§ 5.3. Special design standards to apply to development in the Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle conservation district.

The following design standards shall apply to all development within the Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle 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 Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle 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 Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle neighborhood conservation district are as follows:

Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle Neighborhood Conservation District Plan

Regulation	Standard for Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle*
Minimum lot size	1 acre
Minimum street setback	50 feet
Minimum interior setbacks	25 feet
Minimum setbacks for dwelling units 6,500 square feet or larger	Street and interior setbacks are doubled: Street Setback: 100 feet Interior Setback: 50 feet
Maximum floor area ratio for single-family dwelling (or single-family dwelling with accessory apartment)	.15
Maximum secondary building height	30 feet
Maximum percent of front yard used for parking	25%
Single-family zoning compliance permit notification	Property owners within 100 feet must be notified through the town if an increase in floor area is proposed or if garages are proposed.
Application of overlay district	The provisions of this Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle neighborhood conservation district are to apply to the residential use of property and accordingly shall not apply to property whose principle use is a place of worship, a child day care facility, an elementary or secondary school, or a public cultural facility.

 

*For the Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle 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.

(Ord. No. 2007-06-11/O-5, § 1; Ord. No. 2016-03-21/O-2 , § 9)