(a) The intent of the Central Business District (CBD) is to promote the orderly development, redevelopment, and continued maintenance of the CBD. This district occupies the prime retail frontage areas in the Municipality, serving the comparison, convenience, and service needs of the Municipality as well as a substantial area of the adjacent and surrounding region beyond the Municipal limits.
(b) These regulations are intended to promote development of a pedestrian-accessible mixed-use district, consisting of a variety of retail, office, service, and upper story residential uses. Because of the variety of uses permitted in the CBD district, special attention must be focused on site layout, building design, vehicular circulation, and coordination of site features between adjoining sites. Permitted uses should be complementary to each other, and should not have an adverse impact on street capacity, public utilities and services, or the overall image and function of the district. It is the further intent of this district to prohibit automotive related services and non-retail uses which tend to interfere with the continuity of retail frontage.
(c) Planned Unit Developments may be permitted as a means to achieve the basic intent of this district in accordance with the guidelines in Chapter 1179.
(Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)