lot. See Table 9 and Table 77.
Dooryard: a Private Frontage type with a shallow Setback and front garden or patio,
usually with a low wall at the Frontage Line. See Table 7. (Variant: Lightwell, light
court.)
Downtown: a Community Type structured by a Long Pedestrian Shed or Linear
Pedestrian Shed, which may be adjoined without buffers by one or several Stan-
dard Pedestrian Sheds, each with the individual Transect Zone requirements of a
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TND. Downtown takes the form of a high- Density Mixed Use center connected to
other centers by transit. See Infill Downtown, Table 2 and Table 14a. (Var: town
center)
Drive: a Thoroughfare along the boundary between an Urbanized and a natural
condition, usually along a waterfront, Park, or promontory. One side has the urban
character of a Thoroughfare, with Sidewalk and building, while the other has the
qualities of a Road or parkway, with naturalistic planting and rural details.
Driveway: a vehicular lane within a Lot, often leading to a garage. See Section 5.10
and Table 3B f
Edgeyard Building: a building that occupies the center of its Lot with Setbacks on
all sides. See Table 9.
Effective Parking: the amount of parking required for Mixed Use after adjustment
by the Shared Parking Factor. See Table 11.
Effective Turning Radius: the measurement of the inside Turning Radius taking
parked cars into account. See Table 17.
Elevation: an exterior wall of a building. See Table 17. See: Facade.
Encroach: to break the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit with a
structural element, so that it extends into a Setback, into the Public Frontage, or
above a height limit.
Encroachment: any structural element that breaks the plane of a vertical or hori-
zontal regulatory limit, extending into a Setback, into the Public Frontage, or above
a height limit.
Enfront: to place an element along a Frontage, as in "porches Enfront the
street."
Estate House: an Edgeyard building type. Asingle- family dwelling on a very large
Lot of rural character, often shared by one or more Accessory Buildings. (Syn:
country house, villa)
Expression Line: a line prescribed at a certain level of a building for the major
part of the width of a Facade, expressed by a variation in material or by a limited
projection such as a molding or balcony. See Table 8. (Syn: transition line.)
Extension Line: a line prescribed at a certain level of a building for the major part
of the width of a Facade, regulating the maximum height for an Encroachment by
an Arcade Frontage. See Table 8.
Facade: the exterior wall of a building that is set along a Frontage Line. See Elevation.
Forecourt: a Private Frontage wherein a portion of the Facade is close to the
Frontage Line and the central portion is set back. See Table 7.
Frontage: the area between a building Facade and the vehicular lanes, inclusive of
its built and planted components. Frontage is divided into Private Frontage and
Public Frontage. See Table 4A and Table 7
Frontage Buildout: the percentage of (a) the total number of linear feet measured
across the Frontage Line of a Lot or parcel along which there are any of the follow-
ing elements of Buildings: a wall, a porch, a balcony or a stoop; as it relates to (b)
the total number of linear feet of the Private Frontage of the Lot or parcel.
Frontage Line: a Lot line bordering a Public Frontage. Facades facing Frontage
Lines define the public realm and are therefore more regulated than the Elevations
facing other Lot Lines. See Table 17.
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Function: the use or uses accommodated by a building and its Lot, categorized
as Restricted, Limited, or Open, according to the intensity of the use. See Table 70
and Table 72.
Gallery: a Private Frontage conventional for Retail use wherein the Facade is
aligned close to the Frontage Line with an attached cantilevered shed or lightweight
colonnade overlapping the Sidewalk. See Tab /e 7.
GIS (Geographic Information System): a computerized program in widespread
municipal use that organizes data on maps.The protocol for preparing a Sector
Plan should be based on GIS information. See Section 2.7.
Green: a Civic Space type for unstructured recreation, spatially defined by landscap-
ing rather than building Frontages. See Table 73.
Greenfield: an area that consists of open or wooded land or farmland that has not
been previously developed.
Greenway: an Open Space Corridor in largely natural conditions which may include
trails for bicycles and pedestrians.
Greyfield: an area previously used primarily as a parking lot. Shopping centers and
shopping malls are typical Greyfield sites. (Variant: Grayfield.)
Growth Sector: one of four Sectors where development is permitted By Right in
the SmartCode, three for New Communities and one for Infill. See Article 2.
Hamlet: See CLD. (Syn: cluster, settlement.)
Highway: a rural and suburban Thoroughfare of high vehicular speed and capacity.
This type is allocated to the more rural Transect Zones (T -1, T -2, and T -3).
Home Occupation: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of
the City Zoning Ordinance.
House: an Edgeyard building type, typically built initially for a single family Residential
Function, with successional use to Commercial, Retail or Office Function, on a large
Lot, often shared with an Accessory Building in the back yard. (Syn: single.)
Incubator Retail: a Function that is established for the inexpensive operation of
start -up and boutique businesses. This can be in the form of temporary free standing
structures, contained within larger permanent structures or pedestrian Passages.
Infill: noun -new development on land that had been previously developed, includ-
ing most Greyfield and Brownfield sites and cleared land within Urbanized areas.
verb- to develop such areas.
Infill Downtown: a Community Type within an Urbanized, Greyfield, or Brownfield
area based on a Long or Linear Pedestrian Shed and consisting of T -Zones T3, T3E,
T3L, T -4, T -5, and /or T -6. Infill Downtowns are prescribed in the G -4 Infill Growth
Sector and are regulated by Article 4. See Section 4.2.3. (Var: downtown.)
Infill TND: a Community Type within an Urbanized, Greyfield, or Brownfield area
based on a Standard Pedestrian Shed and consisting of T -Zones T -3, T3L, T3E,
T -4, T -5 and /or T6. Infill TNDs are prescribed in the G -4 Infill Growth Sector and
are regulated by Article 4. See Section 4.2.2. (Var: neighborhood.)
Initial Community Regulating Plan: a Community Regulating Plan for the Down-
town SmartCode Area recommended by the Planning Commission to, and approved
by, the City Council pursuant to Sections 3.1.2 and 4.1.2 hereof.
Initial Sector Plan: the Sector Plan for the Downtown SmartCode Area recom-
mended by the Planning Commission to, and approved by, the City Council pursuant
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to Section 2.1. 1(d)hereof.
Inn: a Lodging type offering 6 to 12 bedrooms, permitted to serve breakfast in the
mornings to guests. See Table 70.
Layer: a range of depth of a Lot within which certain elements are permitted. See
Table 77.
Lightwell: A Private Frontage type that is a below -grade entrance or recess designed
to allow light into basements. See Table 7. (Syn: light court.)
Linear Pedestrian Shed: A Pedestrian Shed that is elongated along an important
Mixed Use Corridor such as a main street. A Linear Pedestrian Shed extends
approximately 1/4 mile from each side of the Corridor for the length of its Mixed
Use portion. The resulting area is shaped like a lozenge. It may be used to struc-
ture a TND, Downtown, Infill TND, or Infill Downtown. (Syn: elongated pedestrian
shed.)
Liner Building: a building specifically designed to mask a parking lot or a Parking
Structure from a Frontage.
Live Work: a Mixed Use unit consisting of a Commercial and Residential Function.
The Commercial Function may be anywhere in the unit. It is intended to be occupied
by a business operator who lives in the same structure that contains the Commercial
activity or industry. See Work Live. (Syn.: flexhouse.)
Lodging: premises available for daily and weekly renting of bedrooms. See Tab /e
70 and Table 72.
Long Pedestrian Shed: a Pedestrian Shed that is an average 1/2 mile radius or 2640
feet, used when a transit stop (bus or rail) is present or proposed as the Common
Destination. A Long Pedestrian Shed represents approximately a ten minute walk
at a leisurely pace. It is applied to structure a Downtown Community Type. See
Pedestrian Shed.
Lot: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the City Zoning
Ordinance.
Lot Line: the boundary that legally and geometrically demarcates a Lot.
Lot Width: the length of the Principal Frontage Line of a Lot.
Main Civic Space: the primary outdoor gathering place for a community.The Main
Civic Space is often, but not always, associated with an important Civic Building.
Manufacturing: premises available for the creation, assemblage and /or repair of
artifacts, using table- mounted electrical machinery or artisanal equipment, and
including their Retail sale. Manufacturing may also include, without limitation, Heavy
Manufacturing and Light Manufacturing, as defined in the Zoning Ordinance.
Meeting Hall: a building available for gatherings, including conferences, that accom-
modates at least one room equivalent to a minimum of 10 square feet per projected
dwelling unit within the Pedestrian Shed in which it is located.
Mixed Use: multiple Functions within the same building through superimposition
or adjacency, or in multiple buildings by adjacency, or at a proximity determined by
Warrant.
Multi Use Path (MUT): a pedestrian and bicycle way traversing a Park or rural area,
with landscape matching the contiguous Open Space, ideally connecting directly
with the urban Sidewalk network.
Net Site Area: all developable land within a site including Thoroughfares but exclud-
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ing land allocated as Civic Zones.
Network Pedestrian Shed: a Pedestrian Shed adjusted for average walk times
along Thoroughfares. This type may be used to structure Infill Community Regulat-
ing Plans. See Table 77.
Office: premises available for the transaction of general business but excluding
Retail, artisanal and Manufacturing uses, including without limitation, General Office,
Medical Office and Professional Office, as defined in the Zoning Ordinance. See
Table 70.
Open Market Building: A structure consisting of a roof or other overhead cover
providing shade and protection from precipitation, supported by columns or walls
with large openings that allow air circulation from which goods, crafts, produce or
similar items are offered for sale or trade.
Open Space: land intended to remain undeveloped, including, without limitation,
Designed Open Space, as defined in the Zoning Ordinance. Open Space may be
for Civic Space.
Outbuilding: an Accessory Building, usually located toward the rear of the same
Lot as a Principal Building, and sometimes connected to the Principal Building by
a Backbuilding. See Table 77.
Park: a Civic Space type that is a natural preserve available for unstructured rec-
reation. See Table 73.
Parking Court: a mid -block parking lot surrounded by buildings or Streetscreens.
Parking Courts should be designed to also serve as internal plazas or public gather-
ing places.
Parking Structure: a garage or other building containing one or more Stories of
parking above grade.
Passage (PS): a pedestrian connector, open or roofed, that passes between build-
ings to provide shortcuts through long Blocks and connect rear parking areas to
Frontages.
Path (PT): a pedestrian way traversing a Park or rural area, with landscape match-
ing the contiguous Open Space, ideally connecting directly with the urban Sidewalk
network.
Pedestrian Shed: An area that is centered on a Common Destination. Its size is
related to average walking distances for the applicable Community Type. Pedes-
trian Sheds are applied to structure Communities. See Standard, Long, Linear or
Network Pedestrian Shed. (Syn: walkshed, walkable catchment.)
Plan Commission: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of
the City Zoning Ordinance.
Planter: the element of the Public Frontage which accommodates street trees,
whether continuous or individual.
Plaza: a Civic Space type designed for Civic purposes and Commercial activities in
the more urban Transect Zones, generally paved and spatially defined by building
Frontages.
Principal Building: the main building on a Lot, usually located toward the Frontage.
See Table 77.
Principal Entrance: the main point of access for pedestrians into a building.
Principal Frontage: the primary Private Frontage of a building which includes its
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Principal Entrance; or with respect to corner Lots, the Private Frontage designated
to bear the address and Principal Entrance to the building. Prescriptions for the
First Lot Layer pertain to both Frontages of a corner Lot. See Frontage.
Private Frontage: the privately held Layer between the Frontage Line and the
Principal Building Facade. See Table 7 and Table 77.
Public Frontage: the area between the Curb of the vehicular lanes and the Front-
age Line. See Table 4A and Table 4B.
Rear Alley (RA): a vehicular way located to the rear of Lots providing access to
service areas, parking, and Outbuildings and containing utility easements. Rear
Alleys should be paved from building face to building face, with drainage by inverted
crown at the center or with roll Curbs at the edges.
Rear Lane (RL): a vehicular way located to the rear of Lots providing access to
service areas, parking, and Outbuildings and containing utility easements. Rear
Lanes may be paved lightly to Driveway standards. The streetscape consists of
gravel or landscaped edges, has no raised Curb, and is drained by percolation.
Rearyard Building: a building that occupies the full Frontage Line, leaving the rear
of the Lot as the sole yard. See Table 9. (Var: Rowhouse, Townhouse, Apartment
House)
Recess Line: a line prescribed for the full width of a Facade, above which there is
a Stepback of a minimum distance, such that the height to this line (not the overall
building height) effectively defines the enclosure of the Enfronting public space.
Var: Extension Line. See Table 8.
Residential: characterizing premises available for long -term human dwelling.
Retail: characterizing premises available for the sale of merchandise and food
service. See Table 70 and Table 72.
Retail Frontage: Frontage designated on a Regulating Plan that requires or recom-
mends the provision of a Shopfront, encouraging the ground level to be available
for Retail use. See Special Requirements.
Road (RD): a local, rural and suburban Thoroughfare of low -to- moderate vehicular
speed and capacity. This type is allocated to the more rural Transect Zones (T1 -T3).
See Table 3A.
Rowhouse: a single family dwelling that shares a party wall with another of the
same type and occupies the full Frontage Line. See Rearyard Building. (Syn:
Townhouse)
Sector: a neutral term for a geographic area. In the SmartCode there are six specific
Sectors for Sector Planning that establish the legal boundaries for Open Space and
development.
Secondary Frontage: on corner Lots, the Private Frontage that is not the
Principal Frontage. As it affects the public realm, its First Layer is regulated.
See Table 17.
Setback: the area of a Lot measured from the Lot line to a building Facade or
Elevation that is maintained clear of permanent structures, with the exception of
Encroachments listed in Section 5.7. See Table 74g. (Var: build -to- line.)
Shared Parking Factor: an accounting for parking spaces that are available to
more than one Function. See Table 77.
Sharrows: a symbol on a vehicular lane indicating that its use is to be shared by
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motor vehicles and bicycles.
Shopfront: a Private Frontage conventional for Retail use, with substantial glazing
and an awning, wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage Line with the
building entrance at Sidewalk grade. See Table 7.
Sidewalk: the paved section of the Public Frontage dedicated exclusively to pedes-
trian activity.
Sideyard Building: a building that occupies one side of the Lot with a Setback on
the other side. This type can be a Single or Twin depending on whether it abuts the
neighboring house. See Table 9.
Slip Road: an outer vehicular lane or lanes of a Thoroughfare, designed for slow
speeds while inner lanes carry higher speed traffic, and separated from them by a
planted median. (Syn: access lane, service lane)
Specialized Building: a building that is not subject to Residential, Commercial, or
Lodging classification. See Tab /e 9.
Special District (SD): an area that, by its intrinsic Function, Disposition, or Configu-
ration, cannot or should not conform to one or more of the normative Community
Types or Transect Zones specified by the SmartCode. Special Districts may be
mapped and regulated at the regional scale or the community scale.
Special Flood Hazard Area: shall have the same meaning given that term in
Chapter 3 of the City Zoning Ordinance.
Special Requirements: provisions of Section 3.9, Section 4.7, and Section 5.3 of
this Code and/or the associated designations on a Regulating Plan or other map
for those provisions.
Special Plan Area: an area already subject to an Infill Community Regulating Plan
with respect to which a subsequent Infill Community Regulating Plan is approved
in accordance with Section 4.
Square: a Civic Space type designed for unstructured recreation and Civic purposes,
spatially defined by building Frontages and consisting of Paths, lawns and trees,
formally disposed. See Table 13.
Standard Pedestrian Shed: a Pedestrian Shed that is an average 1/4 mile radius
or 1320 feet, about the distance of a five minute walk at a leisurely pace. See
Pedestrian Shed.
State Code: shall have the meaning given for "Advisory Planning Law" in the Zoning
Ordinance.
Stepback: a building Setback of a specified distance that occurs at a prescribed
number of Stories above the ground. See Table 8.
Stoop: a Private Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage Line
with the first Story elevated from the Sidewalk for privacy, with an exterior stair and
landing at the entrance. See Tab /e 7.
Story: a habitable level within a building, excluding an Attic or raised basement.
See Table 8.
Street (ST): a local urban Thoroughfare of low speed and capacity. See Tab /e 38
and Table 48.
Streetscreen: a freestanding wall built along the Frontage Line, or coplanar with the
Facade. It may mask a parking lot from the Thoroughfare, provide privacy to a side
yard, and /or strengthen the spatial definition of the public realm. (Syn: streetwall.)
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See Section 5.7.51
Substantial Modification: alteration to a building that is valued at more than 50%
of the replacement cost of the entire building, if new.
Swale: a low or slightly depressed natural area for drainage.
T Zone: Transect Zone.
Terminated Vista: a location at the axial conclusion of a Thoroughfare. A build-
ing located at a Terminated Vista designated on a Regulating Plan is required or
recommended to be designed in response to the axis.
Third Place: a private building that includes a space conducive to unstructured
social gathering. Third Places are usually bars, cafes, and corner stores.
Thoroughfare: a way for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic and to provide
access to Lots and Open Spaces, consisting of Vehicular Lanes and the Public
Frontage. See Table 3A, Table 38 and Table 17a.
TND: Traditional Neighborhood Development, a Community Type structured by a
Standard Pedestrian Shed oriented toward a Common Destination consisting of a
Mixed Use center or Corridor, and in the form of a medium -sized settlement near a
transportation route. See Table 2 and Table 14a. (Syn: village. Variant: Infill TND,
neighborhood.)
TOD: Transit Oriented Development. TOD is created by an overlay on all or part
of a TND or Downtown, or by designation on a Sector Plan, permitting increased
Density to support rail or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as set forth in Section 5.9.2d.
Townhouse: See Rearyard Building. (Syn: Rowhouse)
Traditional Neighborhood Development: TND
Transect: a cross section of the environment showing a range of different habitats.
The rural -urban Transect of the human environment used in the SmartCode tem-
plate is divided into six Transect Zones. These zones describe the physical form
and character of a place, according to the Density and intensity of its land use and
Urbanism.
Transect Zone (T zone): One of several areas on a Zoning Map regulated by the
SmartCode. Transect Zones are administratively similar to the land use zones in
conventional codes, except that in addition to the usual building use, Density, height,
and Setback requirements, other elements of the intended habitat are integrated,
including those of the private Lot and building and Public Frontage. See Table 1.
Turning Radius: the curved edge of a Thoroughfare at an intersection, measured
at the inside edge of the vehicular tracking. The smaller the Turning Radius, the
smaller the pedestrian crossing distance and the more slowly the vehicle is forced
to make the turn. See Table 38 and Table 17.
Urbanism: collective term for the condition of a compact, Mixed Use settlement,
including the physical form of its development and its environmental, functional,
economic, and sociocultural aspects.
Urbanized: generally, developed. Specific to the SmartCode, developed at T -3
(Sub- Urban) Density or higher.
Variance: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the City
Zoning Ordinance.
Villa: an Edgeyard building type, typically built initially for a single family Residential
Function with succession to Multi Family Residential, Commercial, Office or Retail
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Function. On a very large lot of rural character and often shared by one or more
ancillary buildings. Syn.: Estate House, Mansion
Work Live: a Mixed Use unit consisting of a Commercial and Residential Func-
tion. It typically has a substantial Commercial component that may accommodate
employees and walk -in trade. The unit is intended to function predominantly as
work space with incidental Residential accommodations that meet basic habitability
requirements. See Live -Work. (Syn: Live With.)
Yield: characterizing a Thoroughfare that has two -way traffic but only one effec-
tive travel lane because of parked cars, necessitating slow movement and driver
negotiation. Also, characterizing parking on such a Thoroughfare.
Zoning Map: the Official Zoning Map of the Jurisdiction as set forth in Chapter 4
of the Zoning Ordinance
Zoning Waiver: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the
Zoning Ordinance.
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