154.110   EAST WAYNESVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT (EW-ND).

(A) Vision/Goals.  The East Waynesville Neighborhood District (EW-ND) is an urban neighborhood of mostly medium to high density residential development bordering the Waynesville town center.  Higher density development is encouraged closer to town with lesser densities found as the district approaches areas with steeper slopes.  A number of public spaces are found in this district including the East Street and Vance Street parks.  It will be important as new development and redevelopment occurs for connections to be made to such public spaces and throughout the district.  High design criteria will be placed on future non-residential and multi-family development in order to maintain an attractive neighborhood for those who reside in East Waynesville. 

(B) Development Standards. 

(1) Density/Lot Size Standards. 
•  The minimum lot size in the EW-ND District shall be seven thousand (7,000) square feet.
•  The maximum density in the EW-ND shall be sixteen (16) units per acre.

(2) Lot Width Standards. 
•  Lots in the EW-ND District shall have a minimum width of fifty (50) feet.

(3) Yard Standards. 
•  The following yards shall be required in the EW-ND District.

Front: 20 feet minimum for all structures.  There is no maximum front yard standard. Awnings, bays and canopies may encroach into the front yard but shall not encroach into the street tree planting area or across the street edge of the sidewalk.

Side:   10 feet minimum.

Street: 15 feet minimum. Awnings, bays and canopies may encroach into the front yard but shall not encroach into the street tree planting area or across the street edge of the sidewalk.

Rear: 6 feet minimum.

•  Building codes and/or buffering standards may require additional yard provision; if so, the most restrictive requirement shall apply.
•  See Sec. 154.305 for the yard standards for monument buildings and Sec. 154.300 for the yard standards for accessory uses/structures.

(4) Landscaping/Buffering Standards.
•  Street trees shall be provided for all new development except for individual single-family homes on individual lots (subdivisions shall be required to provide street trees).  Owners of individual single-family homes are encouraged to plant street trees in accordance with these standards.
•  No parking space shall be farther than thirty (30) feet from a shade tree.  See Sec. 154.303(E) for specifications.
•  Parking and vehicular use areas abutting other properties must be completely buffered from the abutting property.
•  Buffering required for any Permitted Uses with Special Requirements or Conditional Uses which is different from that required for the land development district in which the property is located, shall be as set forth in Article VI.

(5) Parking/Loading Standards.  

(a) Parking. 
•  Parking shall be provided as set forth in Sec. 154.306 including standards for remote and shared parking which are strongly encouraged.
•  On-street parking located within one hundred (100) feet of a property may be used in providing required parking.  This parking must be permitted by Town Ordinance.
•  Parking and vehicular use areas, excluding driveways generally perpendicular to the front building line, must be located to the side or rear of the principal structure located on the property, behind the front line of the principal structure projected to side lot lines.
•  Parking areas abutting a public street must utilize a street wall.  Street wall standards are set forth in Sec. 154.303(C).

(b) Loading.  There are no loading requirements in the EW-ND District.

(c) Pedestrian Access.
•  Pedestrian pathways shall be provided throughout parking areas.  See Sec. 154. 307(D) for standards. 

 (6) Access and Connectivity Standards.

(a) Sidewalks. 
•  Sidewalks shall be provided along all publicly maintained streets for all new development, except individual single-family dwellings. (Subdivisions of single-family homes must provide sidewalks).
•  Where sidewalks are not required, a sidewalk easement shall be provided.
•  See Sec. 154.307 for sidewalk and easement requirements.

(b) Streets. 
•  New streets shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Sec. 154.309.

(c) Driveway Access.  (See also Sec. 154. 302).
•  A minimum separation between driveways of fifty (50) feet is required in the EW-ND District.
•  A minimum separation of sixty (60) feet is required between driveways and intersecting streets.  Driveways which intersect North Main Street shall have a minimum separation of seventy-five (75) feet between driveways and intersecting streets.
•  Two-way driveways shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) feet in width and a maximum of twenty-four (24) feet in width.
•  One-way drives shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width and a maximum of eighteen (18) feet in width.

(d) Connections to Greenways and Parks. 
•  In major residential developments, accessways shall be provided by the developer to greenways, parks or community centers located on abutting property or within the development.  See Sec. 154. 307(C) for connectivity standards.

(7) Recreational/Open Space/Impervious Surface Standards.  
•  Lots on which new development occurs shall contain a minimum of twenty (20) percent pervious surface.

(8) Design and Operation Standards.

(a) Building Height, Massing, and Articulation. 
•  No fabric building shall be greater than thirty-five (35) feet in height.
•  Where a building is located at an elevation of 2,900 feet or greater above sea level, no portion of that building may have a height greater than fifty (50) feet from the lowest adjacent grade. 
•  Monument buildings shall be subject to the standards set forth in Sec. 154. 305.
•  All duplexes, multi-family dwellings and non-residential buildings are subject to the following requirements:
    °All principal building entryways must be elevated a minimum of eighteen (18) inches above the sidewalk grade.
    °Articulation of the facades of buildings facing public streets must be built at the scale of the pedestrian.  There is no articulation requirement along rear drives or alleys. 
    °Any new building facade facing on a public street must be designed in such a way that thirty (30) percent of the width of the first floor street frontage incorporates either windows, doors, or other openings (permeability). There is no permeability requirement along rear access drives or alleys. 
     °Buildings must be built at a  residential scale. 
 
(b) Location.  No specific requirements. 

(c) Other Site Design Standards.

1. Outdoor Storage. 
•  Outdoor storage of materials associated with a nonresidential use is prohibited.

2. Entryway Transition. 
•  All principal buildings in the EW-ND District must incorporate an entryway transition element  between the building and the street on which they front.  Such elements may take the form of a canopy, arcade, arch, patio, recess/projection or similar transition space. 
•  A pedestrian way must be provided from the sidewalk to the entry of the building.

3. Roofing. 
•  Flat roofs are prohibited.

4. Accessory Structures. 
•  Accessory structures shall meet the standards set forth in Sec. 154.300.

5. Lighting. 
•  Lighting shall meet the standards set forth in Sec. 154. 304, except the average foot-candle reading under canopies shall not exceed four (4) foot-candles. 

6. Utilities. 
•  See Sec. 154.311 requirements for major developments.

7. Other Design Elements. 
•  The use of vinyl or metal siding on the facades of buildings facing public streets is discouraged.
•  Garages must be recessed beyond the general fa?ade of the building.

(d) Operation Standards. No specific standards.

(9) Sign Standards.  (See additional standards set forth in Sec. 154. 308).

(a) Home Occupations.
•  Home occupations shall be permitted one attached sign which shall not exceed two (2) square feet per face, with no more than two (2) faces per sign. 
•  Home occupation signs shall not be illuminated.

(b) Other Uses. 
•  Uses, other than those listed above, shall be permitted one permanent (1) sign per premises.
•  The permitted sign may be attached or hung from a freestanding pole. 
•  Permitted signs shall be a maximum of eight (8) square feet per face, two (2) faces per sign.
•  The maximum height for a sign hung from a freestanding pole is eight (8) feet.
•  Attached permanent window signage may not cover more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total window surface of the fa?ade of the building on which the sign is located.
•  Signs may be "top-lit" illuminated only.

(C) Permitted Uses. 
•  Note that developments over 100,000 square feet or more than 20 dwelling units are a conditional use.

(1) Agricultural Uses. 
•  Crop Production.
•  Forest Nurseries.

(2) Residential Uses.
•  Child and Adult Day Care Homes, Family.
•  Common Area Recreation and Service Facilities.
•  Dwellings, Single-Family Detached.
•  Dwellings, Two-Family.
•  Family Care Homes.

(3) Institutional and Civic Uses.
•  Libraries.
•  Museums and Galleries.
•  Religious Institutions.
•  Schools, Fine Arts Instruction. 

(4) Recreational Uses.
•  Botanical Gardens/Nature Preserves.
•  Public and Private Parks, Passive.

 (5) Business, Professional and Personal Services.
•  Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping and Payroll Services.
•  Advertising and Related Agencies.
•  Computer Systems Design and Related Services. 
•  Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Related Services.
•  Legal Services (Law Offices, Etc.).
•  Management, Scientific and Technical Consulting Services.
•  Medical/Health Care Offices.
•  Office, Administrative and Support Services, Not Otherwise Listed. 

    
(6) Retail Trade and Food Services. None.

(7) Wholesale Trade.  None.

(8) Transportation, Information, Warehousing, Waste Management and Utilities.
•  Utility Lines and Related Appurtenances.

 (9) Manufacturing, Mining  and Industrial Uses.  None.

(D) Permitted Uses with Special Requirements.
•  Accessory Dwellings.
•  Athletic Fields, Public or Private.
•  Bed and Breakfast Homes.
•  Cemeteries, Crematories, Columbariums and Mausoleums.
•  Country Clubs.
•  Dwellings, Multi-Family.
•  Dwellings, Single-Family, Attached.
•  Golf Courses.
•  Home Occupations.
•  Macro Wireless Communications Facilities.
•  Micro Wireless Communications Facilities.
•  Mini Wireless Communications Facilities.
•  Public or Private Parks, Active.
•  Public Recreation Facilities.
•  Riding Stables.
•  Swim and Tennis Clubs.

(E) Conditional Uses.
•  Civic, Social and Fraternal Organizations.
•  Cluster Developments.
•  Continued Care Retirement Communities.
•  Developments Over 100,000 Sq. Ft. (GFA) or Twenty (5) Dwelling Units.
•  Hillside Conservation Development.
•  Inns.
•  Monopole Wireless Communications Towers.
•  Residential Care Facilties.
•  Schools, Elementary and Secondary.