UT: Urban Thoroughfare District Land Use Guide for Fayetteville

The UT: Urban Thoroughfare district in Fayetteville is designed to support a high density of commercial and residential activity in an urban form, permitting primary structures up to six stories in height. While a broad range of residential types and retail services are allowed by right, more intensive uses such as large-scale warehousing, dance halls, and private dormitories are strictly governed by conditional use permits. Within the UT: Urban Thoroughfare district, the Fayetteville Unified Development Code emphasizes a walkable environment by requiring buildings to be located within a specific build-to zone and providing at least 50% buildable street frontage.

Allowed Uses by Right

In the UT: Urban Thoroughfare district of Fayetteville, the following use units are permitted by right, provided they meet the specific requirements of the Fayetteville Unified Development Code [Section 161.24(B)(1)].

Use Unit	Description
Unit 1	City-wide uses by right
Unit 4	Cultural and recreational facilities
Unit 5	Government facilities
Unit 8	Single-family dwellings
Unit 9	Two-family dwellings
Unit 10	Three- and four-family dwellings
Unit 13	Eating places
Unit 14	Hotel, motel and amusement services
Unit 16	Shopping goods
Unit 17	Transportation trades and services
Unit 18	Gasoline service stations and drive-in/drive-through restaurants
Unit 19	Commercial recreation, small sites
Unit 24	Home occupations
Unit 25	Offices, studios, and related services
Unit 26	Multi-family dwellings
Unit 34	Liquor store
Unit 40	Sidewalk cafes
Unit 41	Accessory dwellings
Unit 44	Cluster housing development
Unit 45	Small scale production
Unit 46	Short-term rentals

Conditional Uses (Permitted on Review)

The following uses may be permitted in the Fayetteville UT: Urban Thoroughfare district only after receiving a conditional use permit from the Planning Commission [Section 161.24(B)(2)].

Use Unit	Description
Unit 2	City-wide uses by conditional use permit
Unit 3	Public protection and utility facilities
Unit 20	Commercial recreation, large sites
Unit 21	Warehousing and wholesale
Unit 28	Center for collecting recyclable materials
Unit 29	Dance halls
Unit 33	Adult live entertainment club or bar
Unit 35	Outdoor music establishments
Unit 36	Wireless communication facilities
Unit 42	Clean technologies
Unit 43	Animal boarding and training
Unit 44	Cluster housing development (Subject to conditional review)
Unit 48	Private dormitories

Prohibited Uses

The Fayetteville Unified Development Code restricts certain activities within the UT: Urban Thoroughfare district to maintain the character and safety of the area.

Sexually Oriented Businesses: Use Unit 32 (Sexually Oriented Business) is specifically prohibited in the UT: Urban Thoroughfare district. Per Fayetteville regulations, these uses are only permitted as conditional uses within the UC: Urban Corridor and C-2: Thoroughfare Commercial districts [Section 163.11(B)].
Automobile Shredding: The shredding of automobiles is prohibited within the city limits of Fayetteville and is therefore not allowed in the UT: Urban Thoroughfare district [Section 163.17(A)].
Heavy Industrial: Use Unit 23 (Heavy Industrial) is not listed as a permitted or conditional use and is therefore prohibited in the UT: Urban Thoroughfare district [Section 161.24].
Non-listed Uses: Any use not specifically identified as permitted or conditional in Section 161.24 is generally prohibited unless the Zoning and Development Administrator determines it is similar to an existing use unit [Section 162.02(B)].

Development and Form Standards

Developments in the UT: Urban Thoroughfare district must comply with specific "Urban Form" standards to ensure the area remains pedestrian-friendly and architecturally cohesive [Section 161.24(C)-(H)].

Standard Category	UT: Urban Thoroughfare Requirement
Max Density	None
Build-to Zone (Front Setback)	10 feet to 25 feet from front property line
Side and Rear Setback	None (15 feet if contiguous to single-family residential)
Max Height	6 stories
Min Buildable Street Frontage	50% of the lot width
Min Lot Width (Dwellings)	18 feet

College Avenue Overlay District Exception

If a UT: Urban Thoroughfare property is located within the College Avenue Overlay District, Use Unit 17 (Transportation trades and services) and Use Unit 18 (Gasoline service stations and drive-in/drive-through restaurants) are moved from "permitted" to "conditional" status [Section 166.26(C)(3)].

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