[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
The intent of the Town Center District is to:
A.
Encourage economic development through the establishment of flexible
standards that maintain a traditional "Main Street" environment and
the community's unique identity.
B.
Encourage the retention and redevelopment of the streetscape by preserving
the existing buildings to the greatest extent possible.
C.
Promote the reuse of existing structures in a manner that maintains
visual character and architectural scale.
D.
Ensure that new buildings, additions and renovations are consistent
with and enhance the surrounding streetscape.
E.
Encourage lively, human-scaled activity areas and gathering places
for the community through encouraging a mix of uses.
F.
Establish a walkable community by promoting pedestrian orientation
of streets and buildings and providing a safe and convenient interconnected
sidewalk network.
G.
Accommodate parking in a convenient manner that does not interfere
with the rhythm of the street.
H.
Promote the implementation of the Lower Southampton Township Comprehensive
Plan.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Permitted uses.
A.
Small-scale retail establishment for the sale of dry goods, variety
and general merchandise, clothing, food, drugs, household supplies,
beverages, hardware, furnishings, antiques, baked goods, greeting
cards, plants and flowers, and for the sale and repair of jewelry,
watches, clocks, optical goods, musical, professional or scientific
instruments, but excluding drive-through facilities.
B.
Business office, such as real estate sales, travel agency, insurance
sales, advertising or retail copying and printing services, or other
uses of similar intensity.
C.
Professional office, such as those for the practice of medicine or
other health services, or for law, engineering, architecture or accounting.
D.
Personal service shop, such as tailor, barber, beauty salon, shoe
repair, dressmaker or dry cleaner (provided that no cleaning operations
are performed on the premises); excluding massage parlors and limited
personal services.
E.
Establishment serving food or beverages to the general public, such
as restaurant, cafe, taproom, tavern, retail baker, confectionery
or ice cream shop, including walk-up windows, but excluding drive-through
facilities.
F.
Financial institution, such as a bank or savings and loan association,
but excluding drive-through facilities.
G.
Religious institutions and their ancillary uses.
H.
Studio for dance, music, fitness, art or photography.
I.
Gallery and museum.
J.
Theater, including motion pictures and stage plays.
K.
Bed-and-breakfast.
L.
Government administration uses, post office, community center, public
library, offices for public utilities.
M.
Transit facilities.
N.
Public park, plaza, square, courtyard, urban garden, and public recreation
areas.
O.
Outdoor dining.
P.
Pedestrian takeout window.
Q.
Street vendors.
R.
Farmer's market.
S.
Hotel.
T.
Private or fraternal club.
U.
Home occupation.
2.
Conditional uses:
B.
Parking garages.
C.
Demolition of buildings listed or eligible for the National Register
of Historic Places.
(1)
In order for a building to be demolished, all of the following
conditions need to be demonstrated:
(a)
The building is structurally unsound and cannot be stabilized
as determined by a professional structural engineer specializing in
historic structures.
(b)
The Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission (PHMC) has been
notified of the intent of demolition. The applicant must provide documentation
of notification to the PHMC.
(2)
Replacement buildings must meet the following conditions:
(a)
Provide a public amenity as described in § 27-1305.1C
and D.
(b)
Any new building on the site must be constructed of natural
materials typically found along a Main Street. Natural materials include
such materials as stone, brick, wood siding, shingles, slate, etc.
Industrial or artificial materials such as raw concrete finish, anodized
or galvanized metal, tinted glass, plastics, vinyls, etc., are prohibited
unless such materials are used in such as way as to resemble historic
characteristics.
(d)
The applicant shall submit sufficient information in the form of architectural elevations and sketches of buildings in order to determine to what extent the design standards under §§ 27-1303 and 1306 are being followed.
(e)
Cross-access easements for parking lots between adjacent nonresidential
properties shall be provided before an occupancy permit is issued
for the newly constructed building. The parking area shall be so designed
to readily accommodate shared access.
D.
Accessory nonresidential structures, completely behind building and
away from street.
3.
Special
Exceptions.
[Added by Ord. No. 600, 9/14/2022]
A.
Small wireless facilities within the right-of-way and which are also within an underground district as regulated by § 27-1403F(6.2) and by the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 11704.1 et seq.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Minimum lot size: 2,500 square feet.
2.
Minimum lot width: 25 feet.
4.
Side yard setback. There shall be no side yard setback for buildings
that share a party wall. The setback between buildings shall be 10
feet (five feet per each building) when not sharing a party wall.
5.
Maximum impervious coverage: 100%.
6.
Building height. Buildings shall be a minimum of two stories or a
maximum of 35 feet.
7.
Maximum building footprint for nonresidential buildings: 10,000 square
feet.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Historic buildings cannot be demolished unless following a conditional use procedure as described in § 27-1302.
2.
Public utilities. All uses shall be served by public water and sewer
facilities.
3.
Surface parking.
A.
General surface parking standards.
(1)
Vehicular access. Vehicular access to surface parking shall
be from a alley or side street where possible.
(2)
Pedestrian access. Safe provisions for pedestrian access to
and through a parking lot shall be required. Surface parking areas
and pedestrian walkways connecting to them shall be well lit.
(3)
Location of surface parking.
(a)
Surface parking shall be located to the rear of the principal
building or to the side (however, parking shall not be located between
a building and the street). Parking shall be set back 10 feet from
the legal right-of-way.
(b)
Corner lots. Surface parking shall not be permitted on corner
lots that are located on collector or arterial roads.
(c)
Off-street surface parking shall not extend more than 70 feet
in width along any pedestrian street frontage without an outdoor cafe,
urban garden, plaza, square, courtyard or landscaping feature with
seating.
B.
Interconnected parking areas.
(1)
Parking areas on abutting nonresidential lots shall be interconnected
by access driveways.
(2)
Each nonresidential lot shall provide cross-access easements
for its parking areas and access driveways guaranteeing access to
adjacent lots. Interconnections shall be logically placed and easily
identifiable to ensure convenient traffic flow.
4.
Exterior lighting. All exterior lighting shall be designed to prevent
glare onto adjacent properties. Pedestrian pathways need to be clearly
marked and well lit. Lighting should be sufficient for security and
identification without allowing light to trespass onto adjacent sites.
The height of fixtures shall be a maximum of 20 feet for parking lots
and 14 feet for pedestrian walkways.
5.
Refuse areas. The storage of refuse shall be provided inside the
building(s) or within an outdoor area enclosed by either walls or
opaque fencing. Any refuse area outside of the building shall be designed
to be architecturally compatible with the building(s), shall not be
located in the front of the building, and shall be entirely screened
by a fence or enclosure which is at least six feet high.
6.
Screening.
A.
All wall-mounted mechanical, electrical, communication and service
equipment, including satellite dishes and vent pipes, shall be screened
from public view by parapets, walls, fences, landscaping or other
approved means.
B.
All rooftop mechanical equipment and other appurtenances shall be
concealed by or integrated within the roof form or screened from view
at ground level of nearby streets. The following, when above the roofline,
requires screening: stair wells, elevator shafts, air-conditioning
units, large vents, heat pumps and mechanical equipment.
C.
Parking lots visible from a street shall be continuously screened
by a three-foot-high wall/fence or plantings. Parking lots adjacent
to a residential use shall be continuously screened by a six-foot-high
wall/fence or plantings. Screening shall include:
D.
Service and loading areas must be visually screened from streets
and pedestrianways. For new construction, service and loading areas
must be behind the building. Loading docks shall not be on the main
street but to the side and rear of the building.
7.
Signs. Signage in the Town Center District shall conform to the standards of Part 20 of this chapter.
8.
Outdoor dining.
A.
Outdoor furnishings are limited to tables, chairs and umbrellas.
B.
Outdoor furniture shall be stored inside the restaurant after normal
operating hours.
C.
Planters, posts with ropes, or other removable enclosures, as well
as a reservation podium, are encouraged and shall be used as a way
of defining the area occupied by the cafe.
D.
Refuse facilities should be provided.
E.
Advertising or promotional features shall be limited to umbrellas
and canopies.
F.
Outdoor dining cannot impede pedestrian traffic flow. A minimum pathway
of at least five feet free of obstacles shall be maintained.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
The following streetscape and green area standards are required for
all new developments and additions/alterations along the street frontage:
A.
Streetscape and green area standards should be developed in accordance
with this section and a streetscape design reviewed and approved by
the Board of Supervisors. The applicant shall include elevations and
conceptual sketches in any proposed streetscape plan.
B.
Figure 1 indicates the categories and minimum requirements for streetscape
and green area standards. Category A contains planting and greening
elements. Category B includes more elaborate greening elements as
well as street furniture and other streetscape elements. Category
C includes more extensive building elements, streetscape improvements,
and open space elements. Figure 2 presents the streetscape and green
area items within each category.
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Figure 1
Streetscape and Green Area Categories
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Building Additions and Alterations
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Two-Story New Developments of 2,500 to 4,999 Gross Square
Feet in Size
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Two-Story New Developments of 5,000 to 9,999 Gross Square
Feet in Size
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New Developments of 10,000 Gross Square Feet and Over
in Size and/or New Buildings Greater Than 2 Stories
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4 points from Category A (no more than 3 of 1 item)
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4 points from Category A (no more than 3 of 1 item)
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5 points from A, 4 points from B
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7 points from A, 5 points from B and 6 points from C
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Figure 2
Streetscape and Green Area Items
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Category
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Item
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Points
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A
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Hanging basket (minimum size: 12 inches in diameter)
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1
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A
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Decorative banners/flags
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1
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A
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Window box (as wide as widowsill and a minimum size 6 inches
wide by 6 inches deep)
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2
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A
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Additional planting area including shrubs, trees, ground covers
or flowers
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2
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A
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Street planter
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2
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B
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Building decorative lighting
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1
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B
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Bench (at least 5 feet in length)
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2
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B
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Trash receptacle
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2
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B
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Raised planting bed
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2
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B
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Public art/mural
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2
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B
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Trellis, arbor or pergola (planted with vines or shrubs)
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2
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B
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Awning for window or door
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2
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B
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Kiosk
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3
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C
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Drinking fountain
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2
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C
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Decorative paving
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2
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C
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Water feature (fountain)
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2
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C
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Balconies
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3
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C
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Streetlighting
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3
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C
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Planting in curb extension (planted bulb outs/large planters)
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3
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C
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Urban garden (see requirements in § 27-1305.1C)
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3
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C
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Roof garden
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3
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C
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Bus shelter
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3
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C
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Clock tower
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3
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C
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Decorative architectural treatments
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4
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C
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Plaza/square/courtyard (see requirements in § 27-1305.1D)
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6
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C
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Facade restoration
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6
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C
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Other amenity approved by governing body
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3 to 6
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C.
Urban garden standards.
(1)
Minimum size required is 300 square feet.
(2)
An urban garden shall be located where it is visible and accessible
from either a public sidewalk or pedestrian connection.
(3)
Sixty percent of the garden shall be of plant materials such
as trees, vines, shrubs and seasonal flowers with year-round interest.
All trees shall be 3.5 inches in caliper.
(4)
A water feature is encouraged.
(5)
One seating space is required for each 30 square feet of garden
area.
D.
Public plazas/squares/courtyards standards.
(1)
The minimum size required is 500 square feet.
(2)
The plaza shall be located where it is visible and accessible
from either a public sidewalk or pedestrian connection.
(3)
Thirty percent of the plaza shall be landscaped with trees,
shrubs and mixed plantings with year-round interest.
(4)
The plaza shall use the following paving materials: unit pavers,
paving stones or concrete. No more than 20% of the plaza shall be
concrete.
(5)
One seating space is required for each 30 square feet of plaza
area.
(6)
The plaza shall not be used for parking, loading or vehicular
access (excluding emergency vehicular access).
(7)
Public art and fountains are encouraged.
(8)
Trash containers shall be distributed throughout the plaza.
(9)
The plaza shall provide shade by using the following elements:
trees, canopies, trellises, umbrellas or building walls.
(10)
One tree is required for every 500 square feet. Trees shall
be of 3.5 inches in caliper.
(11)
Lighting shall be provided.
(12)
Plazas shall connect to other activities such as outdoor cafes,
restaurants and building entries.
(13)
Plazas shall be located, if possible, to have maximum direct
sunlight with a south or west orientation.
(14)
Plazas, if constructed by a private entity, shall have an agreement
with the community for public access.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Pedestrian design standards.
A.
Sidewalks are required along all street frontages with a minimum
width of eight feet.
B.
Sidewalks are required to connect the street frontage to all front
building entrances, parking areas, central open space, and any other
destination that generates pedestrian traffic. Sidewalks shall connect
to existing sidewalks on abutting tracts and other nearby pedestrian
destination points and transit stops.
C.
The sidewalk pattern shall continue across driveways.
2.
Building design standards. Nonresidential buildings and apartment
buildings shall meet the following requirements:
A.
Building footprint. The maximum building footprint of nonresidential
buildings shall not exceed 10,000 square feet.
B.
Building orientation and entrances.
(1)
The front facade of buildings shall be oriented towards commercial/main
streets with an everyday public entrance in this front facade.
(2)
When buildings are located on corners, the entrance shall be
located on the corner with an appropriate building articulation, such
as a chamfered corner, turret, canopy or other similar building feature.
The Board of Supervisors may allow front facades to face existing
side streets when these facades will extend an existing commercial
district along this existing side street.
(3)
All primary building entrances shall be accentuated. Entrances
permitted include recessed, protruding, canopy, portico or overhang.
C.
Walls and windows:
(1)
Blank walls shall not be permitted along any exterior wall facing
a street, parking area or walking area. Walls or portions of walls
where windows are not provided shall have architectural treatments
that are similar to the front facade, including materials, colors
and details. At least four of the following architectural treatments
shall be provided:
(a)
Masonry (but not flat concrete block).
(b)
Concrete or masonry plinth at the base of the wall.
(c)
Belt courses of a different texture or color.
(d)
Projecting cornice.
(e)
Projecting metal canopy.
(f)
Decorative tilework.
(g)
Trellis containing planting.
(h)
Medallions.
(i)
Opaque or translucent glass.
(j)
Artwork.
(k)
Vertical/horizontal articulation.
(l)
Lighting fixtures.
(m)
An architectural element not listed above, as approved by the
Board of Supervisors, that meets the intent.
(2)
Windows.
(a)
The ground-floor front facades of buildings visible from the
pedestrian view shall consist of a minimum of 60% window area and
a maximum of 75%, with views provided through these windows into the
business. Ground-floor windows shall be a maximum of 12 to 20 inches
above the sidewalk.
(b)
Upper-story windows of front facades shall not be boarded or
covered and shall comprise a minimum of 35% window area in the facade
above the ground floor and a maximum of 75%.
(c)
Smoked, reflective or black glass in windows is prohibited.
D.
Roofs. Roofs shall be in keeping with the character of adjacent buildings
or shall have pitched roofs. Pitched roofs shall have a minimum slope
of 4:12 and a maximum slope of 12:12.
E.
Building character. New infill development shall generally employ
building types that are compatible to the historic architecture of
the area in their massing and external treatment.
F.
Architectural rhythm.
(1)
New infill development shall also retain the architectural rhythm
of building openings (including windows and entries) of the same block.
(2)
New infill development shall also attempt to maintain the horizontal
rhythm of main street facades by using a similar alignment of windows,
floor spacing, cornices, awnings as well as other elements. This rhythm
shall be achieved by aligning the top, middle and base floors. Buildings
shall have a distinct base at ground level using articulation or materials
such as stone, masonry or decorative concrete. The top level should
be treated with a distinct outline with elements such as projecting
parapet, cornice or other projection.
G.
Massing.
(1)
Buildings shall be similar in height and size or articulated
and subdivided into massing that is more or less proportional to adjacent
structures and maintains the existing architectural rhythm.
(2)
The massing of any facade should generally not exceed 50 feet
maximum (horizontal dimension). Shop fronts may be broken down even
further. Massing variations every 30 feet or less is preferred.
(3)
Nonresidential buildings must have at least a three-to-five-foot
break in depth in all street facades for every 50 feet of continuous
facade. Such breaks may be met through the use of bay windows, porches,
porticos, building extensions, towers, recessed doorways, and other
architectural treatments.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
As used in this part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A roof with a bevelled edge, especially to a beam.
The projection at the top of a wall or the top course or
molding of a wall when it serves as a crowning member.
The exterior walls of a building facing a frontage line.
Temporary or occasional outdoor retail sales of farm produce
from vehicles or temporary stands.
The arrangement of windows and other exterior openings on
a building.
The area comprising 1/4 acre or more of wooded land where
the largest trees measure at least six inches diameter at breast height
(dbh), 4 1/2 feet from the ground or a grove of trees forming
one canopy where 10 or more trees measure at least 12 inches diameter
at breast height.
The three-dimensional shape of a building's height, width
and depth.
A window opening in the facade of a commercial building used
for the sale of food and/or beverages. Such a window shall be designed
for the exclusive use of pedestrians and shall be located to provide
a safe waiting area and to not disrupt or impede pedestrian movement
on a sidewalk used by the public.
The portion of a wall which extends above the roofline.
A covered walk or porch that is supported by columns or pillars;
also known as "colonnade."
Any person or persons, including corporations, who engage
in the activity of vending.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Street trees.
A.
Street trees shall be planted in tree wells or a planter strip underlain
by soil providing enhanced growth and survivability rates.
(1)
Tree wells. Tree wells shall be a minimum of four feet long
by four feet wide by 3.5 feet deep below the ground surface. Larger
wells are recommended and could be connected together as a continuous
planting pit. Tree wells shall be covered with tree grates, concrete
unit pavers and/or cobbles. A two-foot-by-two-foot opening or two-foot
diameter should be left for the tree grate.
(2)
Planter strip. Planter strips shall not be less than five feet
wide. If located along a parking stall or stalls, they shall be covered
similar to a tree well.
B.
Tree selection.
(1)
Trees shall be selected that are appropriate for their location. The following factors shall be considered when selecting a tree species: maintenance requirements, hardiness, salt tolerance, shape and form, and the subsurface growing conditions. All trees shall meet the requirements of Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
(2)
Trees under wires. Trees located under wires shall not be of
a species that is expected to grow into the utility lines.
2.
Parking lot landscaping:
A.
Interior landscaping. All surface parking lots of 20 spaces or more
shall have shade trees with a caliper of 2.5 inches minimum. One shade
tree per 10 spaces is required in planting islands or diamonds.
B.
Perimeter landscaping for parking lots visible from a street shall
have a landscaped area of a minimum width of three feet.
3.
Hanging baskets, planters and window boxes:
A.
Planters shall not obstruct the sight triangles. Planters shall not
encroach into the sidewalk so that less than five feet of passageway
is available for pedestrians.
B.
Window boxes. Window boxes should be at least as wide as the windowsill
where they are located (at least six inches wide by six inches deep).
They shall not encroach into the sidewalk unless pedestrian access
to that area of the sidewalk is restricted.
C.
Hanging baskets, planters and window boxes shall contain live plantings.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Parking space requirements by use shall follow the below standards or follow the standards from Subsection 3 of this section (parking reduction):
B.
Bar or tavern: one per 100 square feet of patron floor, plus one
per employee on largest shift.
C.
Convenience store: one space per 250 gross square feet of floor area.
D.
Office: No parking is required for the first 400 gross square feet;
one space per each additional 300 gross square feet.
E.
Apartments: 1.5 spaces per unit.
F.
Bed-and-breakfast inn and house: two spaces, plus one per guest or
rental room.
G.
Hotel: one space per rental unit, plus one space per 200 square feet
of gross floor area in common or public use (lobby, bar, meeting rooms,
etc.), plus one per employee on the largest shift.
H.
Restaurant.
(1)
Fast food. No parking is required for the first 300 square feet
of patron floor area, one space is required per each additional 75
square feet of patron floor area, plus one per employee on the largest
shift.
(2)
Other. No parking is required for the first 400 square feet
of patron floor area, one space is required per each additional 100
square feet of patron floor area, plus one per employee on the largest
shift.
I.
Retail, personal service. No parking is required for the first 450
gross square feet of space devoted to sales/service, one space is
required for each additional 300 gross square feet of space devoted
to sales/service, plus one per employee on the largest shift.
J.
Theater: one per six seats.
K.
Indoor amusements: one per 200 square feet of gross floor area.
L.
Studios: one per 800 square feet minimum; one per 300 square feet
maximum.
M.
Private or fraternal clubs: one per 150 square feet above the first
2,400 square feet.
N.
Religious institution: one per five seats.
O.
Government uses, community center, libraries: one per 850 square
feet of gross floor area.
P.
Funeral homes: the greater of one per four seats or one per 50 square
feet.
Q.
Home occupation: one space per employee, one space per 100 gross
square feet of floor area dedicated to the home occupation for those
home occupations with a visiting clientele.
R.
Gallery and museum: one space per 850 square feet.
3.
Parking reduction.
A.
Each use may reduce the number of required spaces up to 100% if the
requirements are met by one of the following or a combination of the
following to meet the necessary requirements:
(1)
The use is located within four-hundred-feet walking distance
from a public parking facility.
(2)
On-street parking is provided directly in front of the building.
(3)
Shared parking meets the requirements of Subsection 4 of this
section.
(4)
The use is within 400 feet of a transit facility, meaning a
use that supports or provides a means of transporting people from
one location to another.
4.
Shared parking.
A.
Users shall be required to show shared parking is reasonably close
to each use (see Subsection 4D, Walking distance).
B.
Shared parking agreement (two businesses) or district (more than
two businesses) which involves contractual agreement between users
is required. A shared parking agreement allows users an opportunity,
if they choose, to redesign parking lots to be more efficient in serving
multiple users. This may consist of making new curb cuts between parking
lots, restriping lots, or redesigning internal traffic circulation
and pedestrian walkways.
C.
The minimum amount of shared parking required shall be calculated
according to the following formula (see Figure 3):
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Figure 3
Shared Parking Calculations
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Monday through Friday
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Saturday and Sunday
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Uses
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m. to Midnight
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Midnight to 8:00 a.m.
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m. to Midnight
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Midnight to 8:00 a.m.
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Residential
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60%
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100%
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100%
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80%
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100%
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100%
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Office
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100%
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10%
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5%
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5%
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5%
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5%
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Commercial
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90%
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80%
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5%
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100%
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60%
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5%
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Hotel
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70%
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100%
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100%
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70%
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100%
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100%
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Restaurant
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70%
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100%
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10%
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70%
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100%
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20%
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Movie theater
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40%
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80%
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10%
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80%
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100%
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10%
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Entertainment
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40%
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100%
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10%
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80%
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100%
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50%
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Institutional (nonreligious)
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100%
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40%
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5%
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10%
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10%
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5%
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Religious institution
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20%
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40%
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5%
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100%
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50%
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5%
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(1)
Calculate the minimum amount of parking required for each land
use as if it were a separate use.
(2)
To determine peak parking requirements, multiply the minimum
parking required for each proposed land use by the corresponding percentage
in the table for each of the six time periods.
(3)
Calculate the column total for each of the six time periods.
(4)
The column (time period) with the highest value shall be the
minimum parking requirement.
D.
Walking distance.
(1)
Less than 100 feet: people with disabilities, deliveries and
loading, emergency services, fast-food restaurant, and convenience
store.
(2)
Less than 800 feet: residents, grocery stores, professional
services, and medical clinics.
(3)
Less than 1,200 feet: general retail, restaurant, employees,
entertainment center, and religious institutions.
(4)
Less than 1,600 feet: major sport or cultural event and overflow
parking.
5.
Parking garages.
A.
Design.
(1)
Retail storefronts or other business uses on the street level
shall be required on main streets to provide vitality.
(2)
For structures not on a main street, parking garages shall be
set back 10 to 15 feet from the legal right-of-way unless the frontage
is occupied by a retail or business use.
(3)
Utilitarian appearances of parking structures are not permitted.
Structures shall have design treatments such as colonnades, arcades,
awnings, landscaping, street furniture, and other public amenities
to create the appearance of an occupied building. Blank walls are
not permitted.
(4)
Cars shall be visually screened from adjacent buildings, and
the street and such screening shall be in keeping with the rest of
the building's architectural style and materials.
B.
Vehicular access to parking garages shall be accessed from alleys,
placed underground, placed in structures above the ground floor, or
located behind or to the side of a building. (If located to the side
of a building, the garage must be set back from the front of that
building by 10 to 15 feet.)
