A. MU-N: Mixed Use–Neighborhood.
1. Purpose. This district is intended to accommodate a variety of convenient commercial, small-business, and personal or visitor-friendly services integrated with residential uses, in or near residential neighborhoods. District standards promote quality design approaches that respect and reflect nearby residential areas and encourage pedestrian-oriented local services with walkable connections to the surrounding neighborhoods. The principal uses are small-scale residential, commercial, and office, as provided in Table 3-1 (Permitted Use Table).
TABLE 2-13 MU-N DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARD SUMMARY |
TABLE 2-13 MU-N DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARD SUMMARY | |
Lot Standards | |
Minimum lot area | 2,000 sq. ft |
Minimum lot width | N/A |
Minimum lot depth | N/A |
Maximum lot coverage | 60% |
Maximum density | N/A |
Building Standards | |
Minimum depth front yard | 0 ft. |
Minimum % of front property line to be occupied by building | N/A |
Minimum width of side yard | 0 ft. |
Minimum depth of rear yard | 0 ft. |
Maximum height of primary building | 25 ft. |
This Table is a summary of selected standards; refer to Article IV Dimension Standards, for additional regulations. | |
2. Examples.
3. Illustration.
4. Other standards.
a. General. All development shall comply with all other applicable regulations in this Development Code including, without limitation, the permitted use regulations in Article III and the form and development regulations in Article IV.
b. Building and site design. All development shall comply with the following standards:
i. A primary building must have at least 1 operable pedestrian door leading directly from the primary building onto a sidewalk. For primary buildings located on corner lots, the required pedestrian entrance may be located on the primary street façade or at the corner where the 2 streets intersect.
ii. Ground floor street frontages on each primary building may not be occupied by residential uses but may be occupied by a lobby or entrance to residential portions of the building.
iii. At least 50% of the building front façade area between 3 and 8 feet above grade shall be of windows or other transparent materials allowing views into the building.
iv. No on-site loading requirements shall be required.
v. Curb cuts shall only be permitted if access cannot be provided from an alley. Where curb cuts are permitted, they shall not exceed 24 feet in width.
B. MU-G: Mixed Use–General.
1. Purpose. This district is intended to provide for a broad range of medium to high-intensity commercial uses, including retail, office, service, and resort-related facilities, integrated with high-density multi-family residential uses, with densities of up to 40 dwelling units/acre. Development standards facilitate pedestrian connections between residential and non-residential uses. The principal land uses are commercial, service, and recreational activities, as well as high-density residential, as provided in Table 3-1 (Permitted Use Table).
TABLE 2-14 MU-G DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARD SUMMARY | |
Lot Standards |
TABLE 2-14 MU-G DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARD SUMMARY | |
Lot Standards | |
Minimum lot area | 2,000 sq. ft |
Minimum lot width | N/A |
Minimum lot depth | N/A |
Maximum lot coverage | N/A |
Maximum density | 40 du/ac |
Building Standards | |
Minimum depth front yard | 0 ft. |
Minimum % of front property line to be occupied by building | N/A |
Minimum width of side yard | 0 ft. |
Minimum depth of rear yard | 0 ft. |
Maximum height of primary building | 30 ft. |
This Table is a summary of selected standards; refer to Article IV Dimension Standards, for additional regulations. | |
2. Examples.
3. Illustration.
4. Other standards.
a. General. All development shall comply with all other applicable regulations in this Development Code including, without limitation, the permitted use regulations in Article III and the form and development regulations in Article IV.
b. Additional development standards. All development shall comply with the following standards:
i. The primary building must have at least 1 operable pedestrian door leading directly from the primary building onto a sidewalk. For primary buildings located on corner lots, the required pedestrian entrance may be located on the primary street façade or at the corner where the 2 streets intersect.
ii. At least 65% of the primary building frontage must be built no further than 20 feet from the front lot line.
iii. If the building is located on a corner lot, at least 40% of the secondary building frontage must be built no further than 20 feet from the side lot line adjacent to the secondary street.
C. MU-UMS: Mixed Use–Uptown McCulloch Main Street.
1. Purpose. This district is the mixed use component of the Uptown McCulloch Main Street (UMS) area. It is intended to provide for a wide and flexible variety of commercial, office, personal service, and residential uses along Lake Havasu City’s “Main Street,” and to encourage walkability and non-vehicular connections with the adjacent R-UMS District. The development standards are designed to respect the existing district character while also encouraging new and innovative forms of development. The principal land uses to be integrated in this district include commercial, office, personal and community service, and residential, as provided in Table 3-1 (Permitted Use Table).
TABLE 2-15 MU-UMS DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARD SUMMARY |
TABLE 2-15 MU-UMS DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARD SUMMARY | |
Lot Standards | |
Minimum lot area | N/A |
Minimum lot width | N/A |
Minimum lot depth | N/A |
Maximum lot coverage | N/A |
Maximum density | N/A |
Building Standards | |
Minimum depth front yard | 0 ft. |
Minimum % of front property line to be occupied by building | McCulloch: 0 ft. Swanson & Mesquite: 10 ft. |
Minimum width of side yard | 0 ft. |
Minimum depth of rear yard | 0 ft. |
Maximum height of primary building | 60 ft. |
This Table is a summary of selected standards; refer to Article IV Dimension Standards, for additional regulations. | |
2. Examples.
3. Illustration.
4. Other standards.
a. General. All development shall comply with all other applicable regulations in this Development Code, including without limitation the permitted use regulations in Article III and the form and development regulations in Article IV.
b. N. McCulloch Boulevard. All development with frontage on North McCulloch Boulevard shall comply with the following standards:
i. Siting. All main floor businesses that front to N. McCulloch Boulevard shall have a primary entrance facing the street.
ii. Elements.
(A) No neon or LED building accents are allowed.
(B) Each building is required to have an arcade, awning, canopy, colonnade, or similar type feature facing N. McCulloch Boulevard.
(C) Architectural features that require a column support must extend over the sidewalk area in front of the building 8 feet but no closer than 2 feet to face of curb and be a minimum of 12 feet in height.
(D) Architectural features that do not require a column support can extend over the sidewalk area in front of the building up to 10 feet but no closer than 2 feet to face of curb and be a minimum of 12 feet in height.
(E) Upper levels of the buildings may have balconies above 15 feet in height and not exceeding a depth of 5 feet.
c. Mesquite and Swanson Avenues. All development along Mesquite and Swanson Avenues shall comply with the following standards:
i. Siting.
(A) At least 65% of the front building line of each primary building must be built not more than 10 feet from property lines along the Mesquite or Swanson Avenue frontage, as applicable.
(B) Corner buildings must have their primary entrance face either Mesquite or Swanson Avenue, as applicable, or the corner where one of those streets intersects a side street.
ii. Elements.
(A) Each primary building facade facing a public or private street shall have prominent cornice and expression lines and windows. Expression lines and cornices may be in the form of decorative molding or jogs in the surface plane of the building.
(B) No neon or LED building accents are allowed.
(C) Upper levels of the buildings may have balconies above 15 feet in height.
D. MU-CRW: Mixed Use–Channel Riverwalk District.
1. Purpose. This district is intended to provide for a mixture of commercial, resort-related, and medium to high density residential uses in the Bridgewater Channel area. District regulations are designed to preserve the district’s striking natural, historic, and recreational resources while encouraging a unique combination of innovative mixed use development that attracts full-time residents and visitors, and to encourage pedestrian and visual access to the shoreline and water-based activities. The principal uses are commercial, resort-related, including shoreline- and water-based uses, and medium to high density residential, as provided in the Table 3-1 (Permitted Use Table).
TABLE 2-16 MU-CRW DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARD SUMMARY |
TABLE 2-16 MU-CRW DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARD SUMMARY | |
Lot Standards | |
Minimum lot area | N/A |
Minimum lot width | N/A |
Minimum lot depth | N/A |
Maximum lot coverage | N/A |
Maximum density | N/A |
Building Standards | |
Minimum depth front yard | See § 14.02.04(D)(4). |
Minimum width of side yard | |
Minimum depth of rear yard | |
Maximum height of primary building | 60 ft. |
This Table is a summary of selected standards; refer to Article IV Dimension Standards, for additional regulations. | |
2. Example.
3. Illustration.
4. Other standards.
a. All development shall comply with all other applicable regulations in this Development Code including, without limitation, the permitted use regulations in Article III and the form and development regulations in Article IV.
b. Enclosed structures shall be setback from the property line along the channel or 450 elevation line at a ratio of 1 foot of building height to1 foot of setback for the first 40 feet. Additional height above 40 feet will be allowed at a ratio of 1 foot of building height for every 1/2 foot of setback. Parking garages shall be setback a minimum of 100 feet inland from the channel or 450 foot elevation line, whichever is greater.
c. Enclosed structures and parking garages shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet from all right-of-way property lines. Additional height above 40 feet will be setback at a ratio of 1 foot of building height for every 1/2 foot of setback measured from the 10 foot right-of-way setback line. Parking garages shall be setback a minimum of 100 feet inland from the channel or 450 foot elevation line, whichever is greater.
(Ord. 18-1203, passed 8-14-2018; Ord. 16-1141, passed 2-23-2016)