Pineville, NC 28134

6.1.8 Planned Business District (B-P) This is a business district designed for large master planned and generally commercial uses. The purpose of this district is to provide for the development of large-scale developments in consolidated manner to enhance traffic flow, limit driveway curb cuts on public roads, and provide pedestrian sidewalk connectivity between businesses and along roadways. All areas 124 zoned B-P shall initially contain an area of at least ten (10) acres. 6.1.9 General Industrial District (G-I) This district is designed to accommodate industrial and warehousing operations which can be operated in a clean and quite manner that will not produce detectable noise, odor, light, or similar detriment to adjacent residential or commercial properties. 6.1.10 Downtown Core District (DC) The Downtown Core District permits the sensitive continuation of the Historic Main Street environment and its secondary streets and include on street parking. The ground floor of buildings that are not entirely residential should be active uses including retail or restaurants with office and residential uses located on upper stories. 6.1.11 Residential Mixed-Use (RMX) The Residential Mixed-Use District allows for a variety of residential uses but also encourages mixed-use walkable master planned communities with commercial uses. Development must follow new urbanist development patterns and include on street parking for new or improved streets. 6.1.12 Downtown Overlay District The overall intent of the Overlay District is to guide the design of all projects within the this overlay district into the most attractive, long lasting, sustainable, and pedestrian friendly environment possible. Design features within this overlay district include placing buildings closer to each other as well as closer to the street to foster a more comfortable pedestrian streetscape where activity and amenities are expected to occur. As sidewalks remain the principal place of pedestrian movement and casual social interaction, designs and uses should therefore be complementary, and reinforce that function. All development in this district shall comply with the requirements within the Downtown Overlay Plan. 6.1.13 Corridor Overlay District The Corridor Overlay District is intended to manage and guide the continued development/redevelopment of the primary transportation corridors of Main Street, Polk Street, and Dorman Road as they pass through the Town of Pineville. This district has been established based on the primarily commercial viability of properties along these roads.