2.4.8 MIXED-USE -- AIRPORT (MU-A) | Aurora Unified Development Ordinance

2.4.8. MIXED-USE -- AIRPORT (MU-A).

A. Purpose. The purpose of the Mixed-use Airport district is to enable the development of master planned developments that allow for a mix of uses, located and designed in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, and that will allow Aurora to leverage the economic opportunities created by Denver International Airport. A wide variety of attached and detached single-family, two-family, and low- to medium-density multifamily housing is permitted. Development pursuant to a Small Residential Lot option is also available in Subarea C. Higher densities are allowed primarily when residential development is adjacent to an activity center. Employment centers are focused near the Denver International Airport and the I-70 and E-470 major transportation corridors. For non-residential uses, the emphasis is on high-quality corporate office and business parks that desire or require high visibility and easy access to Denver International Airport, I-70, or E-470, as well as complementary hotel and conference facilities, as well as limited and supporting retail, commercial, and service uses that are not regional destinations. This district also supports the economic development potential of fringe areas along the I-70 corridor and encourages well designed and planned commercial developments in proximity to employment centers and major activity centers. Other uses permitted in this district are as shown in Table 3.2-1 (Permitted Use Table).

B. Cross-Reference to Other Applicable UDO Sections. All development and redevelopment must comply with all applicable sections of this UDO. A short summary of some of the key sections is shown below.

Table 2.4-11 Cross-References to Other Applicable UDO Sections
Use Regulations	Article 146-3
Dimensional Standards	Section 146-4.2
Neighborhood Protection Standards	Section 146-4.4
Lot Access and Connectivity	Section 146-4.5
Parking, Loading, and Stacking	Section 146-4.6
Landscaping, Screening and Stormwater Management (including fence and wall regulations)	Section 146-4.7
Building Design Standards	Section 146-4.8
Signs	Section 146-4.10

Basic dimensional standards for the MU-A zone district are in Table 4.2-3, and more detailed standards are located throughout Section 146-4.2 (Dimensional Standards).

1. Amount of Residential Development Limited. After the Effective Date, no more than 50 percent of the gross land area included in any Master Plan shall permit Household Living Uses or Group Living Uses listed in Table 3.2-1, and no more than 50 percent of the gross land area in residential use in any Master Plan may be developed with single-family detached dwellings.

2. Flexible Development Options. All land in the MU-A zone district in Subarea C shall comply with the permitted and conditional uses as shown in the Use Regulations in Article 146-3 and shall comply with the dimensional standards applicable to the MU-A zone district shown in Section 146-4.2 (Dimensional Standards), except that:

a. Residential development may occur pursuant to the optional provisions of Section 146-4.2.3.A (Subarea C Small Residential Lot Standards) or other provisions in Section 146-4.2.3 applicable to particular land uses or forms of development. If the Small Residential Lot option is selected or other provisions of Section 146-4.2.3 apply, those provisions shall supersede any inconsistent standards in Article 146-3 Use Regulations and Article 146-4 Development Standards; and

b. Portions of the land may be developed as mixed-use centers in accordance with the standards applicable to the MU-N zone district or the MU-C zone district pursuant to the procedures in Sections 146-5.4.3.I (Administrative Activity Center Designation). (Ord. No. 2019-49 § 1, 08-19-2019)