Development standards applicable to particular retail trade uses identified in Table 155-8, Table of Permitted Uses include:
(A) Bar, night club, tavern, brewpub.
(1) Minimum building setbacks: when abutting a residentially-used or zoned lot, the minimum side and rear setbacks shall be at least 50 feet.
(2) Outside serving areas adjacent to a residentially-used or zoned property are prohibited.
(3) Noise: the amount of noise generated shall not disrupt the activities of the adjacent land uses and shall comply with the requirements delineated in Chapter 93 of the code of ordinances. Outdoor loudspeakers or public address systems shall not be permitted.
(B) Manufactured home sales.
(1) Location. A manufactured home sales and display lot shall not be located within 5,000 feet of another manufactured home sales lot.
(2) Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area shall be one acre.
(3) Building separation. There shall be a 20-foot separation between manufactured homes and between a manufactured home and any other structure.
(4) Vehicular access. The use shall have direct access to a collector or higher capacity street.
(5) Dust. All unpaved areas shall be maintained in a manner that prevents dust from adversely impacting adjoining properties.
(6) Paved areas. All areas subject to daily or frequent use of vehicles shall be paved.
(7) Outdoor lighting. All outdoor lighting shall be designed and located so that the maximum illumination measured in foot-candles at the property line shall not exceed 0.3 onto adjacent residential sites and 1.0 onto adjacent nonresidential sites and public rights-of-way. Outdoor lighting shall comply with the standards delineated in Chapter 157.
(C) Merchandise display items (accessory to retail use). Within the H-C district, uses shall be conducted completely within an enclosed building except allowed as follows.
(1) Displays or display items shall not be located within four feet of either side of any entrance or exit to a building or within three feet of any corner or side boundary line of the business establishment utilizing the display.
(2) Displays or displays items shall not be located in a manner so as to block or impede pedestrian traffic.
(D) Restaurant (with drive-through). Drive-through facilities shall be located to the rear or side of the principal building. Canopies for drive-through facilities shall be pitch-roofed consisting of materials and at an angle compatible with the principal building. Stacking of vehicles through the drive-through facility shall meet requirements of the NCDOT - Policy on Street and Driveway Access to NC Highways.
(E) Service station, gasoline sales.
(1) Automobile storage or repair is not permitted.
(2) The use shall not be located within 200 feet of any pre-existing school, playground, church, library or community center as measured from any point of the property line.
(3) Buildings, washing stations, gasoline pumps or other stationary equipment shall meet the minimum setback of the required zoning district.
(4) Air compressors, hydraulic hoists, pits, greasing and lubrication equipment, auto washing equipment and similar equipment shall be entirely enclosed within a building.
(5) All areas subject to daily or frequent use of vehicles shall be paved.
(F) Nonresidential (commercial planned development), retail, shopping centers and the like.
(1) Coordinated design plan. Exterior building materials, signs and outdoor lighting used in a shopping center development, including outparcels, shall be planned so as to provide a coordinated design scheme for the entire development. The coordinated design plan shall be submitted for review at the time of site plan submission. The coordinated design plan shall include drawings, specifications, dimensions and maps.
(2) Architectural rendering. An architectural rendering of the proposed shopping center shall be submitted for review at the time of site plan submission.
(3) Outdoor lighting standards. Ninety percent cutoff on pole lighting; a maximum height of 30 feet on all pole lighting; colors and elevation details of poles and fixtures are to be standard aluminum gray or black; no lighting elements shall be directly visible from any public roadway, sidewalk or adjacent property; any floodlighting attached to the building walls shall be angled so as to not cast light directly onto adjacent properties and/or road rights-of-way. Outdoor lighting shall comply with the standards delineated in Chapter 157.
(4) Pedestrian facilities. Sidewalks or paved pedestrian paths shall be provided from the parking lot to the entrances of the principal building(s) to ensure a safe separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(5) Utilities. All structures developed in any shopping center development shall be served by underground utilities.
(G) Superstore.
(1) Defined. Superstores are defined as freestanding department, variety or general merchandise stores that are in excess of 50,000 square feet of gross floor space.
(2) Additional requirements.
(a) Vehicular access. The use shall have access to a state or US-numbered highway that has the capacity to accommodate the additional traffic, including truck traffic, projected to be generated by the superstore.
(b) Outdoor storage. The outdoor area devoted to the display of retail goods shall be limited to a maximum 15% of the net developable lot area and shall be completely enclosed by a wall and landscaped in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 157. Trailers used for the temporary storage of retail goods shall not be permitted.
(c) Architectural rendering. An architectural rendering of the proposed superstore development shall be submitted for review at the time of site plan submission.
(d) Pedestrian facilities. Sidewalks or paved pedestrian paths shall be provided from the parking lot to the entrances of the principal building to ensure a safe separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(H) Truck stop/travel plazas.
(1) Minimum dimensional requirements. The use shall have a minimum area of one acre and a frontage of not less than 150 feet.
(2) Drive-through facilities. Drive-through facilities shall be located to the rear or side of the principal building. Canopies for drive-through facilities shall be pitch-roofed consisting of materials and at an angle compatible with the principal building. Stacking of vehicles through the drive-through facility shall meet requirements of the NCDOT - Policy on Street and Driveway Access to NC Highways.
(3) Noise. The amount of noise generated shall not disrupt the activities of the adjacent land uses and shall comply with the requirements delineated in Chapter 93 of the code of ordinances. No outdoor loudspeaker or public address system is permitted where the use abuts a residentially-used or zoned property.
(Ord. passed 7-25-2011)