Buildings in Business Districts shall be located on a lot in compliance with the minimum setback, spacing, size and height requirements set forth below:
(a) Land Adjoining a Residential District. In a C-4 District, lands or parcels adjoining a residential district in which the adjacent lands or parcels are being used for nonresidential purposes under a special use permit shall be governed by the setback requirements for lots adjacent to nonresidential districts.
(b) Waiver of Yard Requirements for Joint Development. The side and/or rear yard requirements, as applicable, may be waived to permit buildings on abutting properties to share a common wall, access drive or parking area, provided that the two or more buildings are approved as a joint development according to the procedures set forth in Chapter 1228.
(c) Maximum Height. All buildings and structures in a Business District shall comply with the maximum height regulations specified in Schedule 1270.05(e).
(d) Minimum Dwelling Unit Size. Dwelling units located on the upper floors of commercial or office buildings shall have a minimum of 600 square feet of floor area per unit plus 200 square feet of floor area for each bedroom. In computing the floor area, areas devoted to hallways, elevators, terraces, open porches and/or garages shall not be included.
Schedule 1270.05(e)
BUILDING SETBACK, SPACING AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS | ||||
C-1 Neighborhood Business | C-2 Central Business/ French Creek | C-3 Planned Commercial Development | C-4 General Business | |
(1) Minimum setback from street right-of-way | (b) | (b) | 100 feet | 60 feet(a) |
(2) Minimum setback from side or rear lot line: | ||||
A. Adjacent to non- residential district | -0- | -0- | 15 feet | 15 feet |
B. Adjacent to residential district | 35 feet(c) | 35 feet(c) | 35 feet(c) | 35 feet |
(3) Minimum separation between buildings on the same lot | 20 feet | 20 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet |
(4) Maximum building height | 35 feet | 45 feet | 45 feet | 45 feet |
(a) Where a lot fronts on a collector or arterial street as defined in Chapter 1246, the setback shall not be less than 100 feet from the road centerline for collector streets, and not less than 110 feet from the road centerline for arterial streets. (b) The building setback shall be a minimum of 50 feet from the centerline of any abutting street and not more than the setback of one of the buildings immediately adjacent to the subject building. If there are no adjacent buildings the maximum building setback shall be similar to the surrounding buildings as determined by the Planning Commission. (c) Or the height of tallest structure, whichever is greater. | ||||
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 186-01. Passed 1-28-02; Ord. 128-12. Passed 12-27-12.)