S-RN Royal Node Special Area Zone Revised Amended
9.3800 Purpose of S-RN Royal Node Special Area Zone.
The special area zone applied to the Royal Node area is intended to ensure that:
(1) The overall street system and internal circulation systems for large developments shall provide for a circulation network that encourages walking, bicycling and transit use;
(2) Local streets shall be designed with narrow lane widths to reduce vehicle speeds, reduce construction costs, and meet stormwater goals;
(3) On-street parking shall be provided on all streets within the node, except alleys;
(4) Alleys shall be used, whenever possible, to provide service and parking access to residential and commercial developments within the node.
(5) The street system shall be designed to discourage cut-through traffic seeking an alternative to travel on arterial and collector streets;
(6) A coordinated system of striped bicycle lanes, on-street bicycle routes, and off-street bicycle paths shall be developed within the node;
(7) Residential development shall achieve an overall density of 12 dwelling units per net acre for the entire development site;
(8) A mix of housing densities, ownership patterns, prices, and building types shall be developed in the node;
(9) Open space areas adjacent to the node shall be integrated into the overall design concept for the node;
(10) Existing drainageways shall be maintained and enhanced;.
(11) Homes located along major streets shall be placed so as to face the street;
(12) Streets that front on neighborhood parks shall be lined with homes that face the park;
(13) Residential accessory units shall be allowed and promoted as a means of increasing density of development in the area;
(14) Residential garages shall be provided access from alleys whenever possible to improve the visual character of the street, improve pedestrian qualities along the street, and to promote construction of small-lot single-unit dwellings with reduced lot widths;
(15) Multi-unit developments shall retain visual and physical links to adjacent public parks and natural areas and preserve unique natural features found on the site;
(16) Multi-unit developments shall front onto public and private streets with building entrances visible from the street;
(17) Setbacks and building designs for multi-unit developments shall insure privacy for and promote compatibility with abutting lower intensity uses;
(18) Vehicle parking lots or areas shall not be located between buildings and the public street;
(19) Large parking areas shall be separated into smaller lots to minimize their visual impact;
(20) Vehicle access points for multi-unit, commercial, and mixed-use developments shall connect to local or collector streets, via alleys whenever possible, rather than arterial streets;
(21) Commercial buildings shall be designed so as to stimulate the creation of high-quality pedestrian use areas and are situated so as to define the street right-of-way;
(22) Commercial buildings shall be designed with building entrances fronting on the street and with street-facing facades that contain windows; and
(23) A mixture of retail, service, education, office and higher-density residential uses shall be developed in the node.