The purpose of this district is to provide for a range of general
retail, commercial service and automobile-oriented business uses which
usually locate on arterial roadways with higher traffic volumes than
smaller local roads and which serve transient and regional customers
as well as local community residents. The district allows for uses
that provide off-street parking and require space for auto-oriented
merchandising and signage. Large-scale uses greater than a specified
size or those having negative environmental or aesthetic impacts on
the surrounding area are allowed as special exception uses only. Additionally,
gasoline service stations, car washes and adult uses shall be allowed
under the applicable provisions of conditional uses.
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by-right for one or
more of the following uses:
A.
Retail store, including general merchandise, hardware or variety
store, electronics store, gift shop, pharmacy, or similar establishment.
B.
Food store, bakery, confectionery, or similar establishment where
goods are sold at retail.
C.
Beverage distributor, provided that there shall be no sale of alcoholic
beverages.
D.
Eating or drinking establishment, including standard restaurants,
pizza shops, delicatessens, and similar businesses.
E.
Personal service shop, including barber, beautician, shoe repair,
tailor, fitness, and weight control health club or spa, or laundry
(where actual cleaning and pressing are done off the premises), and
related personal services.
F.
Funeral home or mortuary.
G.
Park, plaza, or other outdoor public recreational gathering space.
The following uses shall be permitted by special exception use
subject to the applicable provisions of XV, Procedures and Standards
for Special Exceptions:
A.
Drive-through restaurant, bank, pharmacy or similar establishment.
B.
Construction and related trade businesses such as those for electricians, carpenters, plumbers, cabinetry makers, or similar establishments that contain both a retail outlet or showroom and a workshop, provided that the workshop is located at the rear of the establishment, subject to Article XIV.
C.
Child-day-care center.
D.
Veterinarian, animal hospital, or animal grooming establishment.
E.
Public parking lot or deck, two stories maximum.
F.
Apartments, provided they are above the first floor of a commercial
use.
The following uses shall be permitted by conditional use and subject to the applicable provisions of Article XVI, Procedures and Standards for Conditional Uses:
Accessory uses shall be as follows:
C.
Outdoor storage, subject to Article XIV. Outdoor storage shall be in the rear yard only, provided that such storage area is completely screened from the street and sidewalk by an opaque fence or planed visual screen and shall comply with the screening requirements in § 182-107. Only those materials, items, or products generated by or directly related to the business conducted on the property shall be stored. There shall be no storage of items from sources other than the subject property. Unhitched trailers shall not be permitted as a form of outdoor storage.
E.
Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the uses permitted above in §§ 182-36, 182-37 and 182-38, and not detrimental to the neighborhood, in terms of impacts such as noise, traffic congestions, smoke and similar impacts noted in Article XVIII, Performance Standards.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be
minimum requirements for commercial and office uses:
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Standard
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Size
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|---|---|---|
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Lot area
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5,000 square feet
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Lot width
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35 feet
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Front setback
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Not less than the majority of the existing structures on the
same block
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Side yard setback(s)
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Attached
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No setback requirement
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Attached end of row
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10 feet, minimum
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Detached
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16 feet aggregate, 8 feet minimum
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Rear setback
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10 feet
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Height
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2 stories or 30 feet, maximum
| |
|
Building coverage
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Attached
|
90%, maximum
| |
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Attached end of row
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75%, maximum
| |
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Detached
|
70%, maximum
| |
|
Impervious surface
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Attached
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90%, maximum
| |
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Attached end of row
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85%, maximum
| |
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Detached
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80%, maximum
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A.
All parking areas, driveways, and loading areas shall be provided
with a lighting system to adequately provide for the safety of customers
and delivery vehicles. All lighting shall be shielded from traffic
on any public right-of-way and from any residential district.
B.
Each permitted use shall provide and maintain attractively landscaped
grounds and include screening necessary to protect adjacent residential
properties and obscure storage areas from streets and residences.
