The K-MU District is intended and designed to provide certain areas of the Kettlestone development with buildings that include a combination of residential, retail, and office uses. Retail or service businesses are typically located on the first floor with office and residential dwelling units located on the upper floors. All buildings should include a residential component. Stand-alone businesses with drive-throughs, such as banks, restaurants, coffee shops, and drug stores are prohibited. The K-MU zoning designation is reserved for those properties located within the adopted Kettlestone District Boundary Map of the Kettlestone Design Guidelines document identifying areas for residential, commercial, office, and mixed uses.
1. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the uses of structures or land listed in this section shall be permitted in the K-MU District.
A. Multi-family residential dwellings (apartments or condominiums).
B. Retail businesses and service establishments such as:
(1) Retail sales stores including drug stores, bakeries and grocery stores (outdoor storage is prohibited but limited outdoor display may be permitted as part of the site plan approval process).
(2) Personal service businesses such as hair and beauty salons, dry-cleaners and launderettes, shoe and watch repair shops.
(3) Hotels and Motels.
(4) Restaurants and Coffee Shops: dine-in, carry-out and drive-through.
(5) Stand-alone restaurant and coffee shop buildings are prohibited. All restaurant uses must be contained within and part of a larger building. Outdoor seating areas may be permitted as part of the site plan approval process.
(6) Places of assembly such as churches, other places of worship, public and private schools, civic uses and fraternal lodges.
(7) Child care centers and nursery schools.
C. Office uses such as:
(1) Medical clinics, group medical centers, or the office of a doctor, dentist, osteopath, or similar profession.
(2) Business and professional offices including the following: law, engineering, real estate, insurance, banks, financial services, and similar uses.
2. Permitted Accessory Uses.
A. Private garage or carport.
B. Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to any principal permitted use.
C. Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.
3. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modifications contained in Section 165.19.
Lot Area | No minimum requirement |
Lot Width | No minimum requirement |
Front Yard | No minimum and a maximum of 20 feet for principal permitted uses. 20 feet minimum for accessory structures |
Side Yards | No minimum for principal permitted uses unless adjacent to adjoining single-family, in which case the minimum setback shall be 50 feet. 5 feet for accessory structures. |
Rear Yard | No minimum for principal permitted uses unless adjacent to adjoining single-family, in which case the minimum setback shall be 50 feet. 5 feet for accessory structures. |
Principal Building Separation | No minimum |
Accessory Building Separation | 30 feet between principal building and accessory building |
Minimum Height | Principal building – 2 stories |
Maximum Height | Principal building – 5 stories Accessory building – 1 story |
Floor Area Ratio | 0.80 |
Maximum Density | 30 dwelling units per acre |
Minimum Floor Area | 600 square feet per dwelling unit |
4. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Two spaces per unit and one space per 250 square feet of retail and office uses.
5. Minimum Open Space. The total land area devoted to open space and landscaping shall not be less than 15 percent of the gross land area included in the building lot. Such open space shall be maintained as grassed and landscaped area and shall not include access drives, parking areas, structure, or buildings, except ornamental structures included as part of the landscaping theme.
6. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 160 of this Code of Ordinances and the adopted Kettlestone Design Guidelines.