(a) PURPOSE AND INTENT
. The NC District is intended to provide areas for small scale commercial uses generally serving the needs of the surrounding residential areas consistent with the Mixed Use and Commercial Future Land Use Categories of the adopted Moline Comprehensive Plan. The District standards have been crafted and are intended to be implemented so that redevelopment and new development projects preserve and enhance the defining characteristics of the District.
(b) DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS
. The NC District in Moline is mapped in identifiable neighborhood business districts, such as Olde Towne and portions of Uptown and Avenue of the Cities. These areas are characterized by a limited range of retail, professional office, personal and business services, and food and drink establishments housed in small buildings (10,000 square feet or less) with low building heights (35 feet or less). Many buildings also contain a mix of uses with ground floor retail and second story offices or residential units. Buildings tend to have pedestrian orientations characterized by a lack of front and side setbacks creating continuous block-long façades fronting directly on public sidewalks. Typical building design elements include front awnings, display windows and projecting, flush wall-mounted and window signage. Most parking needs are met on-street, with some additional parking provided in the rear of the buildings. The District is mapped in short stretches (generally less than three blocks) in the heart of the identifiable business districts, most which occur along collector and minor arterials that bi-sect residential areas. Accordingly, the District serves as an activity center and as a transition between residential development and higher traffic roadways or, in some instances, more intensive non-residential development. Off-site impacts from traffic generation, noise, odors, lights and vibrations are minimized through site layouts and building orientations designed to achieve compatibility with the adjoining residential districts. This District is mapped in areas that have adequate public facilities and services with capacity to serve the existing and projected impacts and needs of development of this magnitude.
(c) BULK STANDARDS
. Tables 35-3301.1.and 35-3301.2. list bulk standards for principal and accessory structures.
(d) LAND USE REGULATIONS
. Division 4 of this Article provides all land use regulations for this District.
(e) SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
. Article IV of this Code provides site development standards applicable to development within this District.
(f) SITE IMPROVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
. Article V, Divisions 1 through 4, of this Code provides site improvement and performance standards applicable to development within this District. All land uses in this district, except one- and two-family dwellings shall, in addition to Divisions 1 through 4, comply with the quality building and site standards contained in Division 5 of Article V.