Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance - July 2022

District Provisions 2.4 Overlay Districts

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Required Street Bufferyard to Preserve Natural Vegetation or its Planted Equivalent

Supplement Plantings if Limited or No Vegetation Exists in SH-O Yard

Yard Type/Lot Condition in the SH-O Districts Street frontages of streets that intersect with a major access corridor for a distance of 200 feet Those portions of front, rear or side yards that are not adjacent to a major access corridor or not part of the 50 foot SH-O yard and are not devoted to the uses, buildings and structures of a permitted use

*30 ft average

3 trees per 50 feet of SH-O yard

Preservation of all existing vegetation See Section 8.3

*May use existing vegetation within right-of-way to meet street yard width requirement.

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Dimensional Requirements : 1. Building Setback: 100 feet from property line abutting major access corridor

2. Off-Street Parking Setback: 50 feet from property line abutting major access corridor

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Maximum Number of Driveways : 1. One combined entrance and exit shall be permitted for each lot with frontage along a major access corridor; 2. For lots with 500 feet or more of frontage along a major access corridor 2 combined entrances and exits shall be permitted; 3. For lots with frontage on an access/frontage road adjacent to a major access corridor, the number of entrances shall be determined as provided in Section 9.8 of this ordinance. 4. For projects with an associated Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA), the maximum number of driveways shall be determined though TIA requirements as well as Town and NCDOT approvals.

F. Modification of Standards (Minor) : The administrator, in reviewing a development application, may adjust specific SH-O yards and setback requirements for yards adjacent to the major access corridor or intersecting streets provided the average depth of a required yard or setback for the entire parcel is maintained. In permitting site-specific variations the Administrator shall find that the requested modification: 1. Is consistent with the overall purpose and intent of these requirements; 2. Is necessitated by the configuration and/or topography of the land, which makes it impractical to comply with the yard and setback requirements of this section for specific areas of the parcel; 3. Does not reduce the required yard or setback by more than 50%. G. Modification of Standards (Major) : The Board of Commissioners, in reviewing a development application, may adjust (either reduce or increase) minimum SH-O yards and setback requirements for yards adjacent to the major access corridor or intersecting streets upon making a finding that the proposed adjustment of those requirements: 1. Is consistent with the overall purpose and intent of these requirements; 2. Is necessitated by the configuration and/or topography of the land, which makes it impractical to comply with the yard and setback requirements of this section; 3. Is no greater than is necessary to allow for reasonable development of the tract; 4. Will not adversely affect the value of adjoining or abutting property, or that the use is a public necessity; and

Town of Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance – July 19, 2022

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