The following mixed-use land use districts are established to
implement areas designated Mixed-Use by the Springfield Comprehensive
Plan Map, on adopted refinement plans, specific area plans and specific
development plan diagrams and along transportation corridors designated
for commercial development:
(A)
Mixed-Use Commercial District (MUC). The MUC District is established
where a mix of commercial with residential uses is compatible with
existing nearby uses. Development within the MUC District shall have
a commercial dominance, with residential and public uses also allowed.
The primary development objectives of the MUC District are to expand
housing opportunities; allow businesses to locate in a variety of
settings; provide options for living, working, and shopping environments;
facilitate more intensive use of land while minimizing potentially
adverse impacts; and to provide options for pedestrian-oriented lifestyles.
Development areas 1 acre or more in size in the MUC District shall
have frontage on either an arterial or collector street. Access to
any MUC development area may be from a local street, if there is no
negative impact on adjacent residential uses.
(B)
Mixed-Use Employment District (MUE). The MUE District is established
where a mix of light-medium industrial or special light industrial
uses with commercial or medium-high density residential uses is intended.
Development within the MUE District shall have an employment (industrial)
emphasis, but may include commercial, public, and multiple unit housing
uses. The primary development objectives of the MUE District are to
expand employment opportunities by allowing businesses to locate in
a variety of locations, provide services for employees in close proximity
to their work place, to provide options for living, working, and shopping
environments; facilitate more intensive use of land while minimizing
potentially adverse impacts; and to provide options for pedestrian-oriented
lifestyles. Development areas 1 acre or more in size in the MUE District
shall have frontage on either an arterial or collector street. Access
to any MUE development area may be from a local street, if there is
no negative impact on adjacent residential uses.
(C)
Mixed-Use Residential District (MUR). The MUR District is established
where a mix of medium and high density residential with commercial
uses is intended. The MUR District shall only be applied to properties
that are contiguous with property designated Community Commercial,
Mixed-Use Employment or Mixed-Use Commercial on the Springfield Zoning
Map. Development within the MUR District emphasizes development of
multiple unit housing, but may include small-scale retail, office
and service uses when they are developed as part of a mixed-use development
in order to increase housing opportunities in close proximity to designated
commercial zones; support the retail, office and service uses of the
adjacent commercial zone; and to provide options for pedestrian-oriented
lifestyles. Development areas 1 acre or more in size in the MUR District
shall have frontage on either an arterial or collector street. Access
to any MUR development area may be from a local street, if a Traffic
Impact Study determines there is no negative impact on adjacent residential
uses.
(D)
The Residential Mixed-Use (RMU), Commercial Mixed-Use (CMU) and Employment
Mixed-Use (EMU) Districts are applicable to certain portions of the
Glenwood Riverfront as specified in the Glenwood Refinement Plan.
See SDC 3.4.245 for a description of these districts and SDC 3.4.250
for the schedule of permitted uses.
(6286; 6443; 6463)
The following uses are permitted in the districts as indicated,
subject to the provisions, additional restrictions and exceptions
specified in this code. Uses not specifically listed may be approved
as specified in SDC 5.11.100.
“P” = PERMITTED USE subject to the
standards of this code.
“S” = SPECIAL STANDARDS subject to
special locational and siting standards to be met prior to being deemed
a permitted use (SDC 4.7.100).
“D” = DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL subject
to review and analysis under Type 3 procedure (as a discretionary
use under SDC 5.9.100 except where other criteria are indicated in
the applicable special standards).
“N” = NOT PERMITTED
SITE PLAN REVIEW SHALL BE REQUIRED for all development
proposals within all mixed use districts unless exempted elsewhere
in this code.
|
Use Categories/Uses
|
Districts
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
MUC
|
MUE
|
MUR
| |
|
Accessory Use Structures
|
|
|
|
|
Accessory Structures (SDC 4.7.105)
|
N
|
P
|
S
|
|
Agricultural and Animal Sales and Services
|
|
|
|
|
Agricultural cultivation of undeveloped land
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
|
Garden supplies
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Automotive Repair and Service
|
|
|
|
|
Garage, repair
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Parking lots and parking structures (SDC 4.7.180)
|
S
|
P
|
S
|
|
Tires, batteries and accessories
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Operation, maintenance, repair, expansion and replacement of
automobile, light truck sales, new and used, including accessory repair
garages, parts and accessory sales on land where such uses lawfully
existed as of June 3, 2002, owned, leased and controlled by a single
entity
|
P*
*Only in Downtown Mixed-use area
|
N
|
N
|
|
Business and Professional Offices and Personal Services
|
|
|
|
|
Accountants, bookkeepers and auditors
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Advertising/marketing agencies
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Architects, landscape architects and designers
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Art studios, fine
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Art restoration
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Attorneys
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Audio/video production studio
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Authors/composers
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Banks, credit unions and savings and loans
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Barber and beauty shops
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Blue printing, photostating, and photo developing
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Business schools
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Business, labor, scientific and professional organizations and
headquarters
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Catering services
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Clinics and research/processing laboratories
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Collection agencies
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Commodity contract brokers and dealers
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Computer and information services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Dentists
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Detective and protective agencies
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Doctors
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Drafting, graphic and copy services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Employment agencies and services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Engineers and surveyors
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Financial planning, investment services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Graphic art services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Gymnastics instruction
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
House cleaning services
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Insurance carriers, agents, brokers and services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Interior decorator and designers
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Laundry, dry cleaners, including self-service, and ironing services
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Loan companies, other than banks
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Locksmiths
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Lumber brokers
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Mailing services/mail order sales
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Management and planning consultants
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Manufactured unit as a temporary construction office, night
watchperson’s quarters or general office (SDC 4.8.110, 4.7.185,
and 4.7.170)
|
P/S
|
P/S
|
N
|
|
Motion picture studio/distribution
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Non-profit organizations
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Opticians
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Performing arts instruction
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Photocopying
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Photography studios
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Planners, land use
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Printing/publishing
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Psychologists and counselors
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Real estate sales and management
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Scientific and educational research
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Security systems services
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Self-defense studio
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Shoe repair
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Stenographers and secretarial services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Stockbrokers
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Swimming pool cleaning
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Tailors
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Tanning salons
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Title companies
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Telephone answering services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Travel agencies
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
TV and radio broadcasting studios (does not include antennae)
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Typing services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Window cleaning
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Communications Facilities
|
|
|
|
|
Communications towers, including antennas and relay equipment.
Certain Wireless Telecommunications Systems Facilities (See SDC 4.3.145)
|
N
|
D
|
N
|
|
Child Care Facilities
|
|
|
|
|
Child Care Center (See standards in SDC 4.7.340 for MUR)
|
P
|
P
|
S
|
|
Eating and Drinking Establishments
|
|
|
|
|
Cafeteria (serving employees only)
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Cocktail lounges
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Delicatessens and sit down restaurants including espresso shops
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Drive up restaurants and espresso shops (SDC 4.7.180)
|
S
|
P
|
N
|
|
Taverns and brew pubs
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Educational Facilities - Public and Private Elementary
and Middle Schools
|
|
|
|
|
1 to 5 students in a private home (in a 24-hour period)
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
|
6 or more students in a private home
|
N
|
D
|
D
|
|
Private/public elementary and middle schools (SDC 4.7.195)
|
N
|
D
|
D
|
|
Secondary schools and colleges
|
N
|
D
|
N
|
|
Residential Care Facilities
|
|
|
|
|
Residential Care Facility
|
N
|
N
|
D
|
|
Home Business
|
|
|
|
|
Home Business (SDC 4.7.365)
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
|
Manufacture and/or Assembly of:
|
|
|
|
|
Appliances
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Apparel and other finished products made from canvas, cloth,
fabrics, feathers, felt, leather, textiles, wool, yarn and similar
materials
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Communication equipment, including radio and television equipment
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Costume jewelry, novelties, buttons and misc. notions
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Cutlery, hand tools and hardware
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Electronic components and accessories
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Electronic transmission and distribution equipment
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Engineering, laboratory, scientific, and research instruments
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Finished wood manufacturing and assembly including cabinets
and door frames
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Furniture, including restoration
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Greeting cards, business forms and other business related printing
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Medical, dental, and surgical equipment and supplies
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Medicinal chemicals and pharmaceutical products
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Metal fabrication and machine shops
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Musical instruments
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Prosthetic and orthopedic devices
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Office computing and accounting equipment
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Optical instruments, including lenses
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Perfumes and toiletries
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Photographic equipment and supplies
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Signs and advertising display
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Toys, sporting and athletic goods
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Watches, clocks, and related components
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Other Industrial Uses
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial/Business Parks (SDC 3.2.450)
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
|
Media productions, including TV and radio broadcasting, motion
picture production and newspaper/book/periodical publishing
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Regional distribution headquarters, including indoor storage
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Research development and testing laboratories and facilities
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Accessory structures
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Administrative professional or business offices
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Public Utility Facilities
|
|
|
|
|
High impact facilities (SDC 4.7.160)
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
|
Low impact facilities
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Recreational Facilities
|
|
|
|
|
Arcades
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Art studios, performing
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Auditoriums
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Bingo parlors
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Bowling alleys
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Dance halls
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Exercise studios
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Gyms and athletic clubs
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Hot tub establishments
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Miniature auto race track (e.g., slot car track)
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Miniature golf
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Movie theaters, indoor, single screen
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Non-alcoholic night club (SDC 4.7.205)
|
S
|
P
|
N
|
|
Off-track betting facility
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Parks, private and public
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Playground
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Play/tot lot
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Pool halls
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Recreation center
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Skating rinks
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Tennis, racquetball and handball courts
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Theater, legitimate (live stage)
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Religious, Social and Civic Institutions
|
|
|
|
|
Branch educational facilities
|
P
|
P
|
D
|
|
Charitable services
|
P
|
N
|
D
|
|
Places of Worship (SDC 4.7.370)
|
D
|
N
|
D
|
|
Community and senior centers
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Fraternal and civic organizations
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Hospitals
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Public offices, including, but not limited to: administrative
offices, libraries, museums, courts, and detention facilities.
|
P
|
N
|
D
|
|
Private/Public Elementary and Middle Schools (SDC 4.7.195)
|
N
|
D
|
D
|
|
Residential Uses in Areas Designated Mixed-Use in the
Metro Plan or Refinement Plans
|
|
|
|
|
Accessory structures (SDC 4.7.105)
|
S
|
P
|
S
|
|
Single-unit dwellings, detached; and townhomes
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Duplexes (SDC 3.2.245)
|
N
|
N
|
S
|
|
Multiple unit housing
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Short Term Rental
|
|
|
|
|
Type 1 (SDC 4.7.355)
|
P*
|
N
|
P*
|
|
Type 2 (SDC 4.7.355)
|
S*
|
N
|
S*
|
|
Retail Sales
|
|
|
|
|
Antiques
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Apparel
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Art galleries and museums
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Art supplies
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Bakeries
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Bicycles
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Books
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Cameras and photographic supplies
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Candies, nuts and confectioneries
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
China, glassware and metalware
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Cigars and cigarettes
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Computers, calculators and other office machines
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Convenience stores
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Dairy products
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Department stores
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Drapery, curtains and upholstery
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Dry goods and general merchandise
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Electrical supplies
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Fabrics and accessories
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Film drop off and pick up (not a drive-through)
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Fish
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Floor coverings
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Florists
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Fruits and vegetables
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Furniture
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Furriers
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Groceries
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Hardware
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Hobby supplies
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Household appliances
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Jewelry
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Liquor outlets (State)
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Luggage and leather
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Magazines and newspapers
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Mail order houses
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Marijuana business: production, processing, wholesaling, retail
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
Meats
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Medical and dental supplies
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Musical instruments and supplies
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Novelties and gifts
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Office equipment
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Paint, glass and wallpaper
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Pharmacies
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Pottery
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Radios, televisions and stereos
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Second hand and pawn shops
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Sewing machines
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Shoes
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Small electrical appliances
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Sporting goods
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
|
Stationary
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Supermarkets
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
|
Toys
|
P
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N
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P
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Small Scale Repair and Maintenance Services (SDC 4.7.180)
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|
|
|
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Business machine repair
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S
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P
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P
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Electrical appliance repair
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S
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P
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N
|
|
Furniture repair
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S
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P
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N
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|
Janitorial services
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N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Small engine repair
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S
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N
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N
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|
Watch repair
|
P
|
P
|
P
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|
Transient Accommodations
|
|
|
|
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Emergency shelter facilities
|
N
|
N
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P
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Hotels (SDC 4.7.180)
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S
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N
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N
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Youth hostels
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P
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N
|
N
|
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Transportation Facilities
|
|
|
|
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Heliports
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N
|
P
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N
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Helistops
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N
|
P
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N
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Linear park
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P
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P
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P
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Public transit station, without park and ride lot
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P
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P
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P
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Transportation Related, Non-Manufacturing
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|
|
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Key/card lock fuel facilities
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N
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P
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N
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Warehouse Commercial Retail and Wholesale Sales and
Distribution
|
|
|
|
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Cold storage lockers
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N
|
P
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N
|
|
Electrical supplies and contractors
|
N
|
P
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N
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Floor covering sales
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N
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P
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N
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Indoor storage, other than mini-warehouses, and outdoor storage
areas/yards
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N
|
P
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N
|
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Large electrical appliance sales
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N
|
P
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N
|
|
Merchandise vending machine operators
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N
|
P
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N
|
|
Plumbing and heating supplies and contractors
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N
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P
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N
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|
Unfinished furniture
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N
|
P
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N
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Uses listed under automotive and retail which are wholesale
uses
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
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Regional distribution headquarters, including indoor storage
|
N
|
P
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N
|
|
Warehouse/commercial uses engaged primarily in the wholesaling
of materials to the construction industry
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
Wholesale trade, warehousing, distribution and storage (to include
mini-storage)
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
Secondary Uses Serving or Related to On-Site Commercial
or Industrial Uses
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacture or assembly of goods or products to be sold on-premises
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Accessory structures
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Administrative professional or business offices
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Blueprinting, photostating, and photo developing
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
|
Cafeteria (serving employees only)
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Child care facilities (primarily serving employees on site)
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Developed recreation area (serving the development area)
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
|
Heliports and helistops
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
|
Financial institutions
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Manufactured home used as a night watch person’s quarters
(SDC 4.7.185)
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
|
Outdoor storage of materials directly related to a permitted
use (SDC 3.2.630(B)(3))
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
(6228; 6238; 6352; 6412; 6443; Ord. 6465, 11/20/2023)
The following base zone mixed-use development standards are
established.
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Development Standard
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MUC
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MUE
|
MUR
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Minimum Area
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6,000 square feet
|
10,000 square feet
|
See SDC § 3.2.215
|
|
Minimum Street Frontage(1)
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40 feet
|
75 feet
|
See SDC § 3.2.215
|
|
Maximum Lot/Parcel Coverage
|
Lot/parcel coverage standards in the MUC and MUE Districts are
limited only by standards (including, but not limited to: parking,
landscaping) specified in SDC 4.4.105 and 4.6.100. Generally, there
is no maximum lot/parcel coverage standard.
|
45%
| |
|
Minimum Landscaping
|
Minimum requirements defined by standards in other sections
of this code.
| ||
|
Landscaped Setbacks(2), (3), (4) and (5)
| |||
|
Front, Street Side Yard, and Through Lot/Parcel Rear
Yard
| |||
|
Building Setback
|
None
|
10 feet
|
See SDC § 3.2.220
|
|
Parking, driveway, and outdoor storage setback
|
5 feet
|
5 feet
|
See SDC § 3.2.220
|
|
Interior Side, Rear Yard Setbacks when Abutting
Residential or CI Districts
| |||
|
Building Setback
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
See SDC § 3.2.220
|
|
Parking, Driveway, Outdoor Storage Setback
|
5 feet
|
5 feet
|
See SDC § 3.2.220
|
|
Maximum Building Height(6)
| |||
|
Maximum unless abutting residential districts (See below)
|
90 feet
|
60 feet
|
60 feet
|
|
When abutting an R-1, R-2, or MUR District
|
No greater than that permitted in the R-1 or R-2 Districts for
a distance of 50 feet from the abutting R-1, R-2, or MUR District.
|
See SDC § 3.2.230
| |
|
(1)
|
The Director may waive the requirement that buildable City lots/parcels
have frontage on a public street when all of the following apply:
| |
|
|
(a)
|
The lots/parcels have been approved as part of a Development
Area Plan, Site Plan, Subdivision or Partition application, and
|
|
|
(b)
|
Access has been guaranteed via a private street or driveway
by an irrevocable joint use/access agreement as specified in SDC 4.2.120(A).
|
|
(2)
|
There are no setback requirements for buildings in the Downtown
Exception Area.
| |
|
(3)
|
Where an easement is larger than the required setback standard,
no building or above grade structure, except a fence, shall be built
on or over that easement.
| |
|
(4)
|
Required setbacks are measured from the special street setback
in SDC 4.2.105(N), where applicable.
| |
|
(5)
|
Architectural extensions may protrude into any 5-foot or larger
setback area by not more than 2 feet.
| |
|
(6)
|
Incidental equipment may exceed these height standards. In the
MUE District, incidental equipment exceeding the height standards
cannot occupy additional floor space.
| |
(6412; 6443; Ord. 6465, 11/20/2023; Ord. 6466, 11/20/2023)
(A)
Conflicts.
(1)
In cases where the development standards of this section conflict
with standards found in other sections of this code, the standards
of this section shall prevail.
EXCEPTION: Standards in this code pertaining to
environmental protection, water quality protection and or public health
and safety matters shall prevail over the standards in this section.
(2)
Development standards found in adopted refinement plans, specific
area plans and specific development plans shall prevail over those
in this section.
(3)
The intent of this section is not to create non-conforming uses due
to necessary zoning map amendments to mixed-use. However, if a non-conforming
situation is created; existing buildings, structures, and uses may
continue, expand, or be modified as permitted in SDC 5.8.120 and 5.8.125
until they are abandoned and are transferable to a future purchaser.
(B)
Exemption Process.
(1)
SDC 3.2.625 and 3.2.630 detail a series of design standards that
seek to achieve attractive, pedestrian oriented development where
mixed-use is applied. Developers may choose to meet these standards
as prescribed, or they may propose other design ideas which are equal
to or superior in meeting the objective of a particular standard.
When a developer requests an exemption from a required standard, it
is their responsibility to propose an alternative that fulfills the
intent of the standard to the Director’s satisfaction. The Director
has the authority to authorize the exceptions and to determine the
acceptability of the alternative the developer proposes.
(2)
When developers propose alternatives to development standards in
SDC 3.2.625 and 3.2.630 that is not acceptable, the Director shall
deny the exemption. The Director shall issue findings which state
the intent of the standard and describe how the alternative fails
to meet that intent. The developer may appeal the decision of the
Director to the Planning Commission as specified in SDC 5.3.115.
Mixed-use zoning districts require special attention to building
design because of the intermixing of land uses and higher intensity
of development that can occur in these areas. The standards below
implement commonly accepted design principles with the goal to achieve
more attractive, functional and pedestrian oriented design. Not every
case and circumstance is anticipated by these standards, nor is it
the goal of this section to prescribe every design detail of development.
It is expected that the Springfield development community will apply
their own design creativity to build on these principles and create
attractive, livable, and viable projects. The standards below provide
an objective framework for achieving the desired goal of attractive,
pedestrian oriented development. Developers may choose to meet these
standards as prescribed, or they may propose other design ideas which
are equal or superior to a particular standard in meeting the design
objectives in subsections (A) through (G), below. Where developers
request an exemption from a stated standard, it is their responsibility
to propose an alternative design and to demonstrate to the Director
that it is equal or superior to the stated standard. The Director
has the authority to authorize an exception to these standards and
determine the acceptability of an alternative design the developer
proposes. When developers propose alternative designs that are not
acceptable to the Director, they may appeal the decision as specified
in SDC 5.3.115.
(A)
Building Design Standards. Intent: New structures and improvements
to façades requiring building permits shall provide architectural
relief and interest, with emphasis at building entrances and along
sidewalks, to promote and enhance a comfortable pedestrian scale and
orientation. Blank walls shall be avoided to the maximum extent practicable
by complying with the following minimum requirements. The following
standards are intended to be specific and quantifiable while allowing
for flexibility in design.
(1)
Ground floor windows shall be required for all civic and commercial
uses. All elevations of buildings abutting any street shall provide
at least 50 percent of their length (e.g., a 100-foot wide building
façade shall have a total of at least 50 linear feet of windows)
and at least 25 percent of the ground floor wall area as windows and/or
doors that allow views into lobbies, merchandise displays, or working
areas. On corner lots/parcels this provision applies to both elevations.
EXCEPTION: Elevations of buildings adjacent to
alleys or vehicle accessways used primarily for service and delivery
access is exempt from this requirement.
(2)
Ground floor windows are required as part of the primary entrance
elevation for all industrial uses. Windows are required for at least
30 percent of the primary entrance and ground level offices that are
part of the entrance elevation. The windows shall be measured in linear
fashion (e.g., a 100-foot wide building entrance and office façade
shall have a total of at least 30 linear feet of windows and/or doors
on the ground floor that allow views into lobbies, merchandise displays,
or working areas).
(3)
Along the vertical face of a structure, offsets shall occur at a
minimum of every 50 feet by providing at least one of the following:
(a)
Recesses, including, but not limited to: entrances and floor area
with of a minimum depth of 4 feet.
(b)
Extensions, including, but not limited to: entrances and floor area
with a minimum clearance of 4 feet, a minimum depth of 4 feet, and
a maximum length of an overhang shall be 25 feet.
(c)
Offsets or breaks in roof elevation with a minimum of 3 feet or more
in height.
(4)
In order to break up vast expanses of single element building elevations,
building design shall include a combination of architectural elements
and features, including, but not limited to: offsets, windows, entry
treatments, wood siding, brick, stucco, textured concrete block.
(5)
In order to provide differentiation between the ground floor and
upper stories, building design shall include bays or balconies for
upper levels, and awnings, canopies, or other similar treatments for
lower levels. Variation in building materials, trim, paint, ornamentation,
windows, or other features including public art, may also be used.
(6)
External modifications proposed for structures listed on the Springfield
Historic Landmark Inventory shall comply with the applicable standards
specified in SDC 3.3.900.
(7)
The proposal contains an equally good or superior way to achieve
the intent of subsections (A)(1) through (6), above.
(B)
Building Orientation and Maximum Setbacks. Intent: To the greatest
extent practicable, all new buildings in a mixed-use development shall
be oriented toward both exterior and internal streets in a manner
that accommodates pedestrian comfort, convenience and safety.
(1)
In the Downtown Mixed-Use Area, buildings shall be oriented towards
fronting streets in a manner that frames and defines both streets
and pedestrian areas along those streets. The maximum building setback
in the Downtown Mixed-Use Area is 10 feet. Buildings in this area
shall not be separated from fronting streets by off-street parking,
vehicle circulation aisles or drive-thru lanes.
EXCEPTIONS: Street setbacks in the Downtown Mixed-Use Area may
be approved by the Director when:
(a)
The building design incorporates public seating, plazas, or other usable public space as specified in subsection (G) below;
(b)
The building design incorporates landscaped stormwater quality facilities
within the setback area that also enhance the pedestrian scale, orientation
and interest;
(c)
Necessary to preserve existing healthy mature trees; or
(d)
Necessary to accommodate handicapped access requirements.
(2)
Parking in the Downtown Mixed-Use Area shall be located beside or
behind buildings, internal to development on a site. For existing
development sites, outparcel buildings between a large parking lot
and the street shall be used to help define the streetscape, and lessen
the visual impact of the parking lot from the street.
(3)
Public entrances to all new buildings in the Downtown Mixed-Use Area
shall be visible from the street and oriented so that pedestrians
have a direct and convenient route from the street sidewalk to building
entrances.
(4)
In MUC Districts outside of the Downtown Mixed-Use Area, buildings
may be set back from fronting public or private streets, but shall
be connected to those by a continuous internal sidewalk (and as needed,
sidewalk crossings). This internal sidewalk network shall connect
customer entrances of buildings on a development site with one another
and with fronting public sidewalks or rights-of-way. The internal
sidewalks shall be at least 5 feet wide. The internal sidewalk network
shall connect transit stops or station to buildings on the development
site to form a direct and convenient pedestrian connection with these
transit facilities.
(5)
The proposal contains an equally good or superior way to achieve
the intent of subsections (B)(1) through (4), above.
(C)
Weather Protection. Intent: Awnings and canopies are intended to
protect pedestrians from the weather and add to the architectural
interest of buildings. New commercial or mixed-use residential development
shall provide a weather-protected area adjacent to sidewalks and plazas.
(1)
Awnings or canopies shall be at least 6 feet wide, and shall follow
building offsets to eliminate long expanses of awnings and or canopies.
(2)
Awnings and canopies shall not obscure architectural features (e.g.,
transom area) of the building and shall not extend into the second
story of the building.
(3)
Awnings and canopies shall be in proportion to the overall building
and shall match the width of the storefront or window opening.
(4)
Backlit awnings and canopies are not permitted.
(5)
Awnings and canopies shall be suspended from the building and not
supported by posts.
(6)
The proposal contains an equally good or superior way to achieve
the intent of subsections (C)(1) through (5), above.
(D)
Landscaping and Screening.
(1)
Intent. Landscaping is intended to compliment built forms within
a development area, softening and providing visual relief and contrast
to buildings, sidewalks, parking lots, and provide opportunities for
stormwater controls including Low Impact Development. Trees, as part
of a landscaping plan, must provide shade for pedestrian comfort as
well. The installation of landscaping must be accomplished in a manner
that assures that planted stock receives adequate irrigation. Screening
is intended to compliment a development area by shielding trash receptacles,
storage areas and other unsightly facilities from public view within
the development area.
(a)
Mixed-use developments must provide landscaping
and screening in accordance with SDC 4.4.105 and 4.4.110 and the following
standards:
(b)
Street trees must be required consistent with SDC 4.2.140. Species must be compatible with the design features specified in subsection (G), below and must provide continuity with nearby landscaping. The Director may grant a 1-for-1 reduction in the number of street trees required when a development preserves healthy, mature trees located within 10 feet of the sidewalk. Required street trees must be placed in planter strips between sidewalks and curbs as specified in SDC 4.2.135 and 4.2.140, or in individual tree pits. If individual tree pits are utilized, each pit must be a minimum of 64 square feet per tree, with a minimum width of 4.5 feet.
(2)
Screening of parking areas, drives, mechanical equipment and
trash receptacles must meet SDC 4.4.110. In addition:
(a)
No trash receptacles are allowed within the front
setback areas abutting residential districts.
(b)
All ground-mounted utility equipment not installed
underground must be placed to reduce visual impact or screened with
walls or landscaping.
(c)
Notwithstanding the timelines specified in SDC
4.4.105, plants must be sized to attain 50 percent coverage in 2 years
and 100 percent coverage in 4 years.
(3)
Irrigation systems are required to support landscaping. Drought-resistant
plants are encouraged. See SDC 5.17.120(D)(3) and 4.4.105.
(4)
Parking areas, drives, and mechanical equipment shall be screened
as specified in SDC 4.4.110. Trash receptacles shall be screened from
on and offsite view by placement of a solid fenced or walled enclosure,
from 5 to 6 feet in height. No receptacles are allowed within front
setback areas abutting residential districts. All ground-mounted utilities
equipment not placed underground shall be placed to reduce visual
impact or screened with walls or landscaping. Plants shall be sized
to attain 50 percent coverage in 2 years and 100 percent coverage
in 4 years.
(5)
The proposal contains an equally good or superior way to achieve
the intent of subsections (D)(1) through (4), above.
(E)
Street Connectivity and Internal Circulation. Intent: To make mixed-use
developments part of a connected street system that serves vehicles,
pedestrians and bicycles. Public or private streets connect the development
to adjacent neighborhoods and zoning districts. When street connections
are not practicable, pedestrian connections are made to and through
the development in lieu of planned street connections. Pedestrian
connections shall equal what would be available if they were on a
street.
(1)
Streets and accessways of any 1 development or site shall interconnect
with those of adjacent developments or sites. Internal street or circulation
patterns that isolate a development from all adjacent developments,
and only allow access to fronting arterial or collector streets, shall
be prohibited.
EXCEPTION: The Director may determine that topography
and/or existence of natural features of the development site would
be better accommodated with an alternative circulation pattern.
(2)
Streets and accessways shall align and connect to each other to create
a direct and convenient pattern of circulation that is consistent
with the City’s existing street and block pattern in the area.
The maximum block perimeter shall be 1,400 feet.
(3)
A mixed use development’s street network (both public and private
on-site streets) shall connect directly to neighborhood streets in
the surrounding area, providing multiple paths for pedestrian, bicycle,
and vehicular movement to and through the development area. In this
way, trips made from the surrounding residential neighborhood to the
mixed use development will be possible without requiring travel along
a major thoroughfare or arterial.
(4)
Outparcel buildings shall be connected to and served from the internal
streets of the primary development area of which they are a part.
(5)
Pedestrian paths and sidewalks shall connect all building entrances
with each other and with public rights-of-way in a manner that is
direct and convenient for the pedestrian.
(6)
The proposal contains an equally good or superior way to achieve
the intent of subsections (E)(1) through (5), above.
(F)
Neighborhood Compatibility. Intent: To achieve a compatible transition
between mixed-use and other zones of differing height, bulk and scale
requirements, consideration shall be given to the scale and design
of surrounding buildings to promote compatibility and complement or
enhance the character of existing residential neighborhoods. Development
in mixed-use districts must be appropriate and related to the setting
and established character of the surrounding area or neighborhood.
Minimum standards adjacent to the R-1 Districts are:
(1)
Architectural compatibility between new development and adjacent
R-1 development, including, but not limited to: similar roof forms,
windows, trim, and materials, shall be required to the maximum extent
practicable.
(2)
Lighting shall be arranged and constructed not to produce direct
glare on adjacent LDR development as specified in SDC 4.5.100.
(3)
Site obscuring landscaping shall be required, including, but not
limited to: the retention of existing vegetation; installation of
a 6-foot minimum height, site-obscuring fence with shade trees planted
a maximum of 30 feet on center (2-inch caliper at planting); and/or
other landscaping to provide visual buffering.
(4)
Mechanical equipment shall be screened from view from adjacent R-1 properties and the street as specified in subsection (D) above. Mechanical equipment shall be buffered so that noise does not typically exceed 50 decibels as measured at the LDR property line. The City may require a noise study certified by a licensed acoustical engineer.
(5)
The proposal contains an equally good or superior way to achieve
the intent of subsections (F)(1) through (4) above.
(G)
Pedestrian Amenities. Intent: To provide appropriate pedestrian amenities
in mixed-use developments, pedestrian amenities, including, but not
limited to: benches, ornamental paving and public art shall be provided
and durably designed and integrated into an overall design scheme
or pattern.
(1)
All new structures and substantial improvements to existing buildings
shall provide pedestrian amenities, as specified in this subsection.
The number of pedestrian amenities provided shall comply with the
following sliding scale.
|
Size of Structure or Substantial Improvement
|
Number of Amenities
|
|---|---|
|
<5,000 sq. ft.
|
1
|
|
5,000—10,000 sq. ft.
|
2
|
|
10,000—50,000 sq. ft.
|
3
|
|
>50,000 sq. ft.
|
4
|
(2)
Acceptable pedestrian amenities include:
(a)
Sidewalks incorporating ornamental paving treatments, including,
but not limited to: concrete masonry unit pavers, brick, or stone,
which are 50 percent wider than required by this code.
(b)
A public outdoor seating plaza adjacent to, or visible and accessible
from, the street (minimum useable area of 300 square feet).
(c)
Sidewalk planters between the sidewalk and building including stormwater
swales.
(d)
Street tree density more extensive than required by this section.
(e)
Streetscape scale container planters.
(f)
Installation of 3-inch caliper size or larger to fulfill the street
tree requirement.
(g)
Public art, including, but not limited to: sculptures, fountains,
clocks, or murals with a value equal to or greater than 1 percent
of construction value of the structure.
(h)
Pocket parks with a minimum usable area of 300 square feet.
(3)
Guidelines for the siting, construction and character of pedestrian
amenities:
(a)
Amenities shall be visible and accessible to the general public from
a fully improved street. Access to pocket parks, plazas, and sidewalks
shall be provided via a public right-of-way or a public access easement.
(b)
The size or capacity of pedestrian amenities shall be roughly proportional
to their expected use, including use by employees, customers, residents,
and other visitors. The Director may alter minimum area standards
for pocket parks and plazas based on this guideline.
(c)
Amenities shall be consistent with the character and scale of surrounding
developments. For example, similarity in awning height, bench style,
planter materials, street trees, and pavers is recommended to foster
continuity in the design of pedestrian areas. Materials shall be suitable
for outdoor use, easily maintained, and have at least a 10-year expected
service life.
(d)
Bus stops, as a pedestrian amenity, shall conform to standards of
the Lane Transit District.
(4)
The proposal contains an equally good or superior way to achieve
the intent of subsections (G)(1) through (3), above.
(6443; Ord.
6464, 11/20/2023)
(A)
MUC Development Standards.
(1)
Preservation of the Commercial Land Supply.
(a)
One hundred percent of a new mixed-use building footprint may be
developed for commercial uses.
(b)
A minimum of 60 percent of the ground floor area within a new building
in the MUC District shall be dedicated to commercial uses to ensure
that commercial land is preserved for primarily commercial purposes.
Up to 100 percent of any building may be developed for residential
uses so long as 60 percent of the total ground floor area within the
development area is devoted to commercial uses.
EXCEPTION: This provision shall not apply when
commercial uses are proposed for an existing residential building
within a commercial district that was within a commercial district
prior to June 3, 2002.
(c)
The commercial uses on an MUC site shall be developed prior to or
concurrently with other proposed uses. Concurrency may be established
by approval of a Master Plan that provides a mix of uses that includes
commercial and other proposed uses.
EXCEPTION: This provision shall not apply to residential
and/or limited manufacturing uses that are in existence as of June
3, 2002.
(2)
Maximum Footprint for Retail Uses. The maximum building footprint
for a grocery store shall be 70,000 square feet. The maximum building
footprint for other single tenant wholesale or retail uses shall be
50,000 square feet. The maximum footprint for all other uses shall
be based upon lot/parcel coverage and building setbacks.
(3)
Minimum Floor Area Ratio. A minimum floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.40
shall be required for all new development or redevelopment in the
MUC portion of the Downtown Mixed-Use Area. A FAR of 0.30 is required
for new development on lots/parcels greater than 1 acre in the MUC
District outside of the Downtown Mixed-Use Area. FAR is defined for
this purpose as the amount of gross floor area of all buildings and
structures on the building lot/parcel divided by the total lot/parcel
area.
EXCEPTION: Existing auto and truck dealerships
in the Downtown Mixed-Use Area as specified in SDC 3.2.610 under the
automotive and truck sales, storage, repair and service category are
exempt from the minimum floor area ratio requirement.
(B)
MUE Development Standards.
(1)
Preservation of the Industrial Land Supply.
(a)
A minimum of 60 percent of the gross floor area within a MUE District
shall be dedicated to industrial uses to ensure that industrial land
is preserved for primarily industrial purposes.
EXCEPTION: Pre-existing structures and uses shall
be covered under the provisions of SDC 5.8.100 that addresses continuing
non-conforming uses.
(b)
“Businesses and Professional Offices and Personal Services”
listed in SDC 3.2.610 shall not have a ground floor area of more than
5,000 square feet for any single use.
(c)
The industrial uses on an MUE site shall be developed prior to or
concurrently with any other commercial or residential uses. Concurrency
may be established by approval of a Master Plan that provides a mix
of uses that includes commercial and other proposed uses.
EXCEPTION: Commercial and/or residential uses that
are in existence as of June 3, 2002.
(2)
Minimum Floor Area Ratio. A minimum floor area ratio of 0.25 is required
for all new development or redevelopment in the MUE District.
(3)
On-Site Design Standards specified in SDC 3.2.445 apply to development
in the MUE District with the following exemptions:
(a)
Outdoor storage is allowed, but storage areas shall not be permitted
in front or street-side yards.
(b)
Outdoor storage shall be screened from the view of adjacent properties
and from public rights-of-way as specified in SDC 4.4.110. Painted
structural screens shall match the building color scheme of the development
area.
(c)
The minimum landscaped open space and the maximum impermeable surface
standards specified in SDC 3.2.445 shall be reduced to 25 percent
and 75 percent respectively.
(C)
MUR Development Standards.
(1)
Preservation of the Residential Land Supply.
(a)
A minimum of 80 percent of the gross floor area within a MUR District
must be dedicated to multiple unit housing to ensure that medium and
high density land is preserved for primarily residential purposes.
EXCEPTION: Pre-existing structures and uses shall
be covered under the provisions of SDC 5.8.100 that addresses continuing
non-conforming uses.
(b)
The residential uses on an MUR site shall be developed prior to or
concurrently with any other commercial or industrial uses. Concurrency
may be established by approval of a Master Plan that provides a mix
of uses that includes commercial and other proposed uses.
EXCEPTION: Commercial and/or industrial uses that
are in existence as of the adoption of this MUR District.
(2)
Minimum/Maximum Residential Densities.
(a)
Minimum residential densities for strictly residential development
within the MUR District shall be 20 units per gross acre.
(b)
Minimum residential densities for developments that include mixed
uses within the MUR District shall be 12 units per gross acre.
EXCEPTION: If less than 20 units per gross acre
are provided, the development shall include a minimum of 10 percent
of the total gross floor area in nonresidential uses.
(c)
There are no maximum residential densities established for the MUR
District.
EXCEPTION: Building heights shall regulate maximum
densities.
(3)
Nonresidential Uses.
(a)
Nonresidential uses in the MUR District shall not exceed 5,000 square
feet of ground floor area for each separate use and shall be limited
to a maximum of 20 percent of the total gross floor area in the development
area.
(b)
Nonresidential uses developed as part of a mixed use building that
includes housing shall be developed to maintain a minimum density
of 12 dwelling units per acre. When a development site is composed
of 2 or more phases, each phase shall also meet this standard.
EXCEPTION: Civic uses shall not be a permitted
use in the MUR District.
(4)
All development in the MUR District complies with the architectural
design standards in SDC 4.7.375.
(6443)
(A)
If development is planned to occur in phases, a phased development
plan shall be submitted concurrently with the Site Plan application
specified in SDC 5.17.100. In addition to the phasing requirements
specified in SDC 5.17.115, the phasing plan shall include the following
information:
(1)
Existing buildings and dimensions with distances from property lines
and other buildings.
(2)
The location of future right-of-way dedications based on the Springfield
Transportation System Plan, including the Conceptual Street Map, and
the block length and size standards specified in SDC 3.2.625(E).
(3)
A re-division plan at the minimum density required by this subsection,
for any lot/parcel that is large enough to further divide or a plot
plan showing building footprints for MUC minimum densities.
(4)
The location of natural resources, regulated wetlands, natural drainage/stormwater
management areas and wooded areas showing how future development will
address preservation, protection or removal.
(5)
Adopted public facilities plans.
(6)
The intended use, residential, commercial, and/or industrial and
size in square feet of each building.
(7)
The ratio of the square footage of each intended use, residential,
commercial, and/or industrial to the total square footage of the buildings
in each phase of the development.
(B)
Site Plan Review shall include the monitoring of the ratio of uses
to ensure that the proposed development maintains the ratio of:
(6412; 6443)
