(a) Purpose. The MUC District provides for the development of commercial and related business activities designed to serve the community and will incorporate upper floor residential and or other multifamily buildings within a planned development. It is intended that this District be located outside the Downtown at the City’s gateway areas and adjacent or connected to major transportation corridors in the City including I-81 and Routes 9, 11 and 45. Direct access to major highways requires additional attention be given to connector road widths, access drive, bike lane, and pedestrian movement and safety requirements. Uses permitted in this district draw customers from a wide trade area and in many cases their size and scale of operation would not be compatible with the Downtown District. This District blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment uses into one space, where those functions are to some degree physically and functionally integrated, and that provides pedestrian connections. Mixed-use development may be applied in new real estate development projects or future redevelopment projects in the City or may apply to a single building either existing or new.
(b) Building Form Regulations. Figure 1325-9 specifies the MUC District’s building form regulations.
(1) Figure 1325-9 MIXED USE COMMERCIAL: MUC-3.
A. USE
See Table 1327-1 |
B. BUILDING CONFIGURATION
Principal Building | 3.5 stories max, 1 min 46' max height |
Outbuilding | 2 stories max |
Impervious Coverage | 80% max |
Lot Width | 20' min |
Lot Depth | 100' min |
Lot Density | 1200-2000 sf per residential unit |
C. SETBACKS - PRINCIPAL BUILDING
(c.1) Front Setback Principal | 8' min, 16' max |
(c.2) Corner Lot Secondary Street Front Setback | secondary frontage may be treated as a side or front |
(c.3) Side Setback | detached units: 5' min attached unit permitted: 0' |
(c.4) Rear Setback | 30' min |
(c.5) Frontage Buildout | 75% min at setback |
D. SETBACKS - OUTBUILDING
(d.1) Front Setback | 60' max from rear |
(d.2) Side Setback | 0' min if attached, 5' min if detached, Corner lots: 10' required from street-facing side |
(d.3) Rear Setback | 5' min |
E. PRIVATE FRONTAGES
Porch | permitted, may extend up to 8' beyond front setback |
Fence | permitted |
Terrace or Forecourt | permitted |
Stoop | permitted |
Shopfront & Awning | not permitted |
Arcade | not permitted |
F. PARKING PROVISIONS
See Martinsburg Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Article 1307
, Parking and Loading Standards |
(f.1) Parking is only allowed in the rear. Alley access is encouraged. Alleys should be accessed from the secondary street where possible. |
G. MASTER PLAN REQUIREMENT
a. For a redevelopment of developed properties, expansion over 25% of existing buildings, or development of vacant properties, development with the Mixed Use Commercial district shall be depicted on a master plan prepared and submitted pursuant to the site plan application process specified under Section 1301.09
of this Ordinance. b. For development of pad-sites or out-parcels of existing, developed properties, or an expansion of up to 25% of an existing building, development within the Mixed Use Commercial district shall be depicted on a land development plan, with no master plan required. |
(Ord. 2021-07. Passed 7-21-21.)