2617 Brighton Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Central Urban District

The CU-26 district is intended to: Provide for medium density residential development with densities ranging from a minimum of 4 dwelling units per acre to a maximum of 26 dwelling units per acre; Provide for office development (up to 30,000 sq ft per acre); Provide access to convenience shopping and service businesses and entrepreneurial opportunities for area residents (up to 30,000 sq ft per acre); Promote infill and moderately intense development of existing urban areas with sufficient supporting infrastructure, accessibility to services, and proximity to the Downtown and Universities; Promote compatibility with adjacent residential and non-residential land uses through limitations on development intensity and use of development and design standards; Allow residential development at densities that support the use of public transit; and Promote pedestrian and bicycle mobility through design requirements.; The CU-26 district may only be utilized in the Central Urban Comprehensive Plan Category. The CU-26 district is not subject to the Tallahassee Land Use Development Matrix found in Section I-16 of the Tallahassee/Leon County Comprehensive Plan. Minimum density requirements do not apply to mixed-use projects.; This district is not intended to be located adjacent to areas designated Residential Preservation on the Future Land Use Map.; To encourage pedestrian-oriented redevelopment, innovative parking strategies, mixed use development, and other urban design features within the Downtown Overlay, a 25 percent density bonus is available subject to the provisions of Sec. 10-280.7 of this code. A 35 percent bonus is available with an Urban Planned Unit Development as found in Sec. 10-200.