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607 • REVISED Attachment A (Amendments to Section 3.2.3.3 and 3.2.3.4) 3.2.3.3 ADDITIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURES. 3.2.3.3.1 The provisions of this section apply to any expansion or addition to an existing conforming structure or building. This Ordinance classifies additions or expansions of existing structures into three categories for the purposes of identifying what design standards shall apply. Expansion of nonconforming structures is regulated in Article 13 of this Ordinance. (a) Low Impact Additions /Expansions shall be defined as an addition that equates to less than 25% to the total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of a site and requires less than 10 additional off - street parking spaces. Low Impact (Type 1) expansions shall be exempt from most UDO design improvements, except: • the building expansion shall conform to the LIDO standards for building setbacks • new or expanded off - street parking areas shall be paved in accordance with Section 8.2.6.1 • ffronting on a corridor as defined in .Section 10.7 of the UDO, the building(s) shall be retrofitted to conform to all design standards of that section • all outdoor solid waste disposal areas shall be screened in accordance with Section 10.1 of the UDO (b) Moderate Additions /Expansions shall be defined as: • a proposed addition that is greater than 25% but less than 50% total of the total GFA of a site, • and /or • a proposed addition that requires 10 or more additional off - street parking spaces Moderate Additions /Expansion shall provide the following site improvements from this Ordinance: • Street Yard buffer as set forth in Section 7.7 of this Ordinance. The Street Yard buffer shall not be required where existing buildings encroach into the area that would be required to provide such a buffer. This exemption does not include existing parking areas. • Parking area landscaping as set forth in Section 7.6 of this Ordinance. • If abutting single- family residential developed properties, a Buffer (screening) Yard as set forth in Section 7.5 of this Ordinance. • Conformity to the standards for Article in terms of off - street parking and driveway design • new or expanded off - street parking areas shall be paved in accordance with Section 8.2.6.1 • ffroming on a corridor as defined in Section 10.7 of the UDO, the building(s) shall be retrofitted to conform to all design standards of that section • all outdoor solid waste disposal areas shall be screened in accordance ivah Section 10.1 of the UDO (c) Substantial Additions /Expansions shall be defined as proposed additions that equate to 50% or more of total GFA of a site. Construction of a "Substantial Addition/Expansion" shall require compliance with the full design and dimensional requirements of the UDO. F_ I L