(a) (1) The provisions of this section have been created with the intent of providing for attractive and interesting commercial developments with the integration of compact, limited, highway-oriented commercial uses, encouraging greater flexibility in subdivision design, and permitting creative and innovative utilization of space due to topographical conditions, environmental conditions, and right-of-way limitations to obtain a more desirable retail environment than may be possible through the strict application of the minimum requirements of the C-1 District.
(2) It is also the intent of this chapter to base approval upon Planning Commission’s determination as to whether or not the above objectives have been met by the owner or developer.
(3) The purposes of permitting more flexible design of lots and spacing of buildings are to:
A. Conserve the natural amenities of the landscape.
B. Protect environmentally sensitive areas.
C. Provide campus like settings for highway commercial activity that provides a gateway to the Village of Cadiz.
(b) The following criteria are established to guide, direct and control the planning, development and use of the land in a Retail Planned Unit Development.
(1) Permitted Uses: Any uses not listed below shall not be permitted:
A. Businesses engaged in the preparation and processing of food and drink on the premises, such as bakeries, meat market, delicastessens and pizza shops but excluding drive-thru beverage.
B. Businesses engaged in the sale of art, stationery, photo supplies, notions, books, music, floral, gifts, pharmaceuticals, drug stores and interior decorating supplies, including paint and wallpaper.
C. General and professional offices such as those used by architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, realtors, financial planners, insurance agents, doctors and dentists, social and charitable organizations.
D. Businesses providing personal services such as barber and beauty shops, tailors, dressmakers, shoe repair and dry cleaners.
E. Restaurants, including those with drive-thru facilities.
(2) Mininum Area: The minimum area for the Highway Retail Planned Unit Development (herein HRPUD) shall be ten (10) contiguous acres or more.
(3) Lot Requirements. Lot requirements may differ depending on the presence of State of Ohio Rights-of-Way. For developments located adjacent to the intersections of US 22 and Ohio 9, the setbacks from the state owned rights- of-way shall be ten (10) feet. Side setback shall be thirty (30) feet; rear setbacks shall be eighty (80) feet.
(4) Buffering. Any HRPUD located adjacent to residentially zoned property shall provide a combination of buffering, including, solid fencing, mounding and vegetation.
(5) Required Open Space. The total public or common open space in the development shall not be less than twenty-five (25) percent of the gross development area, including hillsides, environmental areas, landscaping area and wetlands.
(6) Landscaping Area. The developer shall submit a landscaping plan for each building lot in the development, including one (1) deciduous or coniferous tree per acre of open space. The location of trees will be considered separate from landscaping plans for the individual building lots.
(7) Lighting. All lighting shall be retained on the development site. Spotlights may be used, provided they are pointed only at the building or the internal monument identification signage.
(8) Signage.
A. Free-Standing Signs. Developments located at a highway interchange may include a fifty (50) foot multi-tenant sign.
B. Wall Signs. Buildings may have two (2) wall signs. One shall be on the entrance wall of the building and the second may be placed on the side wall. Wall signs shall not exceed an area equivalent to one and one-half (1 ½) square feet per lineal foot of the building frontage wall or side wall, respectively.
C. Monument Signs. Buildings may have internal monument signs along an internal development roadway at the entrance of the drive of the respective business. The monument signs shall be no larger than sixteen (16) square feet and not to exceed four (4) feet from the ground level. These signs may be backlit.
D. Directional Signs. Each business in the HRPUD may display one set of directional signs at the respective parking lots, not to exceed six (6) square feet.
E. Illumination. Any illuminated sign shall employ only light emitting a light of constant intensity; and no sign shall be illuminated or contain a flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving light or lights. In no event shall an illuminated sign or lighting device be placed or directed so as to permit the beams and illumination therefrom to be so directed or beamed upon a public thoroughfare, sidewalk or adjacent premises or so cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance. No sign shall employ any parts or elements which revolve, rotate or whirl, spin or otherwise make use of motion to attract attention. Flags and pennants are prohibited.
(9) Parking.
A. Parking shall be based upon the use proposed:
Grocery Store 1 parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Restaurant 1 parking space per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Fast Food Restaurant 1 parking space per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Retail Store 1 parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Offices 1 parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Financial Institutions 1 parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
B. Parking Surfaces. All parking spaces shall be striped. Parking surfaces shall include asphalt, concrete.
C. Pervious Pavement. An applicant may increase the number of parking spaces listed in (2)(I)(a) by a maximum of twenty (20) percent. Such increased parking area shall be constructed of an approved pervious material.
(10) Access and Vehicular Circulation. The entrance to an HRPUD from a state highway shall be a maximum of sixty (60) feet. Traffic calming designs and facilities are encouraged through the internal access system. Each commercial/retail sue located within an HRPUD shall be accessed from an internal main access route. Internal service roads may abut the property line.
(11) Trash and Refuse Containers. Each facility shall maintain a separate trash receptacle, contained within a brick or decorative fence enclosure, with a maximum height of six (6) feet.
(12) Building Elevation. The facades and sidewalls of all buildings located within and a part of the BHPUD shall be fifty (50) percent decorative, including, but not limited to stucco, brick, stone, wood or other materials approved by the Planning Commission.
(13) Traffic Study. The Planning Commission may require a traffic study for the site. Any cost for a required traffic study shall be borne solely by the developer/applicant, and follow recommendations of the Village Development Engineer.
(Ord. 2016-30. Passed 9-15-16.)
APPENDIX
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR’S
STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION
(a) A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment.
(b) The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.
(c) Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place and use. Changes that create a false sense of historic development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken.
(d) Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved.
(e) Distinctive features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a historic property shall be preserved.
(f) Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where a severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical or pictorial evidence.
(g) Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible.
(h) Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken.
(i) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.
(j) New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such as manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.
(Ord. 97-27. Passed 6-19-97.)