The purpose of the following districts is:
(A) Commercial Buffer District (CB). To provide areas for appropriate transitions of commercial uses;
(B) Neighborhood Commercial District (NC). To provide areas in appropriate locations where convenience buying outlets may be established to serve surrounding residential neighborhoods. The regulations of this district are designed to promote a combination of retail and service facilities which in character and scale are necessary to meet day to day needs of area residents;
(C) Town Center District (TC). To provide areas in appropriate locations where a combination of business, commercial, entertainment, residential and related activities may be established and maintained. Regulations of this district are designed to provide a compatible environment for commercial and residential uses. The district has strict design standards for architecture, landscaping and other performance requirements as reflected in §§ 155.265 through 155.270 of this code. A mix of commercial and residential uses, in the same building or on the same site is allowed in this zoning district;
(D) Commercial Shopping District (CS). To provide areas in appropriate locations where a combination of businesses, commercial, entertainment and related activities may be established, maintained and protected. The regulations of this district are designed to promote and encourage the development of comparison shopping centers;
(E) Highway Commercial District (CH). To provide areas in appropriate locations adjacent to highways or major streets where activities dependent upon or catering to thoroughfare traffic and the traveling public may be established, maintained and protected. The regulations of this district are designed to encourage harmony between traffic needs and centers for retail commercial, entertainment, automotive facilities and other appropriate highway-related activities;
(F) General Commercial District (GC). To provide areas in appropriate locations where a combination of businesses, commercial, entertainment and related activities may be established, maintained and protected. Regulations of this district are designed to provide a suitable environment for those commercial and service uses which are vital to economic life, but some of which would be intrusive and disruptive in a shopping center type of commercial development;
(G) Business Park District (BP). To provide areas for appropriate transitions of between commercial uses and residential uses. Developments are intended to reduce impact adjacent properties by using landscaping, setbacks and building design;
(H) Technical and Professional Campus District (TPC). To provide areas for the construction of research and development parks, educational facilities and campuses, trade and technical schools and colleges, health care facilities (including hospitals, clinics and labs) and other associated and allied industries;
(I) Mountain Green Commercial District (MGC). To provide areas of transition between technical and professional campus zoning and residential uses within the Mountain Green area;
(J) Peterson Commercial District (PC). To provide areas of transition between existing residential and agricultural uses and other zoning districts;
(K) Light Manufacturing District (LM). To provide areas in appropriate locations where light manufacturing, industrial processes and warehousing not producing objectionable effects may be established, maintained and protected. The regulations of this district are designed to protect environmental quality of the district and adjacent areas; and
(L) Industrial District (I). To provide for areas in appropriate locations where heavy industrial processes necessary to the economy may be conducted. The regulations of this district are designed to protect environmental quality of the district and adjacent areas.
(Prior Code, § 8-5C-1) (Ord. 18-06, passed 8-7-2018)