The purpose of this district is primarily intended to accommodate
for a wide range of pedestrian-oriented and pedestrian-dependent business,
public, and residential uses, in close proximity to one another, within
the core of the City. The district preserves the mixture of compatible
and pedestrian-friendly retail, service, office, public, residential,
and other appropriate uses within buildings that are appropriately
scaled and designed to create distinct storefront character and pleasant
gathering, shopping, business, and living environment for residents,
business owners, and visitors alike. Building forms and types in this
district preserve and enhance the traditional "downtown" character,
including buildings that are generally two to three stories, oriented
to and abutting the sidewalk, and include a mixture of pedestrian-oriented
retail and other appropriate businesses on the lower floors with upper
floors used for office, service, and residential purposes.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by Ord. No. 941; 4-2-2018 by Ord. No. 986]
Only the following uses are permitted within this district, provided that in addition to the supplemental regulations for specific uses established in Article
XX, all applicable general use provisions in Article
XIX and elsewhere in this chapter are met. Uses permitted by special exception are subject to the approval by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article
XXIII of this chapter. Uses permitted by conditional use are subject to the approval by the City Council pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article
XXII of this chapter.
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Permitted
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Use
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Supplemental Regulations
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By Right
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Special Exception
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Conditional Use
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Residential
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Upper floor apartment dwelling units above permitted nonresidential
use
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X
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Residential uses may be developed on the first floor, rear,
but not to exceed 49% of the total floor area. No residential development
will be permitted along commercially zoned street frontage
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Nonresidential
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Animal hospital/veterinary clinic
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X
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Automated banking facility
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X
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Bank
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X
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Beauty/barber shop
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X
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Boarding house
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X
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Business service
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X
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Club room, club ground or meeting hall, private
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X
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Coffee house
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X
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Communications antenna
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X
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Crafts or artisans' studio
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X
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Convenience store, general
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X
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Day care, commercial
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X
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Emergency services facility
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X
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Essential service installations
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X
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Farmer/flea market
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X
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Food service
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X
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Forestry
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X
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Funeral homes
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X
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Health and fitness clubs
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X
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Hotels
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X
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Indoor commercial recreation
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X
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Laundromat
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X
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Libraries
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X
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Licensed group residence
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X
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Massage therapy
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X
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Office, business
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X
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Office, medical
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X
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Parking compound
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X
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Personal service
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X
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Place of assembly
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X
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Place of worship
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X
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Post office
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X
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Public building
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X
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Public/private works facility
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X
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Restaurants
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X
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Retail business
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X
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School, public and private
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X
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Tavern/bar
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X
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Theater
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X
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Accessory
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Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a permitted
principal use (excluding drive-in, drive-through facilities)
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X
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Bed-and-breakfast
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X
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Cafe/outdoor dining
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X
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Day care, accessory
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X
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Home occupation
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X
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No-impact home occupation
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X
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In addition to other applicable sections of Article
XIX, General Regulations, all development or uses permitted within this district shall also comply with the following design standards, as applicable:
A. Building requirements.
(1) Building orientation and entrances.
(a)
The front facade of buildings shall be orientated towards a
public street, with an everyday public entrance provided in this front
facade.
(b)
When buildings are located on corner lots, entrances shall be
provided via one of the following:
[1]
One entrance located at and oriented toward the corner with
an appropriate building articulation such as a chamfered corner, turret,
canopy, or other similar building feature; or
[2]
One entrance in each front facade oriented toward each public
street.
(c)
All primary building entrances shall be accentuated and provided
with some weather protection. Permitted entrances types include: recessed,
protruding, canopy, awning, portico, or overhang.
(2) Walls and windows.
(a)
Blank walls on building facades facing public streets shall
not be permitted.
(b)
A minimum of 45% of a building's first floor facades facing
a public street shall either include windows, doors, or combination
of both.
(c)
Smoked, reflective, or black glass is prohibited.
(3) Drive-in/drive-through facilities shall not be permitted.
B. Signs as required by Article
XVII.
C. Parking and loading as required by Article
XVIII.
D. Access and traffic control as required by Article
XVIII.
E. Landscaping, screening and buffering as required by Article
XIX.
F. Storage as required by Article
XIX.
If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay
districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of the
applicable overlay provisions in accordance with:
A. Article
XIV, Airport Overlay;
B. Article
XV, Flood Damage and Control Standards; and
C. Article
XVI, Historic District Overlay.