Pursuant to the general purposes of this chapter, the intent of the R-63 district
is to encourage development of medium density neighborhoods comprised of a mix of
residential uses and to promote a pedestrian oriented urban environment that is primarily
residential in character, but that includes limited nonresidential uses that serve
many of the day-to-day convenience needs of neighborhood residents and provide opportunities
for residents to live and work within the neighborhood. The district is intended to
be applied within or in close proximity to areas of the City that reflect an urban
scale of development and afford convenient access to major employment centers and
community facilities, and to encompass undeveloped or underdeveloped properties comprising
areas large enough and with sufficient residential density to enable establishment
of a cohesive neighborhood. The district regulations permit corner commercial uses
that are limited in location, type and scale and are intended to provide for the convenience
of neighborhood residents within walking distance, to respect the primary residential
character of the neighborhood and to avoid traffic, parking, noise and other impacts
that typically result from uses that draw patrons from outside a neighborhood. The
district regulations are also intended to promote a streetscape that is urban in character
by requiring minimal building setbacks uninterrupted by parking areas along principal
street frontages, and to enhance public safety and encourage an active pedestrian
environment appropriate to the residential character of the district by providing
for windows in building façades along street frontages. Finally, the district regulations
are intended to ensure adequate accessible parking, safe vehicular and pedestrian
circulation, and to provide for limited interruption by driveways and vehicular traffic
across public sidewalk areas along principal street frontages.
(Code 2004, § 114-419.1; Ord. No. 2006-197-217, § 1, 7-24-2006)
