A. Intent. The General Business (GB) district is intended to permit commercial establishments of varying scales and may include an individual business on its own parcel or multiple businesses located together as a single parcel. The GB district allows for large-scale commercial uses greater than 25,000 square feet which attract a customer base from outside the immediate area. The GB district is designed to accommodate a mixture of commercial, public and institutional, office/medical uses, and may permit compatible uses as permitted in Section 7: Permissible Uses and Standards.
B. Standards. The GB district standards, which are intended to allow for varying intensities of commercial uses and compatible uses, are defined in Table 4.3.3.below.
C. Density. Maximum density is capped at ten (10) dwelling units per acre.
D. Design Standards. Non-residential and multifamily developments within the commercial zoning districts must comply with the design standards provided for in Section 8.7: Design Standards, of this UDO.
Building Height | Maximum 5 Stories | |
Density | Maximum 10 Units/Acre | |
Setbacks1 | Front (Street) | 20' |
Side | 10' | |
Rear | 15' | |
Lot | Width | Not Applicable |
Area | Not Applicable | |
Coverage | Not Applicable | |
FAR | 1.0 Maximum | |
Open Space | See Section 8.8: Open Space | |
Additional Standards | 1 In any area that is located outside a designated floodplain, but where a stream is located, no building or fill may be located within a distance of the stream bank equal to five times the width of the stream at the top of the bank or 35 feet on each side, whichever is greater. | |