District Provisions 2.4 Overlay Districts
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2.4. Overlay Districts For purposes of managing certain environmentally sensitive or visually important geographic areas, certain overlay districts have been established to impose design, use, or other standards in addition to the requirements of the underlying base district.
2.4.1. Overlay District Descriptions
OVERLAY DISTRICT
DESCRIPTION
A. Historic District and Landmarks Overlay (HL-O) District
In order to establish a process for designated historic districts and landmarks for the review of development applications and the maintenance of historic features in the community, the Local Historic District and Landmarks Overlay District is hereby created. This district is established to protect and to preserve the natural scenic beauty along major access corridors located in the Town of Wake Forest's zoning jurisdiction; and, to protect the carrying capacity of these major thoroughfares by reducing the hazards arising from unnecessary points of ingress and egress and cluttered roadside development; and, to reduce the costs of future highway expansions by protecting the associated highway corridors at the time of development. This will be achieved by requiring buildings and structures to be sufficiently set back from future rights-of-way to provide adequate storage for vehicles until they can safely enter the highway as well as additional lanes, if necessary. It is the intent of this district to ensure that development occurring in the special highway overlay district shall be in harmony with and shall preserve the natural beauty and character of the existing landscape as well as be consistent with the adopted corridor plans for US 1 and the NC-98/Dr. Calvin Jones Highway Bypass accordingly. In order to implement vibrant, pedestrian-friendly areas in Form-based Districts, the Required Shopfront Overlay District has been created to ensure that the ground floor of buildings in designated blocks are designed using either Shopfront & Awning, Gallery, or Arcade private frontage. The Falls Lake Watershed Protection regulations are established as an overlay district to preserve water quality in the Falls Lake water supply watershed in order to provide safe drinking water. The intent of this district is to establish regulations which ensure the availability of public water supplies at an acceptable level of water quality for present and future residents. Two districts are hereby created: The Falls Lake-Critical Area (FL-CA) and the Falls Lake- Watershed Management Area (FL-WMA). The Richland Creek Watershed Protection regulations are established as an overlay district to preserve water quality in the Richland Creek water supply watershed in order to provide safe drinking water. The intent of this district is to establish regulations which ensure the availability of public water supplies at an acceptable level of water quality for present and future residents. Two districts are hereby created: The Richland Creek-Critical Area (FL-CA) and the Richland Creek -Watershed Management Area (FL-WMA).
B . Special Highway Overlay (SH1-O and SH2-O)
C. Required Shopfront (SF)
D. Falls Lake Watershed Protection Overlay (FL-CA & FL-WMA) Previous District(s): R-40W
E. Richland Creek Watershed Protection Overlay (RC-CA & RC-WMA)
Town of Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance – July 19, 2022
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