154.129 SOUTH WAYNESVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT (SW-ND).

(A) Vision/Goals.  The South Waynesville Neighborhood District (SW-ND) will develop in the future as a low density residential area with some limited mixed uses allowed along Old Balsam Road.  The entry to the town from the south, it needs to develop in a manner that reflects development in Waynesville -- attractive buildings, the maintenance of the natural beauty of the area, etc.  An area of difficult slopes, floodplains, and a limited access highway, development has been and will continue to be checked by many of these constraints.  As this is a non-urban area on the edge of town, development standards are minimal. 

(B) Development Standards

(1) Density/Lot Size Standards.
•  The maximum density in the SW-ND District shall be six (6) units per acre, except in the area within the corporate limits bounded by the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway (US 23/74), Old Balsam Road, and Hyatt Creek Road, where the maximum density shall be twelve (12) units per acre.
•  The minimum lot size in the SW-ND District shall be ten thousand, eight hundred and ninety (10,890) square feet (1/4 acre).
•  See also standards for hillside development set forth in Sec. 154.403.

(2) Lot Width Standards.
•  Lots fronting on Highway 23/74 shall have a minimum width of two hundred (200) feet.
•  All other lots in in the SW-ND District shall have a minimum width of sixty (60) feet.

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

Front: 30 feet minimum
   
Side:   10 feet minimum.

Street: 20 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. 54.305 for yard standards for monument buildings and Sec. 154.300 for 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.
•  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 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.  There are no loading requirements in the SW-ND.
 
(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. 
•  See Sec. 154.307 for sidewalk requirements for major developments.

(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 SW-ND District, except along Highway 23-74 (the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) where a minimum separation of one hundred and fifty (150) feet is required between driveways.
•  A minimum separation of sixty (60) feet is required between driveways and intersecting streets, except along Highway 23-74 (the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) where a minimum separation of two hundred and fifty (250) feet is required 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 forty (40) feet in height, except in the area within the corporate limits bounded by the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway (US 23/74), Old Balsam Road and Hyatt Creek Road, where the maximum height shall be four (4) stories or sixty (60) feet).
•  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 meet the standards set forth in Sec. 154.305.
•  All multi-family dwellings, single-family attached dwellings and non-residential buildings must be built at a residential scale.
•  All multi-family dwellings, single-family attached dwellings and non-residential buildings must have a principal entryway eighteen (18) inches above the sidewalk grade. 

(b) Location. 
•  All "Institutional and Civic" and "Business, Professional and Personal Services" uses permitted in the SW-ND District (as listed in Sec. 154.129(C)), must be located within two hundred (200) feet of Old Balsam Road on lots abutting Old Balsam Road and on lots abutting the Great Smoky Expressway, (US Highway 23-74), provided those lots have approved vehicular access to the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway..

(c) Other Site Design Standards.

1. Outdoor Storage.  No specific standards.

2. Entryway Transition.
•  All multi-family dwellings, single-family attached dwellings and non-residential buildings must have an entryway transition area. 

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.

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

7.  Other Design Elements.  No specific standards.

(d) Operation Standards. 

1. Hours of Operation. 
•  All activities associated with non-residential uses, including deliveries and refuse collection, shall be conducted between the hours of  7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. 
•  The operation of Bed and Breakfast Homes and Inns, Nursing and Convalescent Homes and Group Homes/Orphanages shall be exempt from this requirement.

2. Drive-Thru Facilities.
•  Drive-thru facilities are not permitted with any use.

(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 premises. 
•  The permitted sign may be attached, hung from a freestanding pole or may be a monument sign.
•  Permitted signs shall be a maximum of eight (8) square feet per face, two (2) faces per sign.
•  Attached permanent window signage may not cover more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total window surface of the facade of the building on which the signage is located.
•  The maximum height for monument signs is four (4) feet.  A sign hung from a freestanding pole may be a maximum of eight (8) feet in height.
•  Signs must be "top-lit" illuminated only.

(C) Permitted Uses. (See also location standards set forth in Sec. 154.128(B)(8)(b)).
•  Note that all developments over 100,000 square feet or more than 20 dwelling units are a conditional use.

(1) Agricultural Uses.
•  Crop Production.
•  Fish Hatcheries. 
•  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.  (See location requirements set forth in Sec. 154.129(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. 154.129(B)(8)(b)).
•  Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services.
•  Advertising and Related Agencies.
•  Banks, Finance and Insurance Offices.
•  Cleaning Services, Building.
•  Clothing, Alterations/Repair; 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.
•  Animal Production.
•  Athletic Fields, Public or Private.
•  Bed and Breakfast Homes.
•  Boarding Houses.
•  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.
•  Civic, Social and Fraternal Organizations.
•  Cluster Developments.
•  Continued Care Retirement Communities.
•  Developments Over 100,000 Sq. Ft. (GFA) or Twenty (5) Dwelling Units.
•  Monopole Wireless Communications Towers. 
•  Residential Care Facilities.
•  Schools, Elementary and Secondary.