§ 2.3. Special design standards to apply to development in the Greenwood Conservation District.

The following design standards shall apply to all development within the greenwood conservation district, and are incorporated into Chapel Hill's Land Use Management Ordinance by reference. No application for development shall be approved that does not comply with these standards. For the Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation District, these standards replace/supersede general provisions in the Land Use Management Ordinance where such standards differ. For standards that are not specifically identified in this plan, provisions of the underlying zoning district for a particular parcel shall apply.

The standards for the Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation District are as follows:

Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation District Plan

Regulation***	Standard for Greenwood*
Minimum lot size	1 acre
Minimum street setback	50 feet
Minimum interior and solar setbacks	20 feet
Maximum floor area ratio for single-family dwelling (or single-family dwelling with accessory apartment)	.15
Maximum building height	Maximum primary building height of 29 feet, maximum secondary building height of 35 feet.
Maximum percent of front yard used for parking	25 percent
Accessory apartments	No minimum lot size requirement. An accessory apartment can be permitted as part of any single-family dwelling regardless of lot size.
Fences	Except for the portion of lots that front on Christopher Road/Fordham Boulevard, the following standards shall apply: Fences located in the front yard** with street frontage, shall have a maximum fence height of four feet except where required by law for facilities such as swimming pools.

 

*For the Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation District, these standards replace/supersede general, otherwise applicable provisions in the Land Use Management Ordinance where such standards applicable to the property differ. For standards that are not specifically identified in this plan, provisions of the underlying zoning district for a particular parcel shall apply.

**Front yard for this fence standard shall be the street the house faces.

***Refer to section 4.12.2 of the Land Use Management Ordinance for information regarding variances from dimensional regulations and "house size" limitations.

(Ord. of 6-12-2006; Ord. No. 2016-03-21/O-2 , § 7)