[Ord. #1004, § 7; Ord. #1143]
a. Intent and Purpose of Commercial Development. The
proposed commercial development shall be based on an overall design
plan submitted as part of either a general development plan or a preliminary
site plan. The commercial development should provide an integrated
design and arrangement of buildings, taking into consideration building
scale, building massing, open space, and usage. For the commercial
area (excluding the golf course area), the intent is to create a "village
center." The plan submitted for Planning Board review should include
the following information:
1. Proposed building architecture;
2. Proposed building construction and materials; and
3. Proposed landscape plan, street furniture, lighting
and other aspects of the center.
b. Standards for Review.
1. All individual lots shall have access to a public
street.
2. A landscaped buffer shall be provided on commercial
property located contiguous to residential areas. Such buffer shall
be a minimum of 25 feet in depth and shall be landscaped and mounded
to provide a solid evergreen screen.
3. Performance Standards. No commercial use shall create
glare, heat, noise, odor, or physical vibrations, perceptible at the
Village Center property line.
4. If the commercial building is not connected by common
roofline, then individual buildings must be separated by at least
20 feet or minimum BOCA requirements, whichever is more.
5. Off-street parking and loading shall be in accordance
with Section 21-22 except that parking may be provided in the front
yard area if suitably screened and in accordance with overall approved
plan.
6. Permitted Uses.
(a)
Retail sales of goods and services, liquor stores.
[Ord. #1466, 5-15-2001, amended]
(d)
One dwelling within a building which also contains
a business use.
(e)
Restaurants, but not drive-in restaurants.
(f)
Park and ride facilities.
(h)
Child-care centers, not exceeding 15,500 square
feet.
[Ord. #2460, 3-9-2021, amended]
(i)
Post offices, not exceeding 5,000 square feet.
(j)
Religious facilities, not exceeding 10,000 square
feet.
(k)
Banks and other financial institutions.
[Ord. #2460, 3-9-2021, added]
7. Accessory Uses.
(a)
Accessory uses customarily incidental to the
above permitted uses.
8. Bulk and Yard Requirements:
(b)
Maximum Village Center area (tract) coverage:
75%.
(g)
Minimum building setback to residential property
line: 50 feet.
(h)
Minimum parking setback to residential property
line: 25 feet.
(i)
Minimum distance between building and common
parking: 10 feet.
(j)
Building setback from curb: 20 feet.
9. Retail/Office/Country Inn Mix.
[Ord. #2460, 3-9-2021, amended]
(a)
A maximum of 50,000 square feet of retail/general
office/country inn uses shall be permitted with no less than 50% of
the space occupied by retail uses.
10.
Exceptions.
(a)
Maximum lot coverage standards shall not apply
to any park and ride facility. Instead, any park and ride facility
shall be designed to assure sufficient drainage on and off the site.
A minimum of 10% of interior parking areas shall be landscaped.
[Ord. #1004, § 7]
Notwithstanding any provisions set forth elsewhere
in this article, the Planning Board may waive any engineering and
construction design requirements contained in this article, in order
to achieve the objectives of this article, provided that the Planning
Board shall be satisfied that such a waiver does not jeopardize the
public health and safety, and the same is consistent with the intent
and purpose of this chapter.