Below is a summary of the revisions to Draft 5. Follow the links to view the revisions within the context of each article highlighted in red and blue.
General
- Revisions made in response to Council direction and public comments, but address issues considered by Planning Commission in their review of the proposed zoning code update
- Spelling and grammatical revisions throughout code
Article 1
- Reference to adopted City plans
- Provision for Request for Change in Designation to Prior Zoning Equivalent added
Article 2
- New/revised definitions for approximately half dozen terms, typically using definitions in current code or clarification of wording
Article 3
- No revisions of note
Article 4
- Residential districts described as low, medium, or high density
- Reduced setback in RN-6 if within 1 mile of downtown to allow for more urban design
Article 5
- Restriction on structure size (5,000 SF) in 0ffice district unless design standards are met applicable only if adjacent to single family residential zone
- Blanket provision addressing height of taller buildings in mixed use zones when adjacent to single-family residential districts – building setback increase as height increases above 45’
Article 6
- Increase rear setback for industrial uses when adjacent to residential zones to 50’
Article 7
- Form based codes (SW and CU) inserted in their entirety
Article 8
- Neighborhoods built more than 50 years ago eligible for Infill Housing overlay
- Hillside Overlay provisions revised to apply only to residential development and to avoid conflicts with vested rights
Article 9
- Clarify that certain uses prohibited as standalone structures in Office Park district
- Change of neighborhood nonresidential reuse requires special use hearing
- Revised sign standards for neighborhood nonresidential reuse
- Clarification of number of temporary events and time limit for temporary events in residential districts
- Temporary events and temporary sales can be held by registered neighborhood organizations
Use Matrix (Table 9.1)
- Clarification of three uses
Article 10
- Revised exterior lighting standards to reduce impact of exterior lighting on residential properties
- Deleted authority for building official to grant modifications of building code requirements for ADU’s
- Require off-street parking for ADU’s
- Clarified permitted sales and percentage of home used for home occupations
Article 11
- Clarified that meeting parking standards on existing development is triggered when parking area is redeveloped, not when building is redeveloped or use changes
Article 12
- No significant changes
Article 13
- No significant changes – sign code inserted with zoning district references changed to reflect proposed districts
Article 14
- Powers and authority of Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (TTCDA) inserted
Article 15
- Vested rights provisions clarified, using language from state legislation and current code
Article 16
- Time limit for action by City Council on code/map amendment recommendations clarified (language from current code)
- Standards from current code for approval of variances and special uses (use on review) replace proposed standards
- Review of landscape plan delegated to Planning staff
- Require mailed and posted notice of Planning Commission meeting at which Planned Development concept plan, if provided, is reviewed
- Limits on number of times and time period for which period of validity of approvals can be extended, generally one extension for one time period
- Appeals section reformatted and clarified by using language from current code
Article 17
- Clarification of that a nonconforming lot of record (language similar to that in current code)
- The nonconformities section has been replaced with the nonconformities language from the current ordinance
Article 18
- No significant changes