(a) General.
(1) If a proposed subdivision includes land that is zoned for commercial or industrial purposes, the layout of the subdivision with respect to such land shall make such provision as the Commission may require.
(2) A nonresidential subdivision shall also be subject to all the requirements of site plan approval set forth in the zoning regulations. Site plan approval and nonresidential subdivision plat approval may proceed simultaneously at the discretion of the Commission. A nonresidential subdivision shall be subject to all the requirements of these subdivision regulations, as well as such additional standards required by the Commission.
(B) Standards. In addition to the principles and standards in these subdivision regulations, which are appropriate to the planning of all subdivisions, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that the street, parcel and block pattern proposed is specifically adapted to the uses anticipated and takes into account other uses in the vicinity. The following principles and standards shall be observed.
(1) Proposed industrial parcels shall be suitable in area and dimensions to the types of industrial development anticipated.
(2) Street rights-of-way and pavement shall be adequate to accommodate the type and volume of traffic anticipated to be generated thereupon.
(3) Special requirements may be imposed by the city with respect to street, curb, gutter and sidewalk design and construction.
(4) Special requirements may be imposed by the city with respect to the installation of public utilities, including water, sewer and stormwater drainage.
(5) Every effort shall be made to protect adjacent residential areas from potential nuisance from a proposed commercial or industrial subdivision, including the provision of extra depth in parcels backing up on existing or potential residential development and provisions for a permanently landscaped buffer strip when necessary.
(6) Streets carrying nonresidential traffic, especially truck traffic, shall not normally be extended to the boundaries of adjacent existing or potential residential areas.
(Ord. passed 2-2-2010)