ZEBULON BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION AGENDA March 20, 2025 6:00pm 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. OLD BUSINESS A Fire/EMS Station - Appointment ofSpecial Counsel 8 Planning L UDO Text Amendments - Ordinance 2025-25 3. CLOSED SESSION As Allowed Per NC General Statues 143-318.11 to meet with the attorney on Deacon Development Group, LIC V. Town of Zebulon/ Case #24.CVS-020692-910 4. ADJOURN 1 STAFF REPORT FIRE/EMS STATION FINANCING ZEBULON AND SPECIAL COUNSEL APPOINTMENT MARCH 20, 2025 "OT CADI .) Topic: Fire/EMS Station Financing and Special Counsel Appointment Prepared by: Chris Pery, Fire Chief Bobby Fitts, Finance Director Presented by. Chris Perry, Fire Chief Ted Cole, Davenport and Company, LLC Approved by. Gilbert Todd, Jr., Town Manager Executive Summary: The design and construction document phases of the Fire/EMS station project are near completion. Over the next few months, it will be necessary to secure financing for the project and Local Govemment Commission (LGC) approval. Davenport and Company, the Town's financial advisors, will provide an overview of related necessary tasks. Additionally, it is recommended that special counsel be appointed to handle the legal aspects ofthe financing and LGC approval process. The project is at a critical stage where having dedicated counsel to keep the project moving is necessary. Background: The design and construction documents for the new Fire/EMS station are nearly complete, SO the next steps will be to finalize and obtain the needed funding, which will include obtaining LGC approval oft the process. Davenport and Company, LLC is the Town's financial advising firm. Ted Cole with Davenport will outline the steps involved n the project over the next few months. Given the financial participation of both the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Wake County, the financing is complex and requires approvals of our Board of Commissioners, the Wake County Board of Commissioners, the USDA, and the LGC. Given the project's financial complexity, it is recommended that the Board appoint special counsel to handle the legal aspects. Sands Anderson has been recommended by our Town Attorney to be special counsel for the Town. A meeting was held to discuss what was needed with the project to ensure they were willing and able to handle the work required for the project. The scope of work for Sands Anderson will be as follows: Initial analysis regarding financing requirements, required use of project as collateral for financing, proposed design and financing schedule, relationship of 2 STAFF REPORT FIRE/EMS STATION FINANCING ZEBULON AND SPECIAL COUNSEL APPOINTMENT MARCH 20, 2025 GRTI CARSLENE installment financing with USDA grant matters including USDA property encumbrance requirements Participation in all working group calls for discussion of financing Review of and comment on draft RFP for bank installment financing prepared by Davenport Preparation of Findings and Application Resolution; preparation of Financing Resolution; preparation of Installment Financing Agreement and Deed of Trust; draft Escrow/Project Fund Agreement as needed (regarding holding and expenditure of financing proceeds) Review and comment on LGC financing application prepared by Davenport with Town input Work with Town representatives and financial advisors regarding coordination of financing schedule and construction schedule in relation to LGC approval of financing Draft letter to Joint Legislative Committee as required by state statute for Town financing Review draft Interiocal Agreement between Town and County and comment regarding federal tax-exempt borrowing requirements (including covenants against private activity use), installment financing issues and LGC approval issues Coordinate with Town attorney on bank installment financing requirements and real estate title insurance issues Analyze lender proposals for financing regarding compliance and consistency with state law and federal tax-exempt requirements Draft Notice of Public Hearing, coordinate publication of Notice of Public Hearing in accordance with state law requirements Work and negotiate with bank counsel and bank representatives regarding terms of Installment Financing Agreement and Deed of Trust Attend public hearing held by Town Board and other public meetings as necessary Discussions with LGC representatives, Town representatives and financial advisor regarding financing issues and schedule; availability to attend LGC meeting regarding approval of financing application Draft LGC proceeding minutes Federal tax law analysis and work with Town and financial advisors regarding bank qualification, spending exception to rebate requirements and rebate covenant, information needed for completion of federal tax form 8038-G including arbitrage yield and weighted average maturity of debt, proper drafting of debt instruments for compliance with tax-exempt borrowing requirements 3 STAFF REPORT FIRE/EMS STATION FINANCING ZEBULON AND SPECIAL COUNSEL APPOINTMENT MARCH 20, 2025 ORTH CAROLINA Draft Tax and Non-arbitrage Certificate regarding reasonable expectations of Town as borrower at time of debt issuance, counsel Town representatives on tax- exempt borrowing requirements, answer questions on same Draft, negotiate and finalize installment financing closing certificates, Town attorney opinion letter and bond counsel opinion letter Coordinate installment agreement closing requirements with LGC, including LGC signature on documents as needed Coordinate installment agreement closing document requirements with Town and lender, including Town representatives signatures on documents as needed, and conveyance of documents to lender Prepare transcript of financing proceedings and documents for Town, Town attorney, financial advisor and LGC; prepare for USDA as well if requested. Fiscal Analysis: The cost for Sands Anderson as special counsel for this project is expected to be approximately $27,000. The Town has sufficient funding in the current Board Department budget to cover the cost of special counsel. The funds that were budgeted for the Transportation Bond would be used to cover the cost of the special counsel needed for this project. Policy Analysis: Special counsel has been used by the Board to assist with fulfilling the legal requirements for issuing debt obligations and drafting financial documents. Their legal opinion is relied upon by purchasers related to the Town's tax-exempt status. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommend the appointment of Sands Anderson as Special Counsel for the Fire/EMS station project. Attachments: 1. None 4 STAFF REPORT ZEBULON ORDINANCE 2025-25 NORTH CAROLIN* UDO LEGISLATIVE TEXT AMENDMENT UPDATES MARCH 20, 2025 Topic: ORDINANCE 2025-25 = UDO Text Amendments - Regional Mixed Use Speaker: Matt Lower, Planning Director Prepared by: Matt Lower, Planning Director Approved by: Gilbert Todd, Jr., Town Manager Executive Summary: The Board of Commissioners will consider text amendment updates to multiple sections in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for the addition of a Regional Mixed-Use District (RMU). Background: The proposal for the addition of the RMU District is a direct outcome of staff evaluation of gaps in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Addressing these gaps introduces a crucial "tool for the toolkit" to help achieve the goals and policies outlined in the Comprehensive Plan. While the UDO is highly effective at implementing the Comprehensive Plan, managing growth, supporting downtown, and connecting neighborhoods, it lacks a clear by-right process for large- scale mixed-use and regional activity centers. These centers are critical components of the urban fabric because they concentrate goods and services, create opportunities for social and economic engagement, offer diverse and often mixed-income housing options, and typically generate a high property tax return per acre, which contributes significantly to the town's fiscal health over time. At present, Planned Development (PD) districts are the primary mechanism for entitling large- scale mixed-use, commercial, and master-planned developments. PD districts offer a high degree of flexibility in project design, provided they align with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. PD districts are sometimes described as "alternate means of compliance". However, this flexibility comes at a cost. The case-by-case nature of PD districts can make the entitlement process lengthy, unpredictable, and, at times, challenging for both developers and municipalities. The proposed RMU District addresses these challenges by establishing clear expectations for large-scale mixed-use developments while ensuring alignment with the town's vision and goals. This new district is not intended to replace the PD process, but rather to serve as the standard means of compliance by providing a predictable, by-right" pathway for developments that meet specific criteria. This new district includes: A Dimensional Standards Table similar to the Downtown Mixed Use AI Master Plan Requirement similar to that of PD District Clear District Specific Standards to provide baseline design expectations Compatibility Standards to ensure consistent application of buffering and screening Update Table of Uses that exclude uses unaligned with a regional, mixed-use destination development 5 STAFF REPORT ZEBULON ORDINANCE 2025-25 NORTH CAROLINA UDO LEGISLATIVE TEXT AMENDMENT UPDATES MARCH 20, 2025 This approach creates an efficient process for "by-right" mixed-use development while upholding the town's vision and goals fort these critical areas. It is important to note that supporting regional mixed-use through a by-right process is not novel, and several municipalities in our region, including Morrisville, Clayton, and Burlington, have similar districts. Outcomes: The following updates to the UDO will require approval by the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners: 1. By-Right Development Pathway: Introduces a method to entitle large-scale mixed-use, commercial, and master-planned developments, ensuring alignment with the Comprehensive Plan while simplifying the process. 2. Predictable Investment Environment: Codifies clear standards for regional mixed-use developments, fostering investor confidence. 3. Streamlined Process: Reduces entitlement timelines from 6-8 months (for Conditional Rezoning or PD) to 2-3 months, accelerating market readiness while maintaining robust design standards and board oversight. 4. Alignment with Public Objectives: Ensures redevelopment adheres to public goals and the Comprehensive Plan through codified design standards. This proposal balances the need for flexibility, predictability, and efficiency, ultimately enhancing the town's ability to manage growth and achieve its vision for vibrant, mixed-use regional activity centers. Policy Analysis: The proposed Regional Mixed-Use District aligns with several goals and policies outlined in the Zebulon Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). Specifically, the district supports the following: 1. Goals for Land Use and Development: o Goal 1: Advance a land use allocation and pattern that supports greater housing variety, economic development, and a complete community with access to schools, recreation, shopping, and services (Land Use and Development, p. 2). Goal 3: Facilitate ongoing collaboration between land use and transportation planning to ensure a well-connected community (Land Use and Development, p. 2). 6 STAFF REPORT ZEBULON ORDINANCE 2025-25 NORH CAROLINA UDO LEGISLATIVE TEXT AMENDMENT UPDATES MARCH 20, 2025 2. Policies for Land Use and Development: ) Policy B: Accommodate a range of character settings within its planning area to address diverse market preferences, including walkable, mixed-use environments (Land Use and Development, p. 3). Policy C: Emphasize compatible intensities and character when evaluating applications for intensive development near neighborhoods (Land Use and Development, p. 3). Policy D: Promote land use outcomes that prevent traffic congestion, ensure pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly design, and support public transit options (Land Use and Development, p. 3). 3. Economic Development Goals and Actions: e Goal 2: Establish Zebulon as a regional destination supporting employment, commerce, and cultural activities (Economic Development, p. 2). 4. Framework for Urban Downtown Mixed Use: o Aligns with the objective to encourage redevelopment and prevent auto-oriented patterns, fostering vibrant, walkable mixed-use districts (Future Land Use, p. 18). Changes in Draft Text between the Joint Public Hearing (January 13, 2025) and Board of Commissioners Meeting March 3, 2025: No materially significant changes occurred since the public hearing. The only changes in the draft text were clarifications and minor adjustments that were identified through the public hearing process: 1. Clarified that stormwater retention facilities do not count towards open space requirements. 2. Minor adjustments to permitted use tables: a. Blood and Tissue Collection from Permitted to Special Use Permit b. Laundry or Cleaning Service from Not Permitted to Special Use Permit C. Tattoo and Piercing Establishment from Permitted to Special Use Permit d. Helistop from Not Permitted to Permitted e. Outdoor Display and Sales from Permitted to Special Use Permit 3. Clarified that RMU will share sign regulations with that of Downtown Mixed Use and Downtown Periphery Districts. 4. Added our standard language regarding setbacks: added street setback (zero feet) and "if provided" section for side setback. 5. Clarified utility use standards will align with residential district standards. 6. Referenced master plan requirement for RMU in the procedures section for zoning map amendments. 7 STAFF REPORT ZEBULON ORDINANCE 2025-25 NORTH CAROLINA UDO LEGISLATIVE TEXT AMENDMENT UPDATES MARCH 20, 2025 Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board voted to recommend approval of Text Amendment TA 2025-01 on January 13, 2025. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 2025-25, because in our professional opinion, the community can expect the following outcomes should this text amendment be approved: 1. By-Right Development Pathway: Introduces a method to entitle large-scale mixed-use, commercial, and master-planned developments, ensuring alignment with the Comprehensive Plan while simplifying the process. 2. Predictable Investment Environment: Codifies clear standards for regional mixed-use developments, fostering investor confidence. 3. Streamlined Process: Reduces entitlement timelines from 6-8 months (for Conditional Rezoning or PD) to 2-3 months, accelerating market readiness while maintaining robust design standards and board oversight. 4. Alignment with Public Objectives: Ensures redevelopment adheres to public goals and the Comprehensive Plan through codified design standards. Suggested Motion: I hereby motion to approve Ordinance 2025-25, finding that the RMU District is consistent with the Grow Zebulon Comprehensive Land Use Plan and meets the standards of UDO 2.2.21.G, as described in the prepared statement per UDO 2.2.21.F. Attachments: 1. Prepared Statement per UDO 2.2.21.F 2. Public Hearing Notification Affidavit 3. Ordinance 2025-25 - UDO Text Amendment 8 WRITTEN STATE OF ADOPTION ZEBULON ORDINANCE 2025-25 NORTH GAI ROLINA REGIONAL MIXED-USE DISTRICT MARCH 20, 2025 Per Zebulon Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) 2.2.21.F4, the Zebulon Board of Commissioners shall adopt a written statement upon the approval of a UDO Text Amendment (TA): 1. TA 2025-1 2025-1 is approved. 2. TA 2025-1 is fully consistent with the Town's adopted Policy Guidance in the Comprehensive Plan 3. TA 2025-1 is consistent with the comprehensive plan as it will implement the following goals and policies: a. Goals for Land Use and Development: i. Goal 1: Advance a land use allocation and pattern that supports greater housing variety, economic development, and a complete community with access to schools, recreation, shopping, and services (Land Use and Development, p. 2). ii. Goal 3: Facilitate ongoing collaboration between land use and transportation planning to ensure a well-connected community (Land Use and Development, p. 2). b. Policies for Land Use and Development: i. Policy B: Accommodate a range of character settings within its planning area to address diverse market preferences, including walkable, mixed-use environments (Land Use and Development, p. 3). ii. Policy C: Emphasize compatible intensities and character when evaluating applications for intensive development near neighborhoods (Land Use and Development, p. 3). ili. Policy D: Promote land use outcomes that prevent traffic congestion, ensure pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly design, and support public transit options (Land Use and Development, p.3). C. Economic Development Goals and Actions: i. Goal 2: Establish Zebulon as a regional destination supporting employment, commerce, and cultural activities (Economic Development, p. 2). d. Framework for Urban Downtown Mixed Use: i. Aligns with the objective to encourage redevelopment and prevent auto- oriented patterns, fostering vibrant, walkable mixed-use districts (Future Land Use, p. 18). 4. TA 2025-1 does not amend the Town's adopted policy guidance in the Comprehensive Plan 5. TA 2025-1 is not associated with any development application approval. 9 WRITTEN STATE OF ADOPTION ZEBULON ORDINANCE 2025-25 NORTH CAROLINA REGIONAL MIXED-USE DISTRICT MARCH 20, 2025 6. TA 2025-1 is reasonable as it aligns with the town's long-term planning goals, promotes orderly growth, and provides clarity in the development process. By ensuring consistency with adopted land use policies, it creates a predictable framework that balances private property rights with the community's vision for sustainable development. 7 TA 2025-01 is in the public interest because of provides a tool to enable high-value per acre mixed-use development where such development reflects a highest and best use, which will enhance economic growth, protects community character, and ensures that land use regulations meet the evolving needs of residents and businesses. Adopted this the 20th day of March, 2025 Glenn L. York Mayor SEAL Lisa M. Markland, CMC - Town Clerk 10 ZEBULON NORTH CAROLINA CASE # Text Amendment 2025-01 - Regional Mixed Use HEARING DATE: January 13, 2025 State of North Carolina County of MK BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary, Stace Portvs on this 7 day of ChIACRA 20035 personally appeared Matthew Lower, known to me to be a credible person and of lavful age, who being by me first duly sworn, on his oath, deposes and says: Matthew Lower, Planning Director for the Town of Zebulon, affirm that the following Public Notice Procedures have been completed in accordance with applicable North Carolina General Statute and Town of Zebulon Unified Development Ordinance Section 2.3.6 have been satisfied for the above referenced hearing. Advertisement in a Paper of General Circulation sent on December 31st, 2024 (Wake weekly, publication dates 1/3/2025 & 1/10/2025) Posted to Planning Department Website 1/3/2025 lak Jen 9 Dus Matthew Lower Date 94 Subscribed and sworn to before me, this day of Onuary 20_25 NotagSeal) STACIE PARATORE NOTARY PUBLIC WAKE COUNTY, N.C. Rcndyra Slacie Peratore [signature of Notary) [printed name of Notary] NOTARY PUBLIC My commission expires: 027 2005 11 ORDINANCE 2025-25 UDO Text Amendments adding Regional Mixed Use ARTICLE 2: PROCEDURES 2.2. Application Review Procedures 2.2.25. Zoning Map Amendment J. ZONING MAP AMENDMENT REVIEW STANDARDS The advisability of an amendment to the Official Zoning Map is a matter committed to the legislative discretion of the Board of Commissioners and is not controlled by any one factor. In determining whether to adopt or deny a proposed zoning map amendment, the Board of Commissioners may weigh the relevance of and consider the following: 1. Whether the proposed zoning map amendment advances the public health, safety, or welfare; 2. Whether and the extent to which the proposed rezoning is appropriate for its proposed location, and is consistent with the purposes, goals, objectives, and policies of the Town's adopted policy guidance. 3. Whether an approval of the rezoning is reasonable and in the public interest. 4. Other factors as the Board of Commissioners may determine to be relevant. A REVIEW OF REGIONAL MIXED-USE ZONING 4, --Any property seeking a Zoning Map Amendment to the Regional Mixed-Use IRMUI zoning classification will provide a master plan in accordance with Section 3.5.5.E.1 Master Plan Requirements as part of the Zoning Map Amendment review, KL. EFFECT 1. Lands subject to an approved map amendment shall be subject to all the applicable standards in this Ordinance, which shall be binding and shall run with the land. 2. Development located outside the Zebulon corporate limits shall comply with all Town policies related annexation and the extension of utilities. LM. AMENDMENT Amendment of a decision on a zoning map amendment may only be reviewed and considered in accordance with the procedures and standards established for its original approval. M-N. APPEAL 1. Any decision by the Board of Commissioners shall be subject to review by the Superior Court of Wake County. 2. Petitions for review must be filed with the Clerk of Court within 30 days of the date the decision is filed in the office of the appropriate review authority and delivered by personal delivery, electronic mail, or first-class mail to the applicant, landowner, and to any person who has submitted a written request for a copy, prior to the date the decision becomes effective. Town ofZebulon 2-70 Unilied Developmen! Ordinonce 12 ARTICLE 3: DISTRICTS 3.1.4 Organization of These Zoning District 3.1. ntroductory Provisions Standards TABLE 3.1.3: ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED ZONING DISTRICT ZONING DISTRICT NAME ABBREVIATION u Light Industrial CI Industrial Campus HI Heavy Industrial Mixed Use Districts OI Office and Institutional DTP Downtown Periphery DIC Downtown Core RMU Regional. Mixed Use PD Planned Development CONDITONALZONING DISTRICTS RI-C Residential Watershed - Conditional R2-C Residential Suburban = Conditional R4-C Residential Neighborhood - Conditional R6-C Residential Urban - Conditional RMF-C Residentiol Multi-family = Conditional NC-C Neighborhood Commercial - Conditional GC-C General Commercial = Conditional HC-C Heavy Commercial =- Conditional LI-C Light Industrial - Conditional CI-C Campus Industrial - Conditional HI-C Heavy Industrial - Conditional OI-C Office and Institutional - Conditional DTP-C Downtown Periphery - Conditional DTC-C Downtown Core - Conditional SPECIAL USEZONING DISTRICTS R-13 SUD Residential 13 - Special Use CA-SUD Commercial Amusement - Special Use 3.1.4. ORGANIZATION OF THESE ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS A. OFFICIAL ZONING MAP Section3.1.4.A. Official Zoning Map establishes the Official Zoning Map and describes how it is updated and interpreted. B. GENERAL ZONING DISTRICTS 1. Sections 3.3.1. 3.4.1, and 3.5.1. Summary Purpose and Intent Statements set out a series ofpurpose and intent statements broadly applicable to each individual district type in the Residential, Commercial, and Mixed Use districts. 2. Sections 3.3 through 3.5 include the detailed purpose statement, dimensional standards, and example images for each general zoning district listed in Iable 3.1.3. Zoning Districts Established. 3. The black lettered circles included in each dimensional standards table correspond to the black lettered circles in the dimensional and development configuration example images fori the same zoning district. 4. The development, lot pattem, dimensionai, and lot configuration example diagrams are for llustrative purposes only. In cases where ani image conflicts with the text for the district or some other portion of this Ordinance, the text, not the lustration, shall control. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 3-2 Ordinance 13 ARTICLE 3: DISTRICTS 3.5. General Mixed Use Zoning Districts 3.5.5 Regional Mixed-Use (RMU) District 3.5.5. REGIONAL MIXED-USE (RMU) DISTRICT A. DISTRICT CHARACTER B. EXAMPIFIOIPATTERN Thel Regional Mixed Use (RMU) district is established tof facilitate the development of vibrant, compact, and pedestrian-friendly "town center" areas. Itaims toj integrate ar mix of residential, commercial, civic and open space uses within a single cohesive development. This district encourages al higho quality of life, efficient land use, and reduced dependency on automobiles byf fostering a walkable urban environment. C. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Minimum Lot Area Isquare feetl None Minimum Lot Widthlinear feetl 100 Maximumlot Coveraoe 1% oflotared) 75 Minimum-Street: Setback ffeetl None 15 Feet, unless the front ared is used for outdoor public seating, plazas or green space. in which Maximum Front Street Setback ffeetl additional feet for these purposesmoy be granted Minimum Setbackf for Off-Street Parking ffeefl 20 Minimum Side Setback (feetl None: 5 if fprovided Minimum Rear Setback Ifeet! 15 Maximum Buildina Height ffeet/stories) 75/5 Minimum Spacino Belween Principal Buildings on the None: 10if provided Same Lot feel) 15% of development. area, with at least half dedicated to urban open space or purposely Minimum Required Open Space Set-Aside % oflot constructedi passive open space (site features area) listed in 5.7.5.A.2arer not creditable to this requirement.) D. DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES Unified Development Town of Zebulon 3-47 Ordinance 14 ARTICLE 3: DISTRICTS 3.5. General Mixed Use Zoning Districts 3.5.5 Regional Mixed-Use (RMU) District A E. DISTRICT-SPECIFIC STANDARDS 1. MASTER PLAN REQUIREMENT & Torezone ai tracto of landi tol RMU. the applicant must establish a districtmaster plan in addition to alL other materials reguired for rezoning This ensures fhat development within the RMU district substantially dligns with fhe Comprehensive Plan: b. Subsequent development applications. proiect phasing, and non-residential site plan review. shall demonstrate substantigl consistency with the master plan in addition to other applicable standards: S Subdivisions within an RMU districtishall: substantiglly conform toi the master plan: d. The master plan shall include the following features: 1. Depiction of development for all contiquous parcels under common ownership. with nomore thon 15 acres required per rezone aoplication: T. On-site transportation circulation system. including the general location of public streets. existing or projected transit service. pedestrian and vehicular circulation features and connections to existing and planned systems: ill. Description of the development area, including acreage. types and mix of land uses. number of residential units Iby use lvpe). nonresidentidl floor area Iby use type), residential densil and nonresidential intensity. The master plan applicant cans provide a reasonable range for these figures. if necessar: v. General configuration and relationship of the principal elements of the proposed development. including general building types: y. Generol location. amount andt Ltype foctive. oassive. or urban) of open space. with at least 15% of the site dedicated to plaza oD green space: vi. Idenfification of environmentally. sensitive lands. wildlife habitat. and resource protection areas: vii. General location of on-site potable water and wastewater facilities and connections to existing systems: vili. General location of on-site stormwater manogement facilities and connections to existing oublic systems: ix. Phasing plan. if applicable. 2. STREET DESIGN STANDARDS g. Develooment ini the RMUdistrict: shall establish a grid street pattern: b. Except in cases where an arterial street must be constructed. no street segment shall extend more than 500 feet without another street intersection. alley intersection. or mid-block pedeitrion.accessox C. Any arterial street segments shallr require pedestrian accessway every 750 feet: Unified Development Town of Zebulon 3-48 Ordinance 15 ARTICLE 3: DISTRICTS 3.5. General Mixed Use Zoning Districts 3.5.5 Regional Mixed-Use (RMU) District d. New development shall dedicate and construct new streets in RMU district in gccordance with the master plan: e. Separate pedestrian and bicycle facilities must be provided on all streets. This can be achieved in the following ways: . Establishment of pedestrion street through aI minimum 26-foot right-of-way only for non-motorized and emergency traffiç. to serve as a primary street for fhe purposes of building siting: l. Ashared-use poth with a 10ft minimum width on both sides of the street: II. Separate bicycle lane and sidewalks, with the bicycle lines physically separated from the vehicular travel lanes. allon both sides of the street except for when a two-way cycle track can be constructed on one side of the street: v. In areas with single-family duplexes or townhomes only. a shared bicycle/vehiculor street with off-street sidewalks, all on boths sides of the street: f. Street parking shall be permitted on all streets wherever feasible: g. AIL street parking must occur between vehicular fravel lanes and bicycle Janes when bicycle lanes are present: h. Private streets are prohibited within the RMU district: and Rear- or side-loaded glleys shall be provided and dedicoted to the Town wherever possible. 3. BULLDING AND SITE DESIGN a. AIL non-residential. and mixed esdentialnonreideniat development shall be configured in accordance with the applicable design standards in Section 5.3.2. Mixed-Use Design Standards: b. Allmull-family development con either 5.3.2 or 5.3.3 Multifamily Residential Desian Standards: C. Parcels featuring single-family, duplexes. or townhomes: shall meet the dimensional standards of the Residential Urban /R6) district: d. Developmenti int the RMU zone shall conform to the following additional standards: i Buildings which front a richt-of-way for non-motorized traffic must provide vehicular access is provided via rear dlley way or parking ared: I. Buildings may have a primary entrance that faces a side parking lot provided an equally prominent entrance is provided at the street front: ll. Shade trees must be planted at 30-foot intervals within public spaces: N. RMU developments are exempt from parking minimums: however. parking lots remain subiect to all other standards: y. Shared parking is encouraged: and vi. No specific buffering standards arer required between use types within anRMU district. but a Type C buffer shall be required at the perimeter of the district master plan and shall be developed in accordancer with project phasing. 4. COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS New mulfi-family, non-residential. and mixed-use development that abuts oris across astreet from a single-family detached dwelling located ins a Residential Zoning District shall be configured in accordance with the following standards: g. The buildingshall maintain a maximum height of two stories or less within 150 linear feet of a lot line subiect to these compatibility. standards: b. The use shall not include speakersi that produce music or other noise that is audible beyond the lot line: C. Drive-throughs or other vehicular-related service area shall not be adiacent toa lot line subject to these compatibilitys standards: Unified Development Town ofZebulon 3-49 Ordinance 16 ARTICLE 3: DISTRICTS 3.5. General Mixed Use Zoning Districts 3.5.5 Regional Mixed-Use (RMU) District d. Surface off-street parking oreos that abut a lot line subiect to these compatibilily standards shall be screened by an opaque fence or privacy wall with a minimum height of six feet above grade: e. Vending machines, service areas. mechanical equipment loading areas, and similarf functional elements shall be located as far as possible from lot lines subiect to these compatibilitvy standards. or shall be configured in a manner that prevents any negative impacts (visual. auditory or otherwisel: and: f. Refuse collection.recxcing. and other waste-related activities shall be located as far as possible from a lot line subiect toi these standards. 5. AMENDING THE MASTER PLAN a. The properly owner. authorized agent thereof. ora developer with authorization from the property owner or their agent. may submit an application to amend the moster plan. b. The Planning Director shall determine if the dmendment can be approved administrativelv or must proceed to the Board of Commissioners. G The Planning Director may grant the following changes administrativelv: i. A change not exceeding 15% in the number of residential units (by use type). non-residential area fby typel. residentiol densily or non-residential intensity, ii Relocation of public utilities provided service levels remain consistent with the current master plan. il. Adjustment of the perimeter buffer f the master plan footorint expands or retracts. iv. Anv.changes allowed fhrough Administrative Adiustment Procedures Section 2.2.1and d. E the Planning Director determines the requested amendment exceeds these standards the Board of Commissioners shall review and decide the requestofter as public hearing. Town of Zebulon 3-50 Unified Development Ordinance 17 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.2. Principal Uses 4.2.3. Principal Use Table 4.2.3. PRINCIPAL USE TABLE TABLE4.2.3: PRINCIPAL USE TABLE A=Allowedt ( listed u a PD master plen) P-Pemited subject to cpplicable use Decf a dee ds BU approvel of aspecial USE Pamonicengonse with applicoble use-speg ific, stondaras aT nec MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USE TYPE [1] ES DENTIAL USE CLASSIFICATION Assisted Living S S P P P P A 4.3.3.A Facillly Boarding/ Rooming S S S P P S P P A 4.3.3.B House Bungalow Court P P P P P S P P A 4.3.3.C Continuing Care P P S P P . P P A 4.3.3.D Retirement Center Duplex Dwelling S S P P P S P P P A Family Care Home P P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.3.E Group Home S S S S S A 4.3.3.F Halway House S S . S . * : A 4.3.3.G Live/Work Dwelling P P P P S P P P P A 4.3.3.H Manufactured [3] [3] - A 4.3.3. Dwelling: Manufactured 4.3.3. Dweiling Park Mobile Home . * . 4.3.3.K Mobile Home Park 4.3.3.L Mulli-family Dwelling . S S P * P P P P P A 4.3.3.M Pocket P P P P P P P P A 4.3.3.N Nelghborhood Nursing Home S S S $ P . . P - P P A Single-family S S P P P P P A 4.3.3.0 Attached Dwelling Single-famlly P P P P P P P P P P A 43.3.P Detached Dwelling Triplex/Qvadplex S P P P P P P P A 4.3.3.Q Upper-story P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.3.R Residential INSTITUTIONAL USE CLASSIFICATION Adult Day Care S P P P S P A 4.3.4.A Center Airport & Related S S S A Facllities Antenna Collocation, S S S S P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.4.B Major Antenna Collocation, P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P A Minor Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-4 Ordinance 18 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.2. Principal Uses 4.2.3. Principal Use Table TABLE4.2.3: PRINCIPAL USE TABLE A-AlbvedWlistedw noPDmosel plon) P=Permitted: subject to apphes Gble. use-specitic Siandoids de ques oppoxololospeca user permt ar dcompkone.wuh: apg blaable use speciis Stan dords: MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USETYPE [1] & X Arborelum or Formal P P P P P P P P P P P A Garden Auditorlum P P S P P P P P A 4.3.4.C Blood/Tissve S S Collection S Broadcasting Studio P P P P P S A 4.3.4.D Cemelery, Columbarium, or S S S S S S : A 43.4E Mausoleum Child Day Care S S S P P P P P P P P A 4.3.4.E Center Child Day Care, Drop P P P P P P P A In College or Universily S $ P P P A Communlly/outh) P P P P P P P P A 43.4.G Senior Center Communily Garden P P P P P P . P P A Coliseum or Arena P P P P P A 4.3.4.H Conference or P P P A 4.3.4.H Convention Center P Cullural Facilily, S P P P P P P P A Library, or Museum Drug/Alcohol S S P S 4.3.41 Treatment Facility Fire/EMS/Pollice P P P P P P P P P P P P A Station Fraternal Club or S S P P S P P P S P A 4.3.4.J Lodge Govemment Office P P P P P P P P P P Govemment Maintenance, P P P P - Storage, Distribution Helicopter Landing P P P S S A Pad 4.3.4.K Hospital . . S . S S P A 4.3.4.L Indoor Private P P P P P P P P A Recreation P Outdoor Private S S P P P P P S A Recreation P Park (public or P P P P P P P P P P P P P P A private) Passenger Terminal P P P P P P P P P P A Post Office P P P P P P P A Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-5 Ordinance 19 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.2. Principal Uses 4.2.3. Principal Use Table TABLE4.2.3: PRINCIPAL USE TABLE A=Allowed (tl listedn ai PD mosterplon) P-Pemitied subject TO cpplicoble se spec guhis iandards: Re ou , - es approval of a special use perm Gdcomplonce with applicoble use- specilic siondards - MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USE TYPE [1] 2 a Psychiatric Treatment S S Facility Religious Institution S S P P S P P P S P A 4.3.4.M School, Elementary S S P P S P P P S P A School, High/Middle S S P P P S P A 4.3.4.N School, Vocational . . P P P P P P P A 4.3.4.0 4.3.4.P: Small Wireless Facilly S S S S P P P P P P P P P P S A 4.3.4.5 Telecommunications S S P - 4.3.4.Q: Tower, Major 4.3.4.5 Telecommunicalions 4.3.4.0: Tower, Minor or S S $ S S S P P P S A 4.3.45 Concealed Temporary Wireless S S S S S P P P P P P S S - A 4.3.4.R: Facllity 4:3.4.5 Urgent Care Facilily P P P P P P A Ullily, Major P P P P P P P P A 4.3.4.1 UHlity, Minor P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.4.1 COMMERCIAL USE CLASSIFIÇATION ABC Store P S S P A Aduit Business S 4.3.5.A Aircraft Paris, Sales, P P P : A and Maintenance Animal Day Care / P P P P P P S A 4.3.5.B Grooming Animal Shelfer . . S S . 4.3.5.C Art Gallery P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.D Artisan Studio P P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.E Auction House P P P P P P A Automolive Repair and Servicing P P P P S - 4.3.5.F (without painting/ bodywork) Automolive Sales P P P P P A 4.3.5.G and Rentals Automotive P P P - 4.3.5.H Painfing/Body Shop Automotive Parts and P P P A Accessorles Sales Automotive Wrecker P P - 4.3.5.1 Yard Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-6 Ordinance 20 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.2, Principal Uses 4.2.3. Principal Use Table TABLE4.2.3: PRINCIPAL USE TABLE A=Allowed ( listedn OPDI master plen) P Permited subjectios opplicoble B se SP ecic st andards: C quNes opprovel of a special use. pert and compligncewith applcoble use-specic standards MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USE TYPE [1] J Bar, Cocktall Lounge, S S S S P P P A 4.3.5. or Private Club Bed and Breakfast S S S S P P P P . P P P P A 4.3.5.K Boat and Marine Rental, Sales, and P P P P A Service Bottle Shop (with on premise S S P S P P P A 4.3.5.L consumption) Business Incubator P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.M Campground P P - P - . . S A 4.3.5.N Car Wash or P P P P A 4.3.5.0 Automoblle Detailing Catering * P P P P P P A Establishment Check Cashing/Payday S S S Lending Establishment Clothing Rental . . P P * . P P P A Coffee Shop S P P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.P Commercial P P P P P P A Recreation, Indoor Computer-Related P P P P P P P A Services Convenience Store P P P S P P P A (no gasoline sales) Convenience Store P P S S A 4.3.5.Q (with gasoline sales) Co-Working Space . P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.R Crematorium S S S Equipment and Tool P P P . : A Rental Event Venue S P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.5 Fairgrounds - . . S S . S . . S Financial Services P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.1 Establishment Flea Market P S . P 4.3.5.U Funeral-Related S S S - 4.3.5.V Services Games of Skill . S S . . S 4.3.5.W Golf Course or S S P S A 4.3.5.X: Driving Range 43.5Y Unified Development! Town of Zebulon 4-7 Ordinance 21 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.2. Principal Uses 4.2.3. Principal Use Table TABLE4.2.3: PRINCIPAL USE TABLE AEAllowed ( listed in af PD. master plon), P-Pemmilted: subectte applicoble ueaperciec.stendioxts S Requires opproval of a special uses permit ondk complionce with coplc aple se specific standords roni MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USE TYPE [1] - a Grocery Store P P P P P P A Gymnaslum/ Filness S P P P S P P P P A 4.3.5.Z Center Hair, Nails, and Skin- P P P P P P P A Related Services Heavy Equipment, Sales, Rental, and P P A 4.3.5.AA Repair Hotel or Motel P P P P P P A Kennel, P P A 4.3.5.BB Indoor/Ouidoor Laundry or Cleaning S P P P P P S A 4.3.5.CC Service Microbrewery, Microwinery, or S P P P P P P E A 4.3.5.DD Microdisillery Nightclub or Dance P P P P P A 4.3.5.EE Hall Office, Medical P P P P P P P P A Office, Professional P P P P P . P P P P A Olfice, Sales or P P P P P P P P A Service Outdoor Commercial P S 5 P A 4.3.5.FF Recreation Outdoor Storage P P P 4.3.5.GG Package and P P P S P P P P A Printing Service Park and Ride Facllily P P P P P P P P P P B A Parking Lot P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.HH Parking Structure S S P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.11 Pawn Shop P P P P S A 4.3.5.JJ Pharmacy S P P S P P P A 4.3.5.KK Pool Hall * S S . . S S P A Racehrack S S P Recreational Vehicle S S S S A 4.3.5.LL Park Repair Shop P P P P P A 4.3.5.MM Restaurant Indoor/Outdoor P P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.NN Seating Restaurant with Drive-though/Dive- P P P P P A 4.3.5.NN up Service Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-8 Ordinance 22 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.2. Principal Uses 4.2.3. Principal Use Table TABLE4.2.3: PRINCIPAL USE TABLE AFAllowed (flisted in OPDE master plon) P-Permitted ubecllogppkcabe use S C siandoids approval of aspeciclo usepen. and compliance withapplcoblev use specific standords: MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USE TYPE [1] I Restaurant, Walk-up P P P P P P P P P P A 4.3.5.NN Only Retall, Bulky Hem S P P P A 4.3.5.00 Retall, Large Format . S P P S P A 4.3.5.PP Retail Use, Other P P P P P P P A Self Service Storage, S P P - A 4.3.5.QG Extemnal Access Only Self Service Storage, $ S P P P A 4.3.5.0Q Intemal Access Only Shooling Range, S S : - 4.3.5.RR Indoor Specially Eating P P P S P P P A 4.3.5.S5 Establishment Taltoo and Piercing P P . . S S A Establishment Theatre P P P P P P A Truck Stop P P P . 4.3.5T1 Vape, Tobacco, and P P P P A 4.3.5.UU CBD Shop Veterinary Clinic P P P P P P A 4.3.5.VV INDUSTRIAL USE CLASSIFIÇATION Asphalt or Concrete S S - 4.3.6.A Plant Contractor P P P 4.3.6.B Services/Yard Elechrical, Plastic, or P P - Plumbing Fabrication Extractive Industry S S 4.3.6.C Flex Space P P P P P : A 4.3.6.D Fuel Oll/Bollled Gas S 4.3.6.E Distributor Gas Energy S : Conversion General Industrial S P P P S - A Services Landfill . . S . . . 4.3.6.F Makerspace P P P P P P P P A 4.3.6.G Manufacturing, S S P - 4.3.6.H Heavy Manufacturing, Light P P P A 4.3.6.H Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-9 Ordinance 23 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.3. Use-Specific Standards 4.3.1.Standards Applied to All Uses TABLE4.2.3: PRINCIPAL USE TABLE A=Allowed (tlisied ng PD master plen) P-Permatedsus ectloappkcble use-spec lc standards Regumes approval et a special use permil andcomplonce with applicoble use-speciic slandords, MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USE TYPE [1] a Metal Fabrication P P P A Public Convenience Center/lransler P P 4.3.6.1 Station Recycling Center S P P S A 4.3.6.J Research and S P P P S P S A Development Salvage or Junkyard S S 4.3.6.K Solar Farm S S P A 4.3.6.L Truck or Freight S P P - A 4.3.6.M Terminal Warehouse, P P P A 4.3.6.N Distributlon Warehouse, Storage P P P . . P - A 4.3.6.N Waste Composting S S Wholesale Sales P P P P - A 4.3.6.0 Wind Energy S S S S S A 4.3.6.P Conversion AGRICULTURAL USE CLASSIFIÇATION Agricullure and P P P P : A 4.3.7.A Horticullure Agricultura! Support P P P P A 4.3.7.B Services Animal Husbandry P S S . : A 4.3.7.C Farmer's Market P P P P P P P A 4.3.7.D Plant Nursery S * P P . S A NOTES: [U Some use typesmay be further limiied in allowable zoning districts Or may reque a different procedure tor establisnment in accordance wwith Section42 7 Prohibited Uses or Seclion3. 8 Overlay Zoning Districis 121 Uses oe deiniedmAicle 9 MPeMedDAtaoN Slutene Em-iisbntlisny vlaclvedhcme overloy, CIsIct 4.3. USE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS Use-specific standards are the requirements applied to individual use types, unless otherwise stated to the contrary in this Ordinançe. This section identifies the use-specific standards applied to principal use types identified in Iable 4.2.3. Principal Use Table, as subject to "use-specific standards." " 4.3.1 1. STANDARDS APPLIED TO ALL USES Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-10 Ordinance 24 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.3. Use-Specific Standards 4.3.3. Residential Use Types i. A dwelling unit shall be at least 600 square feet in floor area, but not more than 2,000 square feet in floor area. i. At least 2 dwellings in a pocket neighborhood shall maintain a total square footage that differs by at least 200 square feet in floor area from the average square footage of all other dwellings. Nothing shall prohibit a configuration where all dwellings are different sizes. C. FENCES Pocket neighborhoods are exempted from the standards in Section 5.5, Fences and Walls, but shall comply with the following: i. Fences within front yards or: side yards forward of the front façade plane shall not exceed three feet in height. M. Fences in rear yards or side yards behind the front facade plane shall not exceed six feet in height. lil. In no instance shall a fence be placed within a use or access easement. d. HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION A pocket neighborhood shall include a homeowner(s) or property owner(s) association that maintains control of common areas and takes responsibility for maintenance of common features in the neighborhood established and configured in accordance with Section 6.5. Owners' Associations. O. SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLING Single-family attached development shall comply with the following provisions: 1. BUILDING PLACEMENT a. A minimum ten feet of separation shall be maintained between all buildings in the development. b. Buildings must be set back from private drives and parking lots a minimum of ten feet as measured from back of curb or edge of pavement, if no curb is provided. C. Buildings shal! be. setback from public streets in the development in accordance with the street setbacks for the district where located. 2. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS PER BUILDING Iable 4.3.3.0.2: Maximum Number of Units ina Buildings, sets out the maximum number of attached residential dwelling units allowed in a single building by zoning district: TABLE 4.3.3.0.2: MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS IN A BUILDING MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS IN A SINGLE ZONING DISTRICT BUILDING R4 & R6 6 RMF 12 GC 12 OI 8 DTC 5 DTP 8 RMU 6 3. RECREATION FACILITIES Active recreation facilities must be placed a minimum of 50 feet from adjacent land used for single-family detached residential purposes. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-24 Ordinance 25 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.3. Use-Specific Standards 4.3.4. Institutional Uses i. The Town may require the wireless services provider or the owner of the land, if different, to remove an abandoned wireless telecommunications facility within 30 days of the date it is deemed abandoned. i. Should the wireless services provider, or the owner of the land, if different, fail to remove the abandoned wireless facility within 30 days of the date that notice of abandonment is filed, the Town may cause the wireless telecommunications facility to be removed and may recover the actual cost of such removal, including legal fees, if any, from the wireless services provider, or the owner of the land, if different. T. UTILMES 1. All uses in the utility use category shall comply with the following standards: a. Where possible, utilities should be located on lots interior to a development rather than on lots abutting streets. b. Except when a utility crosses a street, it shall be setback at least 25 from all lot lines unless the zoning district requirements specify a deeper setback. C. Major utilities may only be located on lots that meet the dimensional requirements for the zoning district where located. Minor utilities may be on lots, leaseholds, or easements that do not meet the minimum dimensional standards for lots in the district where located. d. The design of buildings, structures, and facilities located in residential neighborhoods shall conform as closely as possible to the character of development in the area to ensure compatibility. Utility placement and screening may also be used as a means of ensuring compatibility. e. Portions of properties not used for facilities, off-street parking, or related services shall be maintained with natural ground cover. f. Service and storage yards shall not be permitted within utility facilities located in residential OF01OL or RMU districts. 2. Ground-based electrical substations and transformers shall also comply with the following additional standards: a. Ground-based electrical substations and transformers may only be located on a lot of one acre in area when located in a residential OF Ol,or RMU district. b. Ground-based electrical substations and transformers shall include non-climbable fences or comparable safety devises to limit accessibility by the general public. C. Ground-based electrical substations and transformers shall include a durable masonry wall, fence, hedge, or other natural planting of comparable opacity shall be provided along the exterior lot lines abutting a lot in a residential, Ol or RMU-erOI district. d. Walls, fences, or hedges required in this section shall be between five and seven feet in height measured from the ground along the lot line. e. Plantings shall maintain an initial height of at least three feet at time of planting and shall achieve an average height of six feet within two years of the time of planting. 3. Communications or relay towers associated with a utility use type shall comply with the following additional standards: a. Communications or relay fowers associated with a utility use type may only be located on a lot of one acre in area when located in a residential. OL or RMU -OrO! district. b. The minimum distance from the base of any tower to the nearest property line shall be equal to the height of the tower. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-44 Ordinance 26 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.3. Use-Specific Standards 4.3.5. Commercial Uses 9. Signage shall be limited to ground-mounted or wall signage with a maximum sign face area of eight square feet with a maximum height of six feet. L. BOTTLE SHOP (WITH ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION) A bottle shop use shall comply with the standards in Section 4.3.5.. Bar, Cocktail Lounge.or Private Club. M. BUSINESS INCUBATOR 1. A business incubator may be provided as a principal use in its own building, as a tenant in a mulfi-tenant building, or as an accessory use to an existing office, personal service, or industrial use. 2. Table 4.3.5.M: Business Incubator Composition, sets out the types of individual uses permitted within a business incubator, based on the zoning district where proposed: TABLE 4.3.5.M: BUSINESS INCUBATOR COMPOSITION MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS IN A SINGLE ZONING DISTRICT BUILDING NC,OI 3 GC,HC 12 U,IC No limit DTC, DTP, RMU No limit 3. When proposed as an accessory use to an existing business or development, the floor area devoted to the business incubator: shall not exceed 25 percent of the building's gross floor area. 4. Business incubators shall meet the off-street parking requirement for this use type in Table 5.8.4.H: Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements Table, not the individual types of uses within the business incubator. 5. Floor area within a building serving as a business incubator may be used for storage, but no outdoor activity or storage is peritted. N. CAMPGROUND Campgrounds shall comply with the following standards: 1. Campgrounds shall not include permanent residences, except as necessary for caretakers; 2. Individual campsites shall maintain a minimum size of 1,200 square feet in area and at least 25 feet in width; 3. Campgrounds shall provide a common recreational area consisting of 100 square feet per campsite; 4. Campgrounds shall provide sufficient groundcover to prevent erosion; and 5. Individual campsites shall be set back at least 100 feet from the front lot line and at least 50 feet from the side and rear lot ines. O. CAR WASH OR AUTO DETAILING Car wash or auto detailing uses proposed in the NC district shall comply with the following: 1. No outdoor display or storage of merchandise, materials, or rubbish shall be permitted. 2. No flags, banners, pennants, or other devices that flutter orrevolve and that are designed and used solely to attract attention shall be permitted. 3. All floodlights shall be turned off at the close of business or at 11:00 p.m., whichever is earlier. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-48 Ordinance 27 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.3. Use-Specific Standards 4.3.5. Commercial Uses e. Hammable liquids or gas containers in excess of 1,000 gallons shall be stored underground. f. No materials shall be stored in areas intended for vehicular or pedestrian circulation. g. No materials shall be stored on any potable or non-potable water easement, stormwater easement, or sanitary sewer easement. 2. SCREENING REQUIREMENTS Screening of outdoor storage shall be in accordance with the applicable standards in Section5.10. Screening. HH. PARKING LOT A commercial parking lot that is the principal use shall comply with the parking lot contguotonegutements in Section5.8. Parkingand Loading, and the following standards: 1. Parking shall be the principal use of the parking lot. Parking spaces may be rented for parking, or otherwise used in accordance with an approved temporary use permit or other permit, but no other business of any kind shall be conducted on the lot, including repair service, washing, display, or storage of vehicles or other goods. 2. Commercial parking lots shall not be located contiguous to a single-family residential zoning district. 3. Commercial parking lots that are the principal use of the lot shall have no more than 100 feet of street frontage occupied by parking or vehicular access area. The balance of the frontage shall be screened or occupied by vegetation. I. PARKING STRUCTURE Parking structures, whether serving as a principal or accessory use in the DTC, DTP, RMU. and OI districts, shall be configured in accordance with the following standards: 1. DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS Parking structures shall comply with the dimensional standards applicable to the zoning district where located. 2. GROUND FLOOR CONFIGURATION The ground floor of a parking structure abulling a sidewalk shall be configured as building floor area capable of accommodating a nonresidential use or shall be configured with a minimum first floor ceiling height of 20 feet above grade to ease conversion of the ground floor to habitable space in the future. 3. ARCHITECTURE a. Parking structures visible from street frontages shall be designed to be compatible with the architectural character and quality of adjacent buildings and shall not adversely impact abutting sidewalks. b. Parking structure elevations shall use color, massing, or architectural features to reduce the appearance of bulk. C. Parking structure façades facing residential lots shall: i. Be enclosed to prevent light spillover from headlights, adverse noise, or pollutants; and li. Incorporate architectural design elements, including surface treatments, offset planes, structural articulation, and landscaping to provide visual interest and compatibility with adjacent residential uses. 4. DRAINAGE Parking structures shall be designed and constructed sO that surface water will not drain over sidewalks or adjacent lots; and 5. LIGHTING Unified Development Town of Zebulon, 4-54 Ordinance 28 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.4. Accessory Uses 4.4.6. Listed Accessory Uses B. Ifas specific accessory use is allowed subject to a special use permit, the cell undemeath the zoning district is marked with a "S". C. If the accessory use or structure is not allowed in a zoning district, the cell is blank. D. In the case of planned development districts, if an accessory use is allowable, it is marked with an "A", and the accessory use must be set out in the approved master plan. E. If there is a reference contained in the column entitled "Acc. Use-Specific Standards,' refer to the cited section(s) for additional standards that apply to the specific accessory use. TABLE 4.4.6: ACCESSORY USE TABLE [1] AEAllowect (iflstedh nP osien plen), P-Pemmtted subjer to 0 abe U 6 a e Todards: -Requireseppxovdl of os spcducperwone. complionce wiff applicable use spesific Slandoras: Piohibiled MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USE TYPE [1] ) Accessory! Dwelling P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.A Unit Amateur Ham Radio P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.B Art Installation P P P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.C Automated Teller Machine P P P P P S P P P P A 4.4.7.D Bus Shelter P P P P P P P P P P A 44.7.E Child Care, P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.E Incidental Cluster Box Unit P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.G Detached. Accessory P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.H Structure Drive Through S P P S P A 4.4.7.1 Electric Vehicle P P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.J Charging! Station Family Health Care P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.K Structure Guard House, Shelter, or P P P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.L Gotehouse Helistop S S S S S A 4.4.7.M Home Occupation P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.N Ice House P P P S A 4.4.7.0 Outdoor Dining P P P P P P P P : A Outdoor P P P P S P P A 4.4.7.P Display/Sales Outdoor Storage S S S P - A 4.4.7.Q Parking of Heavy P P P 4.4ZR Trucks or Trailers Parking of Recreational P P P P P A 4.4.7.S Vehicles Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-69 Ordinance 29 ARTICLE 4: USES 4.4. Accessory Uses 4.4.7. Standards for Specific Accessory Uses TABLE 4.4.6: ACCESSORY USE TABLE [1] A=Alloved ( Esledi in a PD master plon) PPerasleaswbectle opplicable iice siondards S-Requites approvat of a speciale wse permitand complicnc ewilh applicablet use-specific tor dars -Pionbited MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USE TYPE [11 Storage of Unlicensed or P P Inoperable Vehicles or Trailers Play Equipment P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.1 Produce Stand P P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.U Solar Energy Systems P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.V Stable (horses) P P A 4.4.7.W Swimming Pool/Hot P P P P P P P P P P A 4.4.7.X Tub Tool/Storage Shed P P P P P P P P P P P P P P A Underground S P P P S A 4.4.7.Y Storage Tank Wind Energy P P P P P P P P P P P S A 4.4.7.Z Conversion NOTE: IUnisted: aG C essory US es may bey permitledi noccorcons with Se tion 4 4 3Prozedure tor Estobtimen 4.4.7. STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC ACCESSORY USES Standards for a specific accessory use or structure shall apply to the particular individual accessory use or structure regardless of the zoning district in which it is located or the review procedure by which it is approved, unless otherwise specified in this Ordinance. This section sets forth and consolidates the standards for all accessory uses and shructures for which a reference to this section is provided in the "Acc. Use-Specific Standards" column of Table 4.4.6: Accessory Use Table. These standards may be modified by other applicable standards or requirements in this Ordinance. A. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is permitted as accessory to a single-family detached dwelling, and shal! comply with the following standards: 1. No more than one ADU shall be located on a lot with a single-family detached dwelling. 2. An ADU shall not exceed 35 percent of the total amount of finished floor area in the principal structure. 3. An ADU shall not exceed one story, but nothing shalt limit an ADU from being located on a second or third story provided the structure complies with the applicable maximum height limitations in the district where located. 4. An ADU and the principal dwelling shall have the same street address and mailbox. 5. An ADU shall not be subdivided or otherwise separated in ownership from the principal dwelling unit. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 4-70 Ordinance 30 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.3. Design Standards 5.3.2. Mixed-Use Design Standards b. Synthetic Stucco or EFIS C. Chain-Link d. Reflective Corrugated Metal 2. Gates shall be constructed of a metal panel system and painted or coated black, grey, or similar neutral color. 3. Enclosures shall meet the standards of Table 5.10.5. Screening Methods. FIGURE 5.3.1.H: COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE DESIGN 5.3.2. MIXED-USE DESIGN STANDARDS A. PURPOSE AND INTENT The purpose for these standards is to create vibrant, pedestian-omented areas of residential and non-residential use that are located in the same building or in close proximity to one another on the same site. More specifically, these standards are intended to: 1. Create wel-designed, desirable places for Town residents and visitors to shop, dine, recreate, and live; 2. Ensure development within mixed use areas is compact and walkable; 3. Shorten travel times and support alternative modes of transportation by reducing the need for automobile travel within urban portions of the Town; 4. Encourage human-scaled development that is pedestian-oriented; 5. Reduce development costs by facilitating the most dense forms of development in areas easily served by public infrastructure; and 6. Accommodate both vertically mixed-use development within an individual building as well as horizontally mixed-use development on a single site. B. APPLICABILITY The standards in this section shall apply to all the following: 1. New development within the Ol or RMU districts; 2. New multi-story development within the DTP district; 3. Live/work dwellings; 4. Upper story residential; and Unitied Development Town of Zebulon 5-34 Ordinance 31 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.6. Landscaping 5.6.11. Foundation Plantings Iable 5.6.10.F. Buffer Application, specifies the type of perimeter buffer that development shall provide between it and adjacent land, based on the zoning district of the development site and that of the adjacent land. The buffer type is indicated by a letter corresponding to one of the three buffer types described in Table 5.6.10.C: Perimeter Buffer Configuration. TABLE 5.6.10.F: BUFFER APPLICATION ZONING ZONING DISTRICT OF LAND ADJACENT TO PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT [3] DISTRICT OF [41[5] DEVELOPING R1, R2 R4, R6 RMF, OI NC, DTP GC,HC LI,IC,HI LAND [1J[2] RI, R2 A None None A A B R4,R6 B A A None A A RMF, ,OI, RMU C B A A None None NC, DTP D C B A A None GC, HC D D C B A None L,IC.HI D D D D C None NOTES DvelpmewFD: dRHCEB3UbCLG the permeter bufler CnigwrolonpoRsed in the opplcobes planned developmentr master piona INOS permeter buffers der requied nthel DIC a DIP orn RV dstncis but arer requmed wherel these dislcs abut other districts 13) AType A or B permeter Dutiershdlnol! berequred: wh nentne loi line abuis unbuldable lond wilhnampor iGnbufter the FHO C BAna-goedhepas aec areloresiolongreo, or other lown-desgnoted conservation dreavvhére exdhngvecelation vil rot be removed. 4ncases where a Type C orDpermeler buffer isrequired burlhe! olline abuts unbuicable land within a riparan buter thetHO olown designated free-save, area a relcrexologreo.cr other o-pacwseee area wh lere exisiing vegeration witl not beremoved the required petimelen bulterwiihand amount otrequwed landscoping moterici may ber reduced bys 50 percent see Iable5610C Perimeter Rulfer-Contguiaton 15 Lol lines abulling public streetrighis otwE shair ber subjeciio thes Stanclards in Section5612 Streelicape Butless Glny casess whee development abuls landie oulside the Town's plongisdicion Onty OType A buffer shallbe ecuredolonat the boundary G. EXEMPTIONS Developments consisting of multiple lots that are planned and developed as as single, unified, or consolidated project may be configured sO that perimeter buffers are only located around the perimeter of the entire development instead of between lots within the development. 5.6.11. FOUNDATION PLANTINGS A. PURPOSE AND INTENT 1. Foundation plantings provided in accordance with this section are intended to soften the visual impacts of a building's base or foundation along any façade visible from a street other than an alley. 2. These standards are also intended to provide for the even dispersal of trees across a development site. B. APPLICABILITY Except where exempted by Section 5.6.11.C. Exemption, these standards shall apply to all new residential, institutional, and commercial development constructed in the Town after January 1, 2020. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-80 Ordinance 32 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.7.4. Minimum Open Space Set-Aside 5.7. Open Space Requirements 5.7.4. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE SET-ASIDE REQUIREMENTS A. AMOUNT 1. The minimum required amount of open-space set-aside, as a percentage of a development's size, shall be provided in accordance with the Iable 5.7.4.A: Minimum OpenSpace Set-Aside Required. 2. Nothing shall limit the provision of a greater minimum percentage or other type of open space set-aside, provided the minimum requirements in this section are met. TABLE 5.7.4.A: MINIMUM OPEN SPACE SET-ASIDE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF OPEN OPEN SPACE SET-ASIDE COMPOSITION [3][4] TYPE OF LAND SPACE SET-ASIDE USE [1] REQUIRED (% OF DEVELOPMENT MIN. % ACTIVE MIN. % PASSIVE MIN. % URBAN AREA)[2) Residential, Atleast 25% when No minimum Up to 50% when Single-Family 10 outside of OI or inside OI or DTP Detached DTC districts requirement districts Residential, All Use Types At least 50% when No minimum At least 50% Except Single- 10 outside of OI or when inside OI or Family DTC districts requirement DTP districts Detached Institutional, No minimum Up to 100% when Other Than 8 No requirement inside OI or DTP Utility-Related requirement districts Institutional, Utility-Related None Required N/A At least 25% when Up to 100% when Mixed-Use, with 5 outside of OI & No minimum inside OI or DTP Residential DTC districts requirement districts Up to 100% when Mixed-Use, no 3 No minimum No minimum inside OI or DTP Residential requirement requirement districts 50% Developmenti Lin 15 NoR Requirement excludincu site features listed in RMUD Districi 575.A.2 No minimum No minimum Upto 100% when Commercial 3 inside OI or DTP requirement requirement districts Industrial None Required N/A Agricultural None Required N/A NOTES LIE Deleminedt basea onihe Use Clessitication listing # Tabley 423 Piincipal Uel Teble 21 Aprlied ol the tine ol supdi vsion o sile planlsubdvisont S nolequired. See Section pen set A side Conliguiction for detcib, on thes distinctions betveen octive. passive ond JTL a oside [41 Incoses where the total cmount of open spaceser Oside 5 insuficient to be useoble i the opinon efthe Flanang Director the Tont mgy accepl a lniulesssins Feeinlieul B. TYPE Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-94 Ordinance 33 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE A. AWNING SIGN LEGEND Max. Height: Roof or Top of Parapet Wall PIZZA PASTA Max. Sign Face Area: 25% ofA Awning Area Max. Area of All Awning Signs: 5% of Facade Facing Street Nso EXAMPLE: Total Awning Area of Lower Awning = 90 sf Total Area of Facade Facing Street = 600 sf Max. Awning! Sign Area on Lower Awning - 25% x 90 = 22.5 sf Max. Area of All Awning Signs: 5% x 600 sf = 30 sf A sign that is part of or attached to an awning, canopy, or other profective canvas, plastic, or metal cover affixed to a building and located over a door, 1. DEFINITION entrance, window, or other outdoor area. Colors, stripes, or pattems on an awning's surface shall not be considered as signage. DTC& Residenti OI NC GC & HC DTPE LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMUR No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Awning 1 per every ten linear feet of building façade facing a street [] Signs per Lot Maximum Height Under the roof or top of a parapet wall [2) Maximum Sign! Face Area per 25 percent of the awning area upon whichi it is located, including the drip Individual Awning Sign flap, if provided Maximum Signi Face Area of all 5p percent of each façade facing a street (1 Awning Signs per Lot NOTES: [) Signage on umbrellas or shade structures associated with an outdoor dining area are not counted as awning signs and are exempted from the awning sign number and face area standards. [2) Awning signs shall maintain a minimum height of at least eight feet above grade. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS a. Signage may be located on the drip flap, subject to the maximum sign face area standards. b. No awnings above the 3rd building story may be internally illuminated. C. Awning signs, when allowed within a street right-of-way, shall not project more than five feet into a right-of-way, nor closer than two feet from the curbline. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-142 Ordinance 34 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE B. BANNER SIGN EXAMPLE: Facade Length = 30' Max. Banner Length = 30% x 30' = 9' COMING SODM Potential Banner Area Calculation = 4'x9 = 36' Max. Sign Face Area = 20 sf 6.5' 3' BANNER SIGN SOORI LEGEND Max. Roof Oeer Height: or Tobaci 0 Road Top of Parapet Wall - Max. Sign Face Area: 20 sf Max. Banner Width: 4' Max. Banner Length: Lesser of 30% of the BANNER SIGN Façade Length or mm 20 Linear Feet Summer Fair HRERHHHEPRE A sign made of af flexible fabric or plastic material thati is affixed to a building or other vertical projection, except utility poles, but is not an awning sign or a 1. DEFINITION flag. Feather flags and bow signs are not banners and are prohibited by this Ordinance. DTC, Residenti OI NC GC & HC DTP & L, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMU No No No Yes Yes No 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Banners per 1 per use or non-residential tenant in a multi-tenant building [] Lot Maximum Mounting Height Below the roof or parapet [2) [3] Maximum Sign Face Area per 20 square feet Individual Banner Maximum Banner Length Lesser of: 30% of the façade length or 20 linear feet Maximum Banner Width 41 linear feet NOTES: [1) Maximum of 3 banners per multi-tenant site at any one time. [2) When located over a street right-of-way, at least 18 feet above the street pavement and at least 91 feet above a sidewalk. [3] When located on a fence, wall, or as a freestanding banner, a maximum height of 12 feet to the highest point. When located on a building wall, the banner shall not be mounted above the first floor. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-144 Ordinance 35 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE C. Construction Sign/Development Advertising Signs REEACS 11 Maximum Height = 8' Maximum Sign Face Area = 32 sf Per Side Min. Setback from Lot Line = 10' Lot Line CONSTRUCTION/DEVELOPMENT ADVERTISING SIGNS At temporary: sign located on al lot for the duration of its 1. DEFINITION consinucloy/deveboymen. DTC Residenti OI NC GC & HC DIPE L, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMIVED al RMU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS One sign per frontage with public Right-of-Way access which Maximum Number of Construction must maintain at least a 200 ft separation from a construction /Development Advertising Signs Per Lot sign oni the same site. Maximum Sign Height [) 8F Feet Maximum Sign Face Area 32 Square Feet per side (max. 2 sides) Minimum Setback from any! Lot Line 101 feet from any lot line NOTES: s Sign support structures shall be included in maximum sign height and face area. 3. DURATIONAL STANDARDS All Residential Districts 2 Years Maximum Duration of the Sign Non Residential and 1 Year Mixed Use Districts All Confnuction/Devetcpment Advertising signs must be Removal removed once the development is determined to be complete Notes: Unified Developmen! Town of Zebulon 5-146 Ordinance 36 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11.S Signage 5.11.9.Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE C. ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD EXAMPLE: EMB is on a Ground Signi in the MX District HOLY FAMILY MaxSign Face Area : 48: sf ACADENY Max. EMB Area - 50% x( (7x3) = 21 sf 9 Lot Uine FAkn SIGN 5 9 a 7 SIGN e 49 CALVARY C Residentially Zoned Land UnAR RUR - LCA - 1E - Maxk Height According to Sign Type (Ground, Wall) Maximum! Sign Face Area -According to! Sign Type (Ground, Wall); Maximum EMB Area Lesser of 50% Total Allowable Sign Face Area or 32s sf Minimum Separation from Residentally-Zoned Land - 150' Minimum Separation from Another EMB - 35' A wall or ground sign, or portion thereof that displays electronic, non-pictorial, or text information that may or may not change. Sign content is displayed by 1. DEFINITION light emitting diodes (LED's). fiber optics, light bulbs, or other illumination devices aranged in a matrix within the display area. Electronic message boards ("EMBS") do not display animation or imagery that appears to move. DTC. Residenti OI NC GC & HC DIPE LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMU No No No Yes Yes No 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of EMBS per Lot One per lot or development Minimum Separation of EMB from Residenfialy-Zoned 150 linear feet Land Minimum Separation from Another EMB 35 linear feet In accordançe with wall or ground sign standards, as Maximum Height appropricte [11 In accordance with wall or ground sign standards, as Maximum EMB Face Area appropriate 121 Lesser of:32 square feet or 50% of the total allowable Maximum Percentage of Total Sign Face Area Devoted sign face area for the type of sign proposed (.e., to an EMB wall, ground) Minimum Static Hold' Time Between Message Changes 1 minute [3] 465 lumens per square foot during daytime hours; 70 Maximum Brightness lumen pers square foot during dawn, dusk, and nighttime hours NOTES: [1] In no instance shall an EMB extend higher than 30 feet above grade. [2) The face area shall include all mounting hardware, framework, and sign supports. 3] Transition between images shall take place within one second or less. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS a. EMBS may only be configured as a wall or ground sign, or portion thereof. b. EMBS may only be allowed as part of a permanent sign, not a temporary sign. C. Use of the terms "stop", "caution", or "danger" is prohibited on an EMB forr reasons of public safety. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-148 Ordinance 37 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE D. FLAGS LEGEND Max. Height: 26' or 26' Above Highest Point of Building if Mounted Max. Flags per Pole: 2 Max Flags Per Lot: 3 Max. Size: 24 sf per Flag Right-of-Way Min. Setback from Lot Line: Height of Flagpole or Mounting Device % à FLAG FLAGI Lot Line; Lot Line If Projecting into Street Right-of-Way, Min. Vertical Clearance: 18' Above Street Cartway; 9' Above Sidewalk A piece of cloth or similar material, typically rectangular or square in shape, that is attached to a pole or rope along the shorter side of the material. Flags flown by a governmental agency, located on land owned or operated by a 1. DEFINITION govemmental agency, or on al building owned or operated by a governmental agency are exempted from these standards. Flags affixed to two or more poles at the same time are subject to the standards for banners. Feather flags and bow signs are prohibited. DTC. Residenti OI NC GC & HC DTP & L,CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Flags per 3 Lot 25f feet above grade or 25 feet above the highest point of a buildingif Maximum Mounting Height building-mounted [1 Maximum Number of Flags per 2 Flag Pole Maximum Size per Flag 24 square feet Minimum Setback from any Lot Line for al Flagpole or other The height of the flagpole or mounting device Mounting Device NOTES: D1 In cases where a flag projects out into a street right-of-way. the flag shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of 18 feet above the street pavement and 9 feet above a sidewalk. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-150 Ordinance 38 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9.Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE E. GROUND SIGNS FACN LEGEND Maximum Sign Face Area = 36 SqFt. (LxW) 6' Max. Height in Residential District; 15' in Mixed-Use and Commercial Districts 5' Minimum Setback from Lot Line L FASHION FAIRE PLACE GROUND 2055 H BevMo! SIGN Lot Linel hiy syr, un eI uuE u pue ay ', nII 13 ui ILI ou uncuny IV "IC yuun Iu wy means of a supporting system comprised of a solid pedestal, or other bracing system where there is no open: space between the bottom of the sign face area and the ground. Ground signs are configured so that the base of the sign support structure is at least as wide as the sign face area. Ground signs 1. DEFINITION may also be referred to as "pedestal" signs or "monumen" signs. Any sign with an opening between the bottom of the sign's face area and ground or where the sign face area is wider than the sign support structure shall be considered as a pole or "freestanding" sign, which are prohibited. Ground signs are not mounted to a building wall, and are not located within a street right-of-way. DTC, * Residenti OI NC GC & HC DIPL L, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Ground Signs Per Lot 1[) DTP. DIC Residential OI NC GC & HC & RMUP& LI, CL,HI Maximum Height [2] [3] [4] DIG 3F Feet 4 Feet 4F Feet 6F Feet 3Feet 15Feet Maximum Sign Face Area [5] 36 Square Feet Minimum Setback from any Lot 51 feet [6] Line Minimum Separation between 50 feet [7] Ground Signs on Adjacent Lots NOTES: [ Developments on lots of 2 acres in size or greater and comer lots may have a ground sign for each roadway fronting the perimeter of the development. [2] Sign height shall be determined based on the higher of: the adjacent grade level ori the grade level of the adjacent street. [3] In nonresidential districts, the maximum height of a ground sign may be increased by 1 foot for every 10 feet of setback beyond the minimum applicable setback to a maximum ground sign height of 25 feet. Unified Developmen! Town of Zebulon 5-152 Ordinance 39 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type [4) The support structure shall be included within the measurement of the sign's maximum height. (5] The maximum sign face area may be increased by 4 square feet for every 10 feet of setback beyond the minimum applicable setback to a maximum ground sign face area of 175 square feet. [6] Except within the DTCGnd- DTP. and RMU districts, all portions of a ground sign shall be at least 5 feet from a street right-of-way, [71 In cases where a ground signi is proposed and it is impossible to meet the minimum separation distance requirements from an existing ground sign. the proposed sign shall maintain the minimum street setback necessary to ensure an unimpeded view of the existing ground sign on an adjacent lot. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS a. Ground signs shall not be placed within required sight distance triangles orin! locations that obstruct the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians. b. Ground signs with support structures of three feeti inl height or more above grade shalli include evergreen plantings around the base of the sign support structure in sufficient number to screen its view from off-site areas. C. Signage may be subject to additional standards identified in Section3.83. Gateway Corridor Overlay IGCOI District. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-153 Ordinance 40 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE F. INCIDENTAL SIGN EXIT LEGEND Maximum Height Maximum Sign Face Area: 6'in Residential Districts Max, Area 1.5: sf Per Sign ENTER 12' in Mixed-Use and Nonresidential Up to Two Signs May Have Area Up to3sf Districts Max. Area Per Lot or Development - 36 sf Min. Setback from Lot Line - 5' No Encroachment into Right-of-Way Allowed Right-of-Way Open Lot Line Welcome - - - - oeooo SIGN II MAT AFWZRE D0G Any small or nondescript. sign that only provides directional information or safety information for the public. Examples of incidental signs include signs 1. DEFINITION addressing on-site traffic circulation (such as "entrance" or "exit" signs), public safety (such as "high voltage" or "beware of dog" signs), or address signs. DTC Residenti OI NC GC & HC DIPE LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMIVED al RMU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS 1) Lotsy with an existing single family detached 1 per principal structure dwelling, mobile home. or manufactured home Lots with a duplex, triplex, or quadplex dwelling Maximum Number of Incidental unit 1 per dwelling unit Signs Per Lot Single family attached dwelling 1 per dwelling unit Multi-family development 1 per building + 5 Lots in a mixed-use or commercial district [2] 6 feet for lots in residential districts; 121 feet for lots in mixed-use and Maximum Height nonresidential districts [3 Maximum Sign Face Area 1% square feet per sign [41 Totall Incidental Sign Face Area per Mixed-use orl Nonresidential 20 square feet Lot or Development Minimum Setback from any Lot 5feet [5] Line NOTES: [] Incidental signs that exceed the maximum height or sign face area shall be considered as a wall: sign, ground sign, pole sign, or projecting sign, as appropriate. [2] See total incidental sign face area per lot or development. [3] Sign height shall be determined based on the grade immediately adjacent to the sign. [4] Up to two incidental signs on any single lot may be up to three square feet in sign face area size. [5] In no instance shall an incidental sign be located within a right-of-way, a sight distance triangle, or in locations that obstruct the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-154 Ordinance 41 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE G. POLITICAL SIGNS LEGEND Maximum Height : 60" Above Adjacent Grade When on an Individual Lot; 42" ort Above Pavement of Adjacent Roadway when in a Street Right-of-Way VADER Maximum Sign Face Area within ROW= 6 sf Maximum Sign Face Area on a Lot= 32 sf No Min. Setback from Lot Line POLITICAL Lot Line SIGN NO ST POLMTICAL VOTEL NO GIGN BaG Any sign that advocates for a particular political candidate, party, position, or political action thati is made available for view by the public before and during the portion of a calendar year when elections are underway as 1. DEFINITION described in Section 136-32 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Political signs are also referred to as "campaign" signs or "election" signs. Signs of a political nature that are placed on private property outside the period of time when elections are underway shall be considered as ani incidental sign. DTC Residenti OI NC GC & HC DTP LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Political 6[1 Signs Per Lot 42i inches above the edge of the In a right-of-way Maximum Height pavement of the adjacent roadway On an individual lot 60i inches above adjacent grade Inai right-of-way 6 square feet pers sign Maximum Sign Face Area On an individual lot 32 square feet per sign Minimum Setback from any Lot None Line Minimum Separation between [2] Political Signs NOTES: [U There is no limit on the number of political signs that may be placed within the right-of-way in front of a lot during the portion of the year when elections are underway provided the owner of the sign obtains the consent of the lot's owner to place the sign in front of the lot. 12] No political signmay be placed in any manner that obscures another sign from view. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS a. Political signs shall not be placed within required sight distance triangles ori in locations that obstruct the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians. b. Political signs may not be placed on utility poles or traffic control signal poles. C. Political signs may be placed in the right-of-way only during the period of time when elections are underway as identified in Section 136-32 of the North Carolina General Statutes. d. Political signs may not be lluminated. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-156 Ordinance 42 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11.Signage 5.11.9.Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE H. PROJECTING SIGNS THE 4 7 akSeret / ULUING an Setback Lot Line Right-of-Way LEGEND Max. Height: Wall on Which Sign is Mounted SIGN Min. Clearance Over Sidewalk or Vehicular Access: 9' Max. Sign Face Area: 40 sf Max. Encroachment into Required Yard: 6' Max. Projection into Right-of-Way: 36" Minimum Distance from Back of Curb: 2' Any sign that projects outward from a building's exterior wall where the sign face area is not parallel to the building wall upon which is mounted. 1. DEFINITION Projecting signs are also referred to as "marquee" signs. Signs mounted to a building wall with sign face areas that are parallel to the building wall are considered "wal" signs. A sign comprised ofi fabric or similar material is a "flag" or a "banner" sign. DTC. Residenti 2. WHERE PERMITTED al OI NC GC & HC DTPE LI, CI,HI RMUR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Projecting One per building façade Signs Per Lot A! projecting sign shall not project above the height of the walli iti is mounted Maximum Height to I11 Maximum Sign Face Area 40 square feet [2) Minimum Setback from any Lot A! projecting sign shall not encroach into a required yard by more than 61 feet Line 13 NOTES: [ Any projecting sign that projects into a right-of-way or that projects over a sidewalk or vehicular accessway shall maintain ar minimum clearance of at least 9 feet above grade. [2] Projecting signs with 3 sides may have up to 80 square feet of sign area. [3] A projecting sign shall not project into ar right-of-way by more than 36 inches, and shall maintain a minimum of two feet of horizontal distance from the back of the curb. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-158 Ordinance 43 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type a. Projecting signs of 1% square feet in total sign area orl less shall be considered incidental signs. b. Any electrical wiring shall be located within the sign or the wall it is affixed to. c. Signage may be subject to additional standards identified in Section 3.8.3. Gateway Corridor Overlay (GCO] District. TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE I, SIDEWALK SIGNS UNIONLOFTS LEGEND Maximum Height = 4' Maximum Sign Face Area = 8.5 sf Minimum Clearance = 5' Min. Distance from Curb = 6" SIDE- WALK SIGN AI pedestian-oriented movable sign that sits on the grade located proximate to the primary entrance of the nonresidential or mixed use being advertised. Sidewalk: signs are also referred to as "A-frame" signs or "Board" signs. The 1. DEFINITION sign shall be self-supporting and only visible during operating hours. Sidewalk signs are configured with a broader base then a top or are equipped with supports to ensure they remain stable in normal wind conditions. DTC Residenti OI NC GC & HC DTP & LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMU No No Yes Yes Yes No 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS 1 per street frontage, regardless of the number of Maximum Number of Sidewalk Signs Per Lot tenants D [2) Minimum Clearance Around Sidewalk Sign 51 feet [3)4] Maximum Height 4 feet Maximum Sign Face Area 8.5 square feet Maximum Number of Sidewalk Sign Sides 2 Maximum Distance from Primary Entrance of Use Being 25 linear feet Advertised NOTES: [] Sidewalk signs may only be permitted on a sidewalk or on-site pedestrian walkway. [2] Nothing shall limit the rotating of different sidewalk signs on an individual lot provided the total number of signs does not exceed the maximum. [3] A sidewalk sign may only be placed in a manner that allows for unrestricted pedestrian access around all sides of the sign, and shall not be located within an access ramp, proximate to an accessible parking space, or within a sight distance triangle. 141 A sidewalk signs shall be no closer than 6 inches from the curb. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-159 Ordinance 44 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type a. A sidewalk sign shall not be permanently attached to the sidewalk, signs, street trees, landscaping, bicycle rack, or any other fixtures on the sidewalk. b. Each sidewalk sign shall be removed each day by the close of business. c. Sidewalks signs may include changeable copy. d. Sidewalks signs shall not be illuminated. e. Signage may be subject to additional standards identified in Section3.8.3. Gateway Coridor Overlay GCO) District, TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE J. SUBDIVISION SIGNS LEGEND 6'N Maximum Height Maximum Sign Face Area = 32 sf (Support Structure Not Counted as Sign Area) No Min. Setback from Lot Line Minimum Setback from Right-of-Way = 5' Lot Line Right-of-Way SUBDIVISION The Fll SIGN A ground sign located at the entrance to a subdivision consisting of two or 1. DEFINITION more lots. Subdivision signs shall be located outside all street rights-of-way, and shall not be located on a lot with a principal building. DTC Reside OI NC GC & HC DTP & LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED ntial RMU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Subdivision Signs Per Development 1 per development entrance Maximum Height 6 feet [1 Maximum Sign Face Area 32 square feet [2) [3] Minimum Setback from any! Lot Line None Minimum Setback from Right-of-Way 5f feet NOTES: [1) Sign height shall be determined based on the higher of: the adjacent grade level or the grade level of the adjacent street. [2] The support structure for a subdivision sign configured as a ground sign shall not be included with the calçulation of the maximum allowable signi face area, [3 Developments with 2 or more entries may have up to 64 square feet of subdivision sign provided that no single entry has a subdivision sign with a sign face area exceeding 32 square feet. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS a. Subdivision signs may only be configured as a ground sign. b. Subdivision signs shall not be placed within required sight distance triangles ori in locations that obstruct the: safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-160 Ordinance 45 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE K. SUSPENDED SIGNS LEGEND Max. Height: HAANDI Below Roof or Parapet Min, Clearance Over Sidewalk or Vehicular Access: 9' Max. Sign Face Area: 3 sf (6 sf in CBD District) NDCT Minimum Distance from Back of Curb: 2' SIMONP PEARG A sign that is suspended from the underside of a principal building's overhang or canopy that is intended for view by pedestrians or patrons already on a site. The sign may be parallel or perpendicular to the building wall. A sign that is not suspended from a canopy or overhang of a building 1. DEFINITION isr not a suspended sign. A sign mounted on a building wall parallel to the wall is a "wal" sign. A sign mounted on a building wall perpendicular to the building wall is a "projecting" sign. Signs visible through a window are "window" signs. DTC Residen OI NC GC & HC DTP & LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED tial RMU No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Projection Signs Per Development 1 per lot or 1 per tenant in a multi-tenant building Maximum Mounting Height Below the roof or parapet D) Maximum Sign Face Area 3s square feet; 6 square feet in the CBD district Minimum Setback from any Lot Line [2) NOTES: [ Any suspended sign that projects into a right-of-way or that projects over a sidewalk, walkway, or vehicular accessway shall maintain a minimum clearance of at least 9f feet above the grade or the walkway. [2] A suspended sign shall maintain a minimum of two feet of horizontal distance from the back of the curb. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS a. Suspended signs shall not project beyond the canopy or overhang they are mounted to. b. Suspended signs shall bei flush mounted or drop mounted with metal pipe, chain, wire, or other comparable material and permanently affixed to the overhang or canopy where mounted. C. Suspended signs shall not be mounted to an accessory structure. d. Signage may be subject to additional standards identified in Section3.8.3. Gateway Coridor Overlay IGCOI District. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-162 Ordinance 46 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE L. SUPPLEMENTAL SIGNS SLOW DOWN SAE FOR GARAGE LEASE SALE a (714)687-0000 In Residential Districts In Nonesidential Districts Maximum Height = 6' Maximum Height = 12' Maximum Sign Face Area = 6 sf Maximum Sign Face Area = 20 sf Min. Setback from Lot Line = 10' Min. Setback from Lot Line = 10' Lot Line Lot Line. SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPLEMENTAL SIGN SIGN Any sign that is not permanently affixed to the ground or a building which can be removed without special handling and that may be located on a lot 1. DEFINITION or site in addition to other forms of signage. Banners and incidental signs are nots supplemental signs. Ideological signs are considered supplemental signs. Residenti DTC. 2. WHERE PERMITTED al OI NC GC & HC DIPE LI, CI, HI RMU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Supplemental Signs Per 1 per lot; 1 per nonresidential tenant in a multi-tenant Lot development Residential Districts 6f feet Maximum Sign Height [) All Other Districts 12 feet Maximum Sign Face Area [2] Residential Districts 6s square feet All Other Dishricts 20 square feet Minimum Setback from any Lot Line 10 feet from any lot line NOTES: [J Sign support structures shall be included in maximum sign height and face area, [2) Signs visible through a window are also subject to the standards for window signs. 4. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS a. Supplemental signs shall not require issuance of a sign permit and are not subject to a maximum duration. b. Supplemental signs shall not be located within a street right-of-way. C. Supplemental signs shall not be placed within required sight distance triangles or in locations that obstruct the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians. d. Supplemental signs shall noti include permanent modifications to a site or building. e. Supplemental signs may not be illuminated. Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-163 Ordinance 47 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11. Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type f.Supplemental: signs shall not block windows or doors. h. Signage may be subject to additional standards identified in Section 3.8.3. Goteway Corridor Overlay (GCO] District. TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE M. WALL SIGNS - - - - a - a M NU ONds OPEN TONYS CAFE Max. Height: Height of Building Max. Sign Face Area: 16 sf Residential Districts 32 sf OI and NC Districts DTC and DTP Districts = 1/2: sf area per lineal foot WALL SIGN of facade fronting a street; max. 32 sf GC, HC and Industrial Districts = 1/2 sf area per lineal foot of facade fronting a street; max. 64 sf EXAMPLE: Building is in DTP District 30' Facade Fronting Street Max. Wall Sign Area a 30 x 1/2 = 15 sf Any sign, other than a projecting sign, that is mounted to or painted on an exterior building wall. Wall signs have only one sign face and are configured to be parallel toi the building wall upon which they are located. Signs 1. DEFINITION mounted perpendicular to a wall are "projecting" signs. Signs mounted from the ceiling of a building's canopy or overhang are "suspended" signs. Signs made of fabric or other material that moves are "banners" or "flags." Signs visible through a window are "window" signs. DTC. Residenti OI NC GC & HC DTPE LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMU RMF Only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Lots inresidential districts 1 Lots in all other districts single tenant Maximum Number of Wall Signs building 1 per building façade Per Development Lots in all other districts - multi-tenant 1 pert tenant building No wall sign shall extend above, below or beyond the building wall to which Maximum Mounting Height iti is attached [11 Lotsi inresidential districts 16 square feet Lots in Ol and! NC districts 32 square feet % square foot of sign face area per Lots in DTC.DTP and RMU-endDIR lineal foot of building façade upon Maximum Sign Face Area [2] districts which the signi is located [31 % square foot of sign face area per Lotsi in GC, HC, and industrial districts lineal foot of building façade upon which the signi is located [41 Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-164 Ordinance 48 ARTICLE 5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 5.11.Signage 5.11.9. Sign Standards by Sign Type TABLE 5.11.9: SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE N. WINDOW SIGNS SINES LEGEND Max. Height: Second Story or 25' Above Ground Level Max. Sign Face Area: DTP & DTC Districts = 25% of Window or Door All Other Districts = 50% of Window or Door EXAMPLE: Building is in NC District Max. Window Sign Area = 50% x (6x4) = 12: sf WINDOW 4' SIGN ) 6' A sign affixed to or visible through the surface of a window or glass door that isi intended to be visible to the public from outside the building. Signs painted on glass and etched or frosted glass that includes text or symbols shall be 1. DEFINITION considered as a window sign. Signs not visible from off-site areas are exempted from these standards. Signs mounted to a building's exterior wall are "wall" signs. DTC Residenti OI NC GC & HC DTP LI, CI, HI 2. WHERE PERMITTED al RMU No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Maximum Number of Window Signs Per No limit, subject to the maximum sign face area standards Development Window signs are not permitted above the second story or Maximum Mounfing Height higher than25 feet above ground level DTP & DTC & RMU 25% of the outer extent of any single districts window or door [21/3] Maximum Sign Face Area [] 40% of the outer extent of any single All other districts window or door [21 NOTES: Unified Development Town of Zebulon 5-166 Ordinange Ordinance 2025-25 adopted this the 20th day of March 2025. Glenn L. York - Mayor SEAL Lisa M. Markland - Town Clerk 50