Applicability of MCMOD. An applicant may develop multi-family housing or a mixed-use development located within a MCMOD in accordance with the provisions of this Article XIIID.

Underlying Zoning. The MCMOD is an overlay district superimposed on underlying zoning districts. The regulations for use, dimension, and all other provisions of the Zoning Bylaw governing the respective underlying zoning district(s) shall remain in full force, except for uses allowed in the MCMOD. Where the MCMOD authorizes uses, dimensional controls or other provisions not otherwise allowed in the underlying district, the provisions of the MCMOD shall control. Uses and dimensional controls of the MCMOD are not subject to any special permit requirements of the underlying district and/or applicable overlay districts. Uses that are not identified in Article XIIID are governed by the requirements of the underlying zoning district(s).

Sub-districts. The MCMOD contains the following subdistricts, which are shown on the Zoning Map:

Uses permitted as of right. The following uses are permitted as of right within the MCMOD:

Table of Dimensional Standards. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Zoning, the dimensional requirements applicable in the MCMOD are as follows:

Number of parking spaces. The following minimum numbers of off-street parking spaces shall be permitted by use, either in surface parking or within garages or other structures:

Applicability. Non-discretionary site plan review by the Planning Board pursuant to Article XVIII is required for all projects in the MCMOD, provided, however, that the site plan review for an as-of-right use in the MCMOD may not be denied.

The Planning Board may adopt and amend, by simple majority vote, design guidelines, applicable to all MCMOD projects, to ensure that each development in the MCMOD shall be of high quality and compatible with the character and scale of Salisbury's building types, without limiting creativity through architectural design. Such design guidelines must be objective and not subjective and may only address the scale and proportions of the buildings, the alignment, width, and grade of streets and sidewalks, the type and location of infrastructure, the location of building and garage entrances, off-street parking, the protection of significant natural site features, the location and design of on-site open spaces, exterior signs, and buffering in relation to adjacent properties. Design guidelines may contain graphics illustrating a particular standard or definition in order to make such standard of definition clear and understandable.

The design guidelines may provide goals and standards that are intended to be flexible, and shall be applied by the Planning Board through site plan review, as appropriate. Such guidelines may include any or all of the following criteria: