§ 8.4. Neighborhood plans.

8.4.1 Neighborhood plans may be prepared by an owner, a developer, or by the planning office. Each neighborhood plan shall contain:

a)

Regulating plan:

i.

Proposed configuration of neighborhood zones.

ii.

Proposed street network.

iii.

Proposed civic building sites and civic spaces.

iv.

Frontage characteristics of commercial streets.

v.

Pedestrian shed circles.

b)

Illustrative plan (building scale plan):

i.

Building disposition (lots and building footprint).

ii.

Configuration (frontages and building heights).

iii.

Building function and density.

iv.

Parking standards.

c)

Community standards:

i.

Covenants for community governance.

ii.

Architectural standards.

iii.

Environmental standards.

iv.

Landscape standards.

- Including a tree plan meeting the requirements of Article 25 Tree Preservation and Replacement Ordinance.

v.

Signage.

vi.

Ambient (lighting and sound).

vii.

Visitibility.

8.4.2 Neighborhoods shall be planned according to the provisions of this Code and shall be of the neighborhood zones described herein.

8.4.3 Each neighborhood plan shall respond to the existing conditions of the site, adjacent developments, connecting thoroughfares, natural features and manmade traces.

8.4.4 Each neighborhood plan, responding to existing conditions, shall be structured as one or several pedestrian sheds.

8.4.5 Each neighborhood plan shall allocate the neighborhood zones and densities as specified in section 8.6 and Table 14.

8.4.6 Each neighborhood plan shall lay out the thoroughfare network according to the provisions of section 8.7 and Tables 10A and B.

8.4.7 Each neighborhood plan shall allocate the civic functions according to section 8.8.

8.4.8 Each neighborhood plan shall be detailed with the special requirements described in section 8.11.

8.4.9 Each neighborhood plan shall include a set of building standards prepared in accordance with the requirements of sections 8.10, 8.11 and 8.12.

TABLE 1: Neighborhood zone descriptions. This table provides description of the character of each neighborhood zone.

Neighborhood zone desc.

(Ord. No. 2006-Z-004, 5-2-06)