Burlington City Zoning Code
§ 207-78
TC-2 Town Center District.
A.
Intent. It is the intent of the TC-2 Town Center District to:
(1)
Rehabilitate deteriorated buildings, sensitively design and strategically redevelop areas with a variety and mixture of lodging, civic uses, office and other compatible uses, as well as limited neighborhood-scale commercial uses, in order to take advantage of the light rail station.
B.
District regulations.
(1)
Permitted uses, accessory uses, conditional uses: see attachment 3, Schedule of Land Uses.
(2)
Area yard and bulk requirements: see Attachment 4, Schedule of Bulk Requirements.
(3)
Parking and loading: see Attachment 5, Schedule of Parking and Loading Requirements.
(4)
Signs: see Chapter 285, Signs.
(5)
Conditional uses: see § 207-90.
(6)
Special regulations.
(a)
Businesses with rear properties adjacent to public property or rights-of-way shall install appropriate signage in accordance with Chapter 285, Signs, to identify the business occupying the structure and to provide a formal entryway compatible with the architectural integrity of the building.
(b)
Trash and garbage areas shall be properly screened and walkways, lighting and landscaping shall be required to provide attractive connections from public areas to commercial properties.
(c)
Combined office/residential uses with office uses on the first story and residential uses on the upper stories are permitted provided that all of the requirements of the City Housing Code and this chapter are met.
(d)
Conversion of nonconforming offices. Each application to convert an existing nonconforming office use to another type of office use shall be construed liberally to permit the change in office use provided that the change will not cause substantial detriment to the public good.
C.
Urban design guidelines.
(1)
Section 207-77C provides a guide for future infill development and redevelopment in the TC-2 Town Center District in reference to the desired character, building placement, frontage types, typical building height, public spaces, civic buildings and parking. Site planning principles are also provided.
