1394-20 COMP Plan and Land Development Code Text Amendment - Density Increase

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Exhibit 1 RESIDENTIAL/URBAN SUPPORT Mixed Use(MU) MU CLASSIFICATION: Purpose The purpose of the Mixed Use category is to achieve a more balanced mix of uses to increase ' convenience and provide greater transportation choices. When a wide variety of uses are located in close proximity to each other, walking and bicycling become practical alternatives to automobile travel. Such areas would support objectives for improved mobility and reduced congestion. Infill development success can be enhanced by planning a mutually-supportive mix of uses. The mixing of uses can add variety and vitality to an area, making it a more attractive, interesting place to live. In addition, convenient commercial and personal services, readily accessible to work sites and residential areas, and convenient cultural or recreational amenities can enhance the attractiveness of infill development. Infill development can fill gaps to benefit the entire neighborhood including existing residents, for instance by including a grocery store or park where none exists. Use Characteristics Those uses appropriate to and consistent with this category include: Primary Uses: • Residential; Residential Equivalent'; Office; Retail Commercial: Personal/Business Service; Commercial/Business Service;Transient Accommodation Secondary Uses: Public/Semi-Public Locational Characteristics This category is generally appropriate to locations within the urban area that are appropriate for more intensive residential, office and retail commercial uses. These areas are typically in close proximity to and served by the arterial highway network where mixed use developments allow interaction among land uses and encourage mass transit and non-vehicular trips. Standards Residential Use: • Shall not exceed 4-4 20 dwelling units per gross acre. Residential Equivalent Use: • Shall not exceed an equivalent of 3.0 beds per permitted dwelling unit at 14 dwelling units per gross acre. Transient Accommodation Use • Shall not exceed 30 units per gross acre. Nonresidential Use: Floor Area Ratio(FAR)-0.50; Impervious Surface Ratio(ISR)-0.80 Mixed Use: • Shall not exceed, in combination, the respective number of units per acre and floor area ratio permitted, when allocated in their respective proportion of the total lot area. The targeted mix of uses for new development and redevelopment in the MU category is 50 percent commercial, 25 percent residential, and 25 percent office. Zoning Compatibility R2-Single Family Residential R3-Medium Density Residential The following zoning districts are compatible with R4-Multi-family Residential the MU land use category: —► OP-Office Professional —� Cl -Neighborhood Commercial C2-Community Commercial C3-General Commercial OP-Office Professional PUD-Planned Unit Development 1 Residential Equivalent Use–A residential like accommodation other than a dwelling unit,including group home, congregate care,nursing home, and comparable assisted living facilities. CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LU-17