1. Purpose. The C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District is intended for neighborhood shopping facilities serving the needs of residents of a surrounding residential area. Allowed commercial and office uses are generally compatible with nearby residential areas in scale and intensity. Site development regulations are intended to ensure compatibility in size, scale, and site characteristics with these residential environments. C-1 districts are generally most appropriate at intersections of collector and/or arterial streets, at the edge of residential areas, in planned commercial areas in newly developing residential districts, or at other locations where local commercial services are required.
2. Site Development Regulations for Regular C-1 Districts.
Regulator | Permitted Residential Uses | All Other Permitted Uses |
Regulator | Permitted Residential Uses | All Other Permitted Uses |
Minimum Lot Area | Same standards as for the R-3 Townhome Residential Moderate Density District
| None
|
Minimum Lot Width (feet) | None | |
Minimum Yards (feet) (Note 2) | ||
Front Yard
| 15 ft.
| |
Side Yard (Note 1) | 0 | |
Street Side Yard | 20 | |
Rear Yard (Note 1)
| 0
| |
Maximum Height (feet) | 35 ft.
| |
Maximum Amount of Total Parking Located in Street Yard | 100% | |
Note 1: No side or rear yard except where apartments are above a store or shop, a rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided and where adjacent to an “AG” or “R” district, a side yard of 10 feet and a rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided.
Note 2: Flexible Yard Setbacks in Planned Unit Development Districts. The Planning Commission and City Council may vary required minimum setbacks in PUD districts. Along arterials designated in the city’s Comprehensive Development Plan, the city may require a deeper front-yard setback.
3. Supplemental Development Regulations for Office and Commercial Uses in the C-1 District. In order to maintain a residential character in neighborhood commercial areas in Denison, the following design standards shall apply to any office or commercial use developed within the C-1 District:
A. No single building shall have a building coverage area that exceeds 15,000 square feet without approval of a Special Use Permit, as set forth in Section 174.11.
B. No street-facing facade may have a continuous length of 100 feet or over without an offset in the building elevation equal to a dimension of at least five feet.
C. Window area on each street-facing facade shall be equal to at least 20% of the area of that facade.
D. No building facade facing a street shall have the appearance of a rear facade. Architectural details, including materials, textures, patterns, colors, and design features used on the front facade shall be incorporated into all facades facing public streets and easily visible to the public.
E. All buildings and developments shall include a direct, clear, and safe pedestrian connection from adjacent public sidewalks to the entrances of buildings within the development.