It is the purpose of the OMU District:
A. To create a mixed use environment which emphasizes
pedestrian circulation among certain commercial and office uses, attractive
civic spaces, squares and green areas which would provide a commercial
and office area with its own particular identity.
B. To encourage one or more unified architectural styles
that bring harmony and balance to the entire project.
C. To encourage the central location of various commercial
and office uses in order to provide an area where the citizens from
inside and outside of Washington Township can receive professional
and business services in one location without dependence upon the
automobile,
D. To encourage disbursed parking spaces, the sharing
of parking and to discourage large parking lots and paved areas.
It is recognized that the purposes stated above in §
285-286 may best be implemented by modifying some of the zoning and subdivision standards. The architectural character of the OMU District may require narrower streets and pavement, shared parking and interconnecting pedestrian walkways.
The minimum tract area shall be 50 acres to
be considered for an OMU Office Mixed Use District.
In any OMU Office Mixed Use District, land or
building shall be used by right only for one or more of the following:
A. Office uses.
(1) Professional and general offices.
(2) Medical and legal offices.
(3) Real estate, title company and insurance offices.
B. Civic buildings.
(1) Financial establishments with drive-in facilities.
(3) Arts and craft studios and shops.
(7) Indoor athletic/sports facilities, health clubs and/or
gymnasiums.
(8) Any uses permitted in the NC Neighborhood Commercial District, §
285-96, with the following exceptions:
(a)
No residential units shall be permitted as referenced in §
285-96Y.
(b)
The prohibition against any single store occupying
a floor area in excess of 5,000 square feet shall not apply.
Only accessory uses on the same lot with, and
customarily incidental to, any of the above permitted uses shall be
permitted.
The following area and bulk regulations shall
apply:
A. Minimum lot size: 13,500 square feet.
B. Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. Minimum lot depth: 135 feet.
D. Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
E. Minimum front yard: 50 feet from all streets.
F. Side yards: 20 feet aggregate total with a minimum
of eight feet, provided that when a written agreement is provided
by adjoining property owners, no side yard shall be required between
properties of separate ownership where two or more commercial uses
abut side to side. In the case of a series of abutting structures
paralleling a public right-of-way, an open and unobstructed passage
of at least 30 feet in width shall be provided at grade level at intervals
of not more than 200 feet.
G. Minimum rear yard: 35 feet.
H. Maximum building height: 50 feet.