(A) General. All land uses within the GBM District shall be limited to the use or uses specified in the applicable rezoning petition or ordinance redistricting and zoning the particular land to the GBM District. A site and development plan for a proposed GBM District shall be filed with the zoning petition and approved by the Plan Commission. The Commission may approve, amend or disapprove the plan and may impose any reasonable conditions upon its approval. All development within the GBM District shall be subject to any further standards, conditions, restrictions or requirements specified in such rezoning petition or ordinance.
(B) Development standards.
(1) Uses. All GBM District uses shall:
(a) Be so planned, designed, constructed and maintained as to create a superior land development, in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan;
(b) Create and maintain a desirable, efficient and economical use of land with high functional value and compatibility of land uses, within the GBM District and with adjacent uses;
(c) Provide sufficient and well-designed access, parking and loading areas;
(d) Provide traffic control and street plan integration with existing and planned public streets and interior access roads;
(e) Provide adequately for sanitation, drainage and public utilities; and
(f) Allocate adequate sites all uses proposed: the design, character, grade, location and orientation hereof to be appropriate for the uses proposed, logically related to existing and proposed topographical and other conditions, and consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
(2) Required minimum street frontage. Each lot or integrated center shall have at least 50 feet of frontage on a street right-of-way, and shall gain access from such street frontage.
(3) Required minimum front yards, minimum front setback. The setback requirements of § 156.202(B) of this chapter shall apply to the property in the GBM District.
(4) Required minimum side yards, minimum side setback. No side yard or side setback shall be required unless subject to the requirements of transitional yards of § 156.202(H) of this chapter.
(6) Required front yards.
(a) May include pedestrian walks, driveways, flag poles, fences, screening walls and similar appurtenant structures; and
(b) Shall not include parking areas or interior access drives.
(7) Required side and rear yards.
(a) May include pedestrian walks, interior access driveways, flag poles, fences, screening walls and similar appurtenant structures; and
(b) May include interior access drives and parking areas.
(8) Required front, side or rear transitional yards.
(a) May include pedestrian walks, driveways, interior access driveways, flag poles, fences, screening walls and similar appurtenant structures; and
(b) Shall not include parking areas or interior access drives.
(9) Maximum height of buildings and structures. There shall be no height limitation for buildings and structures provided that:
(a) Minimum required front, side and rear yard setbacks shall be increased by one foot for each three additional feet, or part thereof, of building or structural height above 35 feet to a maximum front, side or rear building setback requirement of 30 feet; and
(b) Minimum required setback along any required front, side or rear transitional yard shall be increased by one foot for each one foot, or part thereof, of building or structural height above 35 feet to a maximum front, side or rear building setback requirement of 50 feet.
(10) Signs. Signs and sign structures shall comply with all applicable provisions of the town’s zoning ordinances and all additional requirements imposed by the Plan Commission.
(11) Additional developments requirements. Site and landscape plans, street requirements, recycling containers, temporary use structures or buildings, temporary seasonal retail sales uses or screening, landscaping and grounds maintenance, shall be in accordance with all applicable sections of this chapter for the GB2 District and all additional requirements imposed by the Plan Commission.
(Ord. 2026, passed 4-4-2006)