The city's mixed-use zoning districts are listed in table 3-1. Whenever this zoning ordinance refers to "mixed-use" or "X" zoning districts, it is referring to these districts.

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.40), 11-27-2018)

(a)

General. Mixed-use zoning districts are primarily intended to create, maintain and promote walkable mixed-use development patterns.

(b)

MX1 district. The MX1 district is primarily intended to accommodate small, neighborhood-scale mixed use-buildings.

(c)

MX2 district. The MX2 district is primarily intended to accommodate mixed-use buildings in mixed-use corridors and nodes.

(d)

CX district. The CX district is primarily intended to accommodate mixed-use and general buildings in commercial corridors.

(e)

EX district. The EX district is primarily intended to accommodate general buildings and workspace buildings in office and industrial park settings.

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.41), 11-27-2018)

Uses are allowed in X districts in accordance with the use regulations of article VII.

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.42), 11-27-2018)

Allowed uses in X districts may occupy any building type allowed in the subject zoning district, as indicated in table 3-2.

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.43), 11-27-2018)

(a)

Accessory uses and structures. See article VII.

(b)

Parking and garages. See article VIII.

(c)

Landscaping and screening. See article IX.

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.44), 11-27-2018)

Commercial houses are allowed in all MX1 and MX2 districts, subject to compliance with the lot and building regulations of table 3-3 (see also figure 3-1).

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TABLE 3-3 — COMMERCIAL HOUSE LOT AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Regulation		MX1	MX2
a. Lot
	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	6,000	6,000
	Minimum Lot Width & Frontage (feet)	50	50
	Maximum Impervious Coverage (%)	55	65
b. Building Siting
Minimum Principal Building Setbacks (feet)
	Front Street	30	30
	Side Street	15[1]	15[1]
	Interior Side	7.5	7.5
	Rear	30	30
Minimum Accessory Building & Accessory Structure Setbacks (feet)
	Front Street	— Permitted in rear yard only —
	Side Street	15[1]	15[1]
	Interior Side	5	5
	Rear	10[2]	10[2]
c. Building Height
	Ground-Story Elevation (min/max above front street building line, feet)	0/3	0/3
	Maximum Principal Building Height (feet)	40	40
	Maximum Accessory Building Height (feet)	20[3]	20[3]
d. Street Facades
	Minimum Front Facade Transparency (%)	15	15
	Min. Street Side Facade Transparency (%)	5	5
	Front Street-facing Entrance
	Minimum Number	— — — — 1 per building — — — —
	Entrance Configuration	— — Stoop or porch required — —

 

[1] Street-facing garage entries must be set back at least 20 feet from the back of the sidewalk or from the street right-of-way, whichever results in a greater setback.

Figure 3-1. Commercial Houses

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.45), 11-27-2018; Ord. No. 2019-05-03, § I(Attch.), 5-28-2019)

Shopfront buildings are allowed in MX1, MX2 and CX districts, subject to compliance with the lot and building regulations of table 3-4.

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TABLE 3-4 — SHOPFRONT BUILDING LOT AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Regulation		MX1	MX2	CX
a. Lot
	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	6,000	6,000	6,000
	Minimum Lot Width & Frontage (feet)	50	50	50
	Maximum Impervious Coverage (%)	55	65	80
b. Building Siting
Principal Building Setbacks (feet)
	Front Street, Minimum/Maximum ("BTZ")	5/10[1]	5/10[1]	5/10[1]
	Minimum Building Coverage within BTZ (%)	80	60	60
	Side Street, Minimum/Maximum	5/10	5/10	5/10
	Interior Side, Minimum	5	5	5
	Rear, Minimum	30	30	30
c. Uses
	Allowed uses in ground-story	Nonresidential uses allowed by Table 7-1
	Allowed uses in upper stories	Any use allowed by Table 7-1
	Minimum depth of ground-story occupied space (feet)	20
d. Building Height
	Ground-Story Elevation (min/max above sidewalk, feet)	0/3	0/3	0/3
	Minimum Height per Story (floor-to-floor, feet)  Ground Story  Upper Stories (above first)	12 9	14 9	12 9
	Maximum Height per Story (floor-to-floor, feet)  Ground Story  Upper Stories (above first)	18 12	24 14	24 14
	Overall Principal Building Height  Minimum (Stories)  Maximum (stories/feet)	1 3/40	2 5/70[2]	1 5/70[2]
	Maximum Accessory Building Height (feet)	20[3]	20[3]	20[3]
e. Street Facades
	Minimum Front Facade Transparency (%)
	Ground Story	65	75	60
	Upper Stories	35	35	35
	Minimum Street Side Facade Transparency (%)
	Ground Story	35	35	35
	Upper Stories	15	15	15
	Front Street-facing Entrance
	Minimum Number	— — — — 1 per building — — — —
f. Parking and Garages
	Permitted Location of In-Building Parking	Anywhere below grade and in above-grade floors if set back at least 20 ft. from front façade
	Permitted Location of Surface Parking	Rear yard or side yard (behind principal building setback); side parking limited to one double-loaded aisle with centerline perpendicular to street
g. Transition Buffers (See Division 9-2)
	Minimum Buffer Depth Abutting R-Zoned Lot (feet)	30	30	30

 

[1] Street-facing garage entries must be set back at least 20 feet from the back of the sidewalk or from the street right-of-way, whichever results in a greater setback.
[2] ;hg;Buildings on O-1 or M-zoned lots located within the Buford Highway Overlay may be eligible for increased as-of-right building height, in accordance with Article V, Division 2. Outside the Buford Highway Overlay, greater building heights may be approved through the special land use permit procedures of Article X, Division 3.
[3] ;hg;Or height of principal building, whichever is less.

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.46), 11-27-2018)

General buildings are allowed in CX and EX districts, subject to compliance with the lot and building regulations of table 3-5.

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TABLE 3-5 — GENERAL BUILDING LOT AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Regulation		CS	EX
a. Lot
	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	6,000	6,000
	Minimum Lot Width & Frontage (feet)	50	50
	Maximum Impervious Coverage (%)	80	85
b. Building Siting
Principal Building Setbacks (feet)
	Front Street, Minimum/Maximum ("BTZ")	5/15[1]	5/30[1]
	Minimum Building Coverage within BTZ (%)	65	50
	Side Street, Minimum/Maximum	5/15	5/30
	Interior Side, Minimum	5	5
	Rear, Minimum	30	30
c. Building Height
	Minimum Height per Story (floor-to-floor, feet)	9	9
	Maximum Height per Story (floor-to-floor, feet)	14	14
	Overall Principal Building Height (stories/feet)  Minimum (stories)  Maximum (stories/feet)	1 3/45[2]	1 5/70[2]
	Maximum Accessory Building Height (feet)	20[3]	20[3]
d. Street Facades
	Minimum Front Facade Transparency (%)
	Ground Story	20	15
	Upper Stories	15	15
	Minimum Street Side Facade Transparency (%)	15	15
	Front Street-facing Entrance
	Minimum Number	— — — — 1 per building — — — —
e. Parking and Garages
	Permitted Location of In-Building Parking	Anywhere below grade and in above-grade floors if set back at least 20 ft. from front facade
	Permitted Location of Surface Parking	Rear yard or side yard (behind principal building setback); side parking limited to one double-loaded aisle with centerline perpendicular to street
f. Transition Buffers (See Division 9-2)
	Minimum Buffer Depth Abutting R-Zoned Lot (feet)	30	30

 

[1] Street-facing garage entries must be set back at least 20 feet from the back of the sidewalk or from the street right-of-way, whichever results in a greater setback.
[2] Buildings on O-1 or M-zoned lots located within the Buford Highway Overlay may be eligible for increased as-of-right building height, in accordance with Article V, Division 2. Outside the Buford Highway Overlay, greater building heights may be approved through the special land use permit procedures of Article X, Division 3.
[3] Or height of principal building, whichever is less.

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.47), 11-27-2018)

Workspace buildings are allowed in EX districts, subject to compliance with the lot and building regulations of table 3-6.

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TABLE 3-6 — WORKSPACE BUILDING LOT AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Regulation		EX
a. Lot
	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	6,000
	Minimum Lot Width & Frontage (feet)	50
	Maximum Impervious Coverage (%)	85
b. Building Siting
Principal Building Setbacks (feet)
	Front Street, Minimum/Maximum ("BTZ")	10/50[1]
	Minimum Building Coverage within BTZ (%)	None
	Side Street, Minimum/Maximum	10/50
	Interior Side, Minimum	10
	Rear, Minimum	30
c. Building Height
	Minimum Height per Story (floor-to-floor, feet)	9
	Maximum Height per Story (floor-to-floor, feet)	14
	Overall Principal Building Height (stories/feet)  Minimum (stories)  Maximum (stories/feet)	1 5/70[2]
	Maximum Accessory Building Height (feet)	20[3]
d. Street Facades
	Minimum Front Facade Transparency (%)	15
	Minimum Street Side Facade Transparency (%)	10
e. Parking and Garages
	Permitted Location of In-Building Parking	Anywhere below grade and in above-grade floors
	Permitted Location of Surface Parking	Front, side or rear yard
f. Transition Buffers (See Division 9-2)
	Minimum Buffer Depth Abutting R-Zoned Lot (feet)	30

 

[1] Street-facing garage entries must be set back at least 20 feet from the back of the sidewalk or from the street right-of-way, whichever results in a greater setback.
[2] Buildings on O-1 or M-zoned lots located within the Buford Highway Overlay may be eligible for increased as-of-right building height, in accordance with Article V, Division 2. Outside the Buford Highway Overlay, greater building heights may be approved through the special land use permit procedures of Article X, Division 3.
[3] Or height of principal building, whichever is less.

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.48), 11-27-2018)

Civic buildings, which may be occupied only by allowed public and civic uses, are allowed in all X districts, subject to compliance with the lot and building regulations of table 3-7 (see also figure 3-2).

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TABLE 3-7 — CIVIC BUILDINGS
Regulation		MX1	MX2	CX	EX
a. Lot
	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000
	Minimum Lot Width & Frontage (feet)	50	50	50	50
	Maximum Impervious Coverage (%)	55	55	65	80
b. Building Siting
Minimum Principal Building Setbacks (feet)
	Front Street	5[1]	5[1]	5[1]	30[1]
	Side Street	5[1]	5[1]	5[1]	15[1]
	Interior Side	10	10	10	10
	Rear	30	30	30	30
c. Maximum Building Height
	Principal Building (feet)	45	45	45	45
	Accessory Building (feet)	20[2]	20[2]	20[2]	20[2]
d. Parking and Garages
	Permitted Location of In-Building Parking	Anywhere below grade and in above-grade floors if set back at least 20 ft. from front facade
	Permitted Location of Surface Parking	Rear yard and side yard (behind principal building setback)

 

[1] Street-facing garage entries must be set back at least 20 feet from the back of the sidewalk or from the street right-of-way, whichever results in a greater setback.
[2] Or height of principal building, whichever is less.

Figure 3-2. Civic Buildings

(Ord. No. RZ-2018-11-06, § I, Exh. A(27.49), 11-27-2018)