(A) Intent and purpose. To establish and maintain a land use district for a mix of high-density residential and commercial uses. Development in this zone relies less on automobile traffic and more on walking, biking and other similar modes of transportation. Infrastructure must be in place to provide on-street parking and walkways as well as connection to municipal water and sanitary sewer utilities. Downtown Mixed-Use Zones should be clustered to provide the maximum amount of interaction and accessibility between the different establishments.
(B) Lot and use requirements (DMU).
Animal units per acre-maximum | 0 |
Buildable lot area - square feet, minimum | 2,250 |
Building above highest ground water level - feet, minimum | 3 |
Building height - feet, maximum | 25 |
Impervious coverage with storm sewer available | 90% |
Impervious coverage without storm sewer available | 50% |
Lot width - feet, minimum | 30 |
Maximum density (units per acre) | 20 |
Setback, parking from building or lot line - feet, minimum | 0 |
Setback, rear - feet, minimum | 10 |
Setback, right-of-way, city road - feet, minimum | 1 |
Setback, right-of-way, county or state road - feet, minimum | 10 |
Setback, side yard - feet, minimum | 0 |
Setback, sign - feet, minimum | 1 |
Setback, wetland - feet, minimum | 50 |
(C) Performance standards (DMU).
(1) Parking. Developments shall minimize the appearance of parking areas.
(a) Location. Parking and vehicle drives shall be located away from building entrances and street corners, and not between a building entrance and the street. Surface parking shall be oriented behind or to the side of a building when possible.
(b) Landscape buffering. Suitable trees and shrubs shall be planted between parking lots and all adjacent sidewalks and buildings.
(c) Maximum parking ratio. Surface parking shall not exceed 125% of the minimum parking requirement for the subject land use(s).
(d) Parcels along State Highway 6 in the DMU zone shall be exempted from all parking minimum number requirements. A proposed parking plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) Pedestrian amenities. Proposed developments shall provide for safe and comfortable sidewalks, paths and resting areas for pedestrians. Sidewalks and paths shall connect the development to adjacent land uses and provide connections through the development to the public street right-of-way.
(3) Lighting. All building entrances, pathways and other pedestrian areas shall be lit to two footcandles with pedestrian-scale lighting including wall mounted, sidewalk lamps, bollards or landscape up-lighting.
(4) Fences. Fences not exceeding 72 inches in height may be constructed. Fencing shall only be constructed closer than ten feet from the surface of a public road with the permission of the Planning Commission. Materials shall consist of usual fencing materials with posts and fence of metal, wood, concrete, brick or smooth wire. Barbed or electrified wire is allowed only with the permission of the Planning Commission.
(5) Impervious coverage. The impervious coverage may be increased to75% through a land use permit if the following is provided:
(a) A storm water management plan that retains the 25-year, 24-hour rain event is provided on-site. Upon approval, the plan must be fully implemented and maintained;
(b) Direct runoff to adjacent properties, including publicly-owned lands, in a 25-year, 24-hour rain event is eliminated through the use of swales, berms, ditches, grading or other necessary and permitted means; and
(c) Failing to maintain the storm water management system will be considered a violation of this chapter.
(6) Impervious coverage. The impervious coverage may be increased to 90% through a conditional use permit if the following is provided and the requirements for a conditional use permit are met:
(a) A professionally engineered storm water management plan that retains the 100-year, 24-hour rain event is provided on-site. Upon approval, the plan must be fully implemented and maintained;
(b) Direct runoff to adjacent properties, including publicly-owned properties, in a 100-year, 24-hour rain event is eliminated through the use of swales, berms, ditches, grading or other necessary and permitted means; and
(c) Failing to maintain the storm water management system will be considered a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 906-2011, passed - -2011; Ord. passed - -)
Cross reference:
Use of public sidewalks for commercial purposes, see § 93.05