§ 405.010. Permitted Building Types; Building Type Tables., Chapter 405. Building and Use Regulations, Unified Development Code, Code of Ordinances, Blue Springs

Intent. This Section provides standards for a variety of building types. Building types address the scale, siting, and primary intended use of a building. The standards for different building types establish the relationship of buildings to the public realm, and the compatibility of types on a block or street. In combination with use standards, building type standards reinforce the character of different zoning districts.

Description Of Residential Building Types.

Table 405.010-1: Residential Building Type Descriptions
Detached House	A building designed to accommodate one primary dwelling unit on its own lot. Variations of this type based on scale and lot size include estate, large-lot, neighborhood lot, small lot and compact lot.	Detached House — Estate
		Detached House — Large Lot
		Detached House — Neighborhood Lot
		Detached House — Small Lot
		Detached House — Compact Lot
Duplex	A building designed to accommodate two primary dwelling units that share a common wall or floor/ceiling. A duplex may be on a single lot, or it may be platted as separate lots along the common wall line subject to platting restrictions. Variations of this type based on scale and lot size include standard lot and neighborhood lot. Other variations applicable to the Downtown Development code relate to configurations of the units and include flat over flat, paired house and tandem house.	Duplex — Standard
Duplex		Duplex — Neighborhood
Row House	A building type designed to accommodate 3 to 7 dwelling units where each unit is separated by a common side wall and each has its own private entrance. Units may be on a single lot subject to common ownership restrictions or platted on separate lots along the common wall subject to platting restrictions.
Apartment	A building designed to accommodate multiple dwelling units accessed by a common lobby or halls, but each sharing a common entrance at the building frontage. Variations of this type based on scale and siting include: • Walk-Up — a small footprint/small-lot building, two to four stories, designed for 3 to 12 dwelling units.	Apartment — Walk-Up
	• Low-Rise — a moderate footprint/moderate-lot building, two to four stories, designed for 6 to 24 dwelling units.	Apartment — Low-Rise
	• Mid-Rise — a large footprint/large-lot building, three to five stories with larger variations in special circumstances, designed for 24 to 120 units.	Apartment — Mid-Rise
Apartment Complex	A grouping of apartment buildings in a common development arranged around an internal system of streets/internal access, walkways and common open space. Variations are based on the density of dwelling units per parcel or lot area.
Accessory Dwelling (Building)	A building designed to accommodate a secondary and subordinate dwelling unit on the same lot as a primary dwelling unit. While some accessory dwellings may be in the principle building of a detached house, a common variant is in a detached accessory building, subject to all of the lot and design standards of the district.
Live/Work	A building designed for a primary dwelling unit but has a secondary component — typically at the building frontage — designed for a commercial and occupational function of the resident. Live/work buildings may be on an individual lot (most similar to a small mixed-use building) or attached by a common wall with other live/work buildings (most similar to a row house).
Small Civic Building	A building designed for a small civic, institutional or public use, with the building design and site design creating compatibility with the residential scale and neighborhood character of the area.

Permitted Buildings — Residential Zoning Districts. The permitted building types in each residential zoning district are indicated in the following table.

Table 405.010-2: Residential District Permitted Building Types
	RE	SF-12	SF-7	TF	MF-10	MF-14	MF-18	N-L	N-O
Detached House — Estate
Detached House — Large Lot
Detached House — Neighborhood Lot
Detached House — Small Lot
Detached Lot — Compact Lot
Duplex — Standard Lot
Duplex — Neighborhood Lot
Row House
Apartment — Walk-Up
Apartment — Low-Rise
Apartment — Mid-Rise
Apartment — Complex
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Live/Work
Small Civic Building

	=	Permitted.
	=	Limited to specific location criteria in the Zoning District Standards, or discretionary through planned development applications.

Description Of Non-Residential Building Types.

Table 405.010-3: Non-Residential Building Type Descriptions
Live/Work	See residential building types.
Small Civic Building	See residential building types.
Small Commercial	A building designed to accommodate a small retail, commercial, service or office function, typically one to two stories. The buildings small footprint and lot, and the design of the frontage and front portion of the building to accommodate customer or patron interaction allows this building type to mix well with other commercial uses in a mixed-use context.
Mixed Use	A building designed to accommodate ground floor retail or commercial use with frequent pedestrian interaction, and upper level residential, office or commercial uses that support the overall vitality of retail on the site or in the district. This building is typically 2 to 4 stories. Variations may include a small-footprint small-lot building designed for the potential of a common party wall or with very small setbacks, or buildings designed at the scale of a half-block with multiple tenancies and entrances particularly at street level (occupying the entire street frontage along a single block face).
Pad Site	A free standing building similar to a small commercial building, but on a larger lot that includes more space for frontage designs, landscape and buffers, and access and circulations. While pad site buildings are free standing, better planning and site design can allow a series of these buildings to create improved relationships with major streetscapes and also become screens or liner buildings for larger general commercial buildings which are set back from the public realm.
General Commercial	A basic building type designed to accommodate retail, commercial, service or office functions in a variety of formats and scales. Variations of this type are based on the scale and intensity of the use and subject to lot and setback standards of the zoning district or any specific use limitations for the intended use.
Small Industrial/ Workshop	A building designed to accommodate a small light industrial, craft manufacturing or similar commercial use, typically one to two stories. The buildings small footprint and lot, and the design of the frontage and front portion of the building to accommodate customer or patron interaction allows this building type to mix well with other commercial uses in a mixed-use context.
General Industrial	A building designed to accommodate light industrial or general industrial functions at a variety of scales. Variations of this type are based on the scale and intensity of the use and subject to lot and setback standards of the zoning district or any specific use limitations for the intended use.
Prominent Civic Building	A building designed for a significant civic, institutional or public use, with the building design and site design creating a focal point for surrounding area.

Permitted Building Types — Non-Residential Zoning Districts. The permitted building types in each non-residential zoning district are indicated in the following table.

Table 405.010-5: Non-residential District Permitted Building Types
	NB	SO	GB	RC	LI	HI	PLOS
Live/Work
Small Commercial
Mixed Use
General Commercial
Pad Site
Small Industrial/ Workshop
General Industrial
Small Civic
Prominent Civic

	=	Permitted.
	=	Limited to specific location criteria in Zoning District Standards, or discretionary through planned development applications.