[Added 9-19-2001 by L.L. No. 8-2001]
It is the purpose and intent of this section
to provide bulk regulations and design guidelines to foster compact
commercial and associated residential development which provides limited
traditional local centers that are compatible within a low-density,
exurban or rural residential environment.
Permitted main uses:
A.
[1]Stores or shops for the conduct of retail and service retail
businesses, excluding drycleaners, laundromats and automotive related
uses.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A, allowing
bed-and-breakfast establishments as a permitted main use, was repealed
5-2-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006. This local law also redesignated former
Subsections B through G as A through F, respectively.
B.
Stores or shops for the sale of crafts, such as jewelry,
glass, or ceramics, or antiques with associated workshops, where workshops
shall be limited to a maximum of 2,000 square feet and be accessory
to the main retail use.
C.
Apartments above first-floor commercial uses.
D.
Banks, excluding drive-up window.
E.
Restaurants and other places serving food and beverages,
excluding drive-in or drive-through facilities.
F.
Offices, professional offices, medical offices and
government offices.
[Added 9-4-2018 by L.L.
No. 1-2018]
A.
Multifamily dwelling units shall be allowed by special permit of the Planning Board in the Country Commercial Zone in accordance with the provisions of § 300-28 through § 300-36 under the following standards:
(1)
The minimum bulk and dimensional regulations shall be in accordance with § 300-241, except for the following:
(a)
The minimum lot area shall be 20,000 square feet.
(b)
The minimum lot width at main building line shall be 100 feet.
(c)
The minimum lot depth shall be 100 feet.
(d)
The maximum allowable density shall be one dwelling unit per
7,500 square feet of gross lot area.
(e)
Appropriate and adequate refuse enclosures are required. The
Planning Board shall determine the number, size, and locations of
refuse enclosures, which shall be shown on the site plan.
(2)
Required off-street parking spaces shall be in accordance with § 300-246, Parking Spaces shall be permanently paved and marked and, if illuminated, shall be lit in a manner which will not disturb the adjoining property owners.
(3)
The Planning Board may require screen planting or decorative
fencing to screen and buffer adjoining properties. There shall be
no outdoor storage permitted on the lot in question.
(4)
Accessory structures and uses are permitted provided they are
customarily incidental to a residential use.
(5)
All other requirements of the underlying Country Commercial Zone shall apply. Each application shall include a site plan in accordance with Chapter 195, Land Development, and the Board may require such other supporting documentation and plans it deems necessary. The architectural treatment of any existing or new building shall be in conformity with the existing architectural concepts in effect in the immediate area.
(6)
Under this special permit section, mixed-use developments are
not allowed.
Prohibited uses:
A.
Car washes.
For business and industry zone standards, see
the chart at the end of the Zoning Chapter.
A.
Minimum lot area: none.
C.
Height: maximum building height of two stories and/or
35 feet.
D.
Coverage (principal and accessory building): maximum
of 30% of lot area.
E.
Length of building: No building shall be greater than
100 feet in length. For every 40 feet of building facade facing a
public street, the building facade shall be modulated such that the
building is stepped back or extended forward.
A landscaped green shall be provided in all
front setbacks. There shall be a minimum ten-foot landscaped buffer
in rear setbacks and a ten-foot landscaped buffer in side setbacks
adjacent to a street or residential district. Paved pedestrian paths
shall connect parking areas with building entrances.
The architectural treatment of the structure,
whether for residential or nonresidential buildings, shall be designed
to convey the character of the country with pitched roofs and facade
treatments typical of a residential, estate or farm-like structure.
Rooflines can vary by the alternating use of dormers, stepped roofs,
gables or other roof elements to reinforce modulation or articulation
of facades. Accessory buildings, such as workshops or garages, should
also have pitched roofs and present as detached residential garages
or as barn-like structures. The sides and rears of all buildings shall
be finished to convey the residential country character. The overall
design concept shall avoid standard suburban strip commercial characteristics
with regard to building or site plan features, and parking areas shall
be prohibited in front setbacks.
All signs shall be affixed to buildings and
shall not extend into the roofline of the building. The maximum total
area of signs shall not exceed one square foot for each two linear
feet of lot fronting on a street. No sign shall exceed 2 1/2 feet
in height. There shall be no illuminated signs and no freestanding
signs.
Every development in the Country Commercial
District with frontage on the North County Trailway shall provide
a clearly defined gravel or paved connection between the trailway
and its parking area.
A.
Location. No parking shall be located in front building
setbacks. Parking shall be permitted only in side and rear setbacks.
B.
Required spaces. On-site parking shall be provided in accordance with the regulations of § 300-182 with the exception that, for the purposes of this section, the requirements of § 300-182C(2), pertaining to joint use, shall be amended such that joint use of parking spaces can be considered for contiguous lots even if they are not in the same ownership.
