The purpose of this district is to provide retail, service and
other commercial facilities for local residents and those of neighboring
communities in areas generally located at major roadways. Standards
are provided to allow for both freestanding and attached structure
development.
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right only for
one or more of the following uses:
A.
Retail store, including general merchandise store, hardware, pharmacy,
variety store or video store.
B.
Food store, including grocery, delicatessen, convenience store or
supermarket, liquor store, caterer, bakery sales or ice cream shop.
C.
Eating and drinking establishments, including taverns, fast-food
restaurants with or without drive-through service, fast-casual restaurants,
and full-service restaurants.
[Amended 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 746]
D.
Personal service shop.
E.
Professional or business office or building, studio, bank or other
financial institution.
F.
General service or repair, including furniture, and electronic and
appliance repair.
G.
Tradesman's shop, including carpenter, electrician, plumber, cabinetmaker
or similar establishment.
H.
Health club or spa.
The following uses shall be permitted by special exception, subject to the provisions of Articles XXI and XXV as well as the specific sections listed below.
Conditional uses shall be subject to Article XXII and the provisions cited below:
Accessory uses and structures shall comply with § 600-159 and the articles/sections cited below:
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be
minimum requirements.
A.
Detached commercial buildings.
(1)
Lot area: 12,000 square feet.
(2)
Lot width: 75 feet.
(3)
Front yard: 45 feet.
(4)
Side yards: 10 feet each, 25 feet if side yard abuts residential
district or use.
(5)
Rear yard: 35 feet.
(6)
Building coverage: 30%, maximum.
(7)
Impervious surface: 75%, maximum.
(8)
Height: two stories, maximum, and 35 feet, maximum.
A.
Detached commercial buildings.
(1)
Buffer area. Where a rear or side yard of properties in this district abut a residential district, a buffer shall be provided within the rear yard on the commercial property between such property and the abutting residential property. Such buffer area, defined in Article II, shall vary in width depending on the depth of the lot, as indicated below:
Lot Depth
(feet)
|
Required Width Buffer Area
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|
Less than 150
|
10
| |
150 to 199
|
15
| |
200 to 249
|
20
| |
250 to 299
|
30
| |
300 or more
|
30
|
(2)
Screening.
(a)
Where properties in the district abut a residential district, there shall be a planted visual screen as defined in Article II within the buffer area required above. This screen shall be not less than six feet high and shall comply with § 600-172. A privacy-type fence or wall, which shall be not less than six feet high, may be substituted for the planted visual screen when approved by the Board of Commissioners.
(4)
Storage. No permanent storage of merchandise, articles or equipment
shall be permitted outside a building. Goods, articles or equipment
may be stored, displayed or offered for sale beyond the front line
of a building with permission of the Zoning Officer.
B.
Attached commercial buildings.
(1)
All buffer requirements in Subsection A(1) above, except those for parking, shall be complied with.
(2)
All screening requirements in Subsection A(1) above, except those for parking shall be complied with.
(3)
Any part or portion of a site which is not used for buildings, other
structures, parking or loading spaces and aisles, sidewalk and designated
storage areas shall be planted with an all-season cover and shall
be landscaped according to an overall plan. Maximum advantage shall
be taken of existing natural plantings in landscaping.
As required in Article XXIII.