(A) The street and lot layout of a nonresidential subdivision shall be appropriate to the land use for which the subdivision is proposed and shall conform to the proposed land use and standards established in the Comprehensive Development Plan, Master Street Plan and Zoning Code. For the purposes of this chapter, nonresidential subdivisions shall include industrial parks and office parks, and may include neighborhood, community and/or general commercial districts.
(B) In addition to the principles and standards contained in these regulations, the subdivider shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission that the street, parcel, and block pattern proposed is specifically adapted to the uses anticipated and take account of other uses in the vicinity. The following additional principles and standards shall also be observed:
(1) Proposed parcels shall be suitable in area and dimensions to accommodate the types of uses anticipated;
(2) Street rights-of-way and pavement shall be adequate to accommodate the type and volume of traffic anticipated to be generated;
(3) Special requirements may be imposed by the city in respect to the installation of public utilities;
(4) Special requirements may be imposed by the City Commission with respect to street, curb, gutter, and sidewalk design and construction;
(5) Every effort shall be made to protect adjacent residential areas from potential nuisance resulting from the proposed nonresidential subdivision, including the provision of extra depth in parcels backing up to existing or potential residential development and provisions for a permanently landscaped buffer strip when necessary;
(6) Streets carrying nonresidential traffic shall not be extended to the boundaries of adjacent existing or potential residential areas or connected to streets intended for predominately residential traffic;
(7) Nonresidential subdivisions shall be located on either a major thoroughfare or secondary street.
(Ord. 509, passed 4-22-2002)