§ 6.804. General standards and incentives.

A.

A minor campus district shall occupy less than forty (40) gross acres. The minimum width and depth shall be four hundred (400) feet.

A major campus district shall occupy forty (40) gross acres or more. The minimum width and depth shall be eight hundred (800) feet.

Contiguous parcels, not including right-of-way, of lesser size or dimension may be added to an established special campus district subject to the approval of the City Council.

B.

Except as otherwise permitted in section 6.804.C., or in section 7.100 et seq., the maximum building height shall be thirty-eight (38) feet above the natural grade.

C.

Where the city determines that the unique operating or structural characteristics of buildings, structures or other facilities located within the SC District justifies a height greater than that normally allowed within this SC District, the City Council may approve the greater height as a part of the development plan, either as an absolute figure or by means of formulas and performance criteria. Any building height greater than thirty-eight (38) feet shall be subject to the following general criteria:

1.

These building heights shall be permitted only on those portions of the site not affected by the transition areas as specified in Section 6.805.C.2.a. and b.

2.

The maximum building height shall be stepped back from the edge of the transition area at one (1) foot of vertical dimension for every three (3) feet of horizontal dimension as measured from the base height of thirty-eight (38) feet.

3.

For each five (5) feet of building height greater than thirty-eight (38) feet the open space requirement shall be increased by one (1) percent above what is required herein in Section 6.805.B.

D.

Floor area ratio is limited to six-tenths (0.6) of the net lot area except as modified herein.

E.

The City Council may approve as part of the development plan guidelines, including formulas, performance criteria, and/or incentives, which, in order to achieve specified community goals, provide means for the additional height as identified in section 6.804.C. above and/or additional floor area greater than that specified in section 6.804.D. above. Such flexibility shall be based upon considerations such as but not limited to: underground parking, preservation of historic sites on or off-site, preservation of conservation areas on or off-site for which no density transfer has been previously received from either on or off-site, special public improvements above what is normally required for the development, or major contributions to public arts or public recreation facilities.

F.

To the extent that the adoption of a special campus overlay district shall conflict with the regulations, requirements, stipulations or standards of other provisions within the Zoning Ordinance, the more permissive shall apply, unless otherwise specified herein.

(Ord. No. 2588, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2895, § 1, 3-19-96; Ord. No. 2996, § 1, 3-4-97; Ord. No. 3879, § 1(Exh. § 25), 3-2-10; Ord. No. 4005, § 1(Res. No. 8947, Exh. A, § 172), 4-3-12; Ord. No. 4143, § 1(Res. No. 9678, Exh. A, § 146), 5-6-14)