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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL TO ALL PLANS
1.1 AUTHORITY
1.2 APPLICABILITY
1.3 INTENT
1.4 PROCESS
1.5 ZONING WAIVERS/VARIANCES
1.6 SUCCESSION
ARTICLE 2. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
ARTICLE 3. 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. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
CARMEL SMARTCODE TEXT 10 -14 -09
ARTICLE 5. BUILDING LOT 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 TRANSECT ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
TABLE 2 COMMUNITY /TRANSECT ZONE ALLOCATION
TABLE 3A VEHICULAR LANE DIMENSIONS
TABLE 3B VEHICULAR LANE PARKING ASSEMBLIES
4A PUBLIC FRONTAGES GENERAL
TABLE 4B PUBLIC FRONTAGES SPECIFIC
TABLE 4C THOROUGHFARE ASSEMBLIES
TABLE 5 PUBLIC LIGHTING
TABLE 6 PUBLIC PLANTING
TABLE 7A PRIVATE FRONTAGES
TABLE 7B BUNGALOW COURT FRONTAGE
TABLE 8A BUILDING CONFIGURATION
TABLE 8B BUILDING TYPES SPECIFIC
TABLE 9 BUILDING DISPOSITION
TABLE 10 BUILDING FUNCTION PARKING
TABLE 11 PARKING CALCULATIONS
TABLE 12 SPECIFIC FUNCTION USE
TABLE 13 CIVIC SPACE
TABLE 14 SMARTCODE SUMMARY
TABLE 15A FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T2
TABLE 15B FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T3
TABLE 15C FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T4
TABLE 15D FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T5
TABLE 15E FORM -BASED CODE GRAPHICS T6
TABLE 16 SPECIAL DISTRICT STANDARDS
TABLE 17 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
TABLE 18 SUSTAINABLITY WIND POWER
TABLE 19 SUSTAINABILITY SOLAR ENERGY
TABLE 20 SUSTAINABILITY FOOD PRODUCTION
TABLE 21 SUSTAINABILITY COMPOSTING RECYCLING
TABLE 22 SUSTAINABILITY LIGHT IMPRINT STORM DRAINAGE
ARTICLE 7. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
ARTICLE 1: GENERAL
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 an instrument 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 provision 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 applicable in and shall be the exclusive and mandatory land use
zoning, planning, subdivision and development ordinance in the Downtown SmartCode
Area depicted on Exhibit hereto. In the Downtown SmartCode Area, 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; subject, however, to paragraph
1.2.1(b) hereof. Except for design approval by the Plan Commission of any building
having any non residential function as provided in Article 5 "Building Lot Plans no
additional architectural or design approval shall be required for any Plans, development,
project, building, renovation or redevelopment approval under this Code.
b. The existing Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Control Ordinance (the "Existing
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 Article 7 "Definitions
which contains regulatory language that is integral to this Code. Capitalized terms not
defined in Article 7 "Definitions" of this Code but defined in Chapter 3 of the Zoning
Ordinance shall be interpreted in accordance with the definition contained in Chapter 3 of
the Zoning Ordinance. Words and terms not defined in either Article 7 "Definitions" 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 accompanying annotation or appendix
shall be considered explanatory only.
1.2.5 Provisions of this Code are activated by "shall" when required; "should" when
recommended; and "may" when optional. Where in conflict, numerical metrics shall take
precedence over graphic metrics.
1.2.6 a. Non Conforming Uses of Existing Buildings. Uses of existing building(s) that do not
conform to this Code's Function requirements 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 all requirements of this Code (without regard to
the first sentence of this Section 1.2.6a).
b. Non Conforming Existing Buildings. Any building, appurtenance, or other improvement
which legally existed immediately prior to the adoption of this Code that does not comply
with any provisions of this Code other than the Functions requirements may continue in
existence as a non conforming building, appurtenance or other improvement until a
Substantial Modification occurs or is requested with respect thereto. Thereafter, 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.Vested Rights under Existing Approvals. Any property that has been granted approvals
under the Existing Planning and Zoning that have created Vested Rights, pursuant to I.C.
Section 36 -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.Non- Conforming Existing Lots. Provided that all requirements of Article 5 "Building Lot
Plans" 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 preceding 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
implementation of the following policies:
a. That development should be compact and pedestrian- oriented and that outside of
existing single Function single family subdivisions, development should also be Mixed
Use.
b. That neighborhoods should be the preferred pattern of development.
c. That ordinary activities of daily living should occur within walking or biking distance of
most dwellings.
d. That interconnected networks of Thoroughfares should be designed to disperse traffic
and reduce the length of automobile trips.
e. That within neighborhoods, there should be a range of housing types.
f. That appropriate development and land uses should be provided within walking
distance of transit stops.
g. That Civic, institutional, and Commercial activity should be embedded in downtowns,
not isolated in remote single -use complexes.
h. That schools should be sized and located to maximize opportunities for 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 and along the Monon Trail.
j. That buildings and landscaping should contribute to the physical definition of
Thoroughfares as Civic places.
k. That development should adequately accommodate automobiles while respecting the
pedestrian and the spatial form of public areas.
I. That the design of streets and buildings should reinforce safe environments, but not at
the expense of accessibility.
m. That architecture and landscape design should grow from local climate, topography,
history, and building practice.
n. That buildings should provide their inhabitants with a clear sense of geography and
climate through energy efficient methods.
o. That Civic Buildings and public gathering places should be provided as locations that
reinforce community identity and support self government.
p. That Civic Buildings should be distinctive and appropriate to a role more important than
the other buildings that constitute the fabric of the city.
q. That the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of historic buildings should be
facilitated through standards of practice and design.
r. That Communities should provide meaningful choices in living arrangements as
manifested by distinct physical environments.
s. That the Transect Zone descriptions on Table 1 "Transect Zone Description General"
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 Plan Review Committee of the
Commission designated under I.C. Section 36- 7- 4- 402(d) is authorized to conduct
hearings regarding and to review Plans on behalf of the Commission.
1.4.2 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 3 "Community
Regulating Plans and Article 5 "Building and Lot Plans The standards for the Transect
Zones and the Community Units shall be applicable to each development, building or
Plan under this Code.
1.4.3 A decision on any Plan may be appealed 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 construction,
or should any construction, site work, or development be commenced without an
approved Community Regulating Plan, and, if applicable, Building and Lot 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 /VARIANCES
1.5.1 The Commission may, after a public hearing, grant a Zoning Waiver of any dimensional
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 "Intent" 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, or provisions for bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
1.5.2 In granting a Zoning 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 "Zoning Waivers and Variances" does not affect the right of the applicant
under Indiana law to petition the Board for a Variance under I.C. 36 -7 -4 -918.5 and
Chapter 30 of the Zoning Ordinance.
1.5.4 Any request for a Zoning Waiver or Variance shall not subject the entire Plan submission
to approval in the proceedings for such Zoning Waiver or Variance, but only that portion
necessary to rule on the specific issue requiring the relief.
1.6 SUCCESSION
Not more that Twenty years after the approval of a Community Regulating Plan, each
Transect Zone, except the T1 Natural Zone, shall be considered by the Plan Commission
and City Council for rezoning to the successional (next higher) Transect Zone, in
accordance with the Existing Planning and Zoning Ordinances.
ARTICLE 2 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
ARTICLE 3: COMMUNITY REGULATING PLANS
3.1 DIRECTIONS
3.1.1 The provisions of this Article 3 shall constitute a portion of the City's Comprehensive Plan
and a Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances. This Code shall be the exclusive and
mandatory zoning regulation for the Downtown SmartCode Area and the provisions of
this Code shall be applied in their entirety to such areas.
3.1.2 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. No development may occur within any part of the Initial Community
Regulating Plan or any other Community Regulating Plan marked "Preserved Open
Area "Civic Space" or T -Zone 1 Natural except with the recommendation by the Plan
Commission to, and approval of the City Council. Within the Downtown SmartCode Area,
development shall be subject to approval of a Community Regulating Plan conforming to
the provisions of this Article and this Code. A development that complies with the Initial
Community Regulating Plan shall be eligible for administrative approval by the
Administrator or such other means as may be applicable pursuant to the rules of
procedure of the Planning Commission; provided, however, that Building and Lot Plans
must be approved in accordance with Article 4 hereof.
3.1.3 All new development with the Downtown SmartCode Area shall be in the form of one or
more complete Community Unites comprised of Transect Zones. Community Regulating
Plans may contain more than one Community Unit and /or more than one Community
Type.
3.1.4 After the City Council approves the Initial Community Regulating Plan or any subsequent
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 Planning Area
with all applicable Transect Zones, Thoroughfares and other elements indicated.
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 amending such approved 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,
Community Regulating Plans may be submitted and approved under this Article as an
amendment the Community Regulating Plan in effect at such time. Any such amendatory
or additional Community Regulating Plan shall be:
a. prepared by or on behalf of the Department for the City, initiated either by the
Department or the Plan Commission;
b. prepared by the owner of the property or on behalf of the owner of the property by a
planning firm approved by the Department; or
c. prepared by one or more owners of property comprising one or more adjoining parcels
of at least 10 acres of contiguous property having at least 400 linear feet of Frontage or
on behalf of such owner or owners by a planning firm approved by the Department. Any
such amendatory Community Regulating Plan may propose new Transect Zones, Civic
Zones, Thoroughfares, Special Districts and /or Special Requirements as provided in
this Article with Appropriate Transition to abutting areas. Each such amendatory
Community Regulating Plan, either alone or together with another such Community
Regulating Plan, shall regulate an area not smaller than the size of the Pedestrian Shed
commensurate with its Community Unit type as listed in Section 3.3 "Community Unit
Types The Zoning Administrator shall determine the appropriate Community type
based on existing conditions and other relevant information. A Community Regulating
Plan also may be prepared for areas along a Public Thoroughfare.
3.1.7 Any 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, and requiring no Zoning Waivers or Variances, shall be approved
administratively by the Zoning Administrator. Any other development shall require
submission of a Community Regulating Plan amending the existing Community
Regulating Plan, which shall be subject to approval pursuant to the procedure for text
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance set forth in Section 31.06.02 thereof.
3.1.8 A Community Regulating Plan shall be prepared in accordance with Section 3.2
"Sequence of Community Design" hereof and shall consist of the following:
a. the applicant's demonstration of the consistency of such Community Regulating Plan
with the Intent provisions of this Code;
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. Location of Transect Zones, and, if applicable, the percentage allocations thereof
iii. Assignment of Civic Zones
iv. Densities
v. Existing and proposed Thoroughfares, and for any specifically proposed
Thoroughfares, the dimensions and standards thereof
vi. Assignment of Special Districts, if any, and provisions for the standards applicable
thereto
vii. Special Requirements, if any
viii. Itemization of requested or necessary 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 Community Regulating Plan (other than the Initial Community Regulating Plan) shall
include for each applicable Transect Zone a preliminary site plan in the form of Tables
15A -15F and conforming to the requirements of Section 5.1.3 hereof.
3.1.10 Owners of property covered by an approved Community Regulating Plan may submit
Building and Lot Plans under Article 5 "Building and Lot Plans" in accordance with the
provisions of this Code. Building and Lot Plans complying with such approved Community
Regulating Plan and requiring no Variances or Zoning Waivers shall be approved
administratively by the Zoning Administrator.
3.2 SEQUENCE OF COMMUNITY DESIGN
3.2.1 With respect to each Community Regulating Plan, the site shall be structured on the basis
of one or several Pedestrian Sheds, which shall be located according to existing
conditions and existing Common Destinations, such as Thoroughfares, traffic
intersections, adjacent developments, natural features, Civic Space, a Civic Building, a
Commercial Center or a transit center. The site may be larger than a single Pedestrian
Shed and a Community Unit within the site may be smaller than the Pedestrian Shed of
which it is a part.
3.2.2 Each Pedestrian Shed may be adjusted to include land falling outside of it, but the extent
of a Pedestrian Shed shall not exceed the acreage limit specified in Section 3.3
"Community Types" for the applicable Community Type. Any such Adjusted Pedestrian
Shed becomes the boundary of the Community Unit.
3.2.3 Areas of Transect Zones (Section 3.4 "Transect Zones shall be assigned within the
boundaries of each Community Unit. For sites 20 acres or larger, Transect Zones shall be
allocated within each Community Unit as appropriate to its type. See Section 3.3
"Community Types" and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary, page
3.2.4 Civic Zones shall be assigned according to Section 3.5 "Civic Zones
3.2.5 Special Districts, if any, shall be assigned according to Section 3.6 "Special Districts
3.2.6 The Thoroughfares shall be subject to the standards and shall be assembled in
accordance with Tables The Thoroughfare network shall be laid out
according to Section 3.7 "Thoroughfare Standards
3.2.7 Density shall be calculated according to Section 3.8 "Density Calculations
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 Plan Commission or Special District subject to approval by
Variance.
3.2.9 Existing and Proposed Preserved open areas shall be designated as such or as T -Zone 1
Natural or Civic Zone on each Community Regulating Plan.
3.3 COMMUNITY TYPES
3.3.1 Community Regulating Plans shall provide for one or more Community Units in the
pattern of one of the Community Types specified in Sections 3.3.3 and 3.3.4 below
3.3.2 The allocation percentages of Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary, page do not
apply to sites that are smaller than 20 acres.
3.3.3 TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND)
a. TND shall be assigned to areas that are predominantly residential. A 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 a TND shall blend into adjacent neighborhoods and /or a Downtown
Development without buffers.
c. A TND shall be structured on the basis of one Standard or Linear Pedestrian Shed.
d. A TND shall include Transect Zones as required on Table 2 (Community /Transect Zone
Allocation, page and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary, page
e. Sites larger than 160 acres shall be designed and developed as multiple Community
Units, each subject to the individual Transect Zone requirements for its type as allocated
on Table 2 (Community /Transect Allocation, page and Table 14, Item a.
(SmartCode Summary, page ?1. The simultaneous planning of adjacent parcels is
encouraged.
f. 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 (Building
Disposition, page
3.3.4 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT (DD)
a. DD shall be assigned to areas that include significant Office and Retail uses as well as
government and other Civic institutions of regional importance. A Downtown
Development 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.
b. The edges of Downtown Development shall blend into adjacent neighborhoods without
buffers.
c. A DD 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.
d. A DD shall include Transect Zones as required on Table 2 (Community /Transect Zone
Allocation, page and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary page
e. For sites larger than 640 acres, a DD may be adjoined without buffer by one or more
TNDs, each subject to the individual Transect Zone requirements for TND as required
on Table 2 (Community /Transect Zone Allocation page and Table 14, Item a.
(SmartCode Summary page The simultaneous planning of adjacent parcels is
encouraged.
3.3.5 TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD)
a. Any TND or DD 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 Plan Commission or a use
Variance approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
3.4 TRANSECT ZONES
3.4.1 Transect Zone standards for Community Regulating Plans shall be as set forth on Table
14 (SmartCode Summary, page Transect Zones shall be assigned and mapped on
each Community Regulating Plan. For sites large than 20 acres Transect Zones shall be
allocated according to the percentages set forth on Table 2 (Community /Transect Zone
Allocation, page and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary page
3.4.2 A Transect Zone shall include the elements indicated for its T -Zone number throughout
this Code, in accordance with Intent described in Table 1 (Transect Zone Descriptions,
page and the metric standards summarized in Table 14 (SmartCode Summary,
page
3.4.3 There shall be a Residential Function within each Community Regulating Plan providing
for a minimum average number of dwelling units per acre of Net Acreage equal to 75% of
the maximum Density permitted for the applicable Transect Zone.
3.5 CIVIC ZONES
3.5.1 GENERAL
a. For sites larger than 40 acres Civic Zones dedicated for public use shall be required for
each Community Unit. All Civic Zones shall be designated on the Community
Regulating Plan as Civic Space (CS) or Civic Building (CB), as applicable.
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 Plan 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 "Special Districts
e. Parking for Civic Zones shall be determined by the Plan 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 or Zoning Waiver.
3.5.3 CIVIC SPACE (CS) SPECIFIC TO T3, T4, T5 AND T6 ZONES
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3, 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 (Civic Spaces, page
with their type determined by the surrounding or adjacent Transect Zone, as approved by the
Zoning Administrator, and distributed throughout Transect Zones as described in Table 14,
Item e. (SmartCode Summary, page
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 13, item a or item b (Civic Space, page
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 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 (Civic Space, page
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 (Civic Space, page
f. Each Civic Space shall have a minimum of 50% of its perimeter along a Thoroughfare,
except for playgrounds.
g. Civic Spaces may be permitted within Special Districts by the Plan Commission.
3.5.4 CIVIC BUILDINGS (CB) SPECIFIC TO T3 -T6 ZONES
a. For sites larger than 40 acres the owner shall covenant to construct a Meeting Hall or
a Third Place in proximity 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
School Board, 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 community 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 shall 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 "Building and Lot
Plans The details of their design shall be determined by the Plan Commission.
g. Civic Buildings may be permitted within Special Districts by the Plan 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. Standards and 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 (Special
District Standards, page Approval for establishment of a Special District shall be in
accordance with the procedure for text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance as set forth
in Section 31.06.02 thereof.
3.6.2 Special Districts shall be governed by any standards therefore contained on Table 16
(Special District Standards, page hereof. Any Special Districts for which standards
are not included in Table 16 (Special District Standards, page hereof shall comply
with the applicable standards of the Existing Planning and Zoning Ordinances.
3.6.3 Without limitation to paragraphs 3.6.1 or 3.6.2, no Special District shall be used to avoid
compliance with the provisions of this Code.
3.7 THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS
3.7.1 GENERAL
The following shall be applicable to any Thoroughfares proposed in any Community
Regulating Plan submitted after adoption of the Initial Community Regulating Plan:
a. Thoroughfares are intended for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic and to provide
access to Lots and Open Spaces.
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. The Thoroughfare network shall be designed to define Blocks not exceeding the size
prescribed in Table 14, Item c. (SmartCode Summary, page 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 Plan Commission.
e. 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 Plan Commission to accommodate specific site
conditions only.
f. Each Lot shall have its Principal Frontage along a vehicular Thoroughfare, except that
20% of the Lots within each Transect Zone may have their Principal Frontage along a
Pedestrian Thoroughfare. (See Table 7B Bungalow Court Frontage, page
g. Standards for Bicycle Trails and Paths shall be as shown in Table 4C (Thoroughfare
Assemblies, page
h. 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 (Vehicular Lane Dimensions, page
b. A bicycle network consisting of Bicycle Trails, Bicycle Routes and Bicycle Lanes
should be provided throughout as defined in Article 7 "Definitions" and allocated as
specified in Table 14, Item d. (SmartCode Summary, page 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 Ti T2, T3, T4, T5 AND 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 (Public Frontages
General, page ?)and Table 4B (Public Frontages Specific) and allocated within
Transect Zones as specified in Table 14, Item d. (SmartCode Summary, page
iii. Within the Public Frontages, the prescribed types of Public Planting and Public
Lighting shall be as shown in Table 4A (Public Frontages General, page ?)and
Table 4B (Public Frontages Specific), Table 5 (Public Lighting, page and
Table 6 (Public Planting, page The spacing may be adjusted by the Plan
Commission to accommodate specific site conditions.
b. SPECIFIC TO ZONES T1, T2, AND T3 The following shall be applicable in T -Zones T1,
T2, and T3
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 requiring minimal
irrigation, fertilizer and maintenance and being tolerant of soil compaction.
d. SPECIFIC TO ZONE T4
The following shall be applicable in T -Zone 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 AND 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 a Community Regulating Plan site T1 Natural or Civic Zone shall be considered
cumulatively the Net Site Area. For sites larger than 40 acres the Net Site Area shall be
allocated to the various Transect Zones according to the parameters specified in Table 14,
Item a. (SmartCode Summary, page
3.8.2 Density shall be expressed in terms of dwelling units per acre of Net Site as specified for
the area of each Transect Zone by Table 14, Item b. (SmartCode Summary, page
For purposes of Density calculation, 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. (SmartCode Summary, page
for Other Functions, the dwelling units specified on Table 14, Item b. (SmartCode
Summary, page shall be exchanged at the following rates, subject to approval by
the Plan 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.
3.8.4 The Residential and Other Functions for each Transect Zone shall be subject to further
adjustment at the building scale as limited by Table 10 (Building Functions, page
Table 11 (Parking Calculations, page and Section 5.9 "Parking and Density
Calculations
3.9 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
3.9.1 A Community Regulating Plan may designate any of the following Special Requirements:
a. 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
7A (Private Frontages, page and specified in Article 5 "Building and Lot Plans
The first floor shall be confined to Retail use through the depth of the Second Lot
Layer.
b. 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.
c. 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
(Public Frontages General, page and Private Frontage (Table 7A) 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 PRC.
g. A designation for Cross Block Passages, requiring that a minimum 8- foot -wide
pedestrian access be reserved between buildings.
h. A designation for Contributing Buildings, requiring that such buildings and structures
may be altered or demolished only in accordance with Municipal Preservation
Standards and Protocols.
i. Any standards or requirements for Districts or Subdistricts pursuant to section 3.10
hereof.
3.10 SPECIAL DISTRICTS /SUBDISTRICT STANDARDS
3.10.1 The Old Town District and the Historic Range Line Road Subdistrict, the Main Street
Subdistrict and the Character Subdistrict thereof, the U.S. Highway 31 Meridian Street
District, and the Monon Greenway District and the Monon Greenway Natural Subdistrict
and Monon Greenway Urban Subdistrict thereof shall be subject to the Special
District /Subdistrict Standards noted on Table 14 (SmartCode Summary) and as may be
indicated as Special Requirements on the Initial Community Regulating Plan or any other
Community Regulating Plan adopted from time to time.
ARTICLE 5: BUILDING LOTS PLANS
5.1 DIRECTIONS
5.1.1 Lots and buildings located within an area covered by an approved Community Regulating
Plan governed by this Code 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 an approved Community Regulating Plan shall be subject to the
applicable Community Regulating Plan and shall also require submission of Building and
Lot Plans under this Article. Building and Lot Plans required under this Article shall be
prepared by or on behalf of the owner or developer of the subject property. Building and
Lot 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. In addition, any building in a Transect Zone other than T3 that has a Function other
than solely Residential shall be subject to design approval by the Plan Commission.
5.1.3 Building and lot plans submitted under this Article shall show the following, in compliance
with the standards described in this Article:
a. The applicable portion of the applicable approved Community Regulating Plan
and evidence of compliance with the standards and requirements thereof.
b. Building Disposition
c. Building Configuration
d. Building Function
e. Building Facade
f. Parking Location Standards
g. Bicycle Facility Standards
h. Landscape Standards
i. Signage Standards
j. Special Requirements, if any
k. Hazard Mitigation Standards
I. Natural Drainage Standards
m. Architectural Standards
n. Lighting Standards
o. Sound Standards
p. Visitability Standards
q. Tree Preservation 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 Existing buildings that have at any time received a certificate of occupancy shall not
require upgrade to the current Building Code and when renovated, restored or renovated
may comply by meeting the standards of the code under which they were originally
permitted.
5.2.2 The modification of existing buildings is permitted By Right if such changes result in
greater conformance with the specifications of this Code.
5.2.3 Where buildings exist on adjacent Lots, the Zoning Administrator may require that there
be Appropriate Transition between the existing buildings and a proposed building.
5.2.4 Any addition to or modification of a Contributing Building that has been designated as
such by the Department, or to a building actually included or eligible for inclusion on a
state, local or national historic register, shall be subject to approval by the Department.
5.2.5 The restoration, renovation or rehabilitation of an existing building shall not require the
provision of (a) parking in addition to that existing nor (b) on -site stormwater
retention /detention in addition to that existing. Existing parking that exceeds the
requirements of this Code may be reduced as provided by Table 10 (Building Function,
page and Table 11 (Parking Calculations, page
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 Plan Commission.
5.4.2 CIVIC SPACES (CS)
a. Civic Spaces shall be generally designed as described in Table 13 (Civic Space, page
5.4.3 CIVIC BUILDINGS (CB)
a. Civic Buildings shall not be subject to the requirements of this Article. The particulars
of their design shall be determined by the Plan 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 of Zoning Appeals.
5.6 BUILDING DISPOSITION
5.6.1 SPECIFIC TO ZONE T2
a. Within T Zone T2, Building Disposition shall be determined by the Commission.
5.6.2 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T3, T4, T5, AND T6
Within T -Zones T3, T4, T5 and T6:
a. Newly platted Lots shall be dimensioned according to Table 14, Item f. (SmartCode
Summary, page and Table 15.
b. Building Disposition types shall be as shown in Table 9 (Building Disposition, page
and Table 14, Item i. SmartCode Summary, page
c. Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their Lots according to
Table 14, Items g. h. (SmartCode Summary, page 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.
e. Lot coverage by building shall not exceed that recorded in Table 14, Item f. (SmartCode
Summary, page 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,
(SmartCode Summary, page and Table 15.
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. (SmartCode Summary, page 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, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to Buildings and Lots in T -Zones T2, T3, 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. (SmartCode Summary, page
b. Buildings on corner Lots shall have two Principal Frontages. 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. (SmartCode Summary, page
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 exceeding 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, T4 AND T5
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3, T4 and T5:
a. The habitable area of an Accessory Unit within a Principal Building or an Outbuilding
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
The following shall be applicable to T -Zone T3:
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.
c. Balconies and bay windows may Encroach upon the First Lot Layer by 25% 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 actual
lot elevation and the base elevations required by applicable FEMA standards, 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.
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 Encroach upon any
existing easement.
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.
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 standards, 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
5.8.1 GENERAL TO ZONES T2, T3, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6:
a. Buildings in each Transect Zone shall conform to the Functions on Table 10 (Building
Function, page Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page and Table
14, Item I (SmartCode Summary, page
5.8.2 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T2 AND T3
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3:
a. Accessory Functions of Restricted Lodging or Restricted Office shall be permitted
within an Accessory Building. See Table 10 (Building Function, page
5.8.3 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T4 AND T5
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
Accessory Building. See Table 10 (Building Function, page
5.8.4 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T5 and T6:
a. First Story Commercial and Artisan Light Industrial Functions shall be permitted.
5.9 PARKING AND DENSITY CALCULATIONS
5.9.1 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T2 AND T3
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2 and T3:
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 (Building Function, page
and Table 11 (Parking Calculations, page
5.9.2 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T4, T5 AND T6
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 according to
the Shared Parking Factor of Table 11 (Parking Calculations, page 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 (Building
Function, page
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.
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, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6:
a. Vehicle parking shall be accessed by Rear Alleys or Rear Lanes, when such are
available 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 Frontage
and shall comply with the bicycle parking standards of section 27.06 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
5.10.2 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T2 AND T3
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2 and T3:
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.
b. Garages shall be located at the Third Lot Layer.
5.10.3 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T3 AND T4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3 and T4:
a. Driveways at Frontages shall be no wider than 10 feet in the First Lot Layer. See
Table 3B.f (Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies, page
5.10.4 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.
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.
b. Vehicular entrances to parking lots, garages, and Parking Structures shall be no wider
than 24 feet at the Frontage. See Table 3B.f (Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies,
page
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 Thoroughfares.
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, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, T4,T5 and T6:
a. Impervious surface shall be confined to the ratio of Lot coverage specified in Table 14,
Item f. (SmartCode Summary, page
b. All landscaping shall conform to the City's landscape, urban forestry, tree mitigation
and tree canopy ordinances and regulations.
5.11.2 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T2, T3, AND T4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3 and T4:
a. The First Lot Layer shall not be paved, with the exception of Driveways as specified in
Section 5.10.2 and Section 5.10.3.
5.11.3 SPECIFIC TO ZONE T3
The following shall be applicable to T -Zone T3:
a. A minimum of two trees shall be planted within the First Lot Layer for each 30 feet of
Frontage Line or portion thereof.
b. Trees may be of single or multiple species as shown on Table 6 (Public Planting, page
c. Trees shall be naturalistically clustered.
d. Lawn shall be permitted by Right.
5.11.4 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.
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 Frontage.
5.12 SIGNAGE STANDARDS
5.12.1 GENERAL TO ZONES T2, T3, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, 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. Notwithstanding
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.
c. The sign ordinance of the City as the same is in effect from time to time shall be
applicable to all buildings and development covered by this Code except to the extent
inconsistent with the other provisions of this Section 5.12.
5.12.2 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T2 AND T3
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2 and T3:
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 AND T4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T2, T3, 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.
5.12.5 SPECIFIC TO ZONES T5 AND T6
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.
5.13 VISITABILITY STANDARDS
5.13.1 GENERAL TO ZONES T3, T4, T5 AND T6
a. There shall be provided one zero -step entrance to each building from an accessible path at the
front, side, or rear of each building.
b. All first floor interior doors (including bathrooms) shall provide 32 inches of clear passage.
c. There shall be a half or full bath provided on the first Story of each building.
ARTICLE 6: STANDARDS TABLES
See InDesign File.
ARTICLE 7: DEFINITIONS
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.
Accessory Building: an Outbuilding with an Accessory Unit.
Adjusted Pedestrian Shed: a Pedestrian Shed that has been adjusted according to
Section 3.2 "Sequence of Community Design 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 Thoroughfare
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 (Building Function, page
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.
BRT: see Bus Rapid Transit.
Backbuilding: a single -Story structure connecting a Principal Building to an Outbuilding.
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 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.
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 presence 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 "Community Regulating
Plans" or Article 5 "Building and Lot Plans') that complies with the SmartCode and is
permitted and processed administratively, without public hearing. See Warrant and
Variance.
Carmel Drive Range Line Road District: the area designated as such on Exhibit
hereto.
Character Subdistrict: the area designated as such on Exhibit hereto.
Civic: the term defining not for profit organizations dedicated to arts, culture, education,
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 5.9.2.
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 the buildings facing them. See Table 13 (Civic Space, page
Civic Zone: designation for public sites dedicated for Civic Buildings and Civic 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 Table 7.
Community Regulating Plan: a Community Regulating Plan meeting the requirements
of Article 3.
Community Type: Any one of the categories of Community Unit addressed in this Code,
being TND, DD and TOD. The TOD may be created by an overlay on TND or DD.
Community Unit: a regulatory category defining the physical form, Density, and extent of
a settlement. See Community Type.
Configuration: the form of a building, based on its massing, Private Frontage, and
height; one element of Building Type..
Contributing Building: shall mean the Buildings listed on Figure 3 of Zoning Ordinance
Chapter 23D, Figure 3" and any other Building actually included on or eligible for
inclusion on a national, state or local register of historic places.
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 (Building Disposition, page
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 (Public Frontages General, page
and Table 48 (Public Frontages Specific, page
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 (Vehicular Lane Dimensions).
Disposition: the placement of a building on its Lot. See Table 9 (Building Disposition,
page
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 Development: a Community Type structured by a Long Pedestrian Shed or
Linear Pedestrian Shed, which may be adjoined without buffers by one or several
Standard Pedestrian Sheds, each with the individual Transect Zone requirements of a
TND. Downtown takes the form of a high- Density Mixed Use center connected to other
centers by transit. Table 2 (Community /Transect Zone Allocation) and Table 14, item a.
(SmartCode Summary, page (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 5.10 "Parking
Location Standards" and Table 38.f (Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies, page
Edgeyard Building: a building that occupies the center of its Lot with Setbacks on all
sides. See Table 9 (Building Disposition, page
Effective Parking: the amount of parking required for Mixed Use after adjustment by the
Shared Parking Factor. See Table 11 (Parking Calculations, page
Effective Turning Radius: the measurement of the inside Turning Radius taking parked
cars into account.
Elevation: an exterior wall of a building. 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 horizontal
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. A single 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 (Public Frontages General, page 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 following
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.
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 10 (Building
Function, page and Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page
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 Table 7.
GIS (Geographic Information System): a computerized program in widespread
municipal use that organizes data on maps.
Green: a Civic Space type for unstructured recreation, spatially defined by landscaping
rather than building Frontages. See Table 13 (Civic Space, page
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.)
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).
Historic Range Line Road Subdistrict: the area designated as such on Exhibit
hereto.
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, including
most Greyfield and Brownfield sites and cleared land within Urbanized areas. Verb- to
develop such areas.
Initial Community Regulating Plan: the Community Regulating Plan for the Downtown
SmartCode Area recommended by the Planning Commission to, and approved by, the
City Council pursuant to Section 3.1.2 hereof.
Inn: a Lodging type offering 6 to 12 bedrooms, permitted to serve breakfast in the
mornings to guests. See Table 10 (Building Function, page
Layer: a range of depth of a Lot within which certain elements are permitted.
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 structure 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 Table 10
(Building Function, page and Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page
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 Layer: see "Layer
Lot Line: the boundary that legally and geometrically demarcates a Lot.
Lot Layer: Layer.
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.
Main Street Subdistrict: the area designated as such on Exhibit hereto.
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
accommodates 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.
Monon Greenway District: the area designated as such on Exhibit hereto.
Monon Greenway Natural Subdistrict: the area designated as such on Exhibit
hereto.
Monon Greenway Urban Subdistrict: the area designated as such on Exhibit
hereto.
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 excluding
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 Regulating Plans.
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 10
(Building Function, page
Old Town District: that area designated as such on Exhibit hereto.
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 on a lot with an existing Principal Building, usually
located toward the rear of the same Lot as the Principal Building, and sometimes
connected to the Principal Building by a Backbuilding.
Park: a Civic Space type that is a natural preserve available for unstructured recreation.
See Table 13 (Civic Space, page
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 gathering
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 buildings 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 matching 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. Pedestrian 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.
Plan Review Committee: the Committee of the Plan Commission designated under I.C.
Section 36 -7 -4 -402 (d) authorized to conduct hearings regarding, and review plans on
behalf of the Commission, as approved pursuant to Planning Commission rules.
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.❑
PRC: Plan Review Committee.
Principal Building: the main building on a Lot, usually located toward the Frontage.
Principal Entrance: the main point of access for pedestrians into a building.
Principal Frontage: the primary Private Frontage of a building which includes its
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.
Public Frontage: the area between the Curb of the vehicular lanes and the Frontage
Line. See Table 4A (Public Frontages General, page and Table 48 (Public
Frontages Specific, page
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 (Building Disposition, page (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 10 (Building Function, page and Table 12 (Building Lot Function
Specific, page
Retail Frontage: Frontage designated on a Regulating Plan that requires or recommends
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 (Vehicular Lane Dimensions).
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)
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.
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 "Building Configuration See Table 14, item g. (SmartCode
Summary, page (Var: build -to- line.)
Shared Parking Factor: an accounting for parking spaces that are available to more
than one Function. See Table 11 (Parking Calculations, page
Sharrows: a symbol on a vehicular lane indicating that its use is to be shared by 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 pedestrian
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 (Building Disposition, page
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 Table 9 (Building Disposition, page
Special District (SD): an area that, by its intrinsic Function, Disposition, or Configuration,
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 "Special Requirements" and Section
5.3 "Special Requirements" of this Code and /or the associated designations on a
Regulating Plan or other map for those provisions.
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 (Civic Space, page
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 Table 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 Table 38
(Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies, page and Table 48 (Public Frontages
Specific, page
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.) See Section
5.7.5f.
Substantial Modification: alteration to a building that is valued at more than 50% of the
replacement cost of the entire building, if new. Without limiting the foregoing, a
conveyance of property shall not be construed to be a substantial modification.
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 building
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 (Vehicular Lane Dimensions), Table 38 (Vehicular Lane and Parking
Assemblies, page
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 (Community/Transect Zone Allocation) and Table 14,
item a. (SmartCode Summary, page (Syn: village. Variant: 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 template 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 (Transect Zone
Descriptions, Page
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 (Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies, page
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.
U.S. Highway 31 Meridian Street District: the area designated as such on Exhibit
hereto.
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
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 Function. 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 effective travel
lane because of parked cars, necessitating slow movement and driver negotiation. Also,
characterizing parking on such a Thoroughfare.
Zoning Administrator: Administrator.
Zoning Map: the Official Zoning Map of the Jurisdiction as set forth in Chapter 4 of the
Zoning Ordinance
Zoning Waiver: has the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
TABLE 14 SMARTCODE SUMMARY CONTINUED
DISTRICT /SUBDISTRICT STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS
Notwithstanding any different standard or requirement specified for any Transect Zone or Special
District, the following standards and requirements shall be applicable in the Districts and
Subdistricts indicated below:
1. Within the OId Town District, Historic Range Line Road Subdistrict:
Building Materials- INSERT FROM CHAP 23D.03A
Side and Rear Setbacks- 5 feet
Minimum Lot Width 50 feet for House and Cottage Building Types and 60 feet for other Building
Types
Maximum Lot Width 90 feet
No Chain Link Fence is permitted
Driveway Width- 12 feet maximum between street and the point that is 30 feet from the street and
24 feet maximum beyond the point that is 30 feet from the street
2. Within the OId Town District, Character Subdistrict:
Building Materials- INSERT FROM CHAP 23D.03C
Side and Rear Setbacks- 5 feet
Minimum Lot Width 50 feet for House and Cottage Building Types and 60 feet for other Building
Types
Maximum Lot Width 90 feet
No Chain Link Fence is permitted except vinyl covered
Driveway Width- 12 feet maximum between street and the point that is 30 feet from the street and
24 feet maximum beyond the point that is 30 feet from the street
3. Within the OId Town District, Main Street Subdistrict:
Restaurant drive throughs are not permitted.
4. Within the Carmel Drive Range Line Road District:
Building Materials: INSERT FROM CHAP 23F
5. Within the U.S. Highway 31 Meridian Street District:
Building Materials: INSERT FROM CHAP 23B
Restaurant drive throughs are not permitted.
Build -to line at US 31 /1-465 90 feet
Build -to line at Penn Street, Meridian Street and Illinois Street 20 feet
Minimum Gross Square Footage of Buildings 15,000
6. Within the Monon Greenway District:
Prohibited Functions /Uses:
Mobile Home Court, Penal or Correctional Institution, Commercial Sewage or Garbage Disposal
Plant, Water Management and Use Facility, Lumber /Building Materials Sales, Automobile Service
Station, Restaurant with drive through, Automobile or Boat Sales, Automobile or Truck Repair or
Maintenance, Car Wash, Commercial Kennel, Dry Cleaning Plant, Funeral
Home /Mortuary /Crematory, Self- service Laundry, Commercial Laundry Plant, Veterinary Hospital
with Commercial Kennel, Wholesale Sales, Warehousing, Stadium or Coliseum, Feed Store,
Grain Elevator, Shooting Gallery, Sexually Oriented Businesses, Industrial Uses other than
Artisan Light Industrial.
Special Requirements:
Access to the Monon Greenway shall be designed and built in accordance with a plan approved
by the and in accordance with Park Board Standards, subject to
approval by the Director of Carmel Clay Parks.
New Principal Buildings having more than 15,000 square feet of commercial space require
shower, changing and locker facilities for employees and covered long term bicycle parking at a
rate of per 5000 square feet.
General bicycle parking shall be provided at a rate equal to twice that required in Zoning
Ordinance 27.06, including the long term spaces.
Any above ground parking adjacent to the District shall be lined with non parking structures.
Boundary markers and construction fence shall be placed throughout construction.
7. Within the Monon Greenway Natural Subdistrict:
Front setback Minimum 60 feet from Greenway
Building Footprint Maximum 15,000 square feet
Facade Length Maximum 80 feet
8. Within the Monon Greenway Urban Subdistrict:
Front setback Minimum 12 feet and maximum 18 feet from Greenway
Front setback may not be used for vehicle or bicycle parking
Side Rear Setback Minimum 15 feet
Building Footprint Maximum 15,000 square feet
Facade Length Maximum 80 feet
Shopfront Frontage Required