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Zoning District User Guide ZONING DISTRICT USER GUIDE 2018 URBAN CORE RESIDENTIAL CITY OF MANHATTAN | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Urban Core Residential District User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Permitted Uses 5 Bulk Regulations 6 Site Design Standards 10 Definitions 23 2 Urban Core Residential District User Guide INTRODUCTION The Urban Core Residential (UCR) district is a zoning district conceived during the Manhattan Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Update of 2015. It is a response to the growing demand for housing opportunities in close proximity to the Kansas State University campus and Aggieville along North Manhattan Avenue. It is intended to incentivize private redevelopment. The objectives of the UCR District are to promote: A livable urban environment in close proximity to Kansas State University and Aggieville; Viable mixed-use buildings with small-scale, neighborhood-serving accessory commercial uses; Physical design characteristics that create a vibrant, bicycle- and pedestrian-oriented neighborhood with a dynamic relationship to adjacent streets; Improved health and well-being of residents by encouraging walking, biking, and community interaction through building design and land use patterns and; Increased safety and security through high-quality design and lighting. Figure 1: Urban Core Residential District in Manhattan, KS 3 Urban Core Residential District User Guide How to Use this Guide The UCR district allows for: This document is intended to act as a aid to the UCR Zoning . Neighborhood-scale commercial uses District Regulations found in Article 4-113 of the Manhattan . Increased building height Zoning Regulations, helping users to interpret regulations . Increased lot coverage through illustration and example. If there is any uncertainty as . Reduced setbacks to the requirements of the UCR District, contact the . Reduced parking requirements Community Development Department (785-587-2412). Private parking structures Similar to the R-3/M-FRO, the UCR has design standards to aid Pre-Application Meeting in development compatibility and ensure quality development We highly recommended that anyone planning a construction in a sensitive and high-profile area of the community. Site project within the UCR District consult with the Community design standards creating bicycle and pedestrian friendly Development Department in the early stages of plan development as well as lighting and security standards are also development to ensure that the intent of the regulations are included. understood and being met. We would be happy to meet with you to discuss your ideas before you finalize plans and apply for any necessary permits. How do the requirements of the UCR District differ from those of the R-3/M-FRO District? The UCR District is a zoning district in the City of Manhattan designed to allow for higher densities and more urban-style development than what the R-3/M-FRO District allows. 4 Urban Core Residential District User Guide PERMITTED USES Accessory Use Restrictions Commercial uses are allowed only on the ground floor of Primary Uses residential buildings; commercial uses must front N. The primary objective of the UCR is to allow a greater number Manhattan Avenue. Commercial uses are allowed to wrap of housing units in a smaller amount of space. Therefore, the around a building and have entrances, windows, and signage only permitted primary use is multiple-family dwellings such as on a side street, as long as they also have frontage on North mid to high-rise apartment buildings. The minimum allowable Manhattan. This allows commercial uses to serve the density is 58 dwelling units per acre, and there is no immediate neighborhood and tenants of the buildings while maximum. ensuring that commercial activity doesn’t adversely affect the residential neighborhood to the east. Accessory Uses A range of neighborhood-scale commercial and non- residential uses are allowed, however they must be a part of a residential building and have certain restrictions. These are called “accessory uses” throughout the district regulations. Art, film, music, and photography studios Business and professional offices Churches, chapels, temples, and synagogues Food, beverage, and drug stores Group day care centers and nursery schools Health and fitness clubs Personal Services Figure 2: Permitted Location and Frontage of Accessory Uses Restaurants Limiting the square footage of commercial space also ensures Retail shops that any goods and services provided in the district are mainly Walk-up automated teller machines (ATMs) for the immediate neighborhood and won’t draw a significant Table 1: Permitted Accessory Uses for UCR 5 Urban Core Residential District User Guide amount of automobile traffic from other areas of town. Lot Depth Therefore, accessory uses are limited to 25% of the gross The minimum lot depth for any development in the district is building floor area or 15,000 ft2, whichever is less. 150 feet. This district is also not intended to be an extension or Setbacks duplication of Aggieville, so the sale of cereal malt beverages, The front yard setbacks of buildings throughout the district are wine, or alcoholic liquor is not permitted in this district. All different, depending specifically on what street the building is drive-in, drive-up, or drive-through uses are prohibited in this fronting on (see figure 1). The setbacks are as follows: district. Front Yard For the most part, all business and displays associated with N. Manhattan Avenue: Buildings may be as close as 10 feet business will be conducted indoors. However, dining areas, to the property line along N. Manhattan Avenue. However, the sidewalk signs, and temporary merchandise displays are following features may be as close as 4 feet to the property allowed outdoors as long as they’re on private property or line along N. Manhattan Avenue: within the “spill-out zone” (see figures 3 and 4). Access ramps, architectural ornamentation, awnings BULK REGULATIONS and canopies, balconies, bay windows, porticos, steps leading to a basement or an upper floor, signs, stoops, Lot Requirements street furnishings, roof eaves, fences, and walls not forming part of the building’s exterior envelope. Lot Area The minimum lot area requirement for any development in This area between the building façade and the setback for the the district is 15,000 square feet. This is the size of two above listed features is referred to as the “Spill-out Zone”, standard Ward lots in the area. where those parts of the building and its accessory components are allowed to “spill out” toward the street. Lot width The minimum lot width for any development in the district is 100 feet. 6 Urban Core Residential District User Guide Figure 3: Spill-Out and Setback Lines on North Manhattan Avenue Figure 4: Spill-Out and Setback Lines for Side Streets 7 Urban Core Residential District User Guide Side Streets: Buildings may be as close as 5 feet along any These setbacks are designed to allow larger buildings to cover other street besides N. Manhattan Ave. more of a lot, while ensuring that enough space will be available in the future for possible streetscape improvements However, the following things may be as close as 0 feet up to and features like expanded sidewalks, street trees, and street the property line along side streets, such as Vattier, Kearney, furniture. Thurston, Bertrand, Ratone, 12th, and 11th streets: Side and Rear Yards Access ramps, architectural ornamentation, awnings Side yard and rear yard setbacks are consistent throughout the and canopies, balconies, bay windows, porticos, steps district. Buildings may be as close as 5 feet to a side yard leading to a basement or an upper floor, signs, stoops, property line and as close as 0 feet to a rear yard property street furnishings, roof eaves, fences, and walls not line. There is no setback required for a lot line abutting an forming part of the building’s exterior envelope. alley, provided applicable vision triangles are maintained as identified in Figure 5. Figure 3: Lot Setbacks on North Manhattan Avenue Figure 4: Lot Setbacks on Side Streets 8 Urban Core Residential District User Guide Lot Coverage Building Height To allow greater building masses in the UCR, there is no lot The maximum height of any structure in the district is 85 feet. coverage limitation. However, limitations to the size of a This roughly equates to about 7 or 8 stories depending on building footprint will naturally be limited by the previously floor height and inclusion of ground floor commercial space. described building setback requirements and vision triangles, if 85 feet is approximately the same height as the existing applicable. Campus Bridge Lofts at 820 N. Manhattan Ave. Vision Triangles The minimum height of any structure in the district is 30 feet. Vision triangles in the UCR are tailored from typical residential This roughly equates to 3 stories. districts to allow greater lot coverage while still maintaining safe intersections. Minimum height is measured at the vertical façade plane at the top of the building and does not include the height added . The minimum vision triangle at an intersection of two to a building due to its roof shape, half stories, elevator shafts, public streets is 15 feet. or roof hatches. Maximum height is measured at the tallest . The minimum vision triangle at an alley or private drive part of any portion of the building including height added by intersecting a sidewalk or public street is 15 feet. The minimum vision triangle at a private drive/parking roof shape, parapets, half-stories, and protruding elevator and garage entrance intersecting an alley is 10 feet. stair shafts. Figure 6: Maximum and Minimum Building Height Figure 5: Vision Triangle Measurement 9 Urban Core Residential District User Guide A minimum height requirement aids in the compatibility of redevelopment so that in the future, eight story buildings will not be towering over one-story buildings. Residential Density There is no maximum on the number of dwelling units allowed on a property.
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