Specifications include, but are not limited to: • User-Friendliness o A user‐friendly format that is accessible and understandable by a wide variety of audiences, using “plain language” in place of jargon/industry language, where possible, while still maintaining precision. o Inclusion of innovative and user‐friendly diagrams, illustrations, graphics, photographs, tables, and flow charts to complement and minimize narrative. o Clearly define, write, and illustrate procedures. The new UDO will need to clearly document the step-by-step process so the applicants, Board and Council members, staff, and the general public can open the UDO and see and understand the process needed from start to finish. o Definitions that reflect current and emerging planning practices and usage. • Consistency o Ensure consistency of and appropriate references to all associated regulations within North Carolina General Statutes and applicable federal statutes pertaining to zoning, land use, signage, subdivision, environmental protection, permitting, administration, appeals/variances, special uses, and enforcement. An NC-licensed attorney with land use subject matter expertise should be part of the working consultant team to provide a legal review and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. o Align the UDO with the goals and action steps outlined in the Village of Clemmons Community Compass: The 2040 Comprehensive Plan • Review, evaluate, and update: o Zoning Districts and Permitted Uses, including: Zoning districts Conditional zoning Overlay districts Permitted use table to incorporate existing and newly emerging uses o Development Design Standards, including: Performance-based standards Commercial and industrial building design standards and guidelines Sign regulations Lighting standards, i.e., exterior and interior lighting as it relates to illumination into the public right of way, including but not limited to sidewalks and streets Parking regulations, i.e., mixed-use, shared, structured, and location, bicycle parking, and provisions for EV charging stations, etc. Evaluate the use of parking maximum requirements as opposed to parking minimum requirements Tree-save, bufferyard, vegetation, and landscape standards. Augment new standards with graphics and images and clarify standards for maintaining installed vegetation. Create standards to reestablish and revegetate native plantings within bufferyards and stream buffers Mixed‐use and planned unit development standards Conservation of habitat, natural features, and wildlife movement corridors Net density model o Nonconformities and Amortization o Enforcement and Penalties o Stormwater Best Management Practices o Subdivision Processes
