UDO Advisory Committee Meeting #4October

20, 2011

AGENDA FOR TODAYAGENDA FOR TODAY

Welcome – 4PM• Review Meeting #3, Structure of the UDO and Progress to Date • Zoning Districts, Overlays, Use Standards, and Dimensional Standards • Design StandardsQuestions and Answers

Break  ‐ 4:50‐5PM• Parking, Signs, Non‐Conforming Uses                                                 

and Procedures Questions and Answers• R&D Corridor UpdateQuestions and AnswersNext StepsAdjourn – 6PM

RECAP LAST MEETINGRECAP LAST MEETING

1. Review of the Strategy Statement 

2. Zoning Districts –What has changed and what is the same?

3. Overview of Title 2 –Putting It All TogetherTND and OSC zoning districts

STRUCTURE OF THE UDOSTRUCTURE OF THE UDO

3 TitlesTitle 1Title 1

AdministrationAdministration

Title 3Title 3

Development and Development and PermittingPermitting

Title 2Title 2

ZoningZoning

UDO STRUCTURE UDO STRUCTURE

Title 100: Administration

• Ch. 100 – General Provisions

• Ch. 110 – Enforcement and Penalties

• Title, Purpose, Authority• Jurisdiction and Application 

of Ordinance• Powers and Duties of the 

Dept of Planning and Development

• Adoption of Building Codes• Definitions and 

Abbreviations• Enforcement and Penalties

Title 2: Zoning • Ch. 200 – General• Ch. 210 – Zoning Districts• Ch. 220 – Overlay Districts• Ch. 230 – Standards Applying 

to All Districts• Ch. 240 – Supplemental Use 

Standards• Ch. 250 – Parking Regulations• Ch. 260 – Off‐Street Loading• Ch. 270 – Sign Regulations• Ch. 280 ‐ Non‐Conforming 

Uses• Ch. 290‐ Procedures

UDO STRUCTURE UDO STRUCTURE

Title 3: Development and Permitting • Subdivision/ Site Development 

Standards• Construction Plans and Inspections• Development Permits• Soil Erosion, Sedimentation and 

Pollution Control• Riparian Buffers• Buffers, Landscaping and Tree 

Protection• Floodplain Management• Stormwater Management • Site Infrastructure Standards

Adopted: January 5, 1988 Revised As Amended: April 20, 2010

Reprinted: September 2010

Department of Planning & Development

UDO STRUCTURE UDO STRUCTURE

• Standard Detail Drawings

• UDO Design Guidelines

• Architectural Design Standards

• Inactive Zoning Districts

Appendices

UDO STRUCTURE UDO STRUCTURE

PROJECT STATUS

Ongoing Activities• Receive Comments on Drafts• Design Guidelines• Project website updates

Upcoming Activities• Begin Drafting Title 3 of UDO

• Prepare R& D Overlay         Regulations

Completed Activities• Draft of Ch. 200‐290• R & D Workshop

CH. 210 CH. 210 -- BASE ZONING DISTRICTSBASE ZONING DISTRICTS

• RA‐200 – Agriculture‐Residence• MH Manufactured Housing• R‐LL‐ Single‐Family Residential –

Large Lot• R‐100 – Single‐Family Residential• R‐75 – Single‐Family Residential• R‐60 – Single‐Family Residential• OSC‐ Open Space Conservation• TND – Traditional Neighborhood 

Development• R‐SR – Senior‐Oriented 

Residential• R‐TH – Residential Townhouse• RM‐13 – Residential Multi‐Family

• RM‐24 – Residential Multi‐Family• HRR‐ High Rise Residential• O‐R ‐ Office Residential • O‐I  ‐ Office Institutional • C‐1 – Neighborhood Business• C‐2 – General Business• C‐3 – Highway Business• MU‐N – Neighborhood Mixed‐Use• MU‐C – Community Mixed‐Use• MU‐R = Regional Mixed‐Use• M‐1 – Light Industry• M‐2 – Heavy Industry

CH. 220 CH. 220 -- OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTSOVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS

• Activity Center/Corridor Overlay District

• Urban Center Form‐Based Overlay District

• Neighborhood Commercial Corner Overlay District

• R&D Overlay – Research and Development Corridor

NEW OVERLAY DISTRICTS IN THE NEW OVERLAY DISTRICTS IN THE UDO UDO

• Similar to MU‐R, but only for Gwinnett Place and Gwinnett Village CIDs

• Three Tiers of density and FAR

• Density range from 0.4 FAR to 5.0 FAR with density bonuses

• Encourages TOD

• Administrative Review Permit required

• Design Guidelines apply

Urban Center Form‐Based Overlay District

INCENTIVE ZONING

Extra Gross Floor Area in return for:• Increased Common Area (20%)• Structured Parking• Vertically Mixed Uses• Land Assembly for Mixed Use• Transit connections• Green Building practices• New Street / Multi‐Use Trail• Regional Stormwater facility• Site for Public Facilities

CH. 230 CH. 230 –– STANDARDS APPLYING TO ALL STANDARDS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTSDISTRICTS

• Minimum Lot Size

• Minimum Lot width for cul‐de‐sac lots

• Minimum space between buildings

• Building projections into yards

• Building height measurements

• Corner lots

• Corner sight distance at intersections and driveways

• Fences and Walls

ZoningDistrict

Min. Lot Area(sq.ft.)

Min. Lot 

Width(ft.)

Min. Front Setback

(ft.)

Min. Side  

Setback(ft.)

Min. Rear 

Setback(ft.)

Min. Heated Floor Area(sq. ft.)

Max. Bldg. Ht.(ft.)

Max. Density(FAR or DUA)

Min.Common Area(%)

Max. Imperv. Surface

(% )

RA‐200 40,000 200  35 –LS50 ‐MT

20 40 1,000 35 NA NA 15%

R‐75 12,000 (sewer)25,500(septic)

75 35 –LS50 ‐MT

10 40 1,200 35 NA NA 30%

RM‐13 18,000 100 15 10 30 Table 230.2

50 13 DUA 15% 80%

O‐I NA 50 ft. 15 0/10 (end)

25 NA 60 1.0 FAR NA 75%

MU‐C 25,000 75 15 0/10(end)

25 NA 60 1.0 FAR 20% 75%

C‐2 None None 15 10 30 NA 45 0.4 FAR NA 75%

M‐1 1 acre 100 50 25 50 NA 40 .25 FAR NA 75%

CH. 230 CH. 230 –– TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL STANDARDSSTANDARDS

CH. 230 CH. 230 –– STANDARDS APPLYING TO ALL STANDARDS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTSDISTRICTS

• Minimum Lot Size• Minimum Lot width for cul‐

de‐sac lots• Minimum space between 

buildings• Building projections into 

yards• Building height 

measurements• Corner lots• Corner sight distance at 

intersections and driveways• Fences and Walls

Legend

P‐ Permitted by Right

S – Special Use       Permit Required

A – Accessory Use

List of Uses (Example )

Zoning Districts (Example)RA‐200

R‐75 RM‐13 O‐I MU‐C C‐2 M‐1

SF Residential P P ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐

MF Residential ‐ ‐ P P ‐ ‐ ‐

Day Care ‐ ‐ S P P ‐ ‐

General Office ‐ ‐ ‐ P P P ‐

Flower Shop ‐ ‐ ‐ A P P ‐

Gas Station ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ P P

Auto Sales ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ S P P

Truck Stop ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ P

Warehouse ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ P

Table of Permitted and Special Uses

CH. 240 CH. 240 –– SUPPLEMENTAL USE SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

CH. 240 CH. 240 –– SUPPLEMENTAL USE SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

Article 1: Table of Permitted and Special Uses

Article 2: Accessory Use Standards– Rural Zoning Districts

– Residential Zoning Districts

– Non‐residential Zoning Districts

Article 3: Supplemental Use Standards

Examples of Supplemental Use Standards

Major Automobile Repair and Maintenance

Common Areas

Accessory Dwelling

Live‐Work Dwelling

Multi‐Family Dwelling

Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

Outdoor Seating 

Outdoor Storage

DESIGN STANDARDS AND DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINESGUIDELINES

Architectural Design Standards

Standard Drawings

UDO Design Guidelines• Private Realm• Public Realm

CH. 250 - PARKING REGULATIONS

• On‐Street Parking

• Shared Parking

• Other parking reductions

• Parking structures

• Lighting in Parking lots

• Stacking spaces for drive‐through service windows

• Application for additions and renovations

CH. 250 - PARKING REGULATIONS

USE Minimum No. 

Maximum No. 

For Each

Single‐family detached dwelling 2.0 NA Dwelling

Multi‐family dwelling 1.5 1.875 Unit

General merchandise retail 1 1.25 400 GSF

Gas Station with Convenience Store 12

1.252.5

300 GSF, plusPump

Restaurant , Full Service 1 1.25 3 seats in dining area

Restaurant , Fast Food 16 20 1,000 GSF

Professional Office 1 125 300 GSF

Hotel 1.5 1.875 Room

Warehousing and Storage 1 1.25 1,000 GSF

CH. 250 - PARKING REGULATIONS

Shared Parking Ratios for Mixed‐Use Developments

CH. 250 - PARKING REGULATIONS

CH. 250 - SIGN REGULATIONS

Prohibited Signs• Roof signs

• Signs in right‐of‐way

• Snipe signs

• Portable signs

• Weekend directional signs

• Signs on unlicensed vehicles

• Abandoned signs

• Dilapidated signs

CH. 250 - SIGN REGULATIONS

Examples of Permitted SignsGround signs

Wall signs

Window signs

Awning signs

Canopy signs

Projecting signs

A‐frame signs (temporary)

Subdivision directional signs

Variable Message Boards

Oversized signs (billboards)

CH. 250 - SIGN REGULATIONS

Example of typical commercial sign allowance for 20,000 SFFreestanding Commercial1. Ground sign 

(one/  frontage)• Max. 100 sq. ft. in area• Max. height 20 ft. if • Setback 20 ft. or more

2. Wall signs: Aggr. 200 sq. ft.3. +2 Accessory Ground Signs   

per entrance(4 sq. ft. each, 3 ft. high)

Example of typical commercial sign allowance for 20,000 SFIn Multi‐tenant Center1. No Ground sign 

(One for center at entrance)

2. 1 Wall and/or Awning sign: • 1 SF /lin. ft. of store front;• Max.  size: 150 sq. ft. • Aggr. 300 sq. ft. 

3. +2 Accessory Ground Signs per entrance(4 sq. ft. each, 3 ft. high)

CH. 280 - NON-CONFORMING USES

• What is a legal non‐conforming Use? Lot? Building? Structure?

• Continuance

• Expansion

• Replacement

• Vesting of Uses, Lots, Buildings and Structures

Previously Existing Land Use Certificates (PELUCs)

• Eligibility

• Ineligible uses– Industrial next to residential

– Industrial use in a residential zoning district

– Commercial use > 20,000 SF in a residential district

Standards for granting PELUC• Minimal impact• Not detrimental to public • Specified mitigation will 

substantially reduce impact• Land use compatibility• Adequate buffering• Sufficient parking, traffic 

circulation and access• Waste handling is not 

objectionable• Economic hardship

CH. 280 - NON-CONFORMING USES

CH. 290 - PROCEDURES

• Rezoning & SUP Public Hearings of – Board of Commissioners– Planning Commission

• Zoning Board of Appeals– Variances – Appeals

• Public notice and ads• Application requirements• Conditional approvals

• Review standards

– Rezoning

– SUP

– Variance

– Appeals

• Administrative variance

• Orientation and Training

Administrative Review Permit (ARP)Purpose

Applicability

• Open Space Conservation 

• Regional Mixed‐Use Districts

• Urban Center Form‐Based                   District

• Neighborhood Corner                   Commercial Overlay

• TDR Receiving Areas

ProceduresApplication  Content• Letter of Intent• Location Plan• Preliminary Site Plan and Building 

Program• Preliminary building elevations• LEED intent (if applicable)

Review by Director (30 days)• Consistency with UDO, Design 

Standards/Guidelines• Written Report• Concurrent Admin. Variances

CH. 290 - PROCEDURES

R&D CORRIDOR UPDATE

• Held workshop on May 19

• Prepared Assessment 

Report 

• Drafted Strategic       Framework for Recommendations Unified Plan Goal: 

To promote the development of the area as a Research & Development employment center

Workshop Goal: To explore investment, policy and regulatory implementation options

R&D CORRIDOR – 5/19 PUBLIC WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS

WHAT WE HEARD– Overall enhanced walkability, 

gateways, landscaping, buffers

West:– Yellow River Greenway

– Riverside Kroger Redevelopment

East:– Cedars Road infill opportunity

– Opportunity at Dacula “Greenfield” Site

Lawrenceville:– City reps were present– City led study of the GCC to 

Downtown Corridor about to begin 

OVERALL STRATEGYOVERALL STRATEGY

Land Use Framework 

oBuilt on land use prototypes, 

described in cut sheets

oIncorporates draft UDO Districts

oAdds R&D 1 and 2

Circulation Framework

oPotential pedestrian and bike paths

Focus Areas

oAreas that exemplify an application of 

the land use prototypes

WESTERN CORRIDOR FRAMEWORK

Two Focus Areas

• Sugarloaf West ‐example of Mixed‐use Community

• Riverside –example of Mixed‐use Neighborhood

Circulation• Yellow River trail

• Multi‐modal improvements at 316 crossings

EASTERN CORRIDOR FRAMEWORK

Two Focus Areas

• Sugarloaf East –example of R&D I

• Cedars Road –example of R&D II

Circulation• Utility easement 

trails• Transit stations• Limited access on 

316

R&D CORRIDOR – SUGARLOAF WEST FOCUS AREA

Mixed Use ‐Community

– Up to 4‐story mixed use redevelopment

– Catering to area employees and students

– Longer term than other areas along the corridor

R&D CORRIDOR – RIVERSIDE FOCUS AREA

Mixed Use ‐ Neighborhood– Redevelopment of aging strip center

– Construction of multi‐use trail along Yellow River

– Add linear park to connect Trail to mixed use – neighborhood development

R&D CORRIDOR – CEDARS ROAD FOCUS AREA

Research and Development II

– Similar to standard business parks, such as progress center

– Not likely to include internal retail or commercial, but can

– No less than 30% open space requirement

– Utility easements provide opportunity for new greenway connections

R&D CORRIDOR – SUGARLOAF EAST FOCUS AREA

Research and Development I

– Campus like business park with recreational amenities

– High percentage of open space

– Potential Transit Stop

RECOMMENDATIONSBased on successful examples:• Adopt overlay districts for each land use prototype

– Limit uses to targeted industries and supportive uses

– Control aesthetics and promote unified look through design guidelines

– Promote introduction of mixed‐use and residential in greyfield developments

– Promote multi‐use path connectivity throughout the corridor

– Stronger signage regulations

• Promote the image of a destination, a modern center of activity with strong connections to Atlanta and Athens

• Need a single champion, like a CID, to pull together the variousinterests of the cities, the county, the business parks, and theinstitutions

NEXT STEPS

Title 2 – Zoning• Complete minor edits• Complete Use Table, 

Supplemental Use Standards, Definitions

• Incorporate R&D Overlay• Complete Design GuidelinesTitle 3 – Development• Subdivision, platting• Environmental Standards• InfrastructureNext UDO Advisory Committee Meeting

4PM on December 15, 2011