§ 38-1653. General requirements.

(a)

The urban village zoning district shall be allowed in areas within the urban service area designated for residential communities, ranging from low-density residential to high-density residential, and including those areas designated activity center residential and activity center mixed use on the future land use map. The overall residential density for the urban village shall be consistent with the future land use designation.

(b)

The minimum size for an urban village is forty (40) acres.

(c)

The maximum size for an urban village is two hundred (200) acres.

(d)

The residential units in the urban village must be focused around a village center containing neighborhood retail uses, convenience goods, personal services, office uses, public uses and a village green.

(e)

The neighborhood center may be located around a village green, it may be located at an intersection of major roads, or it may be linear in form.

(f)

A minimum five-acre village green must be located in the village center, or five (5) acres per one thousand (1,000) dwelling units, whichever is greater. However, in cases where this district encompasses a previously developed area that includes significant public structures or areas that provide a community focus, the minimum size of the village green may be reduced. Any reduction of the village green based on existing significant public structures or areas that provide a community focus shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine the significance of the areas under consideration.

(g)

Provision must be made for the availability of a bus stop in the village center.

(h)

Development of the neighborhood center shall be phased as follows: Twenty-five (25) percent of the nonresidential development square footage may be constructed before any residential development takes place in the urban village. After each increment of twenty-five (25) percent of the approved residential units are built, another twenty-five (25) percent of the nonresidential square footage may be constructed.

(Ord. No. 93-11, § 14, 4-27-93)