§ 27-548.07. Transit District Development Plan and Transit District Overlay Zoning Map Amendment.

(a)

Within every Transit District Overlay Zone, a Transit District Development Plan and Transit District Overlay Zoning Map Amendment shall be prepared and approved, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Part 3, Division 2, Subdivision 5.

(b)

All approved Transit District Development Plans shall be binding upon the property owners, their successors, assigns, and heirs. The plan shall control the use and development of all land and structures in a Transit District, and the issuance and validity of all permits within the Transit District.

(c)

The Transit District Development Plan shall include the following:

(1)

A description of the area within the Transit District, including a location map showing the boundaries of the Transit District (with north arrow and scale) and a description of the existing improvements within those boundaries;

(2)

Existing zoning and use of properties within and adjacent to the Transit District;

(3)

Existing and proposed right-of-way widths of internal and adjoining streets;

(4)

The proposed vehicular, bicyclist, and pedestrian circulation systems;

(5)

The location, size, and description of known proposals for public and private improvements within the proposed Transit District;

(6)

Transit District Standards intended to implement the goals of the Transit District Development Plan and the T-D-O Zone for physical development within the Transit District;

(7)

The type and location of any specific uses which are proposed, and the distribution and maximum square footage/density anticipated to be devoted to each; and

(8)

Reports and analyses necessary to describe the area's public facilities' infrastructure requirements and priorities.

(d)

The Transit District Development Plan may include the following:

(1)

A proposed sequence of development;

(2)

Reports and analyses necessary to identify public and private funding sources to finance the area's public facilities' infrastructure improvements;

(3)

Any proposed urban open space and recreation network; and

(4)

Any other pertinent information.

(e)

The Transit District Overlay Zoning Map Amendment shall include any proposed changes in existing underlying zoning, along with written justification for the proposed changes.

(f)

In order to maximize the flexibility of the Transit District Overlay Zone and protect the public interest, the elements and requirements contained in the Transit District Development Plan (Subsections (c) and (d), above) may take any of the following forms:

(1)

Mandatory requirements, such as, but not limited to, specific setbacks for structures or required street improvements; or

(2)

Guidelines and criteria for development which the Planning Board shall use in reviewing a Detailed Site Plan.

(CB-2-1984; CB-33-1985; CB-1-1989; CB-84-1990; CB-47-1996; CB-15-2014)