§ 2.18B DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
      (1)   Minimum lot width and frontage. Each lot or integrated center shall have a minimum lot width and frontage on a public street of 30 feet.
      (2)   Yards and building setbacks.
         (a)   Front.
            1.   A front yard and building setback measured from the greater of the proposed right-of-way or existing right-of-way shall be provided as follows (see Article 5.6C(3)(a) for additional regulations):
 
Minimum
Maximum
Collector street
5 ft.
10 ft.
Interstate street
60 ft.
NA
Local/cul-de-sac street
5 ft.
10 ft.
Primary arterial street
30 ft.
NA
Secondary arterial street
30 ft.
NA
 
            2.   Provided, however, on all collector streets, local streets and cul-de-sac streets, parking areas and interior access drives shall not be located in front of the maximum setback.
         (b)   Minimum side yard and setback. The minimum side yard and setback for all integrated centers and single use sites shall be as follows:
 
Minimum side bufferyard
15 ft.
Minimum side yard
5 ft.
 
         (c)   Minimum rear yard and setback. The minimum rear yard and setback for all integrated centers and single use sites shall be as follows:
 
Minimum rear bufferyard
15 ft.
Minimum rear yard
10 ft.
 
         (d)   Minimum yards for out lots. All lots which are part of an integrated center shall be considered out lots. Out lots within an integrated center shall not be required to provide a minimum side yard or minimum rear yard along lot lines in common with other out lots. If any portion of an out lot abuts the perimeter of an integrated center, that portion of the out lot shall be required to comply with the applicable minimum front yard, minimum side yard or minimum rear yard requirements set forth above.
      (3)   Use of minimum yards and bufferyards. All minimum yards and bufferyards shall be landscaped in compliance with the requirements for perimeter yard landscaping as set forth in Article 4.7 - Landscape Provisions of this ordinance and shall remain free from structures except where expressly permitted below.
         (a)   Minimum front yards.
            1.   Along all interstate streets, primary arterial streets or secondary arterial streets. May include: parking areas, loading areas, interior access drives, or interior access driveways, provided that no portion of such area may be located closer to the right-of-way than 15 feet; or signs as regulated by Article VII - Sign Regulations of this ordinance, and shall be otherwise maintained as open space free from buildings or structures; and
            2.   Along all collector streets, local streets or cul-de-sac streets. May include: driveways; signs as regulated by Article VII - Sign Regulations of this ordinance; or plazas developed in compliance with Article 5.6C (3)(a).
         (b)   Minimum front bufferyards. May include: driveways; or signs as regulated by Article VII - Sign Regulations of this ordinance, and shall otherwise be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;
         (c)   Minimum side yards and rear yards. May include driveways, interior access driveways, parking areas, loading areas, walkways or other pedestrian way connections to adjoining lots, provided that the remainder of said yards shall be maintained as opens space free from buildings or structures; and
         (d)   Minimum side bufferyards and rear bufferyards. May include walkways or other pedestrian way connections to adjoining residential areas provided that the remainder of said yards shall otherwise be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures.
      (4)   Maximum building height. 40 feet; not to exceed three stories.
      (5)   Maximum gross floor area. For any use listed under the following headings, no single use, whether freestanding or contained in an integrated center, shall exceed 5,000 square feet of gross floor area:
         (a)   Clothing service
         (b)   Food sales and service;
         (c)   Miscellaneous;
         (d)   Personal services;
         (e)   Recreation; and
         (f)   Retail.
      (6)   Landscaping. See Article 4.7 - Landscape Provisions.
      (7)   Lighting. See Article 4.9 - Lighting Standards.
      (8)   Signs. See Article VII - Sign Regulations.
      (9)   See Article 4.10 - Off-Street Parking Regulations; provided, however:
         (a)   Nonresidential uses.
            1.   The total number of required off-street parking spaces for a single use site or integrated center in the MU District shall be reduced by 50%;
            2.   A single use site or integrated center in the MU District may include:
               a.   On-street parking located immediately adjacent to the single use site or integrated center, if the design and location of such adjacent on-street parking is approved by the Town Engineer; or
               b.   One row of parking spaces located along and accessed directly from an alley abutting a side lot line or a rear lot line, if the design and location of such adjacent alley accessed parking is approved by the Town Engineer.
            3.   If on-street parking spaces or alley accessed parking spaces are approved and provided, the amount of off-street parking spaces required by this ordinance for the single use site or integrated center shall be deemed to be further reduced by the number of on-street parking spaces and alley accessed parking spaces provided immediately adjacent to the single use site or integrated center.
         (b)   Dwelling uses. All dwelling uses, whether single family dwellings, two-family dwellings, multifamily dwellings, or dwelling units in a mixed-use building, located within the boundaries of the Conceptual Downtown Redevelopment Plan, shall provide parking spaces at a ratio of one parking space per dwelling unit. Such parking spaces shall comply with the requirements of Article IV, provided, however, such parking spaces may be accessed directly from an alley abutting a side lot line or a rear lot line, if the design and location of such adjacent alley accessed parking is approved by the Town Engineer.
      (10)   Loading. See Article 4.11 - Off-Street Loading Regulations.
      (11)   Greenway connection required. If the lot abuts any portion of a greenway, a direct linkage from the project to such greenway shall be provided.
      (12)   Outdoor operations. All uses and operations (except off-street parking, off-street loading and delivery and walk-up customer service windows) shall be conducted completely within enclosed buildings, except where expressly permitted below:
         (a)   Outdoor seating for restaurants provided that such outdoor seating:
            1.   Shall not be located in any street right-of-way;
            2.   Shall be permitted only along the business’ tenant bay or storefront facade; and
            3.   Shall not block an entrance or exit to or from the business or building.
         (b)   Outdoor display or sales of merchandise:
            1.   Shall not be located in any street right-of-way;
            2.   Shall be located against the building facade;
            3.   Shall be permitted only along the business’ tenant bay or storefront facade;
            4.   Shall not block an entrance or exit to or from the business or building;
            5.   Shall not exceed 10% of the gross floor area of each non-related and separately operated use; and
            6.   Shall be permitted only during the hours of operation of the business and shall be removed at the close of each business day.
         (c)   Walk-up customer service windows or automated teller machines (ATMs), provided that such facilities are not freestanding and are set flush with the facade of the building.
         (d)   Vending machines, provided that vending machines:
            1.   Shall abut the exterior wall of the building; and
            2.   Shall not be located in a required yard or required bufferyard.
      (13)   Development standards for single-family dwellings.
         (a)   On individual lots. Notwithstanding anything in this MU District to the contrary, a single-family dwelling which is located on an individual lot shall be subject to the development standards of the R-4 District.
         (b)   Part of a larger multi-family dwelling project. Notwithstanding anything in this MU District to the contrary, a single-family dwelling which is part of a larger multi-family dwelling project shall be subject to the development standards of the R-U District.
      (14)   Development standards for two-family dwellings.
         (a)   On individual lots. Notwithstanding anything in this MU District to the contrary, a two-family dwelling which is located on an individual lot and which is not part of a larger multi-family dwelling project shall be subject to the development standards of the R-5 District applicable to a two-family dwelling.
         (b)   Part of a larger multi-family dwelling project. Notwithstanding anything in this MU District to the contrary, a two-family dwelling which is part of a larger multi-family dwelling project shall be subject to the development standards of the R-U District.
      (15)   Additional development standards for dwelling units in mixed-use buildings. Dwelling units in mixed-use buildings in the MU: Mixed Use District shall be located on the upper stories of buildings, or first floor with a business, unless authorized by the approval of a development incentive.
(Ord. 21-97, passed - -1997; Ord. 32-2005, passed 5-9-2005; Ord. 04-2019, passed 1-14-2019)