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Transportation Corridor Overlay Zones


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Communities can choose to zone specific transportation corridors with a corridor overlay zone. The purpose of such an overlay zone is to manage a road's development and access. Overlay zones build on the underlying zoning, by establishing different standards and criteria along the defined transportation corridor. Standards that may be addressed in a corridor overlay zone are:
1) structure setback,
2) parking setback,
3) minimum lot width, and
4) vehicular access.

Related Principles:
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