[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 609.1, 3-4-1997]
Permitted uses in the Waterfront I "A" Downtown District are
as follows:
Municipal uses deemed necessary by the City Council, but, prior
to taking action thereon the council shall hold a public hearing for
which 10 days' public notice shall be given.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 609.2, 3-4-1997; Ord. No. 1-1999, 7-6-1999; Ord. No. 21-2006, 2-7-2006]
Permitted uses with Planning Board review in the Waterfront
I "A" Downtown District are as follows:
(1)
Retail businesses and services.
(2)
Office buildings.
(3)
Restaurants, diners, and carry-outs (excluding drive-through).
(4)
Parks.
(5)
Light manufacturing.
(6)
Hotels, motels, convention centers and multi-unit residential complexes.
(7)
Retail sale of products assembled on-site.
(8)
Research, experimental or testing laboratories.
(9)
Public transportation passenger stations.
(10)
Public utility uses such as electric substations.
(11)
Office parks.
(12)
Health care facilities and professional offices.
(13)
Retirement facilities.
(14)
Planned unit development.
(15)
Commercial uses with single-family residential spaces on the
second and/or third floors.
(16)
Home occupations.
(17)
Museums.
(18)
Water-related uses.
(19)
Art galleries.
(20)
Stealth telecommunications facilities.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 609.3, 3-4-1997]
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 609.4, 3-4-1997; Ord. No. 57-1997, 6-17-1997]
(a)
The general standards of performance in article IX of this chapter shall be observed in the Waterfront I "A" Downtown District.
(c)
New construction or renovation shall not utilize exterior facade
materials which would include vertical metal siding, untextured concrete
or concrete block. Brick or wooden clapboard facade or wood shingle
materials are encouraged. Roof pitches for all such new construction
or renovation must be at least three inches rise per foot of run.
(d)
Any building renovation which does not relate to a changed use or change in the exterior footprint, size, area, or volume of a building shall be reviewed and approved by the code enforcement officer as a permitted use, subject to the general performance standards in article IX of this chapter. Such renovation, whether interior or exterior, shall not require Planning Board review.
(e)
In addition to the criteria applicable to the approval of uses classified
as permitted uses requiring Planning Board review, the applicant shall
be required to demonstrate to the Planning Board that the use proposed
will not cause vibration or emission of any material, odor or noise
which will unreasonably interfere with the use or enjoyment of other
properties located within the waterfront district or adjacent thereto.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 609.5, 3-4-1997]
In the case of a planned unit development and cluster housing development in the Waterfront I "A" Downtown District, the standards in section 102-484 may be modified in accordance with article VI of this chapter. In addition, a planned unit development and cluster housing development shall be reviewed under the subdivision ordinance.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 609.6, 3-4-1997]
New light manufacturing structures shall not exceed 3,000 square
feet of manufacturing area per use in the Waterfront I "A" Downtown
District.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 609.7, 3-4-1997]
The express enumeration of a permitted use or a permitted use
requiring Planning Board review in the Waterfront I "A" Downtown District
is not intended to implicitly exclude those same uses in other districts
in which the uses enumerated in this division are not specifically
listed or mentioned.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 609.8, 3-4-1997]
Only those uses specifically listed as permitted uses or permitted
uses requiring Planning Board are allowed within the Waterfront I
"A" Downtown District. All other uses are excluded.
