(A) Intent and purpose. To establish and maintain a land use district for a mix of residential and commercial uses. Commercial development in this zone relies less on walking, biking and other similar modes of transportation and more on automobile traffic. Highway Mixed-Use Zones should be located outside of the Downtown Mixed-Use District, but along highway and county road corridors. Residential development is likely to be single-family, either as accessory to the commercial use or as the principal use with the commercial component being secondary or a home occupation.
(B) Lot and use requirements (HMU).
Animal unit per acre - maximum | 1 acre |
Buildable lot area | 2 acres |
Building above highest ground water level - feet, minimum | 3 |
Building height - feet, maximum | 25 |
Impervious surface - percent, maximum | 25% |
Lot width- feet, minimum | 100 |
Setback, between buildings - feet, minimum | 10 |
Setback, parking from lot line - feet, minimum | 10 |
Setback, right-of-way, city road- feet, minimum | 30 |
Setback, right-of-way, county or state road, feet, minimum | 30 |
Setback, side next to residential district - feet, minimum | 30 |
Setback, side yard - feet, minimum | 30 |
Setback, rear - feet, minimum | 30 |
Setback, sign - feet, minimum | 1 |
Setback, unplatted cemetery or archeological site | 50 |
Setback, wetland - feet, minimum | 75 |
(C) Performance standards (HMU).
(1) Impervious coverage. Impervious coverage may be increased by up to 15% through a conditional use permit if the following is provided:
(a) A storm water retention plan showing containment of the five-year, 24-hour storm event on the parcel; and
(b) Direct runoff of storm water to adjacent properties and wetlands shall be eliminated through the use of berms, infiltration ponds, swales, filtration strips or other permanent means.
(2) Compatibility of use. Use shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Uses shall not present noise, odor, light nuisances or any other nuisances.
(3) Parking. Adequate off-street parking for commercial uses shall be provided. On-street parking is not allowed under any circumstances. To reduce the visual impacts and amount of surface parking, shared parking and surface parking shall be located behind or to the side of a building. Additionally, suitable trees and shrubs shall be planted between parking lots and all adjacent sidewalks, roads, lots and buildings.
(4) Screening. All sites shall be heavily landscaped to provide 100% screening to adjacent residential parcels and over 50% screening from the road or any non-residential parcel. Percentages shall be determined by amount of structure that can be seen during leaf-on conditions. A landscaping and screening plan must be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission with each conditional use permit.
(5) Lighting. Lighting shall be minimal. Lighting shall be downward directional and shall be compatible with the surrounding development. Lights approved with signs must be turned off at the close of business each day.
(6) Fire lanes. Fire lanes shall remain unobstructed at all times.
(7) Fences. Fences not exceeding 84 inches in height may be constructed. Under no circumstances shall a fence be constructed closer than ten feet from the surface of a public road. Materials shall consist of usual fencing materials with posts and fence of metal, wood, concrete, brick or smooth wire. Barbed or electrified wire is prohibited, except where specific approval has been given by the Planning Commission.
(D) Mixed uses or conversions of use.
(1) Existing single- and multi-family residential parcels that intend to utilize the property for commercial use, either as a new primary or a secondary or accessory use, must apply for a conditional use permit, subject to the requirements of § 152.155 of this chapter.
(2) Existing commercial parcels that intend to utilize the property for single-family residential use, either as a new primary or a secondary or accessory use, are permitted to do so subject to State Building Codes and other requirements of this chapter.
(3) Existing commercial parcels that intend to utilize the property for multi-family residential use, either as a new primary or a secondary or accessory use, must apply for a conditional use permit, subject to the requirements of § 152.155 of this chapter.
(Ord. 906-2011, passed - -2011)
Editor’s note:
This section was added by the city at a public hearing on 10-7-2014.