Andover City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
C-3 Commercial and Limited Industrial Zone
§ 134-47 Primary intended use and permitted uses.
[Amended 9-11-1978; 7-10-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-2]
This zone is designed for the development of larger commercial retail and sales establishments, office complexes, integrated shopping centers, and limited manufacturing and research operations in keeping with the exposed, highly visible location of the area on both sides of the southern end of the State Highway 206, which forms the principal entrance to the Borough of Andover and to the residential neighborhood of Forest Lakes. The following uses are permitted:
A.
Integrated shopping centers and accompanying commercial uses in accordance with the supplemental regulations set forth in § 134-50.
B.
Commercial sales and repair businesses including boat sales and repair, motorcycle sales and repair, and similar businesses.
C.
Professional and business office buildings and complexes.
D.
Research and development establishments in fully enclosed buildings, which do not involve nuisances, such as noise, glare, dust, smoke, fumes or odors, and do not involve the production and shipping of products for commercial sale.
E.
Light manufacturing or distribution establishments in fully enclosed buildings, not involving nuisances perceptible at the property line of noise, glare, dust, smoke, fumes or odors and not involving substantial volumes of heavy trucking or the use of heavy machinery. Only activities such as electronics manufacturing or assembly, light metal products fabrication, printing and punishing, processing and distribution of food products, distribution and servicing of business machines and small volume chemical processing shall be permitted. Site plan review by the Planning Board shall be required for all uses under this subsection.
§ 134-48 Other permitted uses.
[Amended 10-8-1979]
A.
Existing single-family residential uses. Such uses are allowed to be altered and enlarged under the regulations of the R-2 Zone and Article VII, R-2 Residential Zone.
[Amended 3-10-1980]
B.
Farm stands, as conditional uses under the provisions of § 137-7, subject to a determination by the Planning Board that no undue traffic hazard will be created.
§ 134-49 Accessory uses.
[Amended 7-10-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-2]
The following accessory uses shall be permitted in the C-3 Zone:
A.
Garage space for the storage of commercial vehicles related to the principal use on the site, subject to site plan review by the Planning Board.
B.
Buildings for storage of materials and equipment, subject to site plan review by the Planning Board.
C.
Outdoor storage of retail sales inventory for commercial sales businesses in rear and/or side yards, subject to site plan review by the Planning Board.
D.
The keeping of poultry subject to the following: Only hen poultry that are owned by the resident may be kept on property used as a single-family residence. Shelters, pens, runs and so forth must not be closer than 15 feet from any adjoining property. Poultry must be penned and not allowed to free range. A maximum of five poultry per 10,000 square feet of property shall be allowed with a total of 25 maximum for any size lot within this zone.
[Added 4-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-3]
§ 134-50 Supplemental regulations.
[Amended 9-11-1978; 10-8-1979; 9-14-1987 by Ord. No. 243; 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 333; 3-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1; 7-10-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-2]
A.
Building materials. All buildings, except permitted existing residential uses or alterations thereto, shall conform to the requirements for construction and related standards as required in the IP Industrial Park Zone, § 134-54.
B.
Where a commercial facility is proposed to comprise an area of 20,000 square feet or more total area, such facility shall be required to prove to the reviewing board that off-site impact from traffic, waste disposal and drainage, as well as the effects on surrounding residential neighborhoods, can be accommodated via existing or proposed infrastructure improvements. Where such improvements are proposed, no such development shall occur prior to the improvements having been completed to the point where the impact may be accommodated.
C.
Integrated shopping centers and accompanying commercial uses shall require a minimum lot size of five acres.
D.
In connection with integrated shopping centers and accompanying commercial uses, the following regulations shall apply:
(1)
Pedestrian walks shall be not less than 10 feet wide around all buildings, provided customer access to stores shall be provided.
(2)
Each shopping center shall be provided with adequate utilities, such as water and sewage facilities, as well as drainage facilities to properly dispose of all surface waters as required by the Borough Engineer and approved by the Planning Board. All utilities shall be placed underground.
(3)
Emergency lanes. Each shopping center shall provide unobstructed access ways to and from all buildings to facilitate the movement of emergency equipment.
(4)
Trash areas. Each shopping center shall provide an area which is concealed from the customer parking area and surrounding properties or streets for the orderly deposit and pickup of trash and recycled materials.
(5)
Landscaping. Those portions of all front, rear and side yards that are not used for off-street parking and circulation shall be attractively planted with trees, shrubs, plants and grass. Landscaping shall be as regulated in § 134-64.2.
(6)
Buffer. There shall be a buffer zone of 40 feet from a residential zone. This buffer area, if wooded, shall remain wooded, or, if open, shall be effectively planted to the entire forty-foot width to screen out of view, noise or other activity taking place in the shopping center zone. Buffering shall be as regulated in § 134-64.2.
(7)
Where two or more buildings are constructed within a development, the buildings shall be of a related architectural theme.
(8)
Where a commercial facility is proposed to comprise a building area of 20,000 square feet or more, such facility shall be required to prove to the reviewing board that off-site impact from traffic, waste disposal and drainage, as well as the effects on surrounding residential neighborhoods, can be accommodated via existing or proposed infrastructure improvements. Where such improvements are proposed, no such development shall occur prior to the improvements having been completed to the point where the impact may be accommodated.