Chapter 5 Form District Regulations Part 2 Traditional Form Districts Page3 of 5

5.2.3 Traditional Marketplace Corridor Form District

1. Traditional Marketplace Corridors (TMC) are characterized by older, pedestrian-scale development along major roadways adjacent to traditional neighborhoods. The corridors typically contain a wide variety of land uses (retail, restaurants, office, institutional and residential) that range from low to medium intensity. Buildings along the corridor are often narrow, closely spaced or attached, and built out to or near the street with display windows and wide sidewalks in front. Parking is usually provided on the street or in parking lots located at the rear of lots. Commercial corridor development is closely integrated with adjacent neighborhoods through side street connections and alleys, which typically delineate the boundaries between corridors and traditional neighborhoods, running along rear lot lines. The corridors have a high degree of pedestrian and transit use. Examples include Frankfort Avenue and portions of Broadway, Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue.
2. Relationship To The Comprehensive Plan
   
   The Traditional Marketplace Corridor Form District (TMCFD) implements the following Cornerstone 2020 Comprehensive Plan Goals and Objectives:
   
   

   Goals	Objectives	Plan Elements
   Community Form Goals F1, F2, F3	Community Form Objectives F1.1, F2.1, F.2.2, F2.3, F2.4, F2.5, F3.1, F3.2	Guidelines 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9

3. Intent
   
   The provisions of this section are intended to ensure that new development within the TMCFD is consistent with the traditional pattern of development within the district. Standards are included to promote:
   • Development that reinforces the corridor’s traditional visual character, function, and identity;
   • Alternative modes of travel;
   • Linkages between commercial development within the corridor and adjacent residential uses;
   • Compatibility between corridor development and adjacent neighborhoods; and
   • High quality design of individual sites.
4. Dimensional Standards
   1. Minimum Lot Size, Depth, and Width. There are no minimum lot size, depth, and width requirements in the TMCFD, except as specified in Section 5.5.1.
   2. Residential Development Standards. Residential lots and structures (both principal and accessory) shall comply with the Traditional Neighborhood Form District standards listed in Section 5.2.2.
   3. Non-residential/Mixed Use Structure Setback/Build to Line
      1. Front Setback/Build-to Line and Street Side Yards. There is no minimum front setback/build-to line or street side yard. The maximum front setback/build-to line and street side yards shall be no greater than 15 feet from the line of the right-of-way.
         
         Exceptions: –
         1. Infill Context. The setback line shall either be;
            1. fall within the range of the setbacks of the two nearest constructed properties.
            2. buildings may be constructed at the existing right-of-way/sidewalk line (i.e., with no front or street side yard setbacks).
         2. Corner Lots: See 5.5.1.A.2
         3. Outdoor seating areas. Outdoor amenities such as open, unenclosed seating areas are permitted to encroach into the front setback as long as the corner requirements of Section 5.5.1 A,
      2. Side Yard Setback. There are no side yard setbacks, except where adjacent to a residential use or zoning district, in which case a minimum side setback of 5 feet shall be maintained. All new structures shall provide side yards wide enough to allow for maintenance of building side walls if common party walls on the lot line are not provided. If a new building is constructed adjacent to an existing building which has a window, the new building shall be set back at least 6 feet from the property line to allow continued use of the window(s).
      3. Rear Yard Setback. Minimum 5 feet from rear property line.
      4. Setback from Alley or Rear Property Line.
         1. The rear setback shall be the depth of the required form district transition area buffer yard, if the site is located in the Form District Edge Transition Zone.
         2. Five feet if the site is not located at the edge of the TMCFD.
      5. Building Height.
         1. Non- Infill Context. Maximum 50 feet or four stories excluding rooftop equipment or machinery penthouses.
         2. Infill Context. The minimum building height shall fall within the range of building heights along the same or opposing block face. The maximum building height shall be 50 feet, or the average of existing structures in the block face, whichever is greater.
            
            Traditional Marketplace Corridor Threshold Table

The following parts of chapter 5 shall apply to all developments meeting the thresholds and applicability requirements set forth in Table 5.2.4. below.