The overlay designation RO, Retail Overlay, is intended to provide special land use and site development criteria for designated properties within the core business area of the Town along Washington Street. For the purposes of this chapter, the application of this overlay designation is considered to generally encompass both sides of Washington Street from Humboldt Street to California Drive. In recognition that this area along Washington Street is the primary retail commercial area of the Town, it is the intent of this designation to: (A) ensure that additional retail opportunities are preserved to facilitate a balance of retail and other commercial uses; and (B) to maximize active uses in the core area and in so doing create pedestrian activity and interest.
This designation shall apply to the specified parcels/areas indicated on the Zoning Map.
(Ord. 21-501 § 9)
The following general conditions shall be required on lands where the overlay designation RO, Retail Overlay, is shown on the Zoning Map:
A. 
All new development proposals will be subject to the Master Development Plan review process as regulated by Chapter 17.192 of this title;
B. 
No inn room or lodging use shall be permitted on the first-floor portion of buildings with exposure to or access from Washington Street. Where inn or lodging use presently exist on the first-floor street frontage of any property within the Retail Overlay designation, upon the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter that existing use shall be considered a legal nonconforming use subject to all the provisions of Chapter 17.232 of this title;
C. 
Inn room or lodging use is conditionally permitted on the second floor and/or on the first floor if not a part of the street frontage portion of a building, subject to provisions of Chapter 17.56 of this title;
D. 
Where an interpretation is necessary to determine whether a portion of an existing or proposed building within the overlay designation constitutes the "first floor street frontage" portion of the building, the intent of this overlay designation to preserve the street frontage area of buildings for retail and other non-inn or lodging uses which facilitate active pedestrian access and activity, shall guide such interpretation;
E. 
Alterations and additions to existing buildings and structures will be permitted provided that the changes are consistent with regulations of the underlying zoning district and with the design standards of Chapter 17.72 of this title, and the regulations for impact on adjacent uses as established in Chapter 17.144 of this title;
F. 
Development applications shall be accompanied by detailed architectural and landscape architectural plans rather than design concept plans or schematics. Plans shall clearly define all site improvements, floor plans shall indicate specific uses for the first-floor street frontage portion of proposed buildings, exterior building materials, colors and details, landscape plant materials, irrigation systems, signage, lighting and other hardscape features in sufficient detail to determine what the as built appearance of the proposed development will be;
G. 
The owner, lessee, or property manager of a property within this overlay designation shall keep the exterior of all buildings and structures in good condition and free from deterioration; and
H. 
Signs shall follow the provisions established in Chapter 17.152 of this title.
(Ord. 21-501 § 9)