A. Purpose
The purpose of the RVC Overlay zone is to:
1. Create attractive, cohesive, and pedestrian-friendly rural village centers, consisting of a mix of uses.
2. Draw upon the open, green character of the surrounding area, emphasizing this character through streetscape design, open space, and landscaping.
3. Maintain and enhance the rural village character through compatible scale, massing, siting, and setbacks for new and expanded uses.
4. Emphasize the pedestrian and bicycle circulation through street design, including streetscape and traffic calming, and trail networks.
5. Encourage a variety of uses that serve the needs of the local community, including mixed-use buildings that provide housing and commercial uses to the extent allowed in the underlying zone.
6. Provide opportunities for appropriately scaled new and existing business expansion, while keeping the commercial area compact and low density.
B. Land Uses
1. Where a lot is either partially or totally in a Commercial/Residential zone:
a. Dry Cleaning Facility (up to 3,000 SF) is allowed only as a conditional use under Section 7.3.1.
b. If the underlying zone on the property is CRN, a Filling Station is allowed as a conditional use under Section 7.3.1 and the following standards:
i. A car wash is prohibited;
ii. The maximum height for pump canopies is 35 feet; and
iii. Any structure approved for the use must not exceed the scale and bulk of existing commercial structures in the village.
d Multi-Unit Living, as allowed in the underlying zone, must be in a multi-use building type.
e. The following uses are prohibited:
i. Animal Boarding and Care;
ii. Drive -Thru in connection with a Restaurant;
iii. Helipad, Heliport;
iv. Helistop;
v. The following Light Manufacturing and Production: newspaper, printing, and publishing;
vi. Recreation and Entertainment Facility;
vii. The following Retail/Service Establishments: appliance store; appliance repair shop; and building materials and supplies;
viii. Shooting Range (Indoor); and
ix. Vehicle/Equipment Sales and Rental, except any automobile rental business in existence on October 13, 1998 may continue as a conforming use, and may be altered, repaired, or replaced under provisions of the zone in effect at the time the use was established.
2. Where a lot is in a Residential zone:
a. The lot may provide septic capacity for an adjacent commercial use, or adjacent residential property, if the use substantially conforms with the recommendations of the applicable master plan.
b. The following uses are prohibited:
i. Day Care Center (13-30 Persons);
ii. Day Care Center (Over 30 Persons);
iii. Golf Course, Country Club;
iv. Hospital; and
v. Residential Care Facility (Over 16 Persons).
C. Development Standards
1. Where a lot is either partially or totally in a Commercial/Residential zone:
a. When the lot abuts an Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential zone, the minimum setbacks for all buildings, off-street parking, and loading and maneuvering areas is that of the abutting zone; however, the Planning Board may allow alternative setbacks that replicate existing development patterns if recommended in a master plan. All other setbacks will be determined through the site plan approval process.
b. The maximum density for commercial uses is 0.2 FAR and is computed only on the area of the underlying Commercial/Residential zoned portion of the lot. The Planning Board may recommend density above 0.2 FAR, up to the maximum allowed in the underlying zone, if authorized in a master plan, if the Planning Board determines that the higher density is compatible with surrounding uses and will better replicate existing development patterns in a village.
c. In spite of the amount of open space required by the underlying zone, the minimum open space is 35% of the tract. The Planning Board may allow less open space if recommended in a master plan if the Planning Board determines that reduced open space will better replicate existing development patterns in a village.
d. The maximum height for all buildings is 35 feet.
e. In addition to the parking requirements in Division 6.2:
i. Parking facilities must be located to maintain a pedestrian-friendly street orientation.
ii. Trees must be planted and maintained throughout the parking facility to assure that at least 30% of the area is shaded. Shading must be calculated using the area of the tree crown at 15 years after the parking facility is built.
iii. For any cumulative enlargement of a surface parking facility that is greater than 50% of the total parking area approved before November 4, 2002, the entire off-street parking facility must be brought into conformance with Section 4.9.15.
f. Commercial facilities must provide, as necessary, noise mitigation measures to minimize impact on adjacent residentially used properties.
g. All outdoor lighting of commercial uses must be located, shielded, landscaped or otherwise buffered so that no direct light intrudes into an adjacent residential property. Unless the Planning Board requires different standards for a recreational facility or to improve public safety, luminaries must incorporate a glare and spill light control device to minimize glare and light trespass.
2. Where a lot is in a Residential zone, if recommended in a master plan, the Planning Board may allow alternative setbacks that replicate existing development patterns at the time of site plan review.
D. Site Plan
1. Site plan approval under Section 7.3.4 is required for:
a. construction of a new building;
b. any addition or other exterior improvement to an existing building that increases the amount of gross floor area on a site; or
c. if required under Section 7.3.4.A.8.
2. Site plan approval is not required for a detached house exempt from subdivision or for a property that is exempt from platting requirements under Section 50-9(j).
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 18-10, §2; Ord. No. 18-28, §3; Ord. No. 19-23, § 2; Ord. No. 19-24, § 1.)