The Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code

[Pages:32]The Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code

"Promote reinvestment and revitalization of the urban core while providing for orderly development in the suburban and exurban areas of the County."

The Coalition of Livable Communities "Pizza With Planners"

Don Jones & Thomas Pacello ? DPD Andrew Trippel ? University Neighborhood Partnership

April 23, 2009

A UNIFIED Development Code

? What do you mean by Unified?

? It is a merger of the zoning and subdivision ordinances along with development regulations found elsewhere in the City and County Code

? Incorporates 25 years of Zoning text Amendments (the three Volume Set) into one document.

? It's a Development Code not a Building Code

? Building Codes - regulate how buildings are constructed to ensure structural soundness and safety

? Development Codes - control zoning, land use, subdivision of land, and more generally, the development patterns of our community

Applicability of the UDC

? The UDC will apply to the City of Memphis and the unincorporated portions of Shelby County

? Includes all annex reserve areas until they are officially annexed

The Process Behind The UDC

?Project kick-off ? October 2004 ?Staff Review Draft ? April 2007 ?Committee Review Draft ? July 2007

? Steering Committee Review

? Neighborhood Group/CDC Review ? Environmental Group Review ? Historic Preservation Review

?Test Cases/Scenarios

?Medical Center Overlay ? January 2007 ?Broad Avenue Charette/Code ? February 2007 ?Fischer Steel Plan ? January 2009 ?University Overlay District ? May 2009

?Sustainable Shelby ?Final Public Review Draft ? April 2009

What is in This New Development Code

?Some of the New (old) Ideas Include:

? Allow and promote urban infill development

? Greater opportunities for mixed use ? Pedestrian focused streetscapes ? "Form Based" tool kit ? Block regulations to encourage

connectivity ? Expanded use of accessory dwelling

units ? Neighborhood Conservation District ? Encourage a diverse range of housing

types ? More flexible parking requirements ? Greater emphasis on public realm ? Innovative subdivision types encourage

sustainable growth ? Replace suburban standards with urban

development standards

Article 1 ? General Provisions

? Establishes the Purpose, Authority, and Intent of the Document

? Lists all plans to be considered

? Provides Transitional Provisions

? Converts current Zoning Districts into the new districts

NEW DISTRICTS

Open Districts

OS

Parks & Open Space

FW

Floodway

CA

Conservation Agriculture

CIV

Civic

Residential Districts

R-MP

Manufactured Home Park

R-E

Residential ? Estate

R-15

Residential Single-Family ? 15

R-10

Residential Single-Family ? 10

R-8

Residential Single-Family ? 8

R-6

Residential Single-Family ? 6

R-3

Residential Single-Family ? 3

RU-1

Residential Urban ? 1

RU-2

Residential Urban ? 2

RU-3

Residential Urban ? 3

RU-4

Residential Urban ? 4

RU-5

Residential Urban ? 5

Mixed Use Districts

RW

Residential Work

OG

Office General

CMU-1

Commercial Mixed Use ? 1

CMU-2

Commercial Mixed Use ? 2

CMU-3

Commercial Mixed Use ? 3

CBD

Central Business

CMP-1 CMP-2

Campus Master Plan ? 1 Campus Master Plan ? 2

Industrial Districts

EMP

Employment

WD

Warehouse & Distribution

IH

Heavy Industrial

Special Purpose Districts

SCBID

South Central Business Improvement

U

Uptown

Overlay Districts

-MO

Medical Overlay

-RC

Residential Corridor Overlay

-H

Historic Overlay

-AP

Airport Overlay

-FP

Floodplain Overlay

-FC

Fletcher Creek Overlay

-NC

Neighborhood Conservation Overlay

FORMER DISTRICTS

NEW FW AG NEW

R-MO R-E RS-15 RS-10 RS-8 RS-6, RS-6I NEW R-D R-TH R-ML, R-MM R-MH NEW

O-L O-G C-L, C-N C-P C-H CBD CU, H (inside loop) CU, H (outside loop)

I-L NEW I-H

SCBID UPT

-MO NEW H-P AHR FP FCD H-C

Article 2 ? Zoning Districts

? Establishes the New Zoning Districts

? Provides the Intent Statements for all zoning districts and groups of zoning districts

? Incorporates the Zoning Map

Article 3 ? Building Envelope Standards

? Generally the building envelope is the area of the lot on which a structure may be built

? Identifies and explains some of the more common forms of measurement used throughout the UDC and specifies certain exceptions

? Establishes maximums for Block face, Block perimeter, and cul-desac length

Average Lot Size on Block 20,000 Square Feet 15,000 Square Feet 10,000 Square Feet 8,000 Square Feet 6,000 Square Feet 3,000 Square Feet

Maximum Block Perimeter (ft.)

10,000

5,000 3,000 2,700 2,400 1,700

Maximum Block Face 1,600 1,300 1,000 800 800 600

Cul-de-sac Length (ft.) 1,600 1,200 1,000 800 800 600

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