154.122 PIGEON STREET NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT (PS-ND)

(A) Vision/Goals.  The Pigeon Street Neighborhood District (PS-ND) is a residential community enjoying proximity to Downtown Waynesville and a strong neighborhood center of its own.  A mix of medium to high density residential development will continue to occur in this area which already has a strong street system. An attractive pedestrian realm will be established as new development occurs, as will connections between the various neighborhoods in this district and the neighborhood center.  The establishment of such connections, and the management of traffic to make the area more conducive to pedestrians are important considerations as any improvements to Pigeon Street are made in the future. 

(B) Development Standards. 

(1) Density/Lot Size Standards.
•  The maximum density in the PS-ND District shall be ten (10) units per acre.
•  The minimum lot size in the PS-ND District shall be seven thousand (7,000) square feet.
•  See also standards for hillside development set forth in Sec. 154.403.

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

(3) Yard Standards for Fabric Buildings.
•  The following yards shall be required in the PS-ND District.

Front: 20 feet minimum for all uses.  There is no maximum front yard standard. 

Side:  10 feet minimum.

Street: 15 feet minimum.

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.  See Sec. 154.303(B) for 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 buffered from the abutting property.  See Sec. 154.303 for requirements.
•  Buffering required for any Permitted Uses with Special Requirements or Conditional Uses which are different than 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.
•  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.  Loading and unloading are prohibited on Pigeon Street.

(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).

1. Along Pigeon Street.
•  A minimum separation between driveways of seventy-five (75)feet is required.
•  A minimum separation of one hundred (100) feet is required between driveways and intersecting streets.

2. Other Streets in the PS-ND District.
•  A minimum separation between driveways of fifty (50) feet is required.  The separation distance may be reduced for clustered development if approved by the Public Works Department and the Planning Department; however, a minimum distance of at least twenty-five (25) feet shall be required.  Town staff, when allowing a reduction of driveway separation, shall consider the width of driveways; the walkability of the development; the percent green and open space; and the overall topography of the development.
•  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 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.
•  Garages must be recessed beyond the fa?ade of the building along the street frontage. 
•  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 new building fa?ade facing 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).
•  Buildings must be built at a residential scale. 
•  Buildings located on properties abutting Pigeon Street must first form a street wall on Pigeon and 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.  No additional standards.

(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 must incorporate an entryway transition element between the building and the street.  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. 
•  All lighting 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. 
•  Uses, other than those listed above, shall be permitted one (1) permanent sign per premise.
•  The permitted sign may be attached, hung from a freestanding pole or may be a monument sign. 
•  Permitted signs shall be a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet per face, two (2) faces per sign.
•  Signs may be "top-lit" illuminated only.

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

(1) Agricultural Uses.
•  Crop Production.
•  Forest Nurseries.
•  Produce Stands in Conjunction with Crop Production.

(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. 

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

(5) Business, Professional and Personal Services.  None.
    
(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.
•  Animal Production.
•  Athletic Fields, Public or Private.
•  Bed and Breakfast Homes.
•  Cemeteries, Columbariums and Mausoleums.
•  Child and Adult Day Care Centers.
•  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.
•  Cluster Developments.
•  Continued Care Retirement Communities.
•  Developments Over 100,000 Sq. Ft. (GFA) or Twenty (5) Dwelling Units.
•  Inns.
•  Monopole Wireless Communications Towers.
•  Residential Care Facilities.
•  Schools, Elementary and Secondary.