[Amended 2-21-2006 by Ord. No. O:2006-05; 4-18-2006 by Ord. No.
O-2006-18; 4-18-2006 by Ord. No. O:2006-19; 5-20-2014 by Ord. No. O:2014-13]
Permitted uses and activities in the B-2 Business
- Highway Zone shall be as follows:
[Added 9-20-2016 by Ord.
No. O:2016-22]
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
It is the Town's intention to provide alternatives to the strip
development pattern currently found along the Route 22 corridor and
to upgrade the corridor from an economic, aesthetic and functional
perspective. The following standards are to be applied to all development
proposals located in the B-2 Zone. Each application for development
shall document how each standard is addressed.
A.
General.
(1)
There
shall be no outside display or storage of materials or merchandise
in a required front yard area.
(2)
When
a written agreement is provided by adjoining property owners, no side
yard is required between properties of separate ownership where two
or more commercial uses abut side to side. A series of abutting structures
paralleling a public right-of-way shall provide an unobstructed passage
of at least 30 feet in width at intervals of not more than 200 feet.
(3)
As
viewed from the street, buildings shall have at least 50% of the front
facade located as close to the street line as is allowed in the schedule
of area requirements.
(4)
A
required rear yard that is adjacent to a residential zone shall be
no less than the rear yard requirements in the adjacent residential
zone.
(6)
Whenever
feasible, mass transit opportunities shall be enhanced through the
incorporation of design features that accommodate bus and shuttle
service such as shelters, street furniture, and pull-off lanes within
reasonable proximity to major uses and destinations.
(7)
Sidewalks
and appropriate landscaped areas shall be provided along the roadway
edge.
(8)
Freestanding
signs should be consolidated at strategic locations, complement the
architectural style of the development, and avoid a cluttered appearance.
Tenant directory signs should be located away from the right-of-way.
Facade signs should complement and not interfere with, be out of proportion
with, or cover over a building's architectural details.
B.
Parking
and circulation.
(1)
Safe
and attractive pedestrian circulation systems shall be provided within
each development with linkages to surrounding developments and neighborhoods.
(2)
Parking
lots shall be located behind or next to buildings, so that the buildings
can be closer to the roadway, be more visible and be more accessible
to pedestrians.
(3)
Surface
parking lots shall be extensively landscaped to provide visual relief
from large expanses of parking, to guide circulation and to minimize
impervious coverage.
(4)
Shared
parking arrangements among adjacent properties not under common ownership
may be permitted if the owners demonstrate that the supply of parking
spaces will be adequate to service the aggregate demand of the uses
sharing the parking based on such factors as alternating peak hours;
and that the shared arrangement will allow a reduction in impervious
coverage of the site below the maximum permitted in the zone and will
provide a more efficient circulation pattern, including a reduction
in curb cuts and access points on Route 22.
(5)
No
parking space shall be closer than 10 feet to any building to allow
for pedestrian circulation to and between stores.
(6)
In
no case shall the number of parking spaces exceed the minimum requirements
by more than 5%.
