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G. The allowance of flexible lot configuration, <br /> including zero lot line configurations for <br /> affordable housing. <br /> Currently, the Board of County Commissioners may grant waivers from the residential <br /> development standards found in Chapter 911 of the LDRs through the Planned <br /> Development (PD) process established in Chapter 915 of the county LDRs. If granted, <br /> these waivers can allow for development of small lot configuration, zero lot line and <br /> reduced setback projects. The waiver criteria for the PD process are found in section <br /> 915.15 of the LDRs and are provided below. <br /> Section 915.15. <br /> Planned development allowable waivers and development parameters. <br /> (1) Conceptual P.D.plans shall list,for all areas and phases within the P.D.project area, the proposed <br /> waivers and development parameters for the following: <br /> a. Minimum lot size(in square feet); <br /> b. Minimum lot width(in feet); <br /> c. Minimum lot frontage(in feet); <br /> d. Minimum yard setbacks for buildings:front,rear,and side; <br /> e. Minimum yard setbacks for accessory structures (such as pools, patios, and decks);front, rear, and <br /> side; <br /> f. Maximum lot coverage;building(s)and impervious surface area; <br /> g. Minimum separation distances between buildings; <br /> h. Minimum right-of-way widths(by road type); <br /> i. Minimum open space per lot and by phase[Note: The minimum open space for the entire project <br /> shall meet or exceed the requirements of section 915.18./ <br /> j. Minimum preservation/conservation area per lot. <br /> Note:more conceptual plan submittal requirements are listed-out in section 915.22 <br /> (2) Notwithstanding other provisions in this chapter(915) and Chapter 971, specific land use criteria <br /> listed in Chapter 971 may be waived(modified or not applied) where such criteria would merely apply to <br /> the compatibility of uses within the P.D.project area if approved by the county. Where specific land use <br /> criteria apply to the relationship of a use(s) within a P.D.project and properties adjacent to the project <br /> area,the specific land use criteria shall apply pursuant to the provisions of chapter 971. <br /> (3) The conventional standards and criteria found in Chapter 911, Zoning, not covered in section <br /> 915.15(1)shall apply unless otherwise specifically waived or modified by other provisions of this chapter. <br /> ANALYSIS: <br /> Generally, the PD process serves as a mechanism whereby the county can approve <br /> projects with reduced setbacks and/or mixed uses. The advantage of using the PD process <br /> instead of traditional zoning is that an applicant can increase or at least maximize his <br /> development project's density. In the PD process, however, there are development <br /> required trade-offs, such as additional landscaping, which are required to gain the waivers <br /> for smaller lots and higher yield. These trade-offs can have the effect of off-setting any <br /> housing unit price reductions due to increasing yield. The county's small lot subdivision <br /> allowance, however, provides for specific reduced lot sizes, and setbacks without <br /> requiring any specific waivers. <br /> F:ACommunity Development\SHIP\AHAC-Affordable Housing Advisory Committee(AHAC)\AHAC 2017\AHAC 2017 17 <br /> report.doc <br />