Preparation of a Neighborhood Conservation Plan
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Prior to the City Plan Commission's consideration of a proposed Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone, a neighborhood conservation plan shall be completed by neighborhood property owners, the Department of City Development or both neighborhood property owners and the Department of City Development, and shall include the following:
- A statement of purpose and an explanation of how the criteria are met.
- An ordinance and map indicating the boundaries of all lots in the proposed Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone and the base zoning districts contained within the proposed overlay zone.
- A neighborhood conservation plan consisting of a map and such other textual and graphic material as may be necessary to indicate land uses, building types and features, site development requirements, signing, circulation, off-street parking and modifications to base district standards.
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Plan Criteria
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The neighborhood conservation plan shall demonstrate that the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone meets one or more of the following criteria:
- Distinctive building features, such as period of construction, style, size, scale, detailing, mass, color and material.
- Distinctive features or articles associated with the streetscape, such as light fixtures and devices, signs, benches, curb markers, kiosks and bollards.
- Distinctive site planning and natural features, such as lot platting, street layout, setbacks, alleyways, sidewalks, creekbeds, parks and gardens.
- Distinctive land uses or land use patterns, such as mixed or unique uses or activities, not permitted by base district without modification.
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