(A) General.
(1) If a proposed subdivision includes land that is zoned for commercial or industrial purposes, the layout of the subdivision with respect to the land shall meet the special provisions as the Commission finds appropriate and requires.
(2) A non-residential subdivision shall also be subject to all the requirements set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.
(3) Site plan approval and non-residential subdivision plat approval may proceed simultaneously at the discretion of the Commission.
(4) A non-residential subdivision shall be subject to all the requirements of these regulations as well as such additional standards required by the Commission and shall conform to the proposed land use and standards established in the comprehensive plan, Zoning Ordinance, and related plans, except that where lot lines are to be established incrementally they need not be shown on the sketch plan or the plat for primary approval.
(5) All shopping centers and other non-residential subdivisions of buildings for leasehold shall be subject to the relevant provisions of this chapter.
(B) Standards. In addition to the principles and standards in these regulations which are appropriate to the planning of all subdivisions, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that street, parcel, and block pattern proposed are appropriate for the uses anticipated and adequately take into account other uses in the vicinity. The following principles and standards shall be observed.
(1) Proposed commercial or industrial parcels shall be suitable in minimum area and dimensions to the types of development anticipated. Proposals for incremental lot by lot subdivision must be made clear in a statement on the primary plat which is satisfactory to the Commission.
(2) Street rights-of-way and pavement construction shall be adequate to accommodate the type and volume of traffic anticipated to be generated thereupon.
(3) Special requirements, where needed, may be imposed by the Commission upon recommendation of the Highway Department and/or Commission staff with respect to street, curb, gutter, and sidewalk design and construction.
(4) Special requirements, where needed, may be imposed by the Commission with respect to the installation of public utilities, including water, sewer, and stormwater drainage and preprocessing of sewage.
(5) Every effort shall be made to protect adjacent residential areas from potential nuisance from a proposed commercial or industrial subdivision, including the provision of extra depth in parcels backing onto existing or potential residential development and provision of a permanently landscaped buffer strip where necessary.
(6) Streets carrying non-residential traffic, especially truck traffic, shall not normally be extended to the boundaries of adjacent existing or potential residential areas.
(Prior Code, § 153.062) (Ord. 1670, passed 6-11-1996)