Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-2-2024

doors, or other building or site features unless otherwise provided by the Land Development Ordinance. See Article S Interpretations & Definitions.

b. Integrated Centers

For purposes of this Article, the term “integrated center” shall include any development where multiple uses are located, multiple buildings are constructed or where any other common property is subdivided and developed, and where related to one another in terms of architecture, landscaping, or other features which create a uniform design. This includes but is not limited to mixed-use developments, shopping centers, office parks, industrial parks and campuses.

§9-1353 DEVELOPMENT TYPES

The Town has experienced a number of conventional development types including apartment complexes, strip commercial development, office/business/industrial parks and the revitalization of the downtown. In order to provide quality growth throughout the Town, architectural standards are applied based on a hierarchy from greatest impact to least impact for nonresidential and multi-family developments. Because of the impact on the Town of different development types, the architectural and design standards applied in the Land Development Ordinance provides control relative to the intensity and impact of development. The following architectural standards for different development types shall apply:

a. Commercial Development

b. Residential Development

c. Industrial, Research & Development Parks & Single Use Sites

Each industrial lot or industrial business park shall meet the architectural standards and building types as prescribed in this Article.

§9-1354 ARCHITECTURAL & DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

a. Applicable Architectural Standards for Certain Uses

The architectural and site design requirements in the Land Development Ordinance shall be applicable to all nonresidential, mixed-use and multi-family uses, and all residential uses allowed under an adopted master plan. Architectural and design requirements shall not apply to one (1) and two (2) family dwellings, as defined by the North Carolina State Building Code, when located in the Resource Conservation (RC) Zoning District, Residential Agricultural (RA)

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