(a) Intent. The Freeway Commercial Center (C-3) District is designed to provide opportunities for high intensity retail and mixed uses in high profile locations near freeway corridors and interchanges that have high quality accessibility and transit service potential. The C-3 District is intended to:
(1) Allow significant retail-oriented development intensity in key locations;
(2) Allow the integration of residential uses; and
(3) Avoid the underutilization of land.
(b) Uses. Uses allowed in the C-3 District as permitted, accessory, conditional, limited, or interim uses are listed in Table 21.209(d).
(c) Standards. Development in the C-3 District must comply with the following standards.
(1) Floor area ratio, building floor area, impervious surface area, site width and site area. See § 21.301.01 for applicable standards.
(2) Structure placement. See § 21.301.02 for applicable standards.
(3) Structure height. To promote intensity in the C-3 District, at least 60% of building footprint area on a site must rise to at least two stories or 25 feet in height. Structures in the C-3 District must meet the height limitations of § 21.301.10.
(4) Drive-throughs. In addition to requirements of § 21.301.05, drive-through windows and stacking lanes in the C-3 District must:
(A) Not be located between a building and a street;
(B) Not exceed one lane per business;
(C) Be located in a manner that discourages pedestrian crossing of stacking lanes; and
(D) Be screened from public and private streets, sidewalks, adjacent outdoor dining spaces, parks and public open spaces.