- The Frequent Transit Development Option allows for additional housing and employment space in locations near current and planned frequent transit service. A Frequent Transit Area refers to areas slated for bus or other transit service where the time between buses will be 15 minutes or less during peak service periods and must be mapped in the City’s Comprehensive plan as such.
- The option allows for an additional two stories of height, up to a maximum of five stories, for apartment and mixed use building types. It allows only one additional story of height, up to a maximum of four stories, for general buildings. This additional height applies in Frequent Transit Areas, but not BRT Areas.
- The option also includes requirements to improve walkability. Any building that incorporates the additional height must adhere to the Urban Limited frontage unless otherwise mapped with the Urban General, Shopfront, Green or Green Plus frontage which then controls. Any building that incorporates the height bonus may not incorporate a drive-thru.
Article 3.7. Frequent Transit Development Option
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Sec. 3.7.1. Frequent Transit Development Option
Sec. 3.7.1. Frequent Transit Development Option aaron.sheppard… Tue, 05/23/2023 - 10:09| RX-, OX-, NX-, CX-, IX- | ||
| A. Building Types | ||
| A1 | Applicable Building Types | Detached House, Attached House, Townhouse, Apartment, Mixed Use Building, and General Building types |
| B. Lot Dimensions | ||
| B1 | Area (min) | 2,000 sf |
| B2 | Lot width (min) | 45’ |
| B3 | Depth (min) | 60’ |
| B4 | Density (max) | n/a |
| B5 | Outdoor Amenity Area (min) (Does not apply to Tiny House, Detached House, or Attached House) | 10% |
| RX-, OX-, NX-, CX-, IX- | ||
| C. Principal Building Setbacks | ||
| C1 | From primary street (min) | 10’ |
| C2 | From side street (min) | 10’ |
| C3 | From side lot line (min) 1 | 0’ or 5’ |
| C4 | From rear lot line (min) 2 | 15’ |
| C5 | From Alley (min) * | 4’ or 20’ |
| D. Height | ||
| D1 | Detached/Attached Principal Building (max) | 40'/3 stories |
| D2 | Townhouse/Apartment Principal Building (max) | Set by District |
| D3 | Tiny House (max) | 26’/2 stories |
| D4 | Accessory Structure (max) | 26’ |
| D5 | Height Bonus for properties zoned for 3-stories4 | The Apartment and Mixed-Use building types containing residential uses may be a maximum of five stories not to exceed 80’ in height. For developments containing residential uses, a number of units equal to at least twenty percent (20%) of the residential units established in newly allowed stories as the result of this height bonus shall be affordable for households earning sixty percent (60%) of the Area Median Income or less for a period of no less than 30 years from the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The General Building type may be a maximum of four stories not to exceed 68’ in height. The height bonus shall not apply to areas zoned –TOD or in a BRT Area as mapped in the Comprehensive Plan. When a property is also zoned with the - Detached frontage, the height bonus shall control. |
| D6 | Frontage and Drive-Thrus | Any building that uses the Height Bonus in D5 above must also adhere to the Urban Limited frontage unless otherwise mapped with the Urban General, Shopfront, Green or Green Plus frontage which then controls. Drive-thrus are not permitted on a site when the D5 height bonus is used. A 5 story building utilizing the height bonus herein shall also conform to the requirements for urban plazas set forth in Section 1.5.3.C. |
| E. Parking Setbacks3 | ||
| E1 | From Primary Street (min) | 10’ |
| E2 | From Side Street (min) | 10’ |
| E3 | From Side Lot Line (min) | 0’ |
| E4 | From Rear Lot Line (min) | 3’ |
| E5 | From Alley (min)5 | 4’ or 20’ min |
| F. Floor Heights | ||
| As prescribed by the Building Type in Chapter 3 | ||
| G. Transparency | ||
| As prescribed by the Building Type in Chapter 3 | ||
| F. Additional Requirements | ||
| F1 | ADU Regulations | There shall be no more than one ADU on the same lot as a principal building unless it is located in a Frequent Transit Area as shown on the City’s Comprehensive Plan which would then allow for up to two ADUs on the same lot as a principal dwelling, including attached or internal ADUs. However in a Frequent Transit Area, only one ADU can be attached to the principal building. In the case of a townhome development only one ADU is permitted per principal dwelling. |
| F2 | This development option cannot be used in concert with Compact or Conservation Development option | |
| F3 | Lots utilizing this option shall have at least a portion of each lot within the mapped Frequent Transit Area in order to take advantage of any regulations listed herein. | |
See Sec. 1.5.4.D “Building Setbacks” for specific building elements requirements.
1For Townhouse buildings, C3 shall only apply to the side site boundary.
2For Townhouse buildings, C4 shall only apply to the rear site boundary. A permanently recorded open lot or common area lot of at least 20 feet in width may be used to satisfy Sec. 2.5.1.C.4.
3Parking setbacks shall not apply to driveways serving individual dwelling units or shared between two dwelling units.
4The rent and income limits will follow the Affordable Housing Standards determined annually by the City of Raleigh Housing & Neighborhoods Department. An Affordable Housing Deed Restriction in a form approved by the City shall be filed and recorded in the property’s chain of title by the property owner in the Wake County Register of Deeds prior to the project receiving a certificate of occupancy. The property owner of development approved under this section shall provide an annual report to the City to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this section. The report shall utilize a form prescribed by the City and shall be submitted in accordance with a schedule set by the City. Affordable units used to meet the requirements of this section shall be constructed concurrently with the project’s market rate units.
5Garages (or a portion thereof) must either be located 4 feet from the travel lane of an alley or rear access drive or be a minimum of 20 feet from the alley or rear access drive. Where parking spaces are located between the garage and the alley or rear access drive, the garage must be located at least 20 feet from the travel lane of an alley or rear access drive.
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27