Article 5 Development Standards

To provide clear standards for the development of a site.
To ensure that private development contributes to the desired development pattern along a public street or civic space.
To minimize unnecessary regulations that don’t directly impact the desired development pattern along a street or civic space.
To provide standards that relate to the operation of a business as related to elements that influence the characteristics and function of a larger neighborhood.
To provide clear standards for private development that supports the function and characteristics of a neighborhood.

This Article applies to alterations made to a site, including but not limited to parking, access to a site from a public thoroughfare, landscaping, buffers, loading, mechanical equipment, lighting, and signage.
The Article applies to projects that create new blocks, thoroughfares, or civic space.