The Mixed Business/Light Industrial Design Overlay District
is intended to promote high-quality development given the potential
mix of businesses and light industrial uses in the overlay district.
The standards in this article are intended to supplement other standards
set forth in other parts of the Zoning Code. If a standard in this
article is more restrictive than another standard, the standard in
this article shall control to the extent of the conflict.
The location(s) of the Mixed Business/Light Industrial Design Overlay District is depicted on the adopted Zoning Map, which may be amended with the procedures set forth in §
510-155. A map amendment may 1) establish the location of a new overlay district that encompasses a minimum area of 20 acres, 2) remove an existing district in its entirety, or 3) modify the extent of an existing overly district by adding contiguous parcels or removing parcels on the perimeter provided the district is at least 20 acres in area.
The initial construction on a parcel shall equal or exceed the
minimums for the following types of uses, if otherwise allowed in
the base zoning district:
Type of Use
|
Minimum Square Feet per Buildable Acre
|
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Retail
|
3,000
|
Office
|
4,000
|
Manufacturing
|
4,000
|
Warehousing
|
5,000
|
The following uses, if otherwise allowed in the base zoning
district, are specifically prohibited:
B. Outdoor storage and wholesaling;
C. Personal storage facilities;
F. Vehicle storage and impound yard.
Trash dumpsters must be screened from public rights-of-way and
adjacent property by an enclosure with walls a minimum of six feet
in height. The walls must be constructed of masonry compatible with
materials used on the street side of the principal building. Access
gates must be constructed of woven wire fencing with opaque screening
material. It is preferred that a screened pedestrian entrance be provided
such that waste may be deposited without opening the large access
gates.
If allowed by the base zoning district, outdoor storage of materials
and equipment is limited to 35% of the floor area of the principal
building. All such outdoor storage areas must be screened with either
a fence (at least six feet in height but not more than 12 feet) built
to serve as a vision screen or a planting screen that will visually
block the storage. Stacking of materials and equipment shall not exceed
six feet above the surrounding grade. An outdoor storage area shall
not be located between the front of the building and the public street.
If the storage area is located on a side of the building, such area
must be intentionally designed to look like it is part of the principal
building (e.g., the screening is attached to the principal building
and made of the same exterior materials).
Nonconforming situations (lot, use, structure and/or site) shall adhere to the provisions of Article
IX.