154.118   LOVE LANE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT (LL-ND).

(A) Vision/Goals.  The Love Lane Neighborhood District (LL-ND) is an older, traditional neighborhood bordered by the Russ Avenue Town Center on one side and the Central Business District on the other.  One of the oldest neighborhoods in the town and one of the first to be settled, it has the advantages of having a great location, sufficient urban facilities and a mixture of housing types and styles.  The area between Richland Creek and Dellwood Road has an excellent stock of smaller bungalow style homes on small lots.  This is an enormous asset to the Town due to its proximity to Russ Avenue and Downtown, as it contains good, affordable housing within walking distance of many amenities.  This asset will only improve as Russ Avenue develops into a more pedestrian friendly area.  For this reason, this type of development should be encouraged, maintained and continuedin this area. Connectivity to the ball fields, Downtown, The Richland Creek Greenway and Russ Avenue should be improved, both for vehicles and pedestrians. Sidewalks and street trees will be required throughout the district. Development along Richland Creek should be sensitive to the location.  The area to the northwest of Dellwood Road enjoys some of the oldest housing stock in Waynesville. Maintaining this stock and enhancing any additional development will continue to be important.  Street trees will be required throughout the district. Dellwood Road, containing a mix of office, residential and service uses, needs to maintain a pedestrian scale and any improvements should enhance the comfort level of the pedestrian.  Driveways accessing Dellwood Road should be kept to a minimum for this reason.  Future plans are to improve this corridor as part of a connector (including Smathers Street and Brown Avenue) to alleviate some of the traffic along Main Street.  Development will, therefore, complement this road improvement in addition to being of an appropriate scale and design for close proximity with vital, urban residential areas. 

(B) Development Standards. 

(1) Density/Lot Size Standards. 
•  The maximum density in the LL-ND District shall be eight (8) units per acre.
•  The minimum lot size in the LL-ND District shall be eight thousand (8,000) square feet along Dellwood Road and to the west; seven thousand (7,000) square feet to the east of Dellwood Road.
•  See also standards for hillside development set forth in Sec. 154.403.

(2) Lot Width Standards. 
•  Lots in the LL-ND District shall have a minimum width of sixty (60) feet along Dellwood Road and to the west; fifty (50) feet to the east of Dellwood Road.

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

Front: 20 feet minimum for all structures.  There is no maximum front yard requirement.  

Side:   10 feet minimum.

Street:   15 feet minimum.

Rear: 6 feet minimum.

•  Building codes and/or buffering requirements 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 developments 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.  See standards for street trees at Sec. 154.303(B)
•  No parking space shall be farther than twenty (20) feet from a shade tree.  See Sec. 154.303(E) for tree specifications for parking areas.
•  Buffering required for any Permitted Uses with Special Requirements or Conditional Uses which are different than that required in the land development district in which the property is located shall be as set forth in Article VI.
•  Buffering may be required for non-residential uses abutting residential properties.  See Sec. 154.303(D) for standards.

(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. 
•  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 and vehicular use areas abutting a public street must utilize a street wall.  Street wall standards are set forth in Sec. 154.303(C).

(b) Loading.  No specific standards.

(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 for all new development, except individual single-family dwellings (subdivisions of single-family homes must have sidewalks provided).  See Sec. 154.307 for 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).

1. Along Dellwood Road.
•  A minimum separation between driveways of one hundred (100) feet is required.
•  A minimum separation of one hundred and fifty (150) feet is required between driveways and intersecting streets.

2. Other Streets in the LL-ND District.
•  A minimum separation between driveways of fifty (50) feet is required.
•  A minimum separation of sixty (60) feet is required between driveways and intersecting streets.

3. Driveway Width.
•  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 greenway, park and open space areas on abutting properties and/or within the development.  See Sec. 154.307(C) for connectivity standards.

(7) Recreational/Open Space/Impervious Surface Standards. 
•  The lot(s) 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.
•  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.
 Any fa?ade of a building facing a public street must be designed in such a way that thirty (30) percent of the length of the first floor street frontage incorporates windows, doors, or other openings (permeability).
 Buildings must be built at a residential scale. 
•  Buildings located on properties abutting Dellwood Road must have an entry thereon.  Building entries on side roads will be secondary.   Such building facades must be generally parallel or perpendicular to the street in order to form a street wall.

(b) Location. 
•  All "Institutional and Civic" and "Business, Professional and Personal Services" Uses permitted in the LL-ND District (as listed in Sec. 154.118(B) must be located on lots within two hundred (200) feet of Dellwood Road or Frazier Street
(c) Other Site Design Standards.

1. Outdoor Storage. 
•  For nonresidential uses, all storage must be in an enclosed structure.
  
2. Entryway Transition. 
•  All principal buildings in the LL-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, porch, 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. 
•  All lights shall meet the standards set forth in Sec. 154.304, except that the average foot-candle reading under a canopy shall not exceed four (4) foot-candles. 

6. Utilities.
•  See Sec. 154.311 for 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.

(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. 
•  Business locations, other than home occupations, shall be permitted one (1) permanent freestanding sign that must be a monument sign.  This sign shall be no greater than sixteen (16) square feet per face in size (two faces per sign) and no greater than four (4) feet in height.
•  In addition to the permitted freestanding sign, two (2) permanent attached signs are permitted for each business/establishment.  Such signage shall cover no more than ten (10) percent of the face of the building to which they are attached. 
•  It is encouraged that signage reflect the architectural character of the building and the area.
•  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.  (See also location standards set forth in Sec. 154.118(B)(8)(b)).
•  Note that all developments over 100,00 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 DayCare Homes, Family.
•  Common Area Recreation and Service Facilities.
•  Dwellings, Single-Family Detached.
•  Dwellings, Two-Family.
•  Family Care Homes.

(3) Institutional and Civic Uses.    (See location requirements set forth in Sec. 154.118(B)(8)(b)).
•  Government Buildings and Facilities, Not Otherwise Listed.
•  Libraries.
•  Museums and Galleries.
•  Post Offices.
•  Religious Institutions.
•  Schools, Fine Arts Instruction. 

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

(5) Business, Professional and Personal Services.  (See location requirements set forth in  Sec. 154.118(B)(8)(b)).
•  Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookeeping, and Payroll Services.
•  Advertising and Related Agencies.
•  Banks, Finance and Insurance Offices.
•  Cleaning Services, Building.
•  Clothing Alterations/Repairs; Footwear Repairs.
•  Computer Systems Design and Related Services.
•  Data Processing and News Services.
•  Delivery, Courier Service, Local.
•  Design Services, Not Otherwise Listed.
•  Employment Services.
•  Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Related Services.
•  Funeral Homes and Services.
•  Hair, Nail and Skin Services.
•  Legal Services (Law Offices, Etc.).
•  Management, Scientific and Technical Consulting Services.
•  Medical/Health Care Offices.
•  Medical, Dental or Related Laboratories.
•  Motion Picture Production, Sound Recording.
•  Office Administrative and Support Services, Not Otherwise Listed.
•  Photography Studios.
•  Publishing Industries.
•  Real Estate and Leasing Offices.
•  Research and Development Services.
•  Travel Agencies.
•  Weight Reducing Centers.

(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.
•  Boarding Houses.
•  Cemeteries, Columbariums and Mausoleums.
•  Child and Adult Day Care Centers.
•  Civic, Social and Fraternal Organizations. 
•  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.
•  Swim and Tennis Clubs.

(E) Conditional Uses.
•  Cluster Developments.
•  Continued Care Retirement Communities.
•  Country Clubs.
•  Developments Over 100,000 Sq. Ft. (GFA) or Twenty (5) Dwelling Units.
•  Inns.
•  Monopole Wireless Communications Towers.
•  .Residential Care Facilities.
•  Schools, Elementary and Secondary.