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§ 1292.01 LAND USE PLAN MAP.
   (a)   There is hereby adopted the Land Use Plan map showing the following:
      (1)   Thoroughfare and street rights-of-way;
      (2)   Other public uses; and
      (3)   Land uses not covered by division (a)(1) or (2) hereof.
   (b)   See the Land Use Plan map on file in the Mayor’s office.
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
§ 1292.02 LAND USE PROVISIONS.
   (a)   Permitted uses.
      (1)   The selection of the urban renewal area was made on the basis of providing needed expansion room for the Central Business District, intensifying residential density levels in the vicinity of the Central Business District, introducing necessary convenience commercial establishments to service not only the higher-intensity residential re-uses but also adjacent residential development. Permitted land uses within the project area are limited to the following:
         A.   Central Business District commercial and office uses, including all retail and service establishments, but excluding the following uses: automobile sales, service and repair, including tire and washing establishments; motel, hotel or other transient housing; pet shops, kennels and animal hospitals; service stations; drive-in restaurants or any other drive-in facility;
         B.   Convenience commercial and office uses such as bakery shops, barber shops, beauty parlors, ice cream stores, drug stores, food stores, launderettes, laundromats, dry cleaning establishments, variety stores and accessory buildings or uses incidental to the foregoing. Drive-in facilities shall not be permitted;
         C.   High-rise multiple-family apartment units, multi-family garden apartments, row houses and single-family detached dwelling units. Low and moderate income housing, including public housing, shall be permitted;
         D.   Neighborhood park land and pedestrian walkways;
         E.   Loading-unloading zones, off-street parking and landscaped pedestrian walkways and sidewalks as required in connection with the foregoing permitted uses;
         F.   Institutional uses; and
         G.   Industrial uses limited to railroad rights-of-way.
      (2)   Existing buildings within the project area that are to remain include the Masonic Building (also known as the Leader Building) located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Center Street and Third Street; the new U.S. Post Office Building located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Railroad Street and Fourth Street; and William Bourne’s single-family home at 322 Buckhorn Street.
   (b)   Land use controls and building restrictions. Land use controls and building restrictions required by the Urban Renewal Plan on the sale, lease or retention of all real property acquired shall be as set forth in this division. The project area covered by the Urban Renewal Plan has been subdivided into 17 tracts designated Tracts A through Q (see the Land Use Plan map). For each of these tracts of land, specifications are outlined, e.g. development objectives to be accomplished, physical organization of uses and activities, provision of off-street parking spaces, provision for pedestrian movement, access for vehicular traffic, including service vehicles, and other restrictions on the use and development of the area. In addition, a statement of control is provided for those areas not presently proposed for acquisition (Tracts R, S, T). These controls shall only become applicable if, at a later date, the project should acquire these properties. Otherwise the Zoning Code shall control the future development of these parcels.
   (Editor’s note: Tract N was deleted by Ordinance 75-16, passed March 27, 1975.)
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
§ 1292.03 TRACT A.
   Tract A: Center Street, North Fourth Street, Railroad Street, Linear Park.
   (a)   Basic objectives. The area to be made available for redevelopment shall be utilized to expand the Central Business District. The functional organization of commercial frontage allows for off-street parking areas immediately to the northeast (hillside), southwest (riverside) and west (riverside).
   (b)   Physical organization. Prime retail floor space is concentrated along the Center Street frontage and along the pedestrian walkways on the Railroad Street and the Linear Park (formerly Third Street) rights-of-way. Most of the prime commercial area shall be oriented to the Linear Park which connects the project’s residential areas with this commercial development. Interior pedestrian paths may link the off-street parking areas with store fronts. Some second-story offices may be developed over street level commercial frontage along the Linear Park or at ground level along Center Street, Railroad Street or Fourth Street. Frontage on the Linear Park shall be limited to retail commercial and personal service establishments.
   (c)   Land use. Land shall be used for retail commercial space and offices, with the exception of drive-in facilities, gas stations, automobile repair or sales, tire and auto washing establishments, motels, hotels or other transient housing facilities, pet shops, kennels, animal hospitals, and the like. A utility easement of 20 feet wide shall be reserved, beginning at a point approximately 212 feet from the southwestern right-of-way line (riverside) of North Fourth Street (Vacated Cedar Alley).
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
   (d)   Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall consist of one space for each 500 square feet of retail sales area and one space for each 200 square feet of office space. Each parking space shall be at least nine feet by 18 feet in size. Parking areas shall be located within 350 linear feet of the project facility. No parking area may face on the Linear Park. All parking areas shall be screened by a four-foot high brick wall, or a wall of similar height consisting of other material, or mature vegetation acceptable to the local public agency. All parking areas shall be paved. No vehicular access shall be permitted from the Linear Park or from Railroad Street.
(Ord. 5569, passed 10-14-1971)
   (e)   Maximum height. No structure shall exceed 50 feet in height.
   (f)   Setback requirements. No setback is required for structures located on Center Street, Railroad Street or the Linear Park. A minimum five-foot setback is required along North Fourth Street. Parking areas and loading zones shall be set back at least five feet from the right-of-way and the setback area shall be suitably landscaped.
   (g)   Maximum land coverage. Maximum land coverage may be 100 percent, except for required setback areas.
   (h)   Floor area ratio. The ratio of floor area to total land area shall not exceed 3.0.
   (i)   Loading zones. All loading shall be provided on site and loading areas shall be screened by a brick wall of at least four feet in height, by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or by mature vegetation which is acceptable to the local public agency. No access to loading areas shall be allowed from Railroad Street or the Linear Park. Loading areas shall be set back a minimum of five feet from all rights-of-way and shall be screened from the Linear Park. All loading zones shall be paved.
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
   (j)   Lighting. All exterior public areas shall be lighted to a minimum level of .051 footcandles. All exterior lighting shall be compatible with the publicly provided street and mall lighting, in both type and design. All exterior lighting shall be approved by the Development Review Committee.
   (k)   Signs. No neon or other self-illuminated sign shall be permitted. Signs may be illuminated by indirect sources only. No freestanding signs shall be permitted. No sign shall be more than 30 square feet in size. No overhanging or projecting signs, except those hung from a canopy and less than six square feet in size, shall be permitted. No billboard type signs shall be permitted on the side of or on top of structures. No pennants, flags, banners or paper signs shall be permitted. No signs shall protrude into the public right-of-way except as provided under a canopy. All exterior signs shall be approved by the Committee. The Committee may waive the sign requirements of this division when such requirements create an undue hardship upon a developer. However, such waiver shall not materially detract from the aesthetic quality of the project area.
(Ord. 5664, passed 1-11-1973; Am. Ord. 76-79, passed 11-11-1976)
§ 1292.04 TRACT B.
   Tract B: North Third Street between Railroad Street and Center Street, and the northeasterly (upriver) side of Railroad Street.
   (a)   Basic objectives. This area shall be a Linear Park connecting the retail shopping area with the convenience commercial and residential sections of the project.
   (b)   Physical organization. The total Linear Park shall extend the full length of the project from Center Street to Etna Street. It shall provide pedestrian orientation to the retail and convenience commercial facilities and shall allow direct pedestrian access to the residential area to the north and northwest of the shopping area. No vehicular traffic shall be permitted except for emergency vehicles. The pedestrian walkway shall also extend along the northeast side of Railroad Street connecting the Linear Park with residential areas.
   (c)   Land use. Land shall be used for public open space.
   (d)   Parking requirements. No parking requirements shall apply.
   (e)   Maximum land coverage. No permanent structure shall be allowed in the area. This restriction shall not prohibit the construction of kiosks, monuments, works of art, street furniture and other accessory and incidental fixtures appropriate for a public pedestrian area.
   (f)   Lighting. All exterior lighting shall be approved by the Development Review Committee. All areas shall be lighted to a minimum level of .051 footcandles
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
   (g)   Signs. No neon or self-illuminated sign shall be permitted. Signs may be illuminated by indirect light sources only. No sign shall be more than 16 square feet in size. All exterior signs shall be approved by the Committee.
(Ord. 5664, passed 1-11-1973)
§ 1292.05 TRACT C.
   Tract C: North Second Street, Buckhorn Street, the Linear Park, Center Street.
   (a)   Basic objectives. The area shall be available for retail commercial development and shall be utilized to expand the Central Business District. Orientation shall be toward the Linear Park and Center Street.
   (b)   Physical organization. Prime retail floor space shall be concentrated along the Center Street frontage and along the Linear Park (formerly the Third Street right-of-way). Most of the prime commercial area shall be oriented to the Linear Park which connects the project residential areas with this commercial development. Interior pedestrian paths shall link the off-street parking areas with the Linear Park. Some second-story offices may be developed over street level commercial frontage of the Linear Park or at ground level along Center, Railroad and Second Streets. Ground level frontage on the Linear Park shall be limited to retail commercial and personal service establishments.
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
   (c)   Land use. Land shall be used for retail commercial space and offices, with the exception of drive-in facilities, gas stations, automobile repair or sale, tire and auto washing establishments, motels, hotels or other transient housing facilities, pet shops, kennels, animal hospitals, and the like.
(Ord. 5766, passed 2-28-1974)
   (d)   Off-street parking. No off-street parking shall be required on site. Parking shall be provided in adjoining public lots. Parking areas provided on site may not face on the Linear Park and must be screened from it. All parking areas shall be screened by a four-foot high brick wall or by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or mature vegetation acceptable to the local public agency. All parking areas shall be paved. No vehicular access to parking areas shall be provided from Railroad Street or the Linear Park.
   (e)   Maximum height. No structure shall exceed 50 feet in height.
   (f)   Setback requirements. There shall be no setback requirements for structures located on Center Street, Railroad Street, the Linear Park or Second Street. Parking areas and loading zones shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the right-of-way and setback areas shall be suitably landscaped.
   (g)   Maximum land coverage. Maximum land coverage may be 100 percent except for required setback areas.
   (h)   Floor area ratio. Floor area ratio shall not exceed 3.0.
   (i)   Loading zones. All loading shall be provided on site and loading areas shall be screened by a brick wall at least four feet in height or by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or mature vegetation which is acceptable to the local public agency. No vehicular access shall be allowed from Railroad Street or the Linear Park. Loading areas shall be set back a minimum of five feet from all rights-of-way and shall be screened from the Linear Park. All loading zones shall be paved.
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
   (j)   Lighting. All exterior public areas shall be lighted to a minimum level of .051 footcandles. All exterior lighting shall be approved by the Development Review Committee. All exterior lighting shall be compatible with the publicly provided street and mall lighting, in both type and design.
   (k)   Signs. No neon or other self-illuminated sign shall be permitted. Signs may be illuminated by indirect sources only. No freestanding sign shall be permitted. No sign shall be more than 30 square feet in size. No overhanging or projecting signs, except those hung from a canopy and less than six square feet in size, shall be permitted. No billboard type sign shall be permitted on the side of or on top of structures. No pennants, flags, banners or paper signs shall be permitted. No sign may protrude into the public right-of-way except as provided under a canopy. No sign shall protrude above the roof level of a structure. All exterior signs shall be approved by the Committee.
(Ord. 5664, passed 1-11-1973)
§ 1292.06 TRACT D.
   Tract D: Second Street, Center Street, the Norfolk and Western Railroad right-of-way, the centerline of vacated Lawrence Street.
   (a)   Basic objectives. The basic objectives shall be to provide off-street public parking facilities for the retail development in other portions of the project area. At the discretion of Council, up to 40 percent of this Tract may be used for retail commercial activity.
   (b)   Physical organization. This public parking area shall serve the retail facilities to the northeast (hillside) of Second Street. Access to the Linear Park shall be provided by pedestrian walkways. Any retail commercial activity allowed in this area shall be located toward the Lawrence Street end of the tract.
   (c)   Land use. Land shall be used for automobile parking facilities. An alternate use of the Central Business District or convenience commercial, including automobile service and repair uses, shall be permitted at the discretion of Council. Any retail development which is permitted on this tract shall not exceed 40 percent of the overall area of the tract and shall be oriented toward the Lawrence Street end of the area.
   (d)   Off-street parking. If retail commercial activity is permitted on the tract, Council may, at its discretion, require whatever level of parking it deems necessary in keeping with the proposed activity and the surrounding public parking. Such parking requirements shall not exceed in either size or design those required for similar retail tracts in the project area (e.g. Tract P).
   (e)   Maximum height. No structure shall exceed 25 feet in height.
   (f)   Setback requirements. Development shall be set back a minimum of five feet on all sides except from the Norfolk and Western Railroad right-of-way. Setback areas shall be appropriately landscaped. Landscaping which shall effectively screen the parking area shall be provided along Second Street.
(Ord. 5777, passed 4-11-1974)
   (g)   Maximum land coverage. Maximum land coverage may be 100 percent except for setback requirements.
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
   (h)   Floor area ratio. Floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.0.
   (i)   Loading zones. All loading shall be provided on site. All loading areas shall be screened from Second Street by a brick wall of at least four feet in height or by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or mature vegetation which is acceptable to the local public agency. Loading areas shall be set back a minimum of five feet from all parcel boundaries. All loading areas shall be appropriately paved and well lighted.
(Ord. 5777, passed 4-11-1974)
   (j)   Lighting. All exterior public areas shall be lighted to a minimum level of .051 footcandles. All exterior lighting shall be compatible with the publicly provided street and mall lighting, in both type and design. All exterior lighting shall be approved by the Development Review Committee.
(Ord. 5668, passed 1-11-1973)
   (k)   Signs. No sign shall be more than 30 square feet in size. No pennants, flags, banners or paper signs shall be permitted. All exterior signs shall be approved by the Committee.
(Ord. 5664, passed 1-11-1973; Am. Ord. 78-68, passed 11-30-1978)
§ 1292.07 TRACT E.
   Tract E: Second Street, Railroad Street, the Linear Park, a line approximately 140 feet northwest of Railroad Street.
   (a)   Basic objectives. The basic objectives shall be to provide convenience retail commercial and office facilities oriented to needs of project area residents and the residential area to the northeast (hillside) of the project area.
   (b)   Physical organization. Physical organization shall be convenience commercial establishments and secondary retail with floor space oriented toward Railroad Street and the Linear Park, with primary orientation to the Linear Park. The Linear Park interconnects the convenience commercial shops with adjacent high, medium and low-density residential areas and the prime retail sector. Most parking is provided across Second Street in public off-street parking lots.
   (c)   Land use. Land shall be used for convenience commercial, office and secondary retail uses. No drive-in facilities shall be permitted. Bakery shops, barber shops, beauty parlors, ice cream stores, drug stores, food stores, laundrettes, laundromats, dry cleaning establishments, variety stores and other similar or accessory uses shall be permitted.
   (d)   Off-street parking. No off-street parking shall be required on site. Parking shall be provided in adjoining public lots. Parking areas provided on site may not face on the Linear Park and shall be screened from it. All parking areas shall be screened by a four-foot high brick wall or by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or mature vegetation acceptable to the local public agency. All parking areas shall be paved. No access shall be provided to parking areas from Railroad Street or the Linear Park.
   (e)   Maximum height. No structure shall exceed 40 feet in height.
   (f)   Setback requirements. No setback is required from Railroad Street, the Linear Park or Second Street. A minimum ten-foot setback is required from all other lot lines. All setback areas shall be suitably landscaped.
   (g)   Maximum land coverage. Maximum land coverage may be 100 percent, except for required setback areas.
   (h)   Floor area ratio. Floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.5.
   (i)   Loading zones. All loading shall be provided on site. Loading areas shall be screened by a brick wall at least four feet in height or by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or mature vegetation acceptable to the local public agency. No loading areas may face on the Linear Park and all such areas shall be screened from the Linear Park. No vehicular access shall be provided from Railroad Street. All loading zones shall be paved.
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
   (j)   Lighting. All exterior public areas shall be lighted to a minimum level of .051 footcandles. All exterior lighting shall be compatible with the publicly provided street and mall lighting, in both type and design. All exterior lighting shall be approved by the Development Review Committee.
   (k)   Signs. No neon or other self-illuminated sign shall be permitted. Signs may be illuminated by indirect sources only. No freestanding sign shall be permitted. No sign shall be more than 30 square feet in size. No overhanging or projecting signs, except those hung from a canopy and less than six square feet in size, shall be permitted. No billboard type signs shall be permitted on the side of or on top of structures. No pennants, flags, banners or paper signs shall be permitted. No sign may protrude above the roof level of a structure. All exterior signs shall be approved by the Committee.
(Ord. 5665, passed 11-1-1973)
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