In accordance with the goals and objectives of the Town of Tonawanda
Comprehensive Plan and the Tonawanda Redevelopment Corridors Study,
the C-2 Commercial District is created to facilitate appropriate redevelopment
of nonresidential properties along the east side of Military Road.
The intent of the C-2 Commercial District is to implement a series
of regulations and guidelines that encourage a broad range and mix
of uses that can be accommodated within the existing corridor. The
C-2 Commercial District is also intended to encourage the establishment
of uses compatible with both the surrounding residential neighborhoods,
as well as fit within the context of existing lots and buildings.
These district regulations are intended to provide adequate buffering,
landscaping, parking and circulation, and improve the aesthetic character
of the corridor.
The boundary of the C-2 Commercial District shall encompass a corridor along the east side of Military Road extending from the Village of Kenmore to the City of Tonawanda, exclusive of the portion of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery located along the east side of Military Road. The boundary of this district shall follow property lines to include the entirety of all Tax Map parcels that front the east side of Military Road within the district as depicted on the Zoning Map certified and filed in accordance with §
215-5 of this chapter.
Minimum rear yard setbacks shall be governed by the following
conditions:
A. The rear yard setback of a lot in the C-2 Commercial District that
abuts the side or rear yard of a lot(s) in a nonresidential district
shall be 10 feet.
B. The rear yard of a lot in the C-2 Commercial District that abuts
the side or rear lot line of a lot(s) in a residential district shall
have a depth of 15 feet for buildings 30 feet or less in height. For
buildings higher than 30 feet, this distance shall be increased one
foot for each additional five feet in height. This condition is shown
on Plate E. Said rear yard shall be maintained free from storage of
any merchandise, containerized or not, or any empty containers, supplies
and/or maintenance items.
C. The rear yard shall be landscaped and shall include visual screening
in the form of an opaque fence having a minimum height of six feet
above grade and a maximum height of 10 feet above grade to separate
the nonresidential uses (including parking) and adjoining residential
properties.
Maximum lot coverage shall be governed by the following conditions:
A. When new construction or substantial alteration, modification or expansion of existing structures is proposed on a nonresidential property in the C-2 Commercial District, the maximum building coverage shall be 55% and the maximum coverage of the lot with total impervious or paved surfaces (buildings, parking, storage or sidewalks) shall be 90%. The remaining 10% of the lot (green space) shall be landscaped according to the provisions established in §
215-52.14.
In the C-2 Commercial District, the percentage of the lot area
which may be occupied by multiple dwellings shall not exceed 50%,
and the number of square feet of the lot area per dwelling unit shall
not be less than 1,100 square feet.
Should the principal structure on a lot not occupy the entire area within the building envelope (outside of the front, side or rear yards), accessory structures shall be permitted to occupy the balance of the building envelope, except that such accessory structures shall not occupy the area provided for parking of vehicles in accordance with the off-street parking requirements as provided in Article
XIII.