(A) Applicability. Both the Town Overlay District and the Gown Overlay District shall be overlay districts that apply over the existing zoning districts. Use and development of land within these overlay districts shall be regulated as follows:
(1) Any existing use shall be permitted to continue and the use shall be subject to the underlying zoning requirements and not the overlay district.
(2) Where a new use is established within an existing building, the use shall be subject to the requirements of the overlay district and the site shall be brought into compliance with the requirements of the applicable overlay district to the maximum extent practical, as determined by the Zoning Administrator at the time of reviewing the application for site plan review.
(3) Any expansion to an existing use or building that requires site plan approval from the Planning Commission shall be subject to the requirements of the applicable overlay district and shall be brought into compliance with the overlay district requirements.
(4) Where a new building is proposed, the use and site shall be subject to the requirements of the applicable overlay district. Development application(s) for new building(s) is subject to the site plan review requirements and design guidelines contained in Chapter 19.
(B) The provisions of the overlay districts, when in conflict with other articles of the Zoning Ordinance, shall take precedence.
(C) The provisions of the overlay districts shall specifically supersede the dimensional requirements (minimum lot size, minimum yard requirements, minimum floor area per dwelling unit, maximum building height, density, and maximum lot coverage) described for each zoning districts that are described in Chapters 6 through 17 of the Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 11-008, passed 12-20-2011)