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5.3.4 Suburban Workplace Form District

1. The Suburban Workplace Form District (SWFD) is designed to reserve land for large-scale industrial and employment uses in suburban locations. District standards are designed to ensure compatibility with adjacent form districts, to buffer heavy industrial uses from potentially incompatible uses, to ensure adequate access for employees, freight, and products, to provide services and amenities for employees, and to improve transit service.
   
   The SWFD standards do not address permitted land uses and density or intensity of development. These aspects of land use planning are more appropriately addressed through zoning district regulations or regulatory goals, and objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. Relationship To The Comprehensive Pla
   
   The SWFD implements the following Cornerstone 2020 Comprehensive Plan Goals and Objectives:
   
   

   Goals	Objectives	Plan Elements
   Community Form Goals G1, G2, G3, G4	Community Form Objectives G1.1, G2.1, G2.2, G2.3, G2.4, G2.5, G3.1, G3.2, G3.3, G4.1, G4.2, G4.3, G4.4	Guidelines 1, 3, 6, 7

3. Intent and Applicability
   
   The provisions of this section are intended to promote high quality design and a more visually attractive environment in the SWFD, accommodating relatively large volumes of traffic while providing for alternative travel modes. Standards are included to promote:
   1. Adequate access for employees, freight, and products;
   2. Alternative modes of travel;
   3. High quality design of individual and integrated sites;
   4. A wide range of employee-serving commercial businesses (e.g., day care centers, auto servicing, cleaners, restaurants, etc.); and
   5. A mix of uses (e.g., industrial, office, and commercial) within a principal building on the site.
4. Dimensional Requirements
   1. Lot Size, Depth, and Width – There are no minimum lot size, depth, and width requirements in the SWFD, except as specified in paragraph 2., belo
   2. Residential Lots and Building Setbacks – Residential lots shall comply with the size and width requirements and residential structures (both principal and accessory structures, new construction and expansion) shall comply with the setback requirements established in the Neighborhood Form District Standards (Section 5.3.1).

   3. NOTE: Maximum height within 200 feet of a Neighborhood form would be 45 feet.

      Non-Residential Building Setbacks
      1. Front and Street-Side Setback –Twenty-five feet along all frontage on public streets and private access easements providing primary access. Greater setbacks necessary to comply with applicable parkway or other buffer requirements set forth in Chapter 10 (Landscaping, Buffering, and Open Space) shall supersede these setback requirements. Off-street parking, maneuvering for parking areas, drive-ways, and sidewalks shall be permitted within the 25 foot setback as long as all landscaping requirements of Chapter 10 Part 2 are met
      2. Side Yard – None.
      3. Rear Yard – None
      4. Adjacent to Residential – Refer to Chapter 5 Part 5.
   4. Building Height
      1. The maximum permitted height is 50 feet; however, additional height may be added provided that the building is stepped back one foot on all sides for each additional four feet of building height. Refer to Chapter 5 Part 7 for permissible heights in form district transition zones.
      2. Multiple Principal Structures Setbacks – Common wall construction is permissible. Principal structures on the same or adjacent lots constructed as detached buildings shall maintain the following minimum separations:
         1. Building wall has primary entrance or exit – 25 feet
         2. Building wall has secondary entrance or exit – 20 feet
         3. Building wall has no entrance or exit – 10 feet

Suburban Workplace Threshold Table

The following parts of chapter 5 shall apply to all developments meeting the thresholds and applicability requirements set forth in Table 5.3.6 below.

Expansion of existing and creation of new residential structures or units, and creation of residential lots shall be subject to the standards of the Neighborhood Form District (Section 5.3.1)

SWFD Table 5.3.6 Thresholds	Part 5 Non-residential and Mixed Use Site Design	Part 6 Building Design	Part 7 Transition	Part 8 Street and Roadside Design	Part 9 Transit and Connection	Part 10 Traffic Impacts	Part 12 Special Design Requirement
Category 2
Accessory Structure: New or Expansion	X
Construction of building footprint less than 3,000 square feet	X
Construction of 50 or more off-street parking spaces	X			X	X
Construction of building footprint between 3,000 - 75,000 square feet	X	X	X	X	X	X
Category 3
Construction of building footprint greater than 75,000 square feet	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Projected traffic generation exceeding 200 trip-ends per peak hour						X
Creation of more than five lots				X	X

5.3.5 Campus Form District

The Campus Form District (CFD) is clearly represented in both historic and modern patterns of development within the Louisville and Jefferson County. The University of Louisville-Belknap Campus, Southern Baptist Seminary, and Bellarmine University are some of the historic examples of this form. Modern examples of the form include the Hurstbourne Green/Forest Green complex and the Shelby Campus of the University of Louisville.

The Campus Form District (CFD) is an established or proposed pattern of development having a mixture of uses clustered for a single or predominant purpose. Residential or commercial uses should primarily serve the people who work or live on the Campus. The form should be compact and walkable, with substantial open space, central gathering areas, shared parking and signage, and an internal circulation system.

1. Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan
   
   The CFD is intended to implement the following Cornerstone 2020 Comprehensive Plan Goals, Objectives and Plan Elements:
   
   

   Goals	Objectives	Plan Elements
   Community Form Goals H1, H2, H3, H4	Community Form Objectives H1.1; H2.1; H2.2, H2.3; H2.4; H2.5; H2.6; H3.1; H3.2; H3.3; H3.4; H3.5; H4.1; H4.2; H4.3; H4.4	Plan Elements 1, 3, 4, 7, 9

2. Intent and Applicability
   
   The provisions of this Part are intended to promote new development within the CFD that is consistent with the established and desired pattern and characteristics of development within the district, promoting as applicable:
   • Development that reinforces the traditional pattern characterized by clusters of individual buildings surrounded by large open spaces;
   • Unique building and site design elements for each campus district;
   • Alternative modes of travel and shared parking;
   • A high level of pedestrian access and amenities;
   • High quality design of buildings and spac
3. Dimensional Requirements
   1. Minimum Lot Size, Depth, and Width – There are no minimum lot size, depth, and width requirements in the CFD, except as specified in paragraph B., below.
   2. Residential Lots and Building Setbacks - Residential lots shall comply with the size and width requirements and residential structures (both principal and accessory structures) shall comply with the setback requirements established in the Traditional Neighborhood Form District Standards (Section 5.2.2) or Neighborhood Form District Standards (Section 5.3.1). The determination for which set of standards is applicable shall be the choice of the applicant, when the development site does not abut a Traditional Neighborhood or Neighborhood Form District However, when the proposed development site abuts a Traditional Neighborhood or Neighborhood Form District the applicable standards of the adjacent district shall apply.
   3. Non-Residential Building Setbacks
      1. Front and Street-Side Setback – 50 feet along public streets or expressways that form the perimeter of the form district, and 25 feet along public streets and private access easements internal to the form district.
      2. Side Setback – There is no minimum requirement except where adjacent to a residential use or zoning district, in which case a minimum side setback of 20 feet shall be maintained.
      3. Rear Setback – The minimum setback shall be 20 feet. Sites within a form district transition zone shall meet the setback requirement of the adjacent form or 20 feet, whichever is greater.
      4. Building Height -– 150 feet; however, if located in a form district transition zone, the maximum height shall be as defined in Section 5.7.1 B1.
      5. Multiple Principal Structure Setbacks – Common wall construction is permissible. Principal structures on the same or adjacent lots constructed as detached buildings shall maintain the following minimum separations:
         1. Building wall has primary entrance or exit - 25 fee
         2. Building wall has secondary entrance or exit – 20 feet.
         3. Building wall has no entrance or exit: - 10 feet.
4. Residential and Support Uses
   1. Residential Use - Up to 25 percent of any development site may be allocated to residential development without any corresponding decrease in the maximum allowable square footage or intensity of non-residential uses allowed in the underlying zone district, provided that all other development standards set forth in this code are complied with. Calculation of permissible residential density shall be based on the net site area, regardless of the amount of non-residential floor area constructed on the site.
   2. Incentives for Support Services – Principal structures within the CFD used for office, educational or institutional purposes may devote up to five percent of the building square footage to retail uses that primarily serve employees and residents of the CFD, without any corresponding decrease in the maximum allowable square footage or intensity of non-residential uses allowed in the underlying zoning district. The parking requirement for these support services shall be 50% of the minimum established in Chapter 9 Part 1 (Parking).

Campus Threshold Table

The following standards shall apply to all developments meeting the thresholds and applicability requirements set forth in Table 5.3.6 below.

Expansion of existing and creation of new residential structures or units, and creation of residential lots shall be subject to the standards of either the Neighborhood Form District (Section 5.3.1) or Traditional Neighborhood Form District (Section 5.2.2), see Section 5.3.5 C.2 for details.

5.3.6 VILLAGE FORM DISTRICT - OUTLYING

1. Outlying Areas: Low to medium density residential uses situated on a variety of lot sizes.
   
   The VFD is a form typical of outlying communities in Jefferson County that developed as scattered independent population growth centers prior to 1940. For this reason, villages typically have development patterns, particularly in the village centers, which reflect pre-World War II design elements. These may include connected and narrow streets and walkways, compact centers with a variety of village-serving uses, and designated sites for civic, historic, and cultural buildings, surrounded by rural lot patterns and a green belt.
2. Relationship To The Comprehensive Plan
   
   The VFD is intended to implement the following Cornerstone 2020 Comprehensive Plan Goals, Objectives and Plan Elements:
   
   

   Goals	Objectives	Plan Elements
   Community Form Goals C1, C2, C3, C4	Community Form Objectives C1.1, C1.2, C2.1, C2.2, C2.3, C2.4, C2.5, C2.6, C2.7, C3.3, C3.5, C3.6, C3.7, C4.1, C4.2, C4.3, C4.4, C4.5, C4.6, C4.7	Guidelines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 9

3. Intent and Applicability
   
   The Village Form District (VFD) is broadly characterized as having a range of low to medium density residential uses in outlying areas integrated with shops, services and offices in the form of Village Centers. A Village Form District may have more than a single center. Building design in the Village Centers respects a traditional pattern of development in which buildings blend with the character of the landscape and pedestrian mobility is prominent..
   
   The provisions of this section are intended to ensure that new development within the VFD is consistent with the established and desired pattern and characteristics of development within the district.
4. Description of Village Outlying Areas
   1. Village Outlying Areas—This development pattern is primarily single family residential and multi-family residential development, with some small scale commercial or office. The maximum building square footage for non-residential uses within the designated outlying areas is 5,000 square feet. EXCEPTION: Institutional uses (schools, churches, etc.) shall not exceed a building footprint of 75,000 square feet).
5. Dimensional Standards Village Outlying Areas
   
   Developments in the Village Outlying Areas shall conform to the Neighborhood Form District dimensional standards (Table 5.3.1).
6. Design Standards Village Outlying Area
   
   Developments within the Village Outlying Area shall conform to the Neighborhood Form District design standards as listed in the applicable threshold table (See Table 5.3.3 of this part.).
7. G. Open Space : New major single family residential subdivisons of 25 acres or more and multi-family developments of 50 units or more, located in the Village Outlying Area, shall provide at least 15% of the gross site area in common open space which meets the requirements of Chapter 10 Part 5. Open space provided to meet this requirement may be used for credit under the Alternative Development Incentives or the development potential of the open space may be transferred to the remainder of the site in accordance with Section 5.12.2.