§ 68.200. Land Use Categories.

The following guidelines and standards are organized by land use category. Coupled with the applicable GMP Policy Framework, they describe the fundamental planning principles that guide site planning for each land use category, as well as the required mix of uses, configuration, and intensity of development. The following land use categories are used on the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan-Master Plan Map (Figure 68-B):

(a)

Mixed Use Centers.

1.

Town Center/Urban Transit Center (TC/UTC District). The TC/UTC district shall act as the primary destination within Southeast Orlando for living, working, shopping and entertainment. The mix of uses within the TC/UTC district, the urban fabric of streets and blocks, and the architectural character of individual buildings shall be the most intensive in the Plan area.

2.

Village Center/Urban Transit Center (VC/UTC District). VC/UTC districts shall be developed as important destinations for each Residential Neighborhood, providing a variety of shops, services, restaurants, and civic facilities that serve the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods.

3.

Neighborhood Center (NC District). Each neighborhood shall have a "neighborhood center" that provides gathering places for people and walkable destinations for neighborhood-focused retail and/or civic activities. Moderate density housing, located within the Neighborhood Center category, should surround the core commercial area and be integrated with its design.

4.

Residential Center. Residential Centers represent an optional land use category within areas developed under Traditional Design standards. These centers serve essentially the same function as a Neighborhood Center, but are typically smaller (no more than 20 acres in size).

(b)

Neighborhoods.

1.

Residential Neighborhood (RN). The majority of housing in the Southeast Plan area shall be located in Residential Neighborhoods. These medium to low density areas shall be scaled to the needs of pedestrians, with local destinations, such as Centers, schools, and community parks, within walking distance.

(c)

Districts.

1.

Airport Support District. Airport Support Districts shall be the primary employment locations within the Southeast Plan area. The Airport Support Districts have been divided into two distinct types or levels of intensity (high and medium). It is a goal of the Southeast Plan to create a community structure that will encourage people to both live and work in the community. Traditional Design standards shall not be applied to High Intensity Airport Support Districts unless desired by the property owner/developer. The street network and hierarchy of uses in the Airport Support District-Medium Intensity category shall encourage residents to use alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles to get from home to work or for mid-day errands.

(d)

Other.

1.

Public/Recreational/Institutional. This land use category is applied to proposed locations for schools and parks (community, neighborhood, plazas and greens).

2.

Primary Conservation Network. The Primary Conservation Network (PCN) establishes an interconnected open space system that protects wetland communities and habitat for numerous common and protected wildlife species while allowing passive recreation uses such as pedestrian and bike trails.

(Ord. of 5-10-1999, § 10, Doc. #32070)