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  "description": "When nonconforming uses, lots, and structures can continue, and when they can’t.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T21:43:07.000Z",
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  "textContent": "🗺️\n\nDesign Districts are Durham’s way of saying: ****in certain places, the “how” matters as much as the “what.”**** Two projects with the same uses and similar height can feel totally different depending on whether the code requires strong street frontage and better parking placement.\n\nIf you’ve ever looked at a proposed project and thought, “Why does this one have rules about storefront windows, sidewalks, or where the parking goes?” you’re probably looking at a **Design District** area.\n\nDurham’s Unified Development Ordinance uses Design Districts to put extra emphasis on **how buildings meet the street,** especially in places where the city wants a more walkable, mixed-use pattern (downtown, key corridors, and activity centers).\n\n__Become a free subscriber to access the full article!__\n\n SUBSCRIBE! \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Design Districts and Corridors: Why Some Streets Have Different Rules",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-03T21:43:07.226Z"
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