(A) Application of section. This section includes special provisions for partitions or subdivisions of land that are zoned for commercial or industrial use.
(B) Principles and standards. In addition to the standards established for partitions or subdivisions, the applicant for a nonresidential partition or subdivision shall demonstrate that the street, parcel and block pattern proposed is adapted to uses in the vicinity. The following principles and standards shall be observed:
(1) Proposed commercial and industrial parcels shall be suitable in area and dimensions to the types of development anticipated.
(2) Street right-of-way and pavement shall be adequate to accommodate the type and volume of traffic anticipated.
(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 but not limited to water, sewer, and stormwater drainage facilities.
(5) Efforts shall be made to protect adjacent residential areas from potential nuisance from a proposed commercial or industrial subdivision. Such efforts may include the provision of extra depth in parcels backing up on existing or potential residential development and landscaped buffers.
(6) Streets carrying nonresidential traffic, particularly truck traffic, should not normally be extended through adjacent residential areas.
(Ord. 224, passed 12-2-2004)