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The owner of a tract of land located in any district and containing not less than five acres may submit to the Planning Commission for its review a preliminary plan for the use and development of the tract of land for an integrated commercial shopping center.
(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)
The applicant shall demonstrate the following to the Planning Commission:
(a) Adequate size. The proposed shopping center is adequate but not excessive in size for the population which may reasonably be expected to be served by the center;
(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)
(b) Traffic congestion to be avoided. The proposed shopping center will not aggravate an existing traffic congestion situation, and that any additional traffic generated by the shopping center will be properly directed and any potential future congestion shall be obviated by proposed public improvements of access thoroughfares and by appropriate provisions in the shopping center plan for proper entrances and exits and internal facilities or traffic circulation and parking.
(Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999)
(c) Integrated design. The plan provides for a shopping center consisting of one or several groups of establishments in buildings of integrated and harmonious design together with properly arranged facilities for traffic and parking, landscaping and other features which tend to create an attractive and efficient shopping center, convenient, pleasant and safe to use, which would harmoniously fit into and have not appreciable adverse effects on the adjoining or surrounding development.
(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)
(a) Offices.
(1) Business, professional and administrative offices;
(2) Offices of business and professional associations; and
(3) Medical offices and clinics.
(b) Retail, commercial and service uses.
(1) Large retail establishments, as specified in Chapter 1174;
(2) Specialty retail and commercial uses, including drug stores;
(3) General merchandise and grocery stores;
(4) Specialty food stores;
(5) Home furnishings, home improvements, materials and equipment stores with no outside storage;
(6) Garden supply;
(7) Personal services;
(8) Business and cleaning services;
(9) Art studios;
(10) Financial establishments without drive-through facilities; and
(11) Restaurants, standard, without drive-through facilities.
(c) Institutional, public and cultural uses.
(1) Public offices and buildings;
(2) Public and private elementary, junior high and high schools;
(3) Libraries, museums and art galleries;
(4) Churches and places of worship;
(5) Child day-care centers; and
(6) Financial offices.
(Ord. 2006-81, passed 8-28-2006; Ord. 2017-52, passed 5-15-2017)
(a) Convenience food stores, carry-outs, mini-markets and drive-through and drive-in stores, including photo kiosks, drive-in windows which are accessory to the operation of a financial establishment or fast food restaurant, and as specified in § 1172.08;
(b) Taverns, bars and nightclubs. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of drinks, such as beer, ale, wine, liquor and other alcoholic beverages, for consumption on the premises. The sale of food may also be a part of the operation of these establishments;
(c) Vehicle sales, rental and service, as specified in § 1172.06;
(d) Automobile service stations, as specified in § 1172.06;
(e) Automobile leasing facilities, as specified in § 1172.06.
(f) Automobile accessories as specified in § 1172.06;
(g) Theaters; and
(h) Animal hospitals, veterinarian clinics and kennels subject to the additional standards in § 1172.11.
(Ord. 2004-155, passed 1-10-2005)
The following minimum standards shall be observed in the design of commercial shopping centers.
(a) Yards. No building shall be less than 50 feet distant from any boundary of the tract on which the shopping center is located. The center shall be permanently screened from all adjoining properties located in any residential district as regulated by the Landscape Ordinance.
(b) Signs. In addition to the requirements in Chapter 1187, all signs in B-2 Districts are subject to express approval by the Planning Commission. All signs within the center shall be controlled by written agreement between the owners and tenants of the center, or otherwise, to avoid excessive advertising and to ensure a harmonious appearance to the center as a whole. In a neighborhood shopping center, all signs shall only be indirectly illuminated with white light. All signs shall conform to the distance requirements from property lines established for the buildings in the center.
(c) Impervious surface. The amount of impervious surface covering the site in proportion to the amount of total site area shall not exceed .85.
(d) Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided as specified in the Landscape Ordinance.
(e) Site plan. A site plan shall be submitted prior to obtaining a building permit as specified in Chapter 1135.
(f) Height regulation. No principal or accessory structures shall exceed three stories or 40 feet in height, except as provided in Chapter 1181.
(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)
Processes and equipment employed and goods produced or sold shall be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste, and shall comply with the B-1 District standards in Chapter 1155. Objectionable noise shall be any noise prohibited by the Noise Ordinance.
(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)