Article 8 — Traditional Neighborhood Development

It encourages a mixture of housing types, prominently sited civic or community buildings, and commercial or office/institutional workplaces to provide a balanced mix of activities and public spaces. To this end, a project must consist of more than one type of land use to be considered a Traditional Neighborhood Development.

The ordinance promotes flexibility in the application of development standards, best possible site planning and arrangement of land uses in a master development plan aimed at ensuring the conservation of the natural environment, more efficient use of land, and efficiency in the extension of streets and utilities. It is further the purpose of the Traditional Neighborhood Development ordinance to take into account the following:

The Board of Commissioners shall approve a Traditional Neighborhood Development project only if it finds that the proposed project will satisfy standards of this Ordinance including the following:

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Notwithstanding the provisions noted above, a Traditional Neighborhood Development may have land that is less than twenty 20 acres if the Board of Commissioners, upon showing by the applicant, is convinced that a Traditional Neighborhood Development is in the public interest because one or more of the following conditions exist:

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Buffers shall be required between TND and other zoning districts under the following circumstances:

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Step 1 Map existing site resources

Step 2 Locate the commercial center on thoroughfare or intersection with highest traffic Step 3 Structure site into Pedestrian Sheds

Step 4 Adjust Pedestrian Sheds locations on site

o Cluster of specimen trees can become a green, park or square o A hedgerow may present the opportunity to become a tree lined street or avenue o Existing paths on site can determine the location of streets and roads.

Step 5 Design street network / Connect centers with thoroughfares

Step 6 Detail other neighborhood elements Step 7 Reserve Civic sites Step 8 Provide Covenants and establish Local Governance Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023

The Frontages contribute to the character of the Neighborhood Zone. They include the types of sidewalk, curbing, planter, and street tree.

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Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 2 1 12 ft. max.

12 ft. min.

Max.

height 2* 1 BUILDING DISPOSITION

6 ft. min.

Corner Lot Condition 24 ft. min.

Mid-Block Condition 6 ft. min.

6 ft. max.

3 ft. min. Corner Lot Condition 20 ft.

3 ft. or 23 ft.

3 ft. min.

Mid-Block Condition SECTION 8.10.11 NE NEIGHBORHOOD EDGE SUMMARY TABLE (see Table 1)

Open porches and awnings may encroach up to 50% of the depth of the Setback. Balconies and bay windows may encroach up to 25% of the depth of the Setback.

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Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 2nd Layer Max.

height 3 2 Max.

2* height 1 1 BUILDING DISPOSITION

(see Table 16E).

6 ft. min.

Corner Lot Condition Mid-Block Condition 0 ft. min.

3 ft. min.12 ft. min. 24 ft. max.

0 ft. min. 3 ft. max.

3 ft. Corner Lot Condition 3 ft. or 23 ft.

Mid-Block Condition 0 ft. min.

20 ft.

(see Table 1)

Open porches and awnings may encroach up to 50% of the depth of the Setback. Balconies and bay windows may encroach up to 25% of the depth of the Setback.

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Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 4 3 2 min.

1 0 ft. min. 12 ft max. 3 ft. min.* Mid-Con 0 ft. min. 24ft. max.6 ft. min. 12 ft. max. 3 ft. min.** 0 ft. min. 24 ft. max.

Condition Mid-Block Condition BUILDING HEIGHT

4 3 Max.

2 min. Max.

2* 2* height height 1 1 1 BUILDING DISPOSITION

6 ft. max.

Corner Lot Condition Block dition Corner Lot Condition Mid-Block Condition 6 ft. max.

BUILDING FUNCTION (see Tables 10 & 11)

PRIVATE FRONTAGES (see Table 7)

4th Layer 40 ft. max.

3 ft. max.

0 ft. min.

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TABLE 3B: Vehicular Lane/Parking Assemblies. The projected design speeds determine the dimensions of the vehicular lanes and turning radii assembled to create thoroughfares.

Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision KEY Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision RL-24-12 Rear Lane NE 24 feet 12 feet Yield Movement 10 MPH 3.5 seconds 2 lanes None 25 feet None 6 feet Sidewalk None Inverted Crown Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

None RA-24-24 Rear Alley NCr, NG 24 feet 24 feet Slow Movement 10 MPH 6.5 seconds 2 lanes None 25 feet None None None Inverted Crown Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

None RD-50-14 Road NE 50 feet 14 feet Yield Movement 15 MPH 4 seconds 2 lanes None 25 feet Porch and Fence, Common Lawn Path optional Continuous swale Swale * Trees clustered at 30' o.c. Avg.

BT RD-50-18 Road NE 50 feet 18 feet Slow Movement 15 MPH 5 seconds 2 lanes None 25 feet Porch and Fence, Common Lawn Path optional Continuous swale Swale * Trees clustered at 30' o.c. Avg.

BT Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 TABLE 3C THOROUGHFARE ASSEMBLIES (continued)

Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision KEY Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision RD-50-24 Road NE 50 feet 24 feet Slow Movement 20 MPH 6.5 seconds 2 lanes None 25 feet Porch and Fence, Common Lawn Path optional Continuous swale Swale * Trees clustered at 30' o.c. Avg.

BT ST-60-34 Street NCr, NG, NE 60 feet 34 feet Slow Movement 20 MPH 5.5 seconds 2 lanes Both Sides @ 7 feet marked 15 feet ST, FC, DY/LC, PF 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot Continuous planter Curb or Swale * Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

BR ST-40-19 Street NCr 40 feet 19 feet Yield Movement 25 MPH 3.5 seconds 1 lane One Side @ 7 feet marked 15 feet A/G, SF/AW, ST, DY/LC 13 foot Sidewalk 4x4’' Tree well Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

ST-50-30 Street NG, NE 50 feet 30 feet Yield Movement 25 MPH 4.5 seconds 2 lanes Both Sides @ 7 feet unmarked 15 feet ST, FC, DY/LC 5 foot Sidewalk 5 foot Continuous planter Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

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Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision KEY Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision CS-50-22 Commercial Street NCr 50 feet 22 feet Slow Movement 25 MPH 4 seconds 1 lane One Side @ 7 feet marked 15 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning, Stoop, DY/LC 18 foot Sidewalk 4x4’' Tree well Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

CS-55-29 Commercial Street NCr 55 feet 29 feet Slow Movement 25 MPH 4 seconds 1 lane Both Sides @ 7 feet marked 15 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning, Stoop, DY/LC 13 foot Sidewalk 4x4’' Tree well Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

CS-60-34 Commercial Street NCr 60 feet 34 feet Slow Movement 25 MPH 10 seconds 2 lanes Both Sides @ 7 feet marked 15 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning 13 foot Sidewalk 4x4’' Tree well Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

CS-80-44 Commercial Street NCr 80 feet 44 feet Slow Movement 25 MPH 12 seconds 2 lanes Both Sides @ 8 feet marked 15 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning 18 foot Sidewalk 4x4’' Tree well Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

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Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision KEY Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision CS-80-54 Commercial Street NCr 80 feet 54 feet Slow Movement 25 MPH 8 seconds 2 lanes Both Sides @ 7 feet marked 15 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning 18 foot Sidewalk 4X4’ Tree well Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

CS-100-64 Commercial Street NCr 100 feet 64 feet Slow Movement 25 MPH 8 seconds 2 lanes Both Sides angled @ 17 feet marked 15 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning 18 foot Sidewalk 4X4’' Tree well Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

AV-75-40 Avenue NCr, NG, NE 75 feet 40 feet Slow Movement 25 MPH 13 seconds 2 lanes Both Sides @ 8 feet marked 10 feet A/G, S/A, ST, FC, DY/LC 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot Continuous planter Curb or Swale * Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

BR, TR AV-90-56 Avenue NCr, NG, NE 90 feet 56 feet Slow Movement 25 MPH 13 seconds 4 lanes Both Sides @ 8 feet marked 10 feet A/G, S/A, ST, FC 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot Continuous planter Curb or Swale * Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

BR, TR Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 TABLE 3C THOROUGHFARE ASSEMBLIES (continued)

Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision KEY Thoroughfare Type Right of Way Width Pavement Width Transportation ST-57-20-BL THOROUGHFARE TYPES Boulevard: BV Avenue: AV Commercial Street: CS Street: ST Road: RD Rear Alley: RA Rear Lane: RL Bicycle Trail: BT Bicycle Lane: BL Bicycle Route: BR Path: PT Transit Route: TR Thoroughfare Type Neighborhood Zone Assignment Right-of-Way Width Pavement Width Movement Design Speed Pedestrian Crossing Time Traffic Lanes Parking Lanes Curb Radius Public Frontage Type Walkway Type Planter Type Curb Type Landscape Type Transportation Provision BV-115-33 Boulevard NCr 115 feet 20 feet - 33 feet - 20 feet Free Movement 35 MPH 6 seconds - 9.5 seconds - 6 seconds 3 lanes, one turning lane & two one-way slip roads 8 feet 10 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot Continuous planter Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

BR, TR BV-125-43 Boulevard NCr 125 feet 20 feet - 43 feet - 20 feet Free Movement 35 MPH 6 seconds - 13 seconds - 6 seconds 4 lanes & two one-way slip roads 8 feet 10 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot Continuous planter Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

BR, TR BV-135-33 Boulevard NCr 135 feet 30 feet - 33 feet - 30 feet Free Movement 35 MPH 8.5 seconds - 9.5 seconds - 8.5 seconds 3 lanes, one turning lane & two one-way slip roads 8 feet 10 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot Continuous planter Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

BR, TR BV-135-53 Boulevard NCr 135 feet 20 feet - 53 feet - 20 feet Free Movement 35 MPH 6 seconds - 15 seconds - 6 seconds 5 Lanes, one turning lane & two one-way slip roads 8 feet 10 feet Gallery/Arcade, Shopfront/Awning 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot Continuous planter Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg.

BR, TR

NE NG

NCr Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 TABLE 4A: Public Frontages - General The Public Frontage is the area between the private lot line and the edge of the vehicular lanes.

Dimensions are given in Table 4B (Public Frontages - Specific)

species aligned in a regularly spaced allee.

NCre. (SS) (AV) For Standard Streets or Avenues: This frontage has raised curbs drained by inlets and wide sidewalks separated from the vehicular lanes by a narrow continu-ous planter with parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of a single tree species aligned in a regularly spaced allee.

NE NG

PRIVATE FRONTAGE ► ◄ PUBLIC FRONTAGE NEa. (HW) For Highways: This frontage has open swales drained by percolation, bicycle trails and no parking. The landscaping consists of the natural condition or multiple spe-cies arrayed in naturalistic clusters. Buildings are buffered by distance or berms.

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Total Width 16-24 feet 12-24 feet 12-18 feet 12-18 feet 18-24 feet 18-30 feet

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Type --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Width Path Optional ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------n/a Path -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-8 feet Sidewalk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-8 feet Sidewalk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-8 feet Sidewalk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-20 feet Sidewalk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-30 feet

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NG NCr

NG NCr

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NE R.O.W.

◄ PUBLIC FRONTAGE LOT PRIVATE ► FRONTAGE LOT R.O.W.

PRIVATE ► ◄ PUBLIC FRONTAGE FRONTAGE

NE NG NG NCr NG NCr NG NCr NE Lot R.O.W.

Max. height 2 1 NG Lot R.O.W.

Max. height 1 2 N NCr Lot R.O.W.

Max. height 1 2 3 N Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 TABLE 8: Building Configuration. This table shows prescribed building heights for each Neighborhood Zone. The vertical extent of a build-ing is measured by number of stories, not including a raised basement or an inhabited attic. Heights are measured from the average grade of the frontage line to the eave of a pitched roof or to the surface of a flat roof. The term “tower” here refers to an attached or detached addition to a building, not to an entire building.

NE NG Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 TABLE 9: Building Type. This table approximates the location of the structure relative to the boundaries of each individual lot, establishing suitable basic building types for each Neighborhood Zone.

NCrd. 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 defin-ing 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.

NG NCr

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.

NG NCr

A shallow frontage Setback defines a more urban condition. If the adjacent building is similar with a blank party wall, the yard can be quite private. This type permits systematic climatic orientation in response to the sun or the breeze.

Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 TABLE 10: Specific Function. This table expands the Building Function categories of Table 11 to delegate specific functions within Neighborhood Zones. Table 10 should be customized for local character and requirements.

CIVIC NE NG NCr Conference Center ▪ Library ▪ ▪ Live Theater Performances ▪ Movie Theater ▪ Outdoor Auditorium ▫ ▪ College ▫ High / Middle School ▫ Trade School ▫ Elementary School ▪ ▪ Childcare Center ▪ ▪ ▪ Fire Station ▪ ▪ ▪ Police Station ▪ ▪ Cemetery ▫ ▫ ▫ Church ▪ ▪ ▪ Funeral Home ▪ ▪ Hospital ▫ Medical Clinic ▪ Institutional Living ▫ ▫ ACCESSORY STRUCTURES OR BUILDINGS Subdivision Rec. Areas Owned by HOA for the exclusive use of residents and guests ▪ ▫ ▫ Structures / Buildings for the parking of one (1)

unoccupied trailer, motor coach , or pleasure boat subject to provisions of this Ordinance

▫ ▫ ▫

NE NG NCr RESIDENTIAL 2.0 / dwelling 1.5 / dewlling 1.0 / dwelling LODGING 1.0 / bedroom 1.0 / bedroom 1.0 / bedroom OFFICE 3.0 / 1000 sq. ft. 3.0 / 1000 sq. ft. 2.0 / 1000 sq. ft.

RETAIL 4.0 / 1000 sq. ft. 4.0 / 1000 sq. ft. 3.0 / 1000 sq. ft.

CIVIC To be determined by warrant OTHER To be determined by warrant SHARING FACTOR Function with Function RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL LODGING LODGING OFFICE 1 OFFICE RETAIL 1.4 1 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.2 RETAIL 1.3 1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1 TABLE 11: Building Function - General. This table categorizes building functions within Neighborhood Zones. For greater precision describing the functions, see Table 10.

NE NG NCr

Limited Residential:The number of dwellings on each lot is limited by the requirement of 1.5 parking places for each dwelling, a ratio which may be reduced according to the shared parking standards (See Table 10).

Open Residential:The number of dwellings on each lot is limited by the requirement of 1.5 parking places for each dwelling, a ratio which may be reduced according to the shared parking standards (See Table 10).

Limited Lodging: The number of bed-rooms available on each lot for lodging is limited by the requirement of 1.0 assigned parking place for each bedroom, up to twelve, in addition to the parking require-ment for the dwelling. 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 place for each bedroom. Food service may be provided at all times.

Limited Office: The building area avail-able for office use on each lot is limited to the first story of the principal building and/or to the ancillary 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.

This specific use shall be further limited to neighborhood store or food service seating of no more than 20.

Limited Retail: The building area available for retail use is limited to the first story of buildings at corner locations, not more than one per block, and by the requirement of 4.0 assigned parking places per 1000 square feet of net retail space in addition to the parking requirement of each dwelling.

The specific use shall be further limited to neighborhood store,orfood 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.

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NE

NG NCr

A playground shall be fenced and may include an open shelter. Playgrounds shall be interspersed within residential areas and may be placed within a block. Play-grounds may be included within parks and greens. There shall be no minimum or maximum size.

NE NG NCr TABLE 13: CIVIC SPACE. This table categorizes civic spaces within Neighborhood Zones.

NCrd. 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 shall be located at the intersection of important streets. The minimum size shall be 1 acre and the maximum shall be 2 acres.

NE NG NCr

Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 TABLE 14: SUMMARY TABL

NE NEIGHBORHOOD EDGE NG NEIGHBORHOOD GENERAL NCr NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER

Projects of 80+ acres must contain all three Neighborhood Zones 10 - 30% 30 - 60 % 10 - 30% Projects of 30-80 acres may be proposed / developed including the Neighborhood General Zone and one additional zone Projects of 20-40 acres may be of one Neighborhood Zone

By Right 3 units / ac. gross 5 units / ac. gross 8 units / ac. gross Other Functions 10 - 20% min 20 - 30% min 30 - 50% min

HW & RR permitted prohibited BV permitted permitted SR permitted prohibited RS permitted prohibited SS & AV prohibited permitted CS & AV prohibited permitted Rear Lane permitted prohibited Rear Alley permitted required Path permitted prohibited Passage permitted Bicycle Trail permitted prohibited * Bicycle Lane permitted prohibited Bicycle Route permitted

Park Green permitted Square permitted Plaza permitted Playground permitted

Edgeyard permitted prohibited Sideyard prohibited permitted Rearyard prohibited permitted

Lodging limited use open use Office restricted use limited use open use Retail restricted use limited use open use Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023 Building Private Frontage Public Frontage Vehicular Lanes Public Frontage Private Frontage Building Private Lot Thoroughfare (R.O.W.) Private Lot TABLE 16: DEFINITIONS ILLUSTRATED

20 feet Secondary Frontage Parking Lane Moving Lane Cherokee County Zoning Ordinance July 20, 2023

An applicant seeking approval for a Traditional Neighborhood Development shall utilize the application procedure outlined below. The applicant shall prepare and submit a written statement and a Preliminary Neighborhood Plan as described in the section below. The information shall deal with the proposed Traditional Neighborhood Development, and enough of the area surrounding the proposed Traditional Neighborhood Development to demonstrate the relationship of the proposed development to adjoining existing uses.

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o An off-street parking and loading plan.

o A circulation diagram indicating proposed movement of vehicles, goods and pedestrians within the Traditional Neighborhood Development project to and from the adjoining thoroughfares. Any special engineering feature(s) and traffic regulation devices needed to facilitate or insure the safety of this circulation pattern shall be shown.

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Exceptions shall be granted only by the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners.

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Ancillary Unit: an apartment not greater than 600 square feet sharing ownership and utility connections with a Principal Building. An Ancillary Unit may or may not be within an outbuilding. Ancillary Units do not count toward maximum density calculations (see Tables 16 and 12).

Apartment: a dwelling unit sharing a building and a lot with other dwellings and/or uses. Apartments may be for rent or for sale as condominiums.

Avenue (AV): a thoroughfare of high vehicular capacity and low speed. Avenues are short distance connectors between urban centers. Avenues may be equipped with a landscaped median. Avenues become collectors upon exiting urban areas.

Backbuilding: a single-story structure connecting a principal building to an outbuilding (see Table 16).

Bicycle Lane (BL): a dedicated bicycle lane running 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 high-speed vehicular thoroughfare.

Block: the aggregate of private lots, passages, rear lanes and alleys, circumscribed by thoroughfares.

Block Face: the aggregate of all the building facades on one side of a block. The Block Face provides the context for establishing architectural harmony.

Boulevard (BV): a thoroughfare designed for high vehicular capacity and moderate speed. Boulevards are long-distance thoroughfares traversing urbanized areas. Boulevards are usually equipped with slip roads buffering sidewalks and buildings. Boulevards become arterials upon exiting urban areas.

Building Configuration: the form of a building, based on its massing, private frontage, and height.

Building Disposition: the placement of a building on its lot (see Tables 9 & 16).

Building Function: the uses accommodated by a building and its lot. Functions are categorized as Restricted, Limited, or Open, according to the intensity of the use (see Tables 10 & 11).

Building Height: the vertical extent of a building measured in stories, not including a raised basement or a habitable attic. Height limits do not apply to masts, belfries, clock towers, chimney flues, water tanks, elevator bulkheads and similar structures. Building Height shall be measured from the average grade of the enfronting thoroughfare (see Table 8).

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By Right Permit: a proposal for a building or community plan that complies with this code and may thereby be processed administratively, without public hearing (see Deviations).

Civic: the term defining organizations dedicated to arts, culture, education, recreation, government, transit, and municipal parking, or other uses deemed by the Board of Commissioners to be of particular public interest.

Civic Building: a building designed specifically for a civic function. Civic Buildings shall not be subject to the requirements of Sections 8.10, 8.11, 8.12. The particulars of their design shall be determined by Variance.

Civic Parking Reserve: parking structure or lot within a quarter-mile of the site that it serves. Space may be leased or bought from this Reserve to satisfy parking requirements.

Civic Space: an outdoor area dedicated for public use. Civic Space types are defined by the combination of certain physical constants including the relationship between their intended use, their size, their landscaping and their enfronting buildings (see Table 13).

Commercial: the term collectively defining workplace, office and retail functions.

Common Destination: An area of focused community activity 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, a bus stop. A Common Destination may act as the social center of a Neighborhood.

(See Section 8.9 Civic Function).

Context: surroundings made up of the particular combination of elements that create specific habitat.

Corridor: a lineal geographic system incorporating transportation and/or greenway trajectories. A transportation corridor may be a lineal urban Neighborhood Zone.

Cottage: an edgeyard building type. A single-family dwelling, on a regular lot, often shared with an ancillary building in the rearyard.

Courtyard Building: a building that occupies the boundaries of its lot while internally defining one or more private patios.

Curb: the edge of the vehicular pavement detailed as a raised curb or flush to a swale. The Curb usually incorporates the drainage system (see Table 4).

Density: the number of building units within a standard measure of land area, usually given as units per acre (see Section 8.7).

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Moderate: (25-35 MPH); High: (above 35 MPH). Lane width is determined by desired design speed.

Developable areas: The Net site area exclusive of all environmentally sensitive areas protected by federal, state or local regulation. (ie. Streams, floodways, wetlands, etc.).

Driveway: a vehicular lane within a lot, usually leading to a garage. A Driveway in the First Layer may be used for parking if it is no more than 18 feet wide, thereby becoming subject to the constraints of a parking lot.

Edgeyard Building: a building that occupies the center of its lot with setbacks on all sides.

Elevation: an exterior wall of a building not along a Frontage Line. See: Façade (Table 16)

Enfront: to place an element along a frontage line, as in “porches enfront the street.”

Entrance, Principal: the main point of access of pedestrians into a building.

Estate House (Syn.: Country house, Villa): an edgeyard building type. A single family dwelling on a very large lot of rural character, often shared by one or more ancillary buildings Facade: the exterior wall of a building that is set along a Frontage Line (see Elevation; Frontage Line).

Frontage Line: those lot lines that coincide with a public frontage. Facades along Frontage Lines define the public realm and are therefore more regulated than the elevations that coincide with other Lot Lines (see Table 16).

Greenway: an open space corridor in largely natural conditions which may include Trails for bicycles and pedestrians.

Home Occupation: non-retail commercial enterprises permitted in all Neighborhood Zones. The work quarters should be invisible from the frontage, located either within the house or in an outbuilding. Permitted activities are defined by the Restricted Office category (Table 11).

House (Syn.: Single): an edgeyard building type. A single-family dwelling on a large lot, often shared with an ancillary building in the rearyard.

Inside 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 Tables 3 and 16)

Layer: a range of depth of a lot within which certain elements are permitted (see Table 16).

Linear Pedestrian Shed: A Pedestrian Shed that is elongated along an important Commercial corridor such as a main street.

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Live-Work: a fee-simple dwelling unit that contains a Commercial component anywhere in the unit. (Syn.:

Flexhouse.) (See Work-Live.)

Lodging: premises available for daily and weekly renting of bedrooms. The area allocated for food service shall be calculated and provided with parking according to retail use.

Lot Line: the boundary that legally and geometrically demarcates a lot (see Frontage Line). Such lines appear graphically on Community and Site Plans. Codes reference lot lines as the baseline for measuring setbacks (see Tables 16 and 14-g).

Lot Width: the length of the principal Frontage Line of a lot.

Manufacturing: premises available for the creation, assemblage and/or repair of artifacts, using table-mounted electrical machinery and including their retail sale.

Meeting Hall: a building available for gatherings, including conferences. It should accommodate at least one room equivalent to a minimum of 10 square feet per projected dwelling unit within the pedestrian shed in which the meeting hall is located. A Meeting Hall shall be completed upon the sale of 75% of the dwelling units. The Meeting Hall may be used for the marketing purposes of the development until the sale of 75% of the dwelling units, at which time control of its use shall be given to the Homeowners Association or other such group or entity established for the purpose of managing common or private property within the development.

Mixed Use: multiple functions within the same building through superimposition or adjacency, or in multiple buildings within the same area by adjacency. Mixed use is one of the principles of TND development from which many of its benefits are derived, including compactness, pedestrian activity, and parking space reduction.

Neighborhood: an urbanized area at least 20 acres that is primarily Residential. A Neighborhood shall be based upon a partial or entire Standard Pedestrian Shed. The physical center of the Neighborhood should be located at an important traffic intersection associated with a Civic or Commercial institution.

Net Developable Area, Net Site Area: the developable areas of a site. The Net Site Area shall be allocated to the various Neighborhood Zones according to the parameters in Table 14-a.

Office: premises available for the transaction of general business but excluding retail, artisan and manufacturing uses.

Outbuilding: an accessory building, usually located towards the rear of the same lot as a Principal Building.

It is sometimes connected to the principal building by a Backbuilding. Outbuildings shall not exceed 600 square feet of habitable space, excluding parking areas (see Table 16).

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Passage (PS): a pedestrian connector passing between buildings, providing shortcuts through long blocks and connecting rear parking areas to frontages. Passages may be roofed over.

Path (PT): a pedestrian way traversing a park or rural area, with landscape matching the contiguous open space. Paths should connect directly with the urban sidewalk network.

Pedestrian Shed: An area, approximately circular, that is centered on a Common Destination. A Pedestrian Shed is applied to determine the approximate size of a Neighborhood. A Standard Pedestrian Shed is 1/4 mile radius or 1320 feet, about the distance of a five-minute walk at a leisurely pace. It has been shown that provided with a pedestrian environment, most people will walk this distance rather than drive. The outline of the shed must be refined according to actual site conditions, particularly along Thoroughfares. A Long Pedestrian Shed is 1/2 mile radius or 2640 feet. (Sometimes called a “walkshed” or “walkable catchment.”) A Linear Pedestrian Shed is elongated to follow a Commercial corridor. See Standard, Long, or Linear Pedestrian Shed.

Planter: the element of the public streetscape which accommodates street trees. Planters may be continuous or individual.

Primary-Secondary Grid: thoroughfare designations appearing on the Regulating Plan. Buildings on the P-Grid are subject to all of the provisions of this Code. Buildings on the S-Grid are exempt from certain provisions, allowing for Warranted open parking lots, unlined parking decks, drive-throughs and hermetic building fronts.

Principal Building: the main building on a lot, usually located toward the frontage (see Table 16).

Private Frontage: the privately held layer between the frontage line and the principal building facade. The structures and landscaping within the Private Frontage may be held to specific standards. The variables of Private Frontage are the depth of the setback and the combination of architectural elements such as fences, stoops, porches and galleries (see Table 7).

Public Frontage: the area between the curb of the vehicular lanes and the Frontage Line. Elements of the Public Frontage include the type of curb, walk, planter, street tree and streetlight (see Table 4).

Rear Alley (AL): a vehicular driveway located to the rear of lots providing access to service areas and parking, and containing utility easements. Alleys may 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 (LA): a vehicular driveway located to the rear of lots providing access to parking and outbuildings and containing utility easements. Rear lanes may be paved lightly to driveway standards. Its streetscape consists of gravel or landscaped edges, no raised curb and is drained by percolation.

Rearyard Building: a building that occupies the full frontage line, leaving the rear of the lot as the sole yard.

This is a more urban type, as the continuous façade spatially defines the public thoroughfare. For its residential function, this type yields a rowhouse. For its commercial function, the rear yard can accommodate substantial parking.

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Retail: premises available for the sale of merchandise and food service.

Retail Frontage Line: Frontage Lines designated on a Community Plan that require the provision of a Shopfront, causing the ground level to be available for retail use.

Road (RD): a local, rural and suburban thoroughfare of low vehicular speed and capacity. Its public frontage consists of swales drained by percolation and a walking path or bicycle trail along one or both sides.

The landscaping consists of multiple species composed in naturalistic clusters.

Rowhouse: a single-family dwelling that shares a party wall with another of the same type and occupies the full frontage line (Syn: Townhouse; see Rearyard Building).

Secondary Grid: see Primary-Secondary Grid.

Setback: the area of a lot measured from the lot line to a building facade or elevation. This area must be maintained clear of permanent structures with the exception of: galleries, fences, garden walls, arcades, porches, stoops, balconies, bay windows, terraces and decks (that align with the first story level) which are permitted to encroach into the Setback (see Sections 8.10, 8.11 and 8.12 and Table 14-g).

Shared Parking: an accounting for parking spaces that are available to more than one function. The requirement is reduced by a factor, shown as a calculation. The Shared Parking ratio varies according to multiple functions in close proximity which are unlikely to require the spaces at the same time (see Tables 11 and 12).

Sideyard Building: a building that occupies one side of the lot with a setback to the other side.

Sidewalk: the paved layer of the public frontage dedicated exclusively to pedestrian activity.

Specialized Building: a building that is not subject to Residential, Commercial, or Lodging classification.

Standard Pedestrian Shed: An area, approximately circular, that is centered on a Common Destination.

A Pedestrian Shed is applied to determine the approximate size of a Neighborhood. A Standard Pedestrian Shed is 1/4 mile radius or 1320 feet, about the distance of a five-minute walk at a leisurely pace. It has been shown that provided with a pedestrian environment, most people will walk this distance rather than drive. The outline of the shed must be refined according to actual site conditions, particularly along thoroughfares. (Sometimes called a “walkshed” or “walkable catchment.”) See Pedestrian Shed.

Story: a habitable level within a building of no more than 14 feet in height from finished floor to finished ceiling.

Attics and raised basements are not considered stories for the purposes of determining building height.

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Streetscape: the urban element that establishes the major part of the public realm. The streetscape is composed of thoroughfares (travel lanes for vehicles and bicycles, parking lanes for cars, and sidewalks or paths for pedestrians) as well as the visible private frontages (building facades and elevations, porches, yards, fences, awnings, etc.), and the amenities of the public frontages (street trees and plantings, benches, streetlights, etc.).

Streetscreen: sometimes called Streetwall. A freestanding wall built along the frontage line, or coplanar with the facade, often for the purpose of masking a parking lot from the thoroughfare. Streetscreens [should] be between 3.5 and 8 feet in height and constructed of a material matching the adjacent building facade. The streetscreen may be a hedge or fence by Warrant. Streetscreens shall have openings no larger than is necessary to allow automobile and pedestrian access. In addition, all streetscreens over 5 feet high should be 30% permeable or articulated to avoid blank walls.

Substantial Modification: alterations to a building that are valued at more than 50% of the replacement cost of the entire building, if new.

Terminated Vista: a location at the axial conclusion of a thoroughfare. A building located at a Terminated Vista designated on a Community Plan is required to be designed in response to the axis.

Thoroughfare: a vehicular way incorporating moving lanes and parking lanes within a right-of-way (see Tables 3 and 16).

Townhouse: Syn. Rowhouse. (See Rearyard Building.)

Transition Line: a horizontal line spanning the full width of a facade, expressed by a material change or by a continuous horizontal articulation such as a cornice or a balcony.

Type: a category determined by function, disposition, and configuration, including size or extent. There are street types, civic space types, etc. (See also: Building Type.)

Variance: a ruling that would permit a practice that is not consistent with either a provision or the Intent of this Code (Sections 8.1 & 8.2). Variances are usually granted by the Board of Appeals in a public hearing. See Section 8.19.

Warrant: a ruling that would permit a practice that is not consistent with a specific provision of this Code, but is justified by its Intent (Sections 8.1 & 8.2). Warrants are usually granted administratively by the Planning Director. See Section 8.19.

Work-Live: a fee-simple mixed-use unit with a substantial Commercial component that may accommodate employees and walk-in trade. Therefore the unit shall require ADA compliance for accessibility. (Syn.:

Live-With.) (See Live-Work.)

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