(a) Purpose. This district is intended to provide for a variety of retail, service and administrative establishments required to satisfy the needs of the overall community. This district is also intended to accommodate retail trade establishments in the community that cannot be practically provided for in a neighborhood commercial district development. This district is only appropriate within areas that are presently served, or will be served upon development, with both central water and sewer.
(b) Uses.
(1) Permitted uses.
A. Retail services. (Not to exceed 15,000 square feet of total gross floor area)
1. Apparel and jewelry.
2. Books, stationery, newspapers, magazines, office equipment and office supply stores.
3. Department stores.
4. Drug stores selling health and personal care aids.
5. Food products, including groceries, meat, fish, baked goods, confectionary, and beverages.
6. Flowers, potted plants, and garden supplies.
7. Hardware, paint, home furnishings, and other home improvement products.
8. Optical aids.
9. Photography, bicycles, gifts and toys, pets, music, sporting goods, and other hobby and craft supplies.
10. Restaurants, not including drive-in or fast food.
11. Sales of new and used motor vehicles by dealerships holding franchises authorized by manufacturers for the sale of new vehicles.
B. Personal and professional services. (Not to exceed 15,000 square feet of total gross floor area)
1. Accounting, advertising, architectural, auditing, bookkeeping, legal, and medical offices, and offices for other similar professional service providers.
2. Banks, credit agencies, investment firms, real estate, insurance offices, and other similar establishments engaged primarily in financial services.
3. Barber and beauty shops.
4. Cleaners, including dry cleaning and Laundromats.
5. Home improvement services, including carpentry, electrical, heating, plumbing, and decorating.
6. Offices for nonprofit, charitable, labor, and other service organizations.
7. Repair establishments for bicycles, household appliances, locksmiths, shoes, and motor vehicles (if no gasoline is sold and repair work is done inside).
8. Theaters, not including drive-ins.
9. Other similar personal and professional services, such as employment agencies, travel bureaus, and ticket offices.
C. Accessory buildings incidental to the principal use.
(2) Conditional uses. The following Conditional Uses are subject to review and regulation in accordance with Chapter 1147.
A. Retail services.
1. Automobile service stations selling gasoline.
2. Bars and establishments serving alcohol.
3. Banks with drive-through facilities.
4. Building supplies, garden supplies.
5. Drive-in and fast-food restaurants.
6. Sales of motorcycles and used motor vehicles, rental and service of motor vehicles, sales and rental of boats and marine equipment, and sales and rental of trailers.
7. Temporary or outdoor sales of plants and garden supplies.
B. Personal and public services.
1. Animal hospitals or kennels.
2. Bowling alleys.
3. Cultural institutions, including libraries, art galleries and museums.
4. Hotels and motels.
5. Places of worship.
6. Funeral homes.
7. Indoor skating rinks, arcades, and similar recreational uses.
8. Instructional studios.
9. Night clubs, discotheques, and other entertainment facilities.
C. Other uses.
1. Community-Oriented Residential Social Service Facilities (CORSSF's).
2. Shared Housing and Congregate Housing for the elderly.
3. Government owned and/or operated parks and recreation facilities.
4. Bed and Breakfasts.
5. Publicly owned and operated neighborhood recreation centers.
6. Day care facilities, including Day Care for child, Day Care Center for child, Day Care Home Type A family, and Day Care Home Type B family.
7. Schools: primary, intermediate, and secondary, both public and private.
8. Mini-Warehouse (Self-Storage Units)
9. Business Incubator
10. Any permitted or combination of any retail, personal or public services that exceed 15,000 square feet of gross floor area
(c) Site Development Regulations. (Unless superseded by Conditional Use Requirements)
(1) Lot requirements.
A. Minimum lot frontage and width: 100 feet
B. No minimum lot size is specified; however, the lot size shall be adequate to provide for parking, access drive spacing, yard space and screening requirements.
(2) Yard requirements.
A. Minimum setbacks.
Front yard | Rear yard | Side yard |
35 feet | 25 feet | 0 feet |
When a side or rear lot line abuts residential district lot lines, the minimum side or rear transitional setback distance shall be twenty-five (25) feet in depth and shall be screened from the residential district by a dense evergreen hedge a minimum of six (6) feet tall at planting and that will maintain at least ninety percent (90%) opacity over time. Existing vegetation may be considered as long as the anticipated overall opacity effect can be achieved. Alternatively, different types of screenings may be utilized subject to review and approval by the Zoning Administrator if the alternative material can achieve the overall ninety percent (90%) opacity effect.
B. Maximum front yard setback. A maximum front yard setback of 150 feet; and at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the façade of the principal building must be setback no more than 150 feet from the front lot line.
(3) Structural requirements.
Maximum building height 45 feet
(d) Supplementary Regulations.
(1) All merchandise, new and used, with the exception of boat, automobile, truck or farm implements and plants and garden supplies, shall be stored within a completely enclosed building. Displays of boats, automobiles, tractors, recreational trailers and/or mobile homes shall conform to the requirements as defined in Section 1141.03 (e)
(3) The building should be oriented so that the principal building entrance faces the principal street or the street providing main access to the site. The entrance must be connected to the street and adjacent parking with clearly marked sidewalks/walkways. The building façades facing the street must adhere to the façade treatment as outlined in the following sections. In no instance, shall the rear of the building face the public right-of-way.
(4) Building facades that are oriented toward a right-of-way shall be provided for visual relief as follows:
A. Windows and transparent doors must occupy a minimum of sixty percent (60%) of the entire building wall area measured between two and one-half (2.5) and seven (7) feet in height above grade along the entire front façade. Glass block, opaque or darkly tinted glass is not considered to be transparent.
B. Building facades must have different articulation in height and setback. Different horizontal articulations with material, color and opening shall also be utilized when building elevation is higher than fourteen (14) feet. Preferred materials include brick, stone, glass or wood.
(5) Each development is required; where appropriate, to provide adequate space (including easements) for alternative modes of transportation such as bike paths, multi-use paths, bus stops and turnarounds. Each development is also required to provide bicycle rack space at a rate of three (3) per 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(6) The front facade of the principal structure shall be finished, utilizing at least fifty percent (50%) natural materials including brick, stone, masonry, glass, or wood. No aluminum or vinyl siding shall be used in finishing or utilized on the front facade of the building.
(7) A. All utility boxes must be screened with appropriate landscaping material such that they are not visible from a right-of-way or other publicly accessible area.
B. All refuse collection and recycling containers must be enclosed or screened so as not to be visible from a right-of-way or other publicly accessible area. The structure surrounding the container(s) must be enclosed on all sides, one of which includes a gate or door that can be secured. The enclosure may consist of wood or masonry walls. Containers shall not be located in any front yard. The exterior perimeter of the enclosure(s) must be landscaped, excluding the access point.
(Ord. 3611. Passed 1-19-21.)