Nontransect Zones

Nontransect Zones are the proposed new use-based ("Euclidian") zoning paradigm under CodeNEXT. These zones primarily specify the allowed uses of the property and have secondary restrictions on the form of the buildings.

Consultants and staff have generally said that this paradigm is designed more for "driveable suburban" areas, with transect zones for "walkable urban" areas. This distinction seems strange looking at the actual text and maps -- the DC and CC nontransect zones do foster a high degree of walkability, while the T3 family of transect zones does not allow enough density to support walkable neighborhoods.

Details

In progress. See also:

• City's breakdown (PDF, source for this table)

• Google Spreadsheet Table of uses by Matthew Duarte

Zone	Full Name	Similar Old Code Zones	Uses	Density	Intensity (FAR)	Min Lot Size	Max Impervious Cover	Max Building Cover	Min Setbacks				Height	ADU?
									Front	Side Street	Side Interior	Back
RR	Rural Residential	RR	Single Family Detached			1 acre	25%	20%	40	25	10	20	35	No
VLDR	Very Low Density residential	SF1	Single Family Detached			10,000 sf	40%	35%	25	15	5	10	35
LDR	Low Density residential	SF2	Single Family Detached			5,750 sf	45%	40%	25	15	5	10	35
LMDR	Low-Medium Density residential	SF3, SF4B	Single Family Detached, Duplex			5,750 sf	45%	40%	15	15	5	10	35
LMDR-SL	Low-Medium Density Residential - Small Lot	SF4A	Single Family Detached, Duplex			3,600 sf	65%	55%	10	5	5	10	35
MDR	Medium Density Residential	SF5, SF6	Duplex/Townhome	12 du/ac		5,750 sf	55%	40%	15	15	5	10	35
MHDR	Medium-High Density Residential	MF1, MF2	Small Multifamily	18 du/ac		8,000 sf	60%	50%	15	15	5	10	40
HDR	"High" Density Residential	MF3, MF4 (downzone from MF4)	Multifamily + services	24 du/ac		8,000 sf	70%	60%	10	15	5	10	60
VHDR	"Very High" Density Residential	MF5, MF6 (big downzone from MF6)	Multifamily + services	54 du/ac		8,000 sf	80%	70%	10	15	5	10	90
MHP	Manufactured Home Park	MH	Manufactured Home Parks
NC	Neighborhood Commercial	NO, downzone from LO, downzone from LR (+"MU" for Open subzone)	Limited retail office, medical office, limited services ("open" subz also allows 2-3 story residential and mixed use, incl townhomes)	12 du/ac (open subz only)	0.5	5,750 sf	60%	40%	20	15	5	5	35
LC	Local Commercial	GO (GO-MU for Open)	Limited commercial, service, office, and medical, excluding uses such as auto sales/repair, restricted services, storage, recreation ("open" subz also allows 2-3 story residential and mixed use, incl townhomes)	18 du/ac (open subz only)	1	5,750 sf	80%	60%	15	15	5	5	40	no
GC	General Commercial	GR (downzone from GR-MU for Open)	General Commercial including auto, service type uses not allowed in LC ("open" subz also allows residential and mixed use, incl townhomes)	36 du/ac (open subz only)	1	5,750 sf	90%	75%	10	10	5	5	60	No
RC	Regional Commercial	new	Commercial, service, office. Slight restrictions on uses, commensurate with the added intensity	HOMES NOT ALLOWED	2	5,750 sf	95%	90%	10	10	5	5	60	No
CC	Commercial Core	Downzone from DMU	A variety of retail, retaurant, employment, civic, medical, office, mixed use. More restrictive than Regional Commercial regarding auto and service uses.	unlimited	5 (wtf?)	n/a	95%	95%	10	10	5	5	120	No
DC	Downtown Core	CBD	A variety of retail, retaurant, employment, civic, medical, office, mixed use. More restrictive than Regional Commercial regarding auto and service uses.	unlimited	8 (wtf?)	n/a	100%	100%	0	0	0	0	unlimited (but practically constrained by the very low FAR limit of 8	No