A. District Character. The General Commercial (GC) district is intended to provide a wide range of general retail, business, and service uses to Town residents. GC areas are typically located at major street intersections and along primary roadway corridors. Development in the GC district is comprised of a mix of individual buildings on individual sites and multi-tenant or multi-building developments. Several forms of residential use types are authorized in the district, though provision on upper floors of mixed-use buildings is encouraged. Uses in the district are subject to standards intended to ensure development is compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods, ensure that the traffic carrying capacity along the Town's major roadways is not impaired due to unsafe turning movements, and that development is well landscaped and aesthetically pleasing. In order to maintain compatibility with surrounding uses and ensure a high quality of development, all activities, including storage shall be indoors or be fully screened from view from the street or from lands in lower-intensity zoning districts.
B. Example of Pattern.
C. Dimensional Standards - Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/Multi-Family/Quadplex/ Triplex.
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre) | 7 (applied to residential uses only) |
Minimum Lot Area (square feet) | 6,000 |
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet) | 50 |
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of lot area) | 80 |
Minimum Street Setback (feet) | 30 |
Minimum Side Setback (feet) | none required; 5 if provided |
Minimum Rear Setback (feet) | 0 if abutted by an alley; otherwise 25 |
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories) | 50; height may increase by 2 feet for each additional foot of setback up to 100 feet in height |
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet) | 25 |
D. Dimensional Standards - Single-Family Attached/Duplex.
Traditional Format | Complies with Residential Design Guidelines | |
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre) | 5.5 | 7 |
Minimum Lot Area (square feet) | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Minimum Development Width (linear feet) | 50 | 50 |
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area) | 80 | 85 |
Minimum Street Setback (feet) | 30 | 30 |
Minimum Side Setback (feet) | None | None |
Minimum Rear Setback (feet) | None | None |
Perimeter Setback Around Development (feet) | 25 | 25 |
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories) | 35/3 | 35/3 |
Minimum Spacing Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot (feet) | 25 | 25 |
E. Dimensional Standards - Single-Family Detached.
Traditional Format | Complies with Residential Design Guidelines | |
Maximum Residential Density (units/acre) | 5.5 | 7 |
Minimum Lot Area (square feet) | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Minimum Lot Width (linear feet) | 60 | 50 |
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of total area) | 80 | 85 |
Minimum Street Setback (feet) | 30 | 30 |
Minimum Side Setback (feet) | 12 | 12 |
Minimum Rear Setback (feet) | 25 | 25 |
Maximum Building Height (feet/stories) | 35/3 | 35/3 |
F. Development Examples.
G. District-Specific Standards. - placeholder -
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)