The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere in this chapter, when referred to in this section, are the regulations for the PWC Parkway Commercial District. The PWC Parkway Commercial District shall be designated to provide a district for local or small regional commercial or office use. The city shall encourage the creation of unified and coordinated development.
(A) Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Short-term lodging;
(2) Office use, excluding contractors and others who perform services off site;
(3) Retail sales and service, excluding the sale and/or repair of motor vehicles and machinery; and
(4) Entertainment, restaurant and recreation trade.
(B) Height and area requirements.
(1) Front yard. Thirty feet.
(2) Side yard. None required, except 25 feet minimum required if adjacent to a residential district.
(3) Rear yard. None required, except 25 feet minimum required if adjacent to a residential district.
(4) Lot area. No minimum.
(5) Lot width. No minimum.
(6) Building height. Thirty-five feet maximum.
(C) District area. Five acre minimum.
(E) Performance standards.
(1) Outside storage of merchandise or other materials shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.
(2) Parking areas shall be designed to minimize headlights shining into residential areas.
(3) All uses shall be designed to be compatible with adjacent residential areas.
(4) All utilities shall be placed underground.
(F) Architectural standards. All sides of commercial buildings visible from the public right-of-way shall be architecturally treated to produce an aesthetically pleasing facade. Exterior materials of commercial quality shall include brick or other suitable clay masonry material, stone veneer, granite, cast in place concrete panels, finished faced precast concrete, wood (only if painted or treated, and approved by City Building Department), ceramic tile, decorative concrete block and tinted glass.
(H) Sign regulations.
(1) See § 159.048 for sign regulations except as modified according to division (H)(2) below.
(2) Sign regulation modifications.
(a) No off-premise advertising signs, roof signs or portable signs.
(b) Total area of all signs shall not exceed 200 square feet per building.
(c) One freestanding sign identifying the shopping/office center and the names of the businesses contained therein. Individual freestanding business signs are not allowed.
(d) Height of a freestanding sign shall not exceed 25 feet.
(e) Area of a freestanding ground sign shall not exceed 200 feet.
(Ord. 2352, passed 7-24-2007) Penalty, see § 159.999