HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-1 UDO Text Amendment- Commercial Mixed-Use District Development BonusB. Commercial Mixed-Use Districts Development Bonus
In order to exceed the maximum building height listed in Table 4-C, a proposed development must meet
additional standards listed in this section.
1. Height Bonus
Up to 15 feet of additional building height may be granted through a voluntary bonus system. To
obtain a development bonus, one or more actions in Table 4-D are required.
2. Application of Bonus Points Bonuses for additional height are subject to the process of this
section, and earned and applied as indicated in Table 4-D.
a. Upon confirmation of eligibility by the Code Administrator, tThe Design Review Board
will determine the amount of height, up to the maximum of 15 feet, that the
development is eligible for. As part of the request for additional height, the applicant
must submit mass and scale drawings of the proposed development.
b. Following the Design Review Board determination of the eligible amount of
height bonus and partial approval of the mass and scale drawings, the approval will be
forwarded to the Planning Board. The Planning Board will make a determination that
the bonus action(s) proposed by the applicant meet the standards and intent of this
section, the zoning district, and this Ordinance to achieve the height bonus.
c.b. For items 1 and 2 of Table 4-D for affordable housing, the additional height is the full
bonus amount (15 feet).
d.c. d. For items 3 through 7 of Table 4-D, the additional building height is awarded by a
point system. Acquired points may be used to increase building height by 1 foot for each
point earned, up to the maximum height bonus the Design Review Board has approved,
up to the maximum of 15 feet.