Appendix B RMU, CMU & EMU FORM-BASED DISTRICTS
§9-3000 ENACTMENT
An ordinance establishing form-based zoning standards for the Town of Fuquay-Varina, a municipal corporation of the State of North Carolina, and all land lying within the Town’s corporate limits the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town, and providing for the administration, enforcement and amendment thereof, in accordance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 160D-703(a)(3) of the North Carolina General Assembly.
§9-3001 SHORT TITLE
These standards shall be known, referred to, and cited as the “Form -Based Zoning Standards for the Town of Fuquay- Varina, North Carolina.”
§9-3002 PURPOSE
The purpose of this regulation is to enable, encourage, and quantify the implementation of the block, building, and form-based districts.
a. The Block(s) & Building(s)
(1) Buildings & Landscaping . That buildings and landscaping should contribute to the physical definition of streets as civic places.
(2) Civic Space . That civic buildings and public gathering places should be provided as locations that reinforce form-based zoning standards.
(3) Civic Buildings . Civic buildings should be distinctive and appropriate to a role more important than the other buildings that constitute the fabric of the Town.
(4) Commercial Buildings. Commercial and other non-residential buildings should be centrally oriented, creating walkable districts with commercial buildings that complement civic buildings and civic spaces at their cores.
b. The Form-Based Districts (Mixed-Use)
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