Employment General (EG) : Intent

The EG zone is intended to balance pedestrian access with automobile access along auto-dominated corridors with limited transportation options. The EG zone allows flexible building, parking, and retail space layouts, with a maximum of two parking bays between the building and street. Density is calculated using floor area ratio (FAR), with each EG zone having a unique maximum FAR and height. Development is limited to the Standard Method densities and heights specified in the zoning map or table, up to a maximum FAR of 2.5 and height of 85 feet. EG zones must provide minimum public use space and site plans for larger properties, and must meet neighborhood compatibility standards when adjacent to residential zones.

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Employment General (EG)

Intent
The EG zone is intended to balance the need for safe, active, and pedestrian-scaled areas with the need for convenient automobile access. The EG zone addresses development opportunities adjacent to the Countys most auto-dominated corridors and those areas with few alternative mobility options. Building form standards allow flexibility in building, circulation, and parking lot layout. A maximum of two bays of parking (with one drive aisle) is allowed to be located between the building and the street. Retail tenant ground floor footprints are not limited.

Density and Height Limits

Density in the EG zones is calculated as an allowed floor area ratio (FAR). FAR is the ratio of the total floor area of buildings on a property to the size of that property. Each EG zone has a unique sequence of maximum total FAR and maximum height (H) subject to the limits specified in the table below.
Zone EG Total FAR (max.) 0.25 to 2.5 Height (max.) 25 to 85

Overview of Development Standards

The EG zone can only be developed using the Standard Method. Density and height under the Standard Method are limited as indicated in the table below, or as indicated on the zoning map, whichever is less.
Development Standard
Total FAR (max.) Height (max.) Building Coverage (max. % of lot area) Public Use Space (min. % of site area) Site Plan Required Public Benefits Required

Standard Method
0.25 to 2.5 25 to 85 90% (for select building types) 10% (for select building types with lot area > 10,000sf) Yes, if various criteria apply No

Neighborhood Compatibility
When an EG property abuts an AC, RR, RNC, RLD, or RMD property that is not improved with a commercial, industrial, or utility use, any building must: 1. Have a minimum setback of 25 or the setback required by the adjacent property; and

Mapping the EG Zone

The EG zones will be applied on the Zoning Map that will show, for each property classified, its zone, maximum density and maximum height. For example, an EG zone with a maximum total FAR of 2.0 and maximum height of 50 feet would be mapped as the following:
EG-2.0 H-50

2. Must not project beyond a 45 angular plane projecting over the subject property measured from a height of 35 at the setback line determined above, with the exception of those features exempt Example from height and setback restrictions. ProposalbasedonNovember22,2011 ZAPReviewDraft

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