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 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix D. SMARTCODE
 Article 3. NEW COMMUNITY SCALE PLANS

  § 3.4. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS  

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  • 3.4.1 The Developable Areas of the site shall be considered the Net Site Area. The Net Site Area shall be allocated to the various Transect Zones according to the parameters specified in Table 14A for the type of New Community being developed.

    3.4.2 The initial Density Allocation for the area of each Transect Zone shall be calculated in terms of Equivalent Housing Units (EHU) in accordance with the Gross Equivalent Density limits of Table 14B. For the purposes of Gross Equivalent Density calculations, the Transect Zone areas include the Thoroughfares but not land allocated to Civic Functions. The By-Right Density Allocation for a Transect Zone is then the Gross Area mapped to that Zone multiplied by the By-Right Gross Equivalent Density limit for that Zone from Table 14B.

    3.4.3 The Density Allocation for a Transect Zone may be increased by the use of Community-Scale Density Transfers, up to the effective By-Transfer Gross Equivalent Density limit specified for each Zone by Table 14B. For each Transect Zone district with Density Allocation so increased, no less than fifteen percent (15%) of the increase by Density Transfer shall be designated for Affordable Housing accessible to buyers at the 100% AMI level, to be distributed throughout such district. Alternatively the developer may choose to replace any three (3) such designated Affordable Housing units with one Certified Affordable Housing unit provided through an Approved Affordable Housing Provider in accordance with Section 1.7.1 and two market-rate units.

    3.4.4 For each Transect Zone district, a portion of the final Density Allocation consistent with Table 14B shall be exchanged for other Functions at the following rates:

    a.

    For Lodging: 2 bedrooms for each Equivalent Housing Unit exchanged.

    b.

    For Office or Retail: 1000 square feet for each Equivalent Housing Unit exchanged.

    c.

    The number of Equivalent Housing Units exchanged shall be approved by Warrant.

    3.4.5 The housing and other Functions for each Transect Zone shall be further adjusted at the building scale according to Article 5.

    3.4.6 After Thoroughfares, Civic Functions, and lot lines have been laid out, Maximum Building-Scale Densities shall be calculated for each Transect Zone from T4L to T6. The Maximum Building-Scale Density for each Zone shall be determined so that the Density Allowances for the individual lots within that Zone sum to at most the total Density Allocation for the Zone. The Maximum Building-Scale Densities for Transect Zones T4L through T6 shall be designated as part of the New Community Plan. Maximum Building-Scale Density for Zone T3 is always one (1) EHU per lot, independent of the area of the lot. Maximum Building-Scale Densities shall be uniform across all instances of a given Transect Zone within a New Community Plan.

    3.4.7 Community-Scale Density Transfers may be used to transfer by-right density from any O-2 Reserve Sector area or from any parcels or lots designated in the corresponding Official Community Plan as a Density Sending Area to one or more Transect Zones within the New Community Plan in accordance with Table 14B.

    3.4.8 A New Community Plan shall not designate lots, parcels, or portions of lots or parcels as Density Sending Areas. Areas to be preserved should be zoned accordingly.

    3.4.9 A New Community Plan may designate Receiving Areas for building-scale Density Transfers and for building-scale Density Bonuses in accordance with Section 4.4. If any such Receiving Areas are designated or anticipated for the future, the New Community Plan shall establish Absolute Maximum Building-Scale Densities and Additional Height Allowance guidance for each Transect Zone in accordance with Section 4.4, and in such a way that the By-Transfer Gross Equivalent Density limits of Table 14B are not exceeded in any Transect Zone district.