13171 Crescent Rd #2, Charleston, WV 25302

Urban Corridor District

The Urban Corridor District (UCD) is established to provide for the economic vitality and orderly growth of the City. A desirable quality of life for residents results from the physical form, design and pattern of development in the traditional Main Street format. This district is characterized by an inviting and attractive street environment that encourages pedestrian activity and informal interaction among residents, merchants and visitors. This interaction is enlivened by the closely interwoven combination of residential, retail, service, office and other non-residential uses built at a human scale and are intended to be compact, densely developed and well-defined areas of urban character that are compatible with surrounding neighborhoods. The standards of this district are established to provide for additional regulations to protect the distinctive character, landscape, and historic nature of structures and design within the UCD in accordance with the goals set forth by the Charleston Historic Landmarks Commission and with the City of Charleston Comprehensive Plan. The Urban Corridor District (UCD) is of special public interest for the following reasons: The district is established to protect and enhance the overall quality of the built environment and some of the design standards apply to activities that occur in public areas such as streets and sidewalks, public parking areas and public parks and are intended to guide City Officials as well as private citizens in making land use and land management decisions.; The permitted uses and regulations of the district are intended to promote an attractive pedestrian environment with retail, personal service, and office establishments at street level as well as residential uses in upper floors and to promote the uses that will attract well-planned mixed use developments with minimal disruption from vehicle-oriented land uses and features that would detract from a pedestrian environment.