(a)
This zone is established principally to provide limited retail, convenience
goods and service for persons residing in the surrounding residential
areas. The uses in this district include most types of retail activity,
and should be located on major thoroughfares, intersections, and in
existing and new shopping centers. Warehousing, large shopping centers,
strip commercial, lumberyards, and contractor’s yards, and similar
large commercial businesses that create heavy volumes of truck traffic
and low volumes of retail traffic are not included in this district.
(b)
The GB zone should not be a major retail district, nor have intense
commercial use or heavy volumes of traffic. Traffic, noise, litter,
late night hours of operations and other influences that may be harmful
to nearby residential areas require adequate buffering from residential
areas. Traffic from GB zone uses must not pass through residential
areas, with the exception of being located on arterials and collector
streets, and there will be restrictions on access to prevent congestion
of traffic or adverse effect on major thoroughfares.
(c)
Areas zoned for this usage should be located on or near arterials
and collector streets to carry the additional traffic this zone will
generate, and in areas where there is increased water, fire protection,
wastewater and drainage capacity.
(d)
This is a light retail zone and only light retail uses fall in this
district. Due to being located near residential areas, higher requirements
are necessary for these uses.
(1998 Code, sec. 154.100)
The following are permitted uses:
(1)
Retail businesses, including groceries, supermarkets, meat markets
(if sales are in permanent structures only), pharmacies, drugstores,
variety and apparel stores, and similar uses, personal services, professional
services or business services and similar uses.
(2)
Planned shopping centers of less than ten acres in area, and neighborhood
service/convenience centers.
(3)
Municipally owned or controlled facilities, utilities and uses.
(4)
Paved parking lots, not including commercial parking lots.
(5)
Dance studios, for the instruction of methods, and techniques of
the dance.
(6)
Temporary on-site construction offices, limited to the period of
construction.
(7)
An accessory use customarily related to a principal use authorized
in this district.
(1998 Code, sec. 154.101)
The following are conditional uses: Such uses as may be permitted
by grant of a conditional use permit zoning change pursuant to the
provisions of the conditional use permit district as provided for
in this article.
(1998 Code, sec. 154.102)
(a)
All businesses, other than those selling a service, must be of a
retail nature selling directly to the public. All goods produced on
the premises must be sold at retail prices on premises where produced
or through home delivery at the request of the customers.
(b)
The storage, sale, lease or rental of more than one boat or more
than five hauling trailers is prohibited.
(c)
The owner, builder or developer shall submit, prior to the issuance
of a building permit, a site and building plan of the proposed development
or building to the planning and zoning commission and the town council,
or their designated representative, for review and approval. The contents
of the site and building plan shall comply with the requirements of
the subdivision and site plan review regulations of the town. Upon
approval, such development shall comply with approved site and building
plan.
(1998 Code, sec. 154.103)
(a)
Minimum site size: One acre excluding road or street rights-of-way
easements or dedications.
(b)
Minimum site frontage on a public street: 120 feet.
(c)
Minimum site depth: 150 feet.
(d)
Minimum setback from front property line: 35 feet exclusive of parking
spaces from the future right-of-way as shown on the adopted thoroughfare
plan or comprehensive plan, or as actually exists, whichever is greater.
(e)
Minimum setback from side property lines: 35 feet not including parking
or loading spaces.
(g)
Minimum distance between detached buildings on the same lot or parcel
of land: 25 feet.
(h)
Minimum requirement for construction materials:
(i)
Standard fire hydrants will be provided by the developer, located
within 150 feet of every structure, measured along driveways or streets.
(j)
Maximum building coverage as a percentage of lot area: 40%.
(k)
Maximum amount of impervious coverage as a percentage of lot area:
75%.
(l)
Minimum amount of landscaped areas: 10% of the total parking area.
All landscaped areas shall be permanently maintained by the landowner
and shall have an irrigation system installed meeting all applicable
town codes and the landscape plan is to be approved in writing by
the building official. Due to the proximity of this district to residentially
zoned districts, the defined permanent landscape and irrigation system
requirements shall be strictly enforced by the building official.
(m)
Maximum height of structure: 35 feet.
(n)
Minimum number of paved off-street parking spaces required: All zones require off-street parking facilities as indicated by section 14.02.015(b). No on-street parking shall be permitted at any time.
(p)
Screening: GB zone uses having a side or rear contiguous to or separated only by an alley, easement or street from any residential district, must be separated from said residential district by a screening wall at least eight feet in height of a substantial nature and a landscape buffer as referenced in sections 14.02.012 and 14.02.013. Chain-link fencing will not be considered adequate screening. All such screening must be permanently maintained in good condition (please refer to site plan review regulations set forth in article 14.03 of this Code of Ordinances).
(q)
Sidewalks: A concrete sidewalk, with a minimum width of four feet,
shall be provided along the building site frontage and around the
perimeter of any building site with side and rear setbacks that are
on a public street. Sidewalk specifications are provided in the applicable
ordinance.
(r)
Litter and trash: Due to the proximity of a GB zone to residentially zoned property, said area shall be strictly maintained at all times in regard to litter and trash and its disposal. Trash receptacles and/or dumpster locations should be out of view from public street, but if the location can be viewed from a public street, a screening fence of masonry or wood construction of a substantial nature shall be provided. Loading pad for a dumpster shall be concrete construction (refer to site plan review regulations set forth in article 14.03 of this Code of Ordinances, and the solid waste ordinance set forth in article 13.02, division 2, of this Code of Ordinances).
(t)
No public address, broadcast, or playing of music shall be permitted
through any speaker system external to the establishment except for
two-way speaker systems that are commonly used in “drive-up
tellers” at financial institutions and “drive-thru”
service windows at retail prepared-food businesses.
(u)
The town building code may impose more restrictive area requirements,
depending on the size, use and construction of the structures.
(1998 Code, sec. 154.104)
The following are prohibited uses:
(1)
Any building erected on land used for any other uses than those shown
on the site development plan as approved by the town council.
(2)
Any use of property that does not meet the required minimum lot size;
front, side and rear yard dimensions and/or lot width; or exceeds
the maximum height, building coverage or density per gross acreage
as shown in the development’s recorded development plan as approved
by the town council.
(3)
Any use deemed by the town council as being detrimental to the health,
safety or general welfare of the citizens of the town.
(1998 Code, sec. 154.105)
