(a) Purpose.
To accommodate uses that generate a high degree of vehicular traffic while integrating safe and appropriate pedestrian connections.
To create design standards that include increased setbacks and building height to allow for these more intense business uses within high growth corridors.
(b) Target Areas.
(c) Permitted, Special Exception, and Accessory Uses. See Section 1125.03
- Permitted, Special Exception, and Accessory Uses for each District.
(d) Lot Area, Setback, Height, and Lot Coverage Requirements.
Development Standards | Commercial - General |
Minimum Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) | None |
Minimum Frontage (Feet) | 50 |
Minimum Front Setback (Feet) | 50 (Arterial and Collector) 25 (all other roads) |
Maximum Front Setback (Feet) | N/A |
Minimum Side Setback (Feet) | Twenty (20), except however, when a side or rear lot line abuts an existing residential use or District that permits single unit dwellings, then a buffer shall be provided in accordance with Section 1141.10.
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Minimum Rear Setback (Feet) | Twenty-five (25), except however, when a side or rear lot line abuts an existing residential use or District that permits single unit dwellings, then a buffer shall be provided in accordance with Section 1141.10
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Maximum Height (Feet) | Sixty (60), except however, mechanical equipment and/or ventilation systems may extend up to ten feet above the height of the building. Said mechanical equipment/ventilation systems must be screened from view by parapet walls, mansard roofs or other screening material approved by the City Planner or designee, provided said material has one hundred (100) percent opacity year-round. |
Maximum Lot Coverage (Percent) | 80 |
(e) Example Lot Layout and Rendering.
(f) General Development Regulations.
Applicable | Section Reference | Notes | |
Accessory Structures | Y | Section | Detached Accessory Structures may encroach a side or rear setback but shall be no closer than five (5) feet from the side or rear lot line. Accessory structures shall also comply with all other requirements in Section 1147.02.
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Fences | Y | Section | Fences and walls may be placed in a required minimum setback provided they comply with Section 1147.05.
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Landscaping/ Buffering | Y | Chapter | Plant material and berms may be placed in the required setbacks provided they do not constitute a nuisance as provided in the Lancaster Codified Ordinances. |
Parking | Y | Chapter | Limited - Parking is permitted in front of a principal building, but it is encouraged to be placed to the side or rear of the principal building. Parking may encroach a front, side or rear setback provided the parking is no closer than five feet from said lot line. |
Signs | Y | Chapter |
(Ord. 15-23. Passed 8-14-23.)