MU, Mixed-Use District. The purpose of Mixed-use Districts in general is to permit and encourage a combination of multiple uses within a single compact development that enables walkability, reduces reliance on vehicular travel and promotes a more vibrant and interactive urban environment than traditional single-purpose developments. Each of the mixed-use districts established within this chapter is intended to support the specific recommendations of the City of Lorain Comprehensive Plan with respect to development of distinct and identifiable nodes throughout the community.
(Ord. 4-21. Passed 1-4-21.)
Buildings or land shall not be used and buildings shall not be erected, except for the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided for in this ordinance. Land and/or buildings in the districts indicated at the top of Table 1129.02 may be used for the purposes denoted by the following abbreviations:
(a) Permitted Use (P). Land and/or buildings with this designation may be used for these purposes by right.
(b) Conditional Use (C). Land and/or buildings with this designation may be used for these purposes if conditional approval is granted by the planning commission upon a finding that all applicable requirements in Chapter 1143 are satisfied.
(Ord. 4-21. Passed 1-4-21; Ord. 251-23. Passed 12-4-23.)
All lots and buildings shall meet the minimum area and width requirements listed below in Table 1129.03 for the corresponding district requirements. New lots shall not be created, except in conformance with these requirements. In addition, all structures and their placement on a lot shall conform to the minimum dimensional requirements listed.
9 Refers to total project area to be developed.
10 Refers to area occupied by commercial, office or institutional uses and associated parking, not including required open space. Accessory business uses entirely within a principal use such as golf course pro shops, employee day care or hair salons for residents of a retirement community shall not be counted toward the non-residential area requirements.
11 Minimum setbacks shall not be applied to individual lots within the development; provided, all greenway and buffer requirements specified in Chapter 1147 shall apply to property abutting the perimeter of the mixed-use development and any public street.
12 Required open space may include the following if generally accessible to all users of the mixed-use development: parks, landscaped buffer areas, lakes, rooftop gardens, plazas, city squares, playgrounds and recreation areas, outdoor sports facilities and pedestrian walkways or paths; provided, the requirements of Section 1129.04 shall be met.
(Ord. 4-21. Passed 1-4-21.)
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