Sec. 26-52. - Development standards.

New land uses, structures, and site development including alterations to existing land uses, structures, and site development within office mixed-use, commercial mixed-use and manufacturing zoning districts shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the following requirements, and all applicable standards in article III (regulations applicable to all zones) and article IV (standards for specific land uses) of this Development Code.

(a)

Site size.

(1)

All sites shall conform to the dimensions set forth in this section. A development or center may be a combination of many parcels totaling at least the required site size, but its design must be integrated and unified.

Table 2-13 Minimum Lot Size for Commercial and Office Mixed-Use and Industrial Zones

(b)

Yards.

(1)

No building or above ground structure shall be constructed within:

a.

(See chart in this section for feet) of the front or rear property lines.

b.

(See chart in this section for feet) of each side property line adjacent to residential zoning or development. The five (5) feet of the front yard nearest the front property line shall be landscaped and the remaining footage may either be landscaped or utilized as a portion of a driveway or off-street parking area. The six (6) feet of either a rear of side yard adjacent to residential zoning or development shall be landscaped with specimen-size plant material (a combination of thirty (30) inch boxed and fifteen (15) gallon trees and minimum five (5) gallons for shrubs) appropriate in type and size to create a solid plant screen. Trees shall be placed at a minimum of thirty (30) feet on center, on average, for this screen. Such landscaping shall be to the approval of the Community Development Director or their designee as represented on the approved landscaping plan.

c.

When the rear of a site zoned OPMU, NMU, RMU or SMU abuts a public street, at the discretion of the Planning Commission, the minimum rear setback may be reduced to five (5) feet, providing that such a reduction will result in an improved design of the development.

Table 2-14 Minimum Required Setbacks for Commercial and Office Mixed-Use and Industrial Zones Adjacent to Residential Zones

PP*: No yards/setbacks required except such as may be incorporated in a precise plan, conditional use permit and/or variance.

Table 2-15 Minimum Required Setbacks for Commercial and Office Mixed-Use and Industrial Zones Adjacent to Nonresidential Zones

(c)

Building coverage. Building coverage of any lot, parcel or center shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the lot, parcel, or site after all necessary street or alley dedications. A parking structure shall not be calculated as building area provided that a minimum of twelve (12) percent of the total net area of the development is landscaped.

(d)

Height limit.

(1)

Buildings within the nonresidential zone, when within charted feet of a single-family zone, shall have a maximum height as follows:

Table 2-16 Maximum Building Height for Office and Commercial Mixed-Use and Industrial Zones

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)