HomeMy WebLinkAboutSmart Code Council Draft 01-21-10CITY OF CARMEL
CARMEL, INDIANA
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SMARTCODE GUIDE
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THE CITY OF CARMEL
Janes Brainard, Mayor
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TOWN PLANNING URBAN DESIGN COLLABORATIVE
City Planners
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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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
5.10PARKING LOCATION STANDARDS
5.11 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
5.12SIGNAGE 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
TABLE 4A PUBLIC FRONTAGES GENERAL
TABLE 4B PUBLIC FRONTAGES SPECIFIC
TABLE 4C THOROUGHFARE ASSEMBLIES
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TABLE 4D CUL -DE -SAC ALTERNATIVE DIAGRAMS
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
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
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ARTICLE 1
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. §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 stable neighborhoods and historic buildings, improvement of the
built environment, preservation of open space, conservation of land, energy and natural resources,
reduction in vehicular traffic congestion, more efficient use of public funds, the health benefits of a
pedestrian environment, and the reduction in sprawl development,
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 zoning, and
subdivision control ordinance in the Downtown SmartCode Area depicted on Exhibit RP
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 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.
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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.
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. §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:
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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 Greenway.
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
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1.4.1 Pursuant to I.C. §36- 7- 4- 1401.5(b), the Commission has exclusive authority to approve or
disapprove a Plan under this Code. However, either a hearing examiner or a Plan Review
Committee of the Commission designated under I.C. §36- 7- 4- 402(d) may conduct hearings
regarding and review and approve Plans on behalf of the Commission, per the Commission's
Rules of Procedure.
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 judicially reviewed as set forth in I.C. §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 Administrator shall require the owner
to stop, remove, and /or mitigate 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.
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ARTICLE 3
3.1 DIRECTIONS
3.1.1 The provisions of this Article 3 shall constitute a portion of the City's 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. No
proposal for a PUD District Ordinance may be considered on property located within the
boundaries of the Downtown SmartCode Area.
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. This
Code shall not be effective until the effective date of the Initial Community Regulating Plan.
3.1.3 No development may occur within any part of the Initial Community Regulating Plan or any other
Community Regulating Plan marked or T -Zone 1 Natural
3.1.4 Within the Downtown SmartCode Area, development shall be subject to compliance with the
Community Regulating Plan conforming to the provisions of this Article and this Code.
3.1.5 A development that complies with the Community Regulating Plan is eligible for approval
consistent with the provisions in Section 1.4. In addition, all development must comply with
Building and Lot Plans approved in accordance with Article 5 hereof.
3.1.6 All new development within the Downtown SmartCode Area shall be in the form of one or more
complete Community Units comprised of Transect Zones. Community Regulating Plans may
contain more than one Community Unit and /or more than one Community Type.
3.1.7 After the Council approves the Initial Community Regulating Plan or amendments thereto, 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 Area with all applicable Transect
Zones, Thoroughfares and other boundary elements indicated.
3.1.8 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 an amending Community
Regulating Plan is submitted and approved pursuant to Section 3.1.2 above.
3.1.9 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 to 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 by the 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
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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 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.
3.1.10 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
Administrator, pursuant to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission. 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 map
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance set forth in Section 31.06.03 thereof.
3.1.11 A new or amending 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.
3.1.12 A new or amending 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.
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3.1.13 Owners of property covered by an approved Community Regulating Plan (including the Initial
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 Administrator pursuant to the Rules of Procedure of the
Commission.
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 SC 53).
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 3A (Vehicular Lane Dimensions), 3B (Vehicular Lane /Parking Assemblies), 4A (Public
Frontages General), 4B (Public Frontages Specific), 4C (Thoroughfare Assemblies). 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 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 SC 53) do not apply
to Community Units on the Community Regulating Plan or 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.
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b. The edges of a TND shall blend into adjacent neighborhoods and /or a Downtown Development
without buffers by means of Appropriate Transition.
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 SC 24) and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary, page SC 53).
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 SC 24) and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary,
page SC 53). 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 SC
48.
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
by means of Appropriate Transition.
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 SC 24) and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary page SC 53).
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 SC 24) and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode
Summary page SC 53). 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 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 SC 53). 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 SC
24) and Table 14, Item a. (SmartCode Summary page SC 53)
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 SC 23) and the
metric standards summarized in Table 14 (SmartCode Summary, page SC 53).
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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 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 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 SC 52)
with their type determined by the surrounding or adjacent Transect Zone, as approved by the
Administrator, and distributed throughout Transect Zones as described in Table 14, Item e.
(SmartCode Summary, page SC 53).
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 SC 52).
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 SC 52).
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 SC 52).
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 Commission.
3.5.4 CIVIC BUILDINGS (CB) SPECIFIC TO T3 -T6 ZONES
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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 Commission.
g. Civic Buildings may be permitted within Special Districts by the Commission.
3.6 SPECIAL DISTRICTS
3.6.1 Special District designations shall be assigned to areas that, by their intrinsic size, Function, or
Configuration, cannot conform to the requirements of any Transect Zone or combination of zones.
Standards and conditions of development for Special Districts shall be determined based on public
hearing of the approval by the Commissionand recorded on Table 16 (Special District Standards,
page SC 61). 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 SC 61) hereof. Any Special Districts for which standards are not included
in Table 16 (Special District Standards, page SC 61) 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.
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d. The Thoroughfare network shall be designed to define Blocks not exceeding the size
prescribed in Table 14, Item c. (SmartCode Summary, page SC 53). The perimeter shall be
measured as the sum of Lot Frontage Lines. Block perimeter at the edge of the development
parcel shall be subject to approval by the Commission.
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 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 SC 45).
g. Standards for Bicycle Trails and Paths shall be as shown in Table 4C (Thoroughfare
Assemblies, page SC 40).
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 SC 25).
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 SC 53). Bicycle Routes should be marked with Sharrows.
The Community bicycle network shall be connected to existing or proposed networks and the
Carmel Access Bikeway wherever possible.
3.7.3 PUBLIC FRONTAGES
a. GENERAL TO ALL ZONES T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 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 SC 27)and Table 4B (Public Frontages Specific, page SC 28) and allocated within
Transect Zones as specified in Table 14, Item d. (SmartCode Summary, page SC 53).
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 SC 27)and Table 4B
(Public Frontages Specific, page SC 28), Table 5 (Public Lighting, page SC 42) and
Table 6 (Public Planting, page SC 43). The spacing may be adjusted by the 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.
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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 SC 53).
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 SC 53). 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 SC 53) for
Other Functions, the dwelling units specified on Table 14, Item b. (SmartCode Summary, page SC
53) shall be exchanged at the following rates, subject to approval by the Commission:
a. For Lodging: 2 bedrooms for each unit of Net Site Area Density.
b. For Office or Retail: 1000 square feet for each unit of Net Site Area Density.
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 SC 49), Table 11 (Parking
Calculations, page SC 50) 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 SC 44)
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.
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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.
d. A designation for Coordinated Frontage, requiring that the Public Frontage Table 4A (Public
Frontages General, page SC 27) and Private Frontage (Table 7A, page SC 44) be
coordinated as a single, coherent landscape and paving design.
e. 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 Plan Review Committee.
f. A designation for Cross Block Passages, requiring that a minimum 8- foot -wide pedestrian
access be reserved between buildings.
g. 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.
h. 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, page SC 53) 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.
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ARTICLE 5
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 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 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
5.2 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 Administrator may require that there be Appropriate
Transition between the existing buildings and a proposed building.
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5.2.4 Any demolition, addition to or modification of a Contributing Building that has been designated as
such by ordinance 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 Commission.
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 SC 49) and Table 11 (Parking Calculations, page
SC 50).
5.3 COMPLIANCE WITH CODE
5.3.1 Buildings and sites governed by this Code shall comply in all respects to all applicable provisions of
this Code, including any Special Requirements standards which are applicable thereto, as shown
on the applicable Community Regulating Plan.
5.4 CIVIC ZONES
5.4.1 GENERAL
a. Civic Zones are designated on Community Regulating Plans as Civic Space (CS) or Civic
Building (CB).
b. Parking provisions for Civic Zones shall be determined by the Commission.
5.4.2 CIVIC SPACES (CS)
a. Civic Spaces shall be generally designed as described in Table 13 (Civic Space, page SC 52).
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 Commission.
5.5 SPECIFIC TO T1 NATURAL ZONE
5.5.1 No building is permitted in the T1 Natural Zone
5.6 BUILDING DISPOSITION
5.6.1 SPECIFIC TO ZONE T1 CB
a. Within T -Zone T1 CB, 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 SC 53), and Table 15 (Form -Based Code Graphics, pages SC 56 -60).
b. Building Disposition types shall be as shown in Table 9 (Building Disposition, page SC 48) and
Table 14, Item i. (SmartCode Summary, page SC 53).
c. Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their Lots according to Table 14,
Items g. h. (SmartCode Summary, page SC 53) and Table 15 (Form -Based Code Graphics,
pages SC 56 -60).
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 SC 53) and Table 15 (Form -Based Code Graphics, pages SC 56 -60).
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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 (Form -Based Code Graphics, pages SC 56 -60).
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
(Form -Based Code Graphics, pages SC 56 -60).
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 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
(Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45) and Table 14, Item j. (SmartCode Summary, page SC
53).
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 (Building
Configuration, pages SC 46 -47) and Table 14, Item j. (SmartCode Summary, page SC 53).
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 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.
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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
(Building Configuration, pages SC 46 -47).
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 T3, T4, T5 AND T6
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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 SC 49), Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page SC 51) and Table 14, Item I
(SmartCode Summary, page SC 53).
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 SC 49).
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 SC 49).
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 T3
The following shall be applicable to T -Zone 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 SC 49) and Table 11
(Parking Calculations, page SC 50).
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 SC 50) 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 SC 49).
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.
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5.10 VEHICLE BICYCLE PARKING LOCATION STANDARDS
5.10.1 GENERAL TO ZONES T3, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones 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 ZONE T3
The following shall be applicable to T -Zone 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 SC 26)
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 SC 26)
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 T3, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones 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 SC 53).
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 T3, AND T4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T3 and T4:
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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 SC 43).
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 T1, T3, T4, T5 AND T6
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones T1,T3, T4, T5 and T6:
The sign ordinance of the City shall be applicable to all buildings and development covered by this
Code.
5.12.2 SPECIFIC TO ZONE T3
The following shall be applicable to T -Zone 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 T3 AND T4
The following shall be applicable to T -Zones 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.
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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.
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ARTICLE 7
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 Plan
Review Committee 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 Height Standard: a requirement that the lowest height standard of a Transect Zone
shall apply to a proposed building in that Transect Zone; applies whenever (i) the proposed
building adjoins a lot that lies in a lower numbered Transect Zone, and (ii) the lower numbered
Transect Zone is T3, T4 or T5.
Adjusted Lot Width: the Lot Width selected for a proposed building or development that will have
a Private Frontage that is adjacent to one or two existing buildings. Whenever there is only one
adjacent, existing building, the Adjusted Lot Width for the proposed building or development shall
be not less than the same Lot Width as the existing building. Whenever there are two adjacent,
existing buildings, the Adjusted Lot Width shall be not less than (i) the same Lot Width as either of
the existing buildings, or (ii) the average of the Lot Width of the existing buildings.
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.
Adjusted Setback: the Setback selected for a proposed building or development that will have a
Private Frontage that is adjacent to one or two existing buildings. Whenever there is only one
adjacent, existing building, the Adjusted Setback for the proposed building or development shall
use the same front setback line as the existing building. Whenever there are two adjacent, existing
buildings, the Adjusted Setback may use (i) the same front setback line as either of the existing
buildings, or (ii) the average of the front setback lines of the existing buildings.
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.
AIlee: 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 SC 49).
Apartment: a Residential unit sharing a building and a Lot with other units and /or uses; may be for
rent, or for sale.
Appropriate Transition: the use of any one or more of the following: either an Adjusted Height
Standard, an Adjusted Lot Width, or an Adjusted Setback.
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.
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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 RP hereto.
Character Subdistrict: the area designated as such on Exhibit RP hereto.
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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 SC
52).
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 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45).
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.
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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 SC 48).
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 SC 27) and
Table 4B (Public Frontages Specific, page SC 28).
Density: the number of dwelling units within a standard measure of land area.
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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 SC
48).
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 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45). (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, page SC 24) and Table 14, item a. (SmartCode Summary,
page SC 53) (Var: town center)
Drive (DR): 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 3B.f (Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies, page SC 26).
Edgeyard Building: a building that occupies the center of its Lot with Setbacks on all sides. See
Table 9 (Building Disposition, page SC 48).
Effective Parking: the amount of parking required for Mixed Use after adjustment by the Shared
Parking Factor. See Table 11 (Parking Calculations, page SC 50).
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 (Building Configuration, pages SC 46 -47). (Syn: transition line.)
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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
(Building Configuration, pages SC 46 -47).
Facade: the exterior wall of a building that is set along a Frontage Line. See Elevation.
First Lot Layer: that portion of a Lot bounded by the side Lot Lines, the Frontage Line and the
Facade of the Primary Building situated on or to be situated on the Lot. The First Lot Layer is co-
extensive with the Private Frontage. See Tables 15A -15E (Form -Based Code Graphics, pages 56-
60).
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 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45).
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 SC 27) and Table 7 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45).
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 SC
49) and Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page SC 51).
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 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45).
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 SC 52).
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 (HW): 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 RP hereto.
Home Occupation: shall have the same meaning given that term in Chapter 3 of the City Zoning
Ordinance.
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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 Commission to, and approved by, the 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 SC 49).
Layer: a range of depth of a Lot measured from the Frontage Line within which certain elements
are permitted. See definitions of First Lot Layer, Second Lot Layer and Third Lot Layer.
Lightwell: A Private Frontage type that is a below -grade entrance or recess designed to allow
light into basements. See Table 7 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45). (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 SC 49) and Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page SC 51).
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 Width: the length of the Principal Frontage Line of a Lot.
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Lot Coverage: the percentage determined by dividing (a) of the total horizontal area of a Lot on
which any Building or Buildings are situated, measured from the outside face of the exterior walls
or foundation, but not including any uncovered appurtenances to such Building or Buildings such
as stairs and elevated stoops, porches, terraces and decks, by (b) the total horizontal area of the
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 RP 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 RP hereto.
Monon Greenway Natural Subdistrict: the area designated as such on Exhibit RP hereto.
Monon Greenway Urban Subdistrict: the area designated as such on Exhibit RP hereto.
Multi -Use Path (MP): 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
SC 49).
Old Town District: that area designated as such on Exhibit RP 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 SC 52).
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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. §36 -7 -4-
402 (d) authorized to conduct hearings regarding, and review plans on behalf of the Commission,
as approved pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure.
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. 1
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 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45).
Public Frontage: the area between the Curb of the vehicular lanes and the Frontage Line. See
Table 4A (Public Frontages General, page SC 27) and Table 4B (Public Frontages Specific,
page SC 28).
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.
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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 SC 48). (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 (Building
Configuration, pages SC 46 -47).
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 SC 49) and Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page SC 51).
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)
Rules of Procedure: the procedural rules adopted by the Plan Commission pursuant to the
Advisory Planning Law, particularly I.C. §36 -7 -4 -400 et seq.
Second Lot Layer: that portion of a Lot bounded by (a) the side Lot Lines, (b) the Facade of the
Primary Building situated or to be situated on the Lot and (c) a line which is 20 feet from and
parallel to the Facade of such Primary Building. See Tables 15A -15E (Form -Based Code
Graphics, page SC 56 -60).
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 SC 53). (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 SC 50).
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 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45).
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 SC 48).
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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 SC 48).
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 SC 52).
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 (Building Configuration, pages SC 46 -47).
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 (Private Frontages, pages SC 44 -45).
Story: a habitable level within a building, excluding an Attic or raised basement. See Table 8
(Building Configuration, pages SC 46 -47).
Street (ST): a local urban Thoroughfare of low speed and capacity. See Table 3B (Vehicular Lane
and Parking Assemblies, page SC 26) and Table 4B (Public Frontages Specific, page SC 28).
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 one hundred percent
(100 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.
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Third Lot Layer: that portion of a Lot bounded by (a) the side Lot Lines, (b) the Rear Lot Line and
(c) a line which is 20 feet from and parallel to the Facade of the Primary Building situated or to be
situated on the Lot. See Tables 15A -15E (Form -Based Code Graphics, pages SC 56 -60).
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, page SC 25), Table 3B (Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies, page SC 26).
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, page SC 24) and Table 14, item a. (SmartCode Summary,
page SC 53) (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 SC 23).
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 3B (Vehicular Lane
and Parking Assemblies, page SC 26).
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 RP 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
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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 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.
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CITY OF CARMEL
INDIANA
SMARTCODE
ARTICLE 6
STANDARDS AND TABLES
TABLE 1: Transect Zone Descriptions. This table provides descriptions of the character of each T -zone.
T4
WI WE
CAW'
r
T -1 NATURAL
T -1 Natural Zone consists of lands
approximating or reverting to a wilder-
ness condition, including lands unsuit-
able for settlement due to topography,
hydrology or vegetation.
T -2 RURAL
While not found within the North Cen-
tral SmartCode Area, T -2 Rural Zone
consists of sparsely settled lands in
open or cultivated states. These include
woodland, agricultural land and grass-
land. Typical buildings are farmhouses,
agricultural buildings, cabins, and villas.
T -3 SUB -URBAN
This Zone consists of low density
residential areas. Home occupations
and Outbuildings are allowed. Planting
is naturalistic and setbacks are relatively
deep. Blocks may be large and the roads
irregular to accommodate natural condi-
tions.
T -4 GENERAL URBAN
T -4 General Urban Zone consists of
a mixed use but primarily residential
urban fabric. It may have a wide range
of building types: single, sideyard, and
rowhouses. Setbacks and landscaping
are variable. Streets with curbs and
sidewalks define medium -sized blocks.
T -5 URBAN CENTER
T -5 Urban Center Zone consists of
higher density mixed use building that
accommodate retail, offices, rowhouses
and apartments. It has a tight network
of streets, with wide sidewalks, steady
street tree planting and buildings set
close to the sidewalks.
T -6 URBAN CORE
T -6 Urban Core Zone consists of the
highest density and height, with the
greatest variety of uses, and civic build-
ings of regional importance. It may have
larger blocks; streets have steady street
tree planting and buildings are set close
to wide sidewalks. Typically only large
towns and cities have an Urban Core
Zone.
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General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
General Character:
Building Placement:
Frontage Types:
Typical Building Height:
Type of Civic Space:
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Natural landscape with some agricultural use
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Parks, Greenways
Carmel, Indiana
Primarily agricultural with woodland wetland and scattered buildings
Variable Setbacks
Not applicable
1- to 2 -Story
Parks and Greenways
Lawns, and landscaped yards surrounding detached single family
houses; pedestrians occasionally
Large and variable front and side yard Setbacks
Porches, fences, naturalistic tree planting
1- to 2 -Story
Playground, Parks, Greens and Greenways
Mix of Houses, Townhouses small Apartment buildings, with scat-
tered Commercial activity; balance between landscape and buildings;
presence of pedestrians
Shallow to medium front and side yard Setbacks
Porches, fences, Dooryards
2- to 4 -Story
Playgrounds, Greens, Parks and Squares
Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices,
workplace, and Civic buildings; predominantly attached buildings;
trees within the public right -of -way; substantial pedestrian activity
Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street defining a
street wall
Stoops, Shopfronts, Galleries
3- to 5 -Story with some variation
Playgrounds, Greens, Parks, Plazas and Squares
Medium to high- Density Mixed Use buildings, entertainment, Civic
and cultural uses. Attached buildingsforming a continuousstreetwall;
trees within the public right -of -way; highest pedestrian and transit
activity
Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street, defining a
street wall
Stoops, Dooryards, Forecourts, Shopfronts, Galleries, and Arcades
3- to 8 -Story
Parks, Plazas and Squares
Article 6 Standards Tables SC23
T3 10 30%
T4 30 -60%
10
-30%
T5 10 -30%
10
-30%
T6
40
80%
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TABLE 2: Community Transect Allocation. Table 2 allocates the proportions of Transect Zones within each Community Unit.
NA TO N.C.C. S.0 AREA
Transect Zone Allocations are not applicable for sites less than 20 acres
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Below 20 mph I
8 feet 1
1
20 -25 mph I
9 feet I
I
25 -35 mph I
10 feet 1
1
25 -35 mph I
11 feet I
I
Above 35 mph I
12 feet I
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TABLE 3A: Vehicular Lane Dimensions. This table assigns lane widths to Transect Zones. The Design ADT (Average Daily Traffic) is the
determinant for each of these sections. The most typical assemblies are shown in Table 3B (Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies, page
SC26). Specific requirements for truck and transit bus routes and truck loading shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator.
DESIGN SPEED
TRAVEL LANE WIDTH Egi
DESIGN SPEED
PARKING LANE WIDTH
20 -25 mph (Angle) 18 feet 1 x cc I x I x I
20 -25 mph (Parallel) 7 feet 1 x w I x I■ I
ci
25 -35 mph (Parallel) 8 feet 1 x x I• I• I
1—
Above 35 mph (Parallel) 9 feet I x o I x I x I
z
DESIGN SPEED EFFECTIVE TURNING RADIUS o
w
J
Below 20 mph I 5 -10 feet 1 x a I I• I
20 -25 mph I 10 -15 feet I o 1 I 1
25 -35 mph I 15 -20 feet 1 1 I 1
Above 35 mph I 20 -30 feet I■ z I x I x I
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PARKING
Design ADT
TI
NA
T3
T1
NA
T3
T1
NA
T3
T1
NA
T1
NA
300
H
4
VPD
J
600
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l
4;4
VPD
2,500
m
l
4 :4
VPD
n1 7
1 12 1 12 1 12
iii
iii
4 4 4 4
4;$;4
22,000 VPD
36,000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
3 Seconds 5 Seconds
5 Seconds
9 Seconds
13 Seconds
Design Speed
20 30 MPH Below 20 MPH
20 -25 MPH
35 MPH and above
PARKING
Design ADT
T3
T4
I
4
VPD
T3
T4
HIL
I
I
1,000
7
1
b4
I
1 000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
5 Seconds
7 Seconds
Design Speed
c ONE SIDE
PARALLEL
Design ADT
T3
T4
T3
T4
T5
T4
T5
8' I y
T4
T5 T6
T5
T6
6''Hfii
1
Ib I.
J::j
15,000 VPD
9 zLi ,r sy
x1
I
I 4
5,000 VPD
1
Ib,4
I
32,000
1
VPD
1.
I 4;4
18,000 VPD
16,000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
5 Seconds
8 Seconds
8 Seconds
11 Seconds
13 Seconds
Design Speed
20 -30 MPH
25-30 MPH
25 -30 MPH
BOTH SIDES
PARALLEL
Design ADT
T4
T4
T5
T6
T4
T5 T6
T5
T6
T5
T6
T 7
II
11
I II
8,000 VPD
8)
�I'I
15,000
8 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 8
#10
O'
1 6 1 13 1 10
III
1
1'1�
20,000 VPD
I.I
IA
VPD
I :I
Ib;t;
I,"
22,000 VPD
I
1 12' 1 12' 1 12 1 8 1
I
Ib;b;
I'''I
32,000 VPD
Pedestrian Crossing
7 Seconds
10 Seconds
10 Seconds
13 Seconds
15 Seconds
Design Speed
Below 20 MPH
25-30 MPH
25 -30 MPH
25-30 MPH
35 MPH and above
e BOTH SIDES
DIAGONAL
Design ADT
T5
T6
T5
T6
T5
T6
T5
T6
18
T5
T6
i8'
,8 24' 18
24' ,8
i8
18'
1 18 1 12 1 1 ohe 1 12 1
I
iii
b
31,000 VPD
1 22 118 I
I
p,1
18,000 VPD
I 1 1 I
1
4;4
20,000 VPD
1 I
b,4
1 1 2 1 10 1 12 1
I
VPD
I
15,000 VPD
22,000
Pedestrian Crossing
15 Seconds
17 Seconds
17 Seconds
20 Seconds
23 Seconds
Design Speed
Below 20 MPH
20 -25 MPH
20 -25 MPH
25 -30 MPH
25 -30 MPH
ACCESS
Design ADT
T3
T4
T5
T6
�I1
b
44
7
Pedestrian Crossing
3 Seconds
6 Seconds
Design Speed
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TABLE 3B: Vehicular LanelParking Assemblies. The projected design speeds determine the dimensions of the vehicular lanes and Turning
Radii assembled for Thoroughfares. (ADT Average Daily Traffic, VPD: Vehicles Per Day)
ONE WAY MOVEMENT 0 TWO WAY MOVEMENT
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LOT 0®
PRIVATE FRONTAGE 0®
R.O.W.
PUBLIC FRONTAGE
INF
IP
T1
NA
T3
T1
NA
T3
j 0
e
II
0
M
gar
T3
T4
T5
41
0
T3
T4
T5
T6
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MI
i 1
T3 4
T
T5
T6
Go
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T5
T6
101
�I
T3
T4
T5
T6
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TABLE 4A: Public Frontages General. The Public Frontage is the area between the private Lot line and the edge of the vehicular lanes. Dimen-
sions are given in Table 4B (Public Frontages Specific, page SC28).
a. (HW) For Highway: This Frontage has open Swales drained by percolation, Bicycle Trails and no parking.
The landscaping consists of the natural condition or multiple species arrayed in naturalistic clusters. Build-
ings are buffered by distance or berms.
b. (RD) For Road: This Frontage has open Swales drained by percolation and a walking Path or Bicycle Trail
along one or both sides and Yield parking. The landscaping consists of multiple species arrayed in naturalistic
clusters.
c. (ST) For Street: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and Sidewalks separated from the vehicular
lanes by individual or continuous Planters, with parking on one or both sides. The landscaping consists of
street trees of a single or alternating species aligned in a regularly spaced Allee, with the exception that
Streets with a right -of -way (R.O.W) width of 40 feet or less are exempt from tree requirements.
d. (DR) For Drive: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and a wide Sidewalk or paved Path along
one side, related to a Greenway or waterfront. It is separated from the vehicular lanes by individual or
continuous Planters. The landscaping consists of street trees of a single or alternating species aligned in
a regularly spaced Allee.
e. (AV) For Avenue: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and wide Sidewalks separated from the
vehicular lanes by a narrow continuous Planter with parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of a
single tree species aligned in a regularly spaced Allee.
f. (CS) (AV) For Commercial Street or Avenue: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and very
wide Sidewalks along both sides separated from the vehicular lanes by separate tree wells with grates and
parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of a single tree species aligned with regular spacing where
possible, but clears the storefront entrances.
g. (BV) For Boulevard: This Frontage has Slip Roads on both sides. It consists of raised Curbs drained by
inlets and Sidewalks along both sides, separated from the vehicular lanes by Planters. The landscaping
consists of double rows of a single tree species aligned in a regularly spaced Allee.
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Table 4B: Public Frontages Specific. This table assembles prescriptions and dimensions for the Public Frontage elements Curbs, walkways and
Planters relative to specific Thoroughfare types within Transect Zones. Table 4B -a assembles all of the elements for the various street types. Locally
appropriate planting species should be filled in to the calibrated Code.
R U R A L I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I T R A N S E C T I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I U R B A N
TRANSECT ZONE NA m 1111 NA w
Public Frontage Type HW RD RD ST S T -DR -AV
a.Assembly: The princi-
pal variables are the type
and dimension of Curbs,
walkways, Planters and
landscape.
Total Width
b.Curb: The detailing of
the edge of the vehicular
pavement, incorporating
drainage.
c. Walkway: The pavement
dedicated exclusively to
pedestrian activity.
d.Planter: The layer which
accommodates street trees
and other landscape.
Type
1
Open Swale
R adius 10 -30 feet
Type
Width
Arrangement
Species
Planter Type
Planter Width
e. Landscape: The recom-
mended plant species.
(See Table 6 (Public Plant-
ing, page SC43))
f. Lighting: The recom-
mended Public Lighting.
(See Table 5 (Public Light-
ing, page SC42))
Path Optional
n/a
Clustered
Multiple
Continuous Swale
8 feet -16 feet
12 -24 feet
Open Swale
10 -30 feet
Path
5 -8 feet
Clustered
Multiple
Continuous Swale
8 feet -16 feet
12 -18 feet
Raised Curb
5-20 feet
Sidewalk
5-8 feet
Regular
Alternating
Continuous Planter
8 feet -12 feet
li®
ST- DR -AV -BV 1 CS- DR -AV -BV 1 CS- DR -AV -BV
12 -18 feet
Raised Curb
5-20 feet
Sidewalk
5-8 feet
Regular
Single
Continuous Planter
8 feet -12 feet
18-24 feet
Raised Curb
5-20 feet
Sidewalk
12 -20 feet
Regular
Single
Continuous Planter
4 feet -6 feet
18-30 feet
Opportunistic
Single
Tree Well
4 feet -6 feet
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TABLE 4C: Thoroughfare Assemblies. These Thoroughfares are assembled from the
Dimensions page SC25) and 3B (Vehicular Lane and Parking Assemblies page SC26) and
Frontages General, page SC27). The key gives the Thoroughfare type followed by the right
some instances followed by specialized transportation capability.
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type _I 1
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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REAR LANE
24'
6'12'6'
1
RL -24 -12
Rear Lane
T3
24 feet
12 feet
Yield Movement
10 MPH
3.5 seconds
n/a
None
Taper
None
None
Inverted Crown
None
None
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elements that appear in Tables 3A (Vehicular Lane
incorporate the Public Frontages of Table 4A (Public
-of -way width, followed by the pavement width, and in
REAR ALLEY
24'
24'
RA -24 -24
Rear Alley
T4, T5, T6
24 feet
24 feet
Slow Movement
10 MPH
7 seconds
n/a
None
Taper
None
None
Inverted Crown
None
None
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TABLE 4C CONTINUED:
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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ROAD
50'
18' 7' 7' 18'
1 1 l
RD -50 -14
Road
T1, T2, T3
50 feet
14 feet
Yield Movement
15 MPH
4 seconds
2 lanes
None
25 feet
Path optional
Continuous Swale
Swale
Trees clustered
BT
ROAD
50'
16' 9' 9' 16'
1 1 1
RD -50 -18
Road
T1, T2, T3
50 feet
18 feet
Slow Movement
15 MPH
5.1 seconds
2 lanes
None
25 feet
Path optional
Continuous Swale
Swale
Trees clustered
BT
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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ROAD
50'
RD -50 -24
Road
T1, T2„ T3
50 feet
24 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
6.8 seconds
2 lanes
None
25 feet
Path optional
Continuous Swale
Swale
Trees clustered
BT
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STREET
40'
13 7' 12' 8'
l l
1°
w
ST -40 -19
Street
T5, T6
40 feet
19 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
5.4 seconds
1 lane
One side 7 feet marked
15 feet
13/8 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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TABLE 4C CONTINUED:
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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STREET
50'
5' 7' 8' 18' 7' 5'
Il 4 44.
ST-50-26
Street
T4, T5, T6
50 feet
26 feet
Free Movement
20 MPH
7.4 seconds
2 lanes
One side 8 feet marked
10 feet
5 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' ac. Avg.
STREET
50'
5' 6' 8' 12 8' 6 5'
ST -50 -28
Street
T4, T5, T6
50 feet
28 feet
20 MPH
2 lane
10 feet
Yield Movement
7.6 seconds
Both sides 8 feet unmarked
5 foot Sidewalk
6 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type _I 1
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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STREET
50'
10' 7' 16 7' 10'
ST-50-30
Street
T3, T4
50 feet
30 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
8.5 seconds
2 lanes
Both sides 7 feet unmarked
10 feet
5 foot Sidewalk
5 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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STREET
60'
1 13' 7' 10' 10' 7' 13'
TT T TT
ST-60-34
Street
T3, T4, T5
60 feet
34 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
9.7 seconds
2 lanes
Both Sides 7 feet marked
15 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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COMMERCIAL STREET
50'
18' 8' 14' 10'
CS -50 -22
Commercial Street
T5, T6
50 feet
22 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
6.2 seconds
1 lane
One side 8 feet marked
15 feet
18110 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
COMMERCIAL STREET
55'
13' 7' 15' 7' 13'
CS -55 -29
Commercial Street
T5, T6
55 feet
29 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
8.2 seconds
1 lane
Both sides 7 feet marked
15 feet
13 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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Thoroughfare Type ____J 1
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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60'
13 7' 10' 10' 7' 13
CS -60 -34
Commercial Street
T5, T6
60 feet
34 feet
Slow Movement
20 MPH
9.7 seconds
2 lanes
Both sides 7 feet marked
10 feet
13 foot Sidewalk
4x4" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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COMMERCIAL STREET
80'
18' 8 14' 14' 8' 18'
t
CS -80 -44
Commercial Street
T5, T6
80 feet
44 feet
Free Movement
25 MPH
8 seconds at corners
2 lanes
Both sides 8 feet marked
10 feet
18 foot Sidewalk
404" tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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TABLE 4C CONTINUED:
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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COMMERCIAL STREET
13' 17' 10' 10' 17' 13'
l 1 1 1
80'
CS -80 -54
Commercial Street
T5, T6
80 feet
54 feet
Slow Movement
25 MPH
5.7 seconds at corners
2 lanes
Both sides angled 17 feet marked
10 feet
13 foot Sidewalk
4X4' tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
COMMERCIAL STREET
100'
18' 17' 15 15 17 18'
CS- 100 -64
Commercial Street
T5, T6
100 feet
64 feet
Slow Movement
25 MPH
8.5 seconds at corners
2 lanes
10 feet
18 foot Sidewalk
4X4' tree well
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
Both sides angled 17 feet marked
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Thoroughfare Type _I 1
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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75'
13' 8' y 12' 1 9' 1 1 Z 8' y 13'
AV -75-40
Avenue
T3, T4, T5
75 feet
40 feet total
Slow Movement
25 MPH
5.7 seconds 5.7 seconds
2 lanes
Both sides 8 feet marked
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb or Swale
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR, TR
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AVENUE
90'
13 y 8' y 20' y 8' y 20' y 8' y 13'
AV -90 -56
Avenue
T3, T4, T5
90 feet
56 feet total
Slow Movement
25 MPH
5.7 seconds 5.7 seconds at corners
4 lanes
Both sides 8 feet marked
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb or Swale
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR, TR
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TABLE 4C CONTINUED:
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
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BOULEVARD
115'
13' 20' 8' 33' 8' 20' 13'
t t t t t t
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Boulevard
BOULEVARD
125'
13' 20' 8' 43' 8' 20' 13'
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Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment T5, T6 T5, T6
Right -of -Way Width 115 feet 125 feet
Pavement Width 20 feet 33 feet 20 feet 20 feet 43 feet 20 feet
Movement Free Movement (inner lanes) Free Movement (inner lanes)
Design Speed 35 MPH 35 MPH
Pedestrian Crossing Time 5.7 seconds 9.4 seconds 5.7 seconds 5.7 seconds -12.2 seconds 5.7 seconds
Traffic Lanes 3 lanes, one turning lane two one -way slip roads 4 lanes 8 two one -way slip roads
Parking Lanes 8 feet 8 feet
Curb Radius 10 feet 10 feet
Walkway Type 6 foot Sidewalk 6 foot Sidewalk
Planter Type 7 foot continuous Planter 7 foot continuous Planter
Curb Type Curb Curb
Landscape Type Trees at 30' ac. Avg. Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
Transportation Provision BR, TR BR, TR
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KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type _I 1
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
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135'
13' 30' 8' 33' 8' 30' 13'
t t t t t t
BV- 135 -33
Boulevard
T5, T6
135 feet
Free Movement
35 MPH
30 feet 33 feet 30 feet
8.5 seconds 9.4 seconds 8.5 seconds
3 lanes, one turning lane 8 two one -way slip roads
8 feet
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
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BOULEVARD
135'
13' 20' 8' 53' 8' 20' 13'
t t t
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BV- 135 -53
Boulevard
T5, T6
135 feet
20 feet 53 feet 20 feet
Free Movement
35 MPH
5.7 seconds -15.1 seconds 5.7 seconds
5 Lanes, one turning lane two one -way slip roads
8 feet
10 feet
6 foot Sidewalk
7 foot continuous Planter
Curb
Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.
BR, TR
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TABLE 4C CONTINUED:
KEY ST-57-20-BL
Thoroughfare Type
Right of Way Width
Pavement Width
Transportation
THOROUGHFARE TYPES
Highway: HW
Boulevard: BV
Avenue: AV
Commercial Street: CS
Drive: DR
Street: ST
Road: RD
Rear Alley: RA
Rear Lane: RL
Bicycle Trail: BT
Bicycle Lane: BL
Bicycle Route: BR
Path: PT
Passage: PS
Transit Route: TR
Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path MP
Thoroughfare Type
Transect Zone Assignment
Right -of -Way Width
Pavement Width
Movement
Design Speed
Pedestrian Crossing Time
Traffic Lanes
Parking Lanes
Curb Radius
Walkway Type
Planter Type
Curb Type
Landscape Type
Transportation Provision
MULTI -WAY PATH
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MP -66 -12
Multi -Way Multi -Modal Path (Monon Trail Natural Section)
T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
66 ft.
12 ft.- 18 ft.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
12 20 foot Multi -Way/ Mufti -Modal Path
Continuous Planter
N/A
Naturalistic, Opportunistic and Allee depending on Transect Zone
BR
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V
MP -66 -18
Multi -Way Multi -Modal Path (Monon Trail Urban Section)
T3, T4, T5, T6
66 ft.
18 foot Multi -Modal Path plus Varying Sidewalks
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
10 20 foot Multi -Way/ Multi -Modal Path
Continuous Planter
N/A
Naturalistic, Opportunistic and Allee depending on Transect Zone
BR
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TABLE 5: Public Lighting. Lighting varies in brightness and also in the character of the fixture according to the Transect. The table
shows four common types. A listed set of streetlights corresponding to these types would be approved by the utility company and listed
on the page.
Pipe
Post
Column
1
Double Column
X
X
X
X
X
X
Specifications
LED fixtures are required.
LED fixtures are required.
LED fixtures are required.
LED fixtures are required.
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BY RIGHT
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY SPECIAL USE
X PROHIBITED
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TABLE 6: Public Planting. This table shows five common types of street tree shapes and their appropriateness within the Transect Zones.
The local planning office shall select species appropriate for the bio- region. See Local City Codes for species types.
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SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY SPECIAL USE
X PROHIBITED
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g. Gallery: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage line
with an attached cantilevered shed or a lightweight colonnade overlapping
the Sidewalk. This type is conventional for Retail use. The Gallery shall be
no less than 10 feet wide and should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet
of the Curb but shall not encroach upon any existing easement.
h. Arcade: a colonnade supporting habitable space that overlaps the Sidewalk,
while the Facade at Sidewalk level remains at or behind the Frontage Line.
This type is conventional for Retail use. The Arcade shall be no less than
12 feet wide and should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet of the Curb
but shall not encroach upon any existing easement. See Table 8A (Building
Configuration, page SC46).
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a. Common Yard: a planted Frontage wherein the Facade is set back substan-
tially from the Frontage Line. The front yard created remains unfenced and is
visually continuous with adjacent yards, supporting a common landscape. The
deep Setback provides a buffer from the higher speed Thoroughfares.
b. Porch Fence: a planted Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from
the Frontage Line with an attached porch permitted to Encroach. A fence
at the Frontage Line maintains street spatial definition. Porches shall be no
less than 8 feet deep.
c. Terrace or Lightwell: a Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from
the Frontage line by an elevated terrace or a sunken Lightwell. This type
buffers Residential use from urban Sidewalks and removes the private yard
from public Encroachment. Terraces are suitable for conversion to outdoor
cafes. Syn: Dooryard.
d. Forecourt: a Frontage wherein a portion of the Facade is close to the
Frontage Line and the central portion is set back. The Forecourt created is
suitable for vehicular drop -offs. This type should be allocated in conjunction
with other Frontage types. Large trees within the Forecourts may overhang
the Sidewalks.
e. Stoop: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage Line
with the first Story elevated from the Sidewalk sufficiently to secure privacy
for the windows. The entrance is usually an exterior stair and landing. This
type is recommended for ground -floor Residential use.
f. Shopfront: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage
Line with the building entrance at Sidewalk grade. This type is conventional
for Retail use. It has a substantial glazing on the Sidewalk level and an
awning that should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet of the Curb. Syn:
Retail Frontage.
g. Gallery: a Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage line
with an attached cantilevered shed or a lightweight colonnade overlapping
the Sidewalk. This type is conventional for Retail use. The Gallery shall be
no less than 10 feet wide and should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet
of the Curb but shall not encroach upon any existing easement.
h. Arcade: a colonnade supporting habitable space that overlaps the Sidewalk,
while the Facade at Sidewalk level remains at or behind the Frontage Line.
This type is conventional for Retail use. The Arcade shall be no less than
12 feet wide and should overlap the Sidewalk to within 2 feet of the Curb
but shall not encroach upon any existing easement. See Table 8A (Building
Configuration, page SC46).
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TABLE 7A: Private Frontages. The Private Frontage is the area between the building Facades and the Lot lines. See also Table 7B
(Bungalow Court Frontage, page SC45) for the Bungalow Court Frontage
SC44 Article 6 Standards Tables
SECTION
PLAN
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TABLE 8A: Building Configuration. This table shows the Configurations for different building heights for each Transect Zone. It
must be modified to show actual calibrated heights for local conditions. Recess Lines and Expression Lines shall occur on higher
buildings as shown. N maximum height as specified in Table 14, Item k. (SmartCode Summary, page SC53).
1
Lot R.O.W.
1
1
Max. height
1
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8
7
4
3
2
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T6
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2
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1
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TABLE 9: Building Disposition. This table approximates the location of the structure relative to the boundaries of each individual Lot, establishing
suitable basic building types for each Transect Zone.
a. Edgeyard: Specific Types single family House, cottage, villa, estate house, urban villa. A building
that occupies the center of its Lot with Setbacks on all sides. This is the least urban of types as
the front yard sets it back from the Frontage, while the side yards weaken the spatial definition
of the public Thoroughfare space. The front yard is intended to be visually continuous with the
yards of adjacent buildings. The rear yard can be secured for privacy by fences and a well placed
Backbuilding and /or Outbuilding.
b. Sideyard: Specific Types Charleston single house, double house, zero lot line house, twin. A
building that occupies one side of the Lot with the Setback to the other side. A shallow Frontage
Setback defines a more urban condition. If the adjacent building is similar with a blank side wall,
the yard can be quite private. This type permits systematic climatic orientation in response to the
sun or the breeze. If a Sideyard House abuts a neighboring Sideyard House, the type is known
as a twin or double House. Energy costs, and sometimes noise, are reduced by sharing a party
wall in this Disposition.
c. Rearyard: Specific Types Townhouse, Rowhouse, Live -Work unit, loft building, Apartment
House, Mixed Use Block, Flex Building, perimeter Block. A building that occupies the full Frontage,
leaving the rear of the Lot as the sole yard. This is a very urban type as the continuous Facade
steadily defines the public Thoroughfare. The rear Elevations may be articulated for functional
purposes. In its Residential form, this type is the Rowhouse. For its Commercial form, the rear
yard can accommodate substantial parking.
d. Courtyard: Specific Types patio House. A building that occupies the boundaries of its Lot while
internally defining one or more private patios. This is the most urban of types, as it is able to shield
the private realm from all sides while strongly defining the public Thoroughfare. Because of its
ability to accommodate incompatible activities, masking them from all sides, it is recommended
for workshops, Lodging and schools. The high security provided by the continuous enclosure is
useful for crime -prone areas.
NA
T4
T6
Specialized: A building that is not subject to categorization. Buildings dedicat.
manufacturing and transportation are often distorted by the trajectories of machines
Civic buildings, which may express the aspirations of institutions. may he included.
NOT APPLICABLE TO NORTH CENTRAL CARMEL SMARTCODE AREA
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TABLE 10: Building Function. This table categorizes Building Functions within Transect Zones. Parking requirements are correlated to functional
intensity. For Specific Function and Use permitted By Right or by Special Use, see Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page SC51).
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NA T3
T4
T5 T6
a. RESIDENTIAL
Restricted Residential: The number of
dwellings on each Lot is restricted to one
within a Principal Building and one within
an Accessory Building, with 2.0 parking
places for each. Both dwellings shall be
under single ownership. The habitable area
of the Accessory Unit shall not exceed 440 sf,
excluding the parking area.
Limited Residential: The number of dwell-
ings on each Lot is limited bythe requirement
of 1.5 parking places for each dwelling, a
ratio which may be reduced according to
the shared parking standards (See Table
11 (Parking Calculations, page SC50)).
Open Residential: The number of dwellings
on each Lot is limited by the requirement
of 1.0 parking places for each dwelling, a
ratio which may be reduced according to
the shared parking standards (See Table
11 (Parking Calculations, page SC50)).
b. LODGING
Restricted Lodging: NA
Limited Lodging:The number of bedrooms
available on each Lot for lodging is limited
by the requirement of 1.0 assigned parking
places for each bedroom, up to twelve, in
addition to the parking requirement for
the dwelling. The Lodging must be owner
occupied. Food service may be provided in
the a.m. The maximum length of stay shall
not exceed ten days.
Open Lodging: The number of bedrooms
available on each Lot for lodging is limited
by the requirement of 1.0 assigned parking
places for each bedroom. Food service may
be provided at all times. The area allocated
for food service shall be calculated and
provided with parking according to Retail
Function.
c. OFFICE
Restricted Office: NA
Limited Office:The building area available
for office use on each Lot islimited to thefirst
Story of the principal building and /or to the
Accessory building, and by the requirement
of 3.0 assigned parking places per 1000
square feet of net office space in addition to
the parking requirement for each dwelling.
Open Office: The building area available
for office use on each Lot is limited by the
requirement of 2.0 assigned parking places
per 1000 square feet of net office space.
d. RETAIL
Restricted Retail: NA
Limited Retail: The building area available
for Retail use is limited to the first Story
of buildings at corner locations, not more
than one on each block corner, and by the
requirement of 4.0 assigned parking places
per 1000 square feet of net Retail space in
addition to the parking requirement of each
dwelling. The specific use shall be further
limited to neighborhood store, or food service
seating no more than 40.
Open Retail: The building area available for
Retail use is limited by the requirement of
3.0 assigned parking places per 1000 square
feet of net Retail space. Retail spaces under
1500 square feet are exempt from parking
requirements.
e. CIVIC
See Table 12 (page. SC51)
See Table 12 (page. SC51)
See Table 12 (page. SC51)
f. OTHER
See Table 12 (page. SC51)
See Table 12 (page. SC51)
See Table 12 (page. SC51)
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 10: Building Function. This table categorizes Building Functions within Transect Zones. Parking requirements are correlated to functional
intensity. For Specific Function and Use permitted By Right or by Special Use, see Table 12 (Building Lot Function Specific, page SC51).
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TABLE 11: Parking Calculations. The Shared Parking Factor for two Functions, when divided into the sum of the two amounts as listed on the
Required Parking table below, produces the Effective Parking needed for each site involved in sharing. Conversely, if the Sharing Factor is used as a
multiplier, it indicates the amount of building allowed on each site given the parking available.
OTHER
REQUIRED PARKING (See Table 10 Building Function, page SC49)
NA
T4
RESIDENTIAL I 2.0 dwelling I 1.5 dwelling
LODGING NA 1.0 bedroom
OFFICE NA 3.0 1000 sq. ft.
RETAIL NA 4.0 1000 sq. ft.
CIVIC I To be determined by Commission
1.0 dwelling
1.0 bedroom
2.0 1000 sq. ft.
3.0 1000 sq. ft.
To be determined by Commission
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SHARED PARKING FACTOR
Function
RESIDENTIAL
LODGING
OFFICE
RETAIL
with
Function
RESIDENTIAL
LODGING
OFFICE
RETAIL
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TABLE 12: Specific Function Use. This table designates specific functions within the categories of Table 10 (Building Function, page
SC49) across the various Transect Zones.
a. RESIDENTIAL
b. LODGING
c. OFFICE
Mixed Use Block 1 X 1
Flex Building 1 X I
Apartment Building 1 x 1
Live/WorkUnit 1 X 1 1 X 1 1• 1•
Row Hou x 1 X 1 1• 1 X
Duplex House
Courtyard House
Sideyard House
Cottage
House
Villa
Accessory Unit
Nursing Retirement Home
Hotel (no room limit)
Inn (up to 12 rooms)
Bed Breakfast (up to 5 rooms)
School Dormitory
Personal Services
Professional Services
Tavern/ Bar/ Liquor Sales
Sexually Oriented Business
e. CIVIC
Bus Shelter
Convention Center
Conference Center
Exhibition Center
Fountain or Public Art
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medical Office i X
Office Building 1 X
Live -Work Unit X
Veterinary Clinic X
d. RETAIL SERVICES
Open- Market Building X
Retail Building X
Display Gallery
Restaurant X
Kiosk X
Push Cart X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Library X
Live Theater X
Movie Theater X
Museum X
Outdoor Auditorium
Parking Structure X
Passenger Terminal r X r
X
Playground X
Sports Stadium Mr
r
X
Ixlx1•
Ixl•1•
Ix1•I•
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X x
X x
X x
X
X x
X x
X x
Surface Parking Lot X X
Religious Assembly X
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X
X
I
X
X
X
X
f. OTHER: AGRICULTURE
Grain Storage
Livestock Pen
Greenhouse
Stable
Kennel
f. OTHER: MISCELLANEOUS
Gasoline
Auto Sales /Service w/ lot
Truck/Sales Maintenance
Drive Through Facility
Manufac. /Mobile Home Sales
Roadside Stand
Boat RV Sales
Shopping Center
Shopping Mall
f. OTHER: CIVIL SUPPORT
Fire Station
Police Station
Cemetery
Cremation/ Funeral Home
Hospital
Medical Clinic
f. OTHER: EDUCATION
College
High School
Trade School
Elementary School
Other- Childcare Center
f. OTHER: INDUSTRIAL
Heavy Industrial Facility
Light Industrial Facility
Truck Depot
Laboratory Facility
Water Supply Facility
Sewer and Waste Facility
Electric Substation
Telecommunications
Warehouse
Produce Storage
Mini Storage
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X r
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X
X X
X X X X
X X X X
X x x x
X x x x
X x x x
X x x x
X x x x
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X X
X X X
X X X X
X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X
X X X X
X X X X
BY RIGHT
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY SPECIAL USE
X PROHIBITED
Drive through facilities, where permitted,shall be located in the Third Lot
Layer and not be visible from a Frontage.
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T5
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T3
T4
T5
1
1'9 T6
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TABLE 13: Civic Space.
a. Park: A natural preserve available for unstructured recreation. A park may be independent of
surrounding building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of Paths and trails, meadows, water
bodies, woodland and open shelters, all naturalistically disposed. Parks may be lineal, following
the trajectories of natural corridors. The minimum size shall be 8 acres.
b. Green: An Open Space, available for unstructured recreation. A Green may be spatially defined
by landscaping rather than building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of lawn and trees, natu-
ralistically disposed. The minimum size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 8 acres.
c. Square: An Open Space available for unstructured recreation and Civic purposes. A Square
is spatially defined by building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist of paths, lawns and trees,
formally disposed. Squares shall be located at the intersection of important Thoroughfares. The
minimum size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 5 acres.
d. Plaza: An Open Space available for Civic purposes and Commercial activities. A Plaza shall be
spatially defined by building Frontages. Its landscape shall consist primarily of pavement. Trees
are optional. Plazas should be located at the intersection of important streets. The minimum
size shall be 1/2 acre and the maximum shall be 2 acres.
e. Playground: An Open Space designed and equipped for the recreation of children. A playground
should be fenced and may include an open shelter. Playgrounds shall be interspersed within
Residential areas and may be placed within a Block. Playgrounds may be included within parks
and greens. There shall be no minimum or maximum size.
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c. BLOCK SIZE
Block Perimeter
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no maximum 1
d. THOROUGHFARES (see Table 3, page SC25SC26 and TABLE 4, page 5C27- 5040).
HW permitted
BV not permitted
AV not permitted
CS not permitted
DR not permitted
ST not permitted
RD permitted
Rear Lane permitted
Rear Alley not permitted
Path permitted
Passage not permitted
Bicycle Trail f' permitted
Bicycle Lane*' permitted
Bicycle Route^ permitted
e. CIVIC SPACES (see Table 13, page 5C52)
Park I permitted
Green I not permitted
Square 1 not permitted
Plaza I not permitted
Playground 1 permitted
f. LOT OCCUPATION
Lot Width 1 not applicable
Lot Coverage 1 not applicable
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table 15, page 3C565C60)
(0(Front Setback (Principal) 1 not applicable
(g.2)Front Setback (Secondary) I not applicable
(g3) Side Setback 1 not applicable
(g4) Rear Setback 1 not applicable 1
Frontage Buildout I not applicable 1
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 15, page 5C59-5C90)
(h.1) Front Setback 1 not applicable
(82) Side Setback 1 not applicable
(h.3) Rear Setback 1 not applicable
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9, page SC48)
Edgeyard 1 permitted
5ideyard 1 not permitted
Rearyard 1 not permitted
Courtyard 1 not permed
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Tables 7A 7B, page 5044 5C45)
Common Yard not applicable
Porch Fence not applicable
Terrace or 0ooryard not applicable
Forecourt not applicable
Stoop not applicable
Shopfront Awning not applicable 1
Gallery not applicable 1
Arcade not applicable 1
Bungalow Court 1 not applicable 1 not permi08d
k BUILDING CONFIGURATION HEIGHT (see Table 8A, page 5(
Principal Building I not applicable 1
Outbuilding 1 not applicable 1
I. BUILDING Function (see Table 10, page SC49 &Table 12 page SC51)
ARTICLE 3
60 ft. min. w/ rear alley T3
or 15 ft. from center line of alley or whichever is greater
Must Comply with existing City Thoroughfare Plan
ZONE
a. ALLOCATION OF TZONES per Community Unit (applicable only to sites 20 acres or more)
TND requires no minimum 1 1 10 -30%
DO requires no minimum 1 minimum 1 not permitted
b. BASE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY (see Section 3.4, page. SC8)
By Right not applicable 1 'unit /2000 avg. 1 1 unit 1 ac. gross
Other Functions by 0012000 1 y Variance 1 10 20%
1 10 -30%
1 not p0000004
1 2 units /ac. gross
1 10 -204.
no maxrmum 1 40000 man 1 3000fLmax 1 2400 ft max 1 20005. max 1 2000 ft. max
1 perm0ed
1 tteritted 1 pain
I 1 per
w 1 w 1 W
Ct 1 Ct T D
QI 1 pem
w w
p 0
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Ct 111
Pe,
1 1 perm
CO CO
J permitted
T permitted
not permitted
Q 1 not Q not permitted
r 1 r permitted
1 J r J 72 ft. min 1200
g 35% max
z z
w w
U 0
O 0
z z
LU
1- J J
CO T m
not pa
U _U
1 perm J FT J permed
1 perm 11 I perm, IZ
1:1_ not pe 0
1 not PP 1 not i Q
not /re I— T 1-
1 notpe p 1 0
not pa z.
1 not pen 1 not pen,
1 not permitted 1 not permitted
;46)
Stories max
I 2 Stories max I 2 Stories max
1 2 Stories max 1 2 Stories max
Residential 1 not applicable 1 nnianiad 000 1 restricted use 1 resbicted use
Lodging 1 not applicable 1 nsiricted use 1 restricted use 1 restr3ted use
Office 1 not applicable I estristed 200 1 restricted use 1 restricted use
Retail I not applicable 1 'estl0led use 1 restricted use 1 restricted use
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10 30%
not permitted
30 -60%
10 30%
10 -30%
10 -30%
not permitted
40 -80%
4 un0S ac. gross 1 12 units ac. gross 1 24 un00 ac. gross
10 -20% 1 20 -30% 1 30 -50%
96 un00 /ac. gross I
50 -70%
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
required
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
required
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
required
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
24 0. min. 30 fl. max. 1 0 ft min. 18 fl. max. 1 0 fl. min. 12 fL max. 1 0 f0 min. 12 0 max.
24 fl. min. 30 fl. max. 1 0 ft. min. 18 ft max. 1 0 fl. min. 12 R. max. 1 0 ft. min. 12 fl. max.
12 5. min. 1 0 fL min. 5 1 0 ft min. 24 R. max. 0 1 0 fL min. 24 5. max.
60 f min. 1 3ft. min.• 1 3fl. min.• 1 0fL min.•
50% min. at setback 1 60% min. min. at setback 1 800 min. at setback 1 80% min. at setback
205. min +bldg setback 1 205. min bldg setback
3!400(6ft. or 245 atcornerj 05 min or 35. at comer
3 ft. min' 1 3ft. min'
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permed
permitted
permitted
permed
not permed
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
2 Stories max
2 Stores max
restricted use
restricted use
restricted use
restricted use
ax g¶
Corner lot minimum must be 8 ft. wider T4/T5
Corner lot minimum must be 12 ft. wider T3
0 Corner lot side setbacks shall match corresponding front
setback T5
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not applicable 1 not applicable 1 not applicable
permed 1 permitted 1 not permitted
permed 1 permitted 1 permitted
not permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted
permitted 1 permitted 1 permitted
18 fl. min 96 fl. max#
70% max
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permed
permitted
permitted
not permitted
peritted-
4 Stories max, 2 min
2 Stories max
limited use
limited use
limited use
limbed use
18 fl. min 180 fl. max I/
80% max
O
405 maxfro10 rear prop not applicable 1 I-
0flmin not applicable 1 w
3 11 0 10 not applicable 1 J
CO
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1 J
CL
not permitted not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permmed
5 Stories mat, 2 min
2 Stories max
open use
open use
open use
open use
18 fl. min 700 fl. max
90% max.00
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permed
8 Stories max, 3 min.
not applicable
open use
open use
open use
open use
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U_1
U
1
0
z
0
z
3000 ft. max with parking structures
Subject to 20% limitation of Section 3.7.1g T4
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the maximum.
Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums and maximums
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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 Old 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 Old 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 Old 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 Pennsylvania Street and Illinois Street 20 feet
Minimum Gross Square Footage of Buildings 15,000
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6. Within the Monon Greenway District:
Prohibited Functions /Uses:
Special Requirements:
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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, Ware-
housing, Stadium or Coliseum, Feed Store, Grain Elevator, Shooting Gallery, Sexually Oriented Businesses, Industrial Uses other
than Artisan Light Industrial.
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
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TABLE 15A: Form -Based Code Graphics T2
Residential 1 restricted use
Lodging
Office
1 restricted use
1 restricted use
Retail 1 restricted use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8A)
Principal Building
Outbuilding
1 2 stories max.
12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Sideyard 1 not permitted
Rearyard 1 not permitted
Courtyard I not permitted
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7A 7B)
Common Lawn permitted
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop not permitted
Shopfront Awning not permitted
Gallery not permitted
Arcade not permitted
Bungalow Court
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 Table 11
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
1
4
(see Table 1)
I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 Table 12)
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table 14g)
(g.1) Front Setback Pdndpal 1 48 ft. min
(g.2) Front Setback Secandaryl48 ft. min.
(g.3) Side Setback 48 ft min.
(g.4) Rear Setback 196 ft min.
(g.5) Frontage Buildout I not applicable
1 20 ft. min. bldg setback
13 ft. or 6 ft at corner
13 ft. min*
Refer to Summary Table 14
or 15 ft. from center line of alley, whichever is greater
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be mea-
sured in number of Stories.
excluding Attics and raised
basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet
in height from finished floor to
finished ceiling, except for a
first floor Commercial Function
which must be a minimum of 11
feet and may exceed 14 feet. A
first floor Commercial function
that exceeds 14 feet shall be
treated as 2 stories.
3. Height shall be measured to the
eave or roof deck as specified
on Table 8.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1. The Facades and Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall be
distanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
2. Facades shall be built along
the Principal Frontage to the
minimum specified width in
the table.
1. The Elevation of the Outbuilding
shall be distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
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PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces
may be provided within the
Second and Third Lot Layers
as shown in the diagram.
2. Covered parking shall be
provided within the Third
Lot Layer as shown in the
diagram. Side- or rear -entry
garages may be allowed in
the First or Second Lot Layers °I
by the Zoning Administrator. i
M a x
height
(g.1)
r
2
J
s
1 1st 1'1 2nd
Layer Layer20ft
1st 2nd
Layer Layer20ft
(g.
4
Lot Width 1 by Zoning Administrator
Lot Coverage 1 by Zoning Administrator (g
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (seeNT APPLICABLE TO NORTH CENTRALLARMEL SMARTCODE AREA
Edgeyard !permitted
s.
(h.2)
Seconda Frontage
3rd
Layer
Corner Lot
(g.
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
(g.
M a x
height
�I
it
I Corner Lot
Condit
i
Mid -Block
Condition
J I
Corner Loi
Condition
I
i Mid- Blorh.
Condition
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I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 Table 12)
Residential
Lodging
Office
restricted use
restricted use
restricted use
Retail !restricted use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8A)
Principal Building 12 stories max.
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14.f)
Lot Width
Lot Coverage
I72ft. min. 120 ft. max.
135% max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
Edgeyard
Sideyard
Rearyard
Courtyard
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
Bungalow Court
permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table 14.g)
(g.1) Front Setback Prindpal 124 ft. min 30 ft. max
(g.2) Frant Setback Secondary' 24 ft. min. 30 ft. max.
(g.3) Side Setback 12 ft min
(g.4) Rear Setback 160 ft min.
(g.5) Frontage Buildout 1 50% min at setback
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14.h)
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7A 7B)
Common Lawn permitted
permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
(see Table 1)
120 ft. min. bldg setback
13 ft. or (6 ft. or 24 ft. at corner)
3 ft. min`
Refer to Summary Table 14
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 Table 11
or 15 ft. from center line of alley, whichever is greater
60 ft. min. w/ rear alley
Corner lot minimum must be 12 ft. wider
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the
maximum. Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums
and maximums
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BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be mea-
sured in number of Stories,
excluding Attics and raised
basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet
in height from finished floor to
finished ceiling, except for a Max. height
first floor Commercial Function
which must be a minimum of 11
feet and may exceed 14 feet. A
first floor Commercial function
that exceeds 14 feet shall be,
treated as 2 stories.
3. Height shall be measured to the
eave or roof deck as specified
on Table 8.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1. The Facades and Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall be
distanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
2. Facades shall be built along
the Principal Frontage to the
minimum specified width in
the table.
SETBACKS OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevation of the Outbuilding
shall be distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces
may be provided within the
Second and Third Lot Layers
as shown in the diagram.
2. Covered parking shall be
provided within the Third
Lot Layer as shown in the
diagram. Side- or rear -entry
garages may be allowed in
the Firstor Second Lot Layers
by the Zoning Administrator.
(g•
st
Layer
1
(h.1)
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N
1
(g.
(g.
(h.2)
N
(h.2)
1st 2nd
Layer Layer 20ft
Secondary Frontage
1st 2nd 3rd
Layer Layer 20ft Layer
;h.3)
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Max. he ht
i
Corner Lot
(g.
Condition
(g.3) Mid -Block
Condition
Corner Lot
Condition
Fi.-
I Mid -Block
;h.3)
1 Condition
Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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TABLE 15C: Form -Based Code Graphics T4
(see Table 1)
I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 Table 12)
Residential
Lodging
Office
Retail
Edgeyard
Sideyard
Rearyard
Courtyard
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
Bungalow Court
1 limited use
1 limited use
1 limited use
1 limited use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8A)
Principal Building 14 stories max, 2 min
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14F)
Lot Width 118 ft min 96 ft max
Lot Coverage 1 70% max
1. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
1 permitted
1 permitted
1 permitted
1 not permitted
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table 14g)
(g.1) Front Setback Pdndpal 10 ft. min. 18 ft. max.
(g.2) Frant Setback Seconda y 0 ft. min. 18 ft. max.
(g.3) Side Setback 0 ft. min.
(g.4) Rear Setback 13 ft. min
(g.5) Frontage Buildout 1 60% min at setback
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
120 ft. min. bldg. setback
10 ft. min. or 3 ft. at corner
13 ft. min
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7A 7B)
Common Lawn not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
permitted
Refer to Summary Table 14
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 Table 11
or 15 ft. from center line of alley, whichever is greater
Corner lot side setbacks shall match corresponding
front setback
Corner lot minimum must be 8 ft. wider
Subject to 20% limitation of Section 3.7.19
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the
maximum. Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums
and maximums
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be mea-
sured in number of Stories,
excluding Attics and raised
basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet
in height from finished floor to
finished ceiling, except for a first
floor Commercial Function which
must be a minimum of 11 feet
and may exceed 14 feet. A first
floor Commercial function that
exceeds 14 feet shall be treated
as 2 stories.
3. Height shall be measured
to the eave or roof deck as
specified on Table 8A.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1. The Facades and Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall be
distanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
2. Facades shall be built along
the Principal Frontage to the
minimum specified width in
the table.
SETBACKS OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevations of the Out-
building shall be distanced
from the Lot lines as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces
may be provided within the
Third Lot Layer as shown in
the diagram.
2. Covered parking shall be
provided within the Third
Lot Layer as shown in the
diagram.
SC58 Article 6 Standards Tables
Max. height
Min. height
I (9.
It
Layer
N
(h.2)
1 1 ►1 2nd P..
Layer Layer 20ft
a
Layer Layer 20ft
2 min.
Secondary Frontage
3rd
Layer
2
(g.
(9.
(h.1)
(5.1)
(h.2)
(h.3)
(h.3)
FT
i
J
J
N
N
T
Max. height
Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
Comer Lot
Condition
Comer Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 Table 12)
Residential !open use
Lodging
Office
!open use
!open use
Retail !open use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8)
Principal Building 15 stories max. 2 min.
Outbuilding 12 stories max.
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Coverage 1 80% max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
Edgeyard
Sideyard
Rearyard
Courtyard
1 not permitted
permitted
1 permitted
1 permitted
(see Table 1)
Lot Width 118 ft min 180 ft max
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table 14g)
(g.1) Front Setback Prindpal 10 ft. min. 12 ft. max.
(g.2) FrontSetbackSe:andayl 0 ft. min. 12 ft. max.
(g.3) Side Setback
(g.4) Rear Setback 13 ft. min.*
(g.5) Frontage Buildout 1 80% min at setback
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
(h.1) Front Setback
(h.2) Side Setback
(h.3) Rear Setback
0 ft. min. 24 ft. max.
140 ft. max. from rear prop.
O ft. min.
I3ft.max.*
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7A 7B)
Common Lawn not permitted
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
Bungalow Court
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
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PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 Table 11
or 15 ft. from center line of alley whichever is greater
Corner lot side setbacks shall match corresponding front setback
Corner lot minimum must be 8 ft. wider
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the maximum.
Refer to Table 14 metrics for exact minimums and maximums
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BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be
measured in number of
Stories, excluding Attics and
raised basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet
in height from finished floor to
finished ceiling, except for a Min. height
first floor Commercial Function
which must be a minimum of 11
feet and may exceed 14 feet. A
first floor Commercial function
that exceeds 14 feet shall be
treated as 2 stories.
3. Height shall be measured
to the eave or roof deck as
specified on Table 8A.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1. The Facades and Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall be
distanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
2. Facades shall be built along
the Principal Frontage to the
minimum specified width in
the table.
SETBACKS OUTBUILDING
1. The Elevationsof the Outbuilding
shall be distanced from the Lot
lines as shown.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces
may be provided within the
Third Lot Layer as shown in
the diagram.
2. Covered parking shall be
provided within the Third
Lot Layer as shown in the
diagram.
N
3
2 min.
1
2
Max. height I.
it
I I
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
•(g.1)
•(g.1)
(g.
(g.
(g.
al
Ei
s a l
e L
1
4 •4
1 st 2nd
Layer Layer 20ft
•4
(h.2)
Secondary Frontage
3rd
Layer
(h.1)
(h.1)
Corner Lot
Condition
1 Mid -Block
i Condition
(h.3)
I• Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
h.3)
Condition
r
Carmel, Indiana
Max. height
Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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Residential
Lodging
Office
Retail
Edgeyard
Sideyard
Rearyard
Courtyard
Porch Fence
Terrace or L.C.
Forecourt
Stoop
Shopfront Awning
Gallery
Arcade
Bungalow Court
(see Table 1)
I. BUILDING FUNCTION (see Table 10 Table 12)
1 open use
1 open use
1 open use
1 open use
k. BUILDING CONFIGURATION (see Table 8A)
Principal Building
Outbuilding
18 stories max. 3 min.
1 N/A
f. LOT OCCUPATION (see Table 14f)
Lot Width 118 ft. min 700 ft. max
Lot Coverage 1 90% max
i. BUILDING DISPOSITION (see Table 9)
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING (see Table 14g)
(g.1) Front Setback Pdndpal 10 ft. min. 12 ft. max.
(g.2) Runt SetbackSecandayI 0 ft. min. 12 ft. max.
(g.3) Side Setback 10 ft. min. 24 ft. max.
(g.4) Rear Setback 10 ft. min.
(g.5) Frontage Buildout 1 80% min. at setback
h. SETBACKS OUTBUILDING (see Table 14h)
Front Setback 1 N/A
Side Setback 1 N/A
Rear Setback 1 N/A
1 not permitted
1 not permitted
permitted
1 permitted
j. PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7A 7B)
Common Lawn not permitted
not permitted
not permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
permitted
not permitted
Refer to Summary Table 14
PARKING PROVISIONS
See Table 10 Table 11
*or 15 ft. from center line of alley or whichever is greater
"N" stands for any Stories above those shown, up to the
maximum. RefertoTable 14 metrics for exact minimums
and maximums
SC60 Article 6 Standards Tables
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be mea-
sured in number of Stories,
excluding Attics and raised
basements.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet
in height from finished floor to
finished ceiling, except for a
first floor Commercial Function
which must be a minumum
of 11 ft with with a maximum
of 25 ft.
3. Height shall be measured to the
eave or roof deck as specified
on Table 8.
4. Stepbacks, Recess Lines, and
Extension Lines shall be as
shown on Table 8.
SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BLDG
1. The Facades and Elevations
of Principal Buildings shall be
distanced from the Lot lines
as shown.
2. Facades shall be built along
the Principal Frontage to the
minimum specified width in
the table.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces may
be provided within the third
Layer as shown in the diagram.
2. Covered parking shall be pro-
vided within the third Layer as
shown in the diagram.
3. Trash containers shall be stored
within the third Layer.
Max.
height
N
5
4
3 min.
2
f 7
MI
o al
:=1
a al
a- _L
1st 2nd
Layer Layer
SecondaryFrontage
3rd
Layer
Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
Corner Lot
Condition
Mid -Block
Condition
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TABLE 16: SPECIAL DISTRICTS STANDARDS
Special Districts that do not have provisions within this Code shall be governed by the standards of the pre- existing zoning.
F il 1 113
a ALLOCATION OF ZONES
CLD
TND
TOD
b. BASE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY
By Right 1 X
By TDR 1 X 1 1
Other Functions 1 X 1 1
c. BLOCK SIZE
Block Perimeter 1 X
d. THOROUGHFARES
HW
BV
AV
CS
DR
ST
RD
Rear Lane
Rear Alley
Path
Passage
Bicycle Trail 1 X
Bicycle Lane 1 X
Bicycle Route 1 X
e. CIVIC SPACES
Park 1 X
Green 1 X
Square 1 X
Plaza 1 X
Playground 1 X
f. LOT OCCUPATION
Lot Width 1 X
Lot Coverage 1 X
g. SETBACKS PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Front Setback 1 X
Side Setback 1 X
Rear Setback 1 X
h. BUILDING Disposition
Edgeyard 1
Sideyard 1
Rearyard 1
i. PRIVATE FRONTAGES
Common Yard X
Porch 8 Fence X
Terrace, Dooryard X
Forecourt X
Stoop X
Shopfront X
Gallery X
Arcade X
Parking Lot X
j. BUILDING CONFIGURATION
Principal Building 1 X
Outbuilding 1 X
k. BUILDING FUNCTION
Residential 1 X
Lodging 1 X
Office 1 X
Retail 1 X
Ix 1
Ix V 1
Ix 1 1
X
X
X
X
X
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NOT APPLICABLE TO NORTH CENTRAL CARMEL SMARTCODE AREA
Carmel, Indiana
0
c?
0
Article 6 Standards Tables SC61
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 17. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
SC62 Article 6 Standards Tables
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T4
T5
T6
NOT APPLICABLE TO NORTH CENTRAL CARMEL SMARTCODE AREA
Specifics
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
TABLE 18: SUS' -ITY WIND POWER
Sustainability Wind Power. This table prescribes opportunities for the placement of types of wind powered devices within the Transect.
Wind Farm
Horizontal Axis
el-
Vertical Axis
‘11
x
Public Furniture
JAIME CoRREA AND AssocIATES 2007
x
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Carmel, Indiana
BY RIGHT
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY SPECIAL USE
X PROHIBITED
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NOT APPLICABLE TO NORTH CENTRAL CARMEL SMARTCODE AREA
T3
T4
T5
T6
NOT APPLICABLE TO NORTH CENTRAL CARMEL SMARTCODE AREA
Specifics
x
x
x
x
CITY OF CARMEL 3MARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
TABLE 19: SUSTAIN SOLAR ENERGY
Sustainability Solar Energy. This table shows opportunities for the placement of types of solar powered devices within the Transect.
Solar Farm
Roof Mounted Solar Panels and Shingles
Public Furniture
JAIME CORREA AND ASSOCIATES 2007
x
x
Note: A solar dish /engine system also utilizes collectors tracking the sun on two axes, but it concentrates the energy at the focal point of a separate dish.
SC64 Article 6 Standards Tables
BY RIGHT
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY SPECIAL USE
X PROHIBITED
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TABLE 20: SUSTAINABILITY FOOD PRODUCTION
Sustainability Food Production. This table shows ways of incorporating types of food production along the Transect.
I m m m !JIM
OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
Carmel, Indiana
Farm
Agricultural Plots
Vegetable Garden
Urban Farm
Community Garden
Green Roof
Extensive
Semi Intensive
Intensive
Vertical Farm
JAIME CORREA AND ASSOCIATES 2007
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Specific
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BY RIGHT
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY SPECIAL USE
X PROHIBITED
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TABLE 22: LIGHT IMPRINT STORM DRAINAGE MATRIX
BY RIGHT
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
BY SPECIAL USE
X PROHIBITED
a. PAVING
Compacted Earth
Wood Planks
Plastic MeshlGeomal
Crushed StonelShell
Cast /Pressed Concrete Paver Block
Grassed Cellular Plastic
Grassed Cellular Concrete
Pervious Asphalt
Asphalt
Concrete
Pervious Concrete
Stamped Asphalt
Stamped Concrete
Pea Gravel
StonelMasonry Paving Blocks
Asphalt Paving Blocks
b. CHANNELING
Natural Creek
Terracing
Vegetative Swale
Drainage Ditch
SlonelRip Rap Channels
VegelalivelSlone Swale
Grassed Cellular Plastic
Grassed Cellular Concrete
Soakaway Trench
Slope Avenue
French Drain
Shallow Channel FootpathlRainwater Conveyor
Concrete Pipe
Gutter
Planting Strip Trench
Masonry Trough
NATURAL
ZONE
W
SUBURBAN
ZONE
GENERAL URBAN
ZONE
CITY OF CARMEL SMARTCODE
URBAN CENTER
ZONE
SPECIAL
II DISTRICT
•Y
Canal
Sculpted Watercourse, i.e. cascades
Concrete Trough
Archimedean Screw
c. STORAGE
Irrigation Pond
Retention Basin with Sloping Bank
Retention Basin with Fence
Retention Hollow
Detention Pond
Vegetative Purification Bed
Flowing Park
Retention Pond
Landscaped Tree Well
PoollFountain
Underground VaultiPipelCistern.Corrugated Metal
Underground VaultiPipelCistern.Precast Concrete
Underground VaultiPipelCisterr.Cast in place Concrete
Grated Tree Well
Underground Vault /PipelCister•Plastic
Paved Basin
d. FILTRATION
Wetland /Swamp
Filtration Ponds
Shallow Marsh
Surface Landscape
Natural Vegetation
Constructed Wetland
Bio.Retention Swale
Purification Biotope
Green Finger
Roof Garden
Rain Garden
Detention Pond
Grassed Cellular Plastic
Grassed Cellular Concrete
Waterscapes
0
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Article 6 Standards Tables SC67