Avon Village City Zoning Code

Request for a PIP District shall be made to the Village Board by filing an application, concept plan and environmental assessment form (EAF) with the Village Clerk. The Village Clerk shall refer the request to the Planning Board for consideration.

The applicant shall meet with the Planning Board to discuss design and development objectives. At this meeting, the applicant shall describe how the proposed rezoning would be integrated with neighboring land uses, community features and public facilities and services. The concept plan shall be to scale and shall include the following information:

Within 60 days of the receipt of the concept plan, EAF and supporting documents, the Planning Board shall submit a written report to the Village Board. The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing on the concept plan to assist it in the preparation of its report. If no report has been rendered within the sixty-day period, unless such time limit has been extended by formal action of the Planning Board, the applicant may proceed on the basis that the report is favorable.

Upon receipt of a report from the Planning Board, the Village Board shall consider the application for the PIP District as any other application for amendment of the Zoning Map.

If the Village Board approves the redistricting for the PIP District, the Zoning Map shall be amended. The Village Board may establish a maximum aggregate gross floor area for all buildings in the district and may place conditions on the rezoning to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, visual and acoustical screening, the order of construction and/or occupancy, vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems, protection of natural resources and other physical or community needs.

Scientific or engineering research and/or experimental development of materials, methods or products.

Engineering design of products.

The manufacture, processing and assembly of previously refined materials in the following industrial categories:

Office buildings for executive, engineering and administrative purposes.

Day-care centers, provided that such uses do not occupy more than 10% of the total land area of any PIP District.

Prototype manufacturing incidental to research and development laboratories and corporate headquarters and offices.

Warehousing and storage, provided that such uses shall not occupy more than 15% of the total building floor area and shall be located within the principal building of the permitted use.

Noncommercial recreational facilities.

Restaurants, provided that such uses are located entirely within the building to which they are accessory and do not have a direct outside entrance for customers.

Day-care centers, provided that such uses are located entirely within the building to which they are accessory.

Research and testing laboratories for biotechnology, genetic or gene research.

Manufacture, storage, handling and use of radiological, chemical or biological warfare agents or of explosives or blasting agents. The use of explosives or blasting agents which may be necessary for construction purposes may be permitted.

Uses which would create, in any manner, noxious or offensive noise, dust, refuse matter, odor, smoke, gas, fumes, vibration or glare.

Uses which would create a menace to neighboring properties by reason of fire, explosion or other physical hazards to any person, building or vegetation.

Uses which would create harmful discharge of waste materials, including both air and waterborne wastes and refuse.

If an existing use within a PIP District is proposed to be changed to a separate, different and distinct use, an application must be made for site plan approval to the Village Board. As part of the review of said application, the Village Board may require changes in the development of the site. These changes may include, but shall not be limited to, off-street parking, loading areas, landscaping and screening, lighting, signage and access which would be necessary to accommodate the proposed new use.

All uses, including equipment for the handling of processes, shall be conducted in a completely enclosed building. The actual loading and unloading of materials shall not be restricted to indoor locations.

No materials, supplies or equipment shall be permitted to be stored outside any building overnight. Company vehicles may be parked out-of-doors overnight, provided that they are stored on the property to which they are accessory to and adequately screened from public view.

All waste, scrap, refuse, empty containers, dry bottles and cartons shall be stored in suitable containers.

No buildings or parking areas are permitted within 100 feet of a residential district or 50 feet of any other district.

No buildings are permitted within 80 feet of any public or private street. No buildings are permitted within 40 feet of rear property lines or within 25 feet of any side yard property line.

No parking areas are permitted within 50 feet of any public or private street. No parking areas are permitted within 30 feet of any property line.

Notwithstanding Subsections A and B and C above, no building or parking area setbacks shall be required from any street or right-of-way used only for emergency access.

The maximum aggregate coverage of any lot by impervious surfaces, including, but not limited to, buildings, walks, drives, parking and loading areas, etc., shall not exceed 60% of the total area of any lot.

The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) on any lot shall be:

Lot width shall not be less than 150 feet.

Lot area shall not be less than one acre.

No building within a PIP District shall exceed 35 feet in height as measured from the average finished grade at the perimeter of the building. The height limitation of this subsection, however, shall not apply to ventilators, skylights, water tanks, bulkheads, building chimneys, cooling towers, necessary mechanical appurtenances and similar features usually carried above the roof level, provided that:

The minimum parking ratio for each lot in a PIP District shall be three parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross building floor area. The Village Board may reduce the actual number of parking spaces to be provided based upon evidence supplied which would support the specific parking needs of individual uses. In granting such a reduction, the Village Board shall reserve the authority to require additional spaces to meet actual needs.

The maximum parking ratio for each lot in a PIP District shall be four parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross building floor area.

The requirements of § 30-72A and B shall regulate the size of individual parking spaces and the maximum distance that parking spaces may be located from the use they are intended to serve shall apply to parking areas in a PIP District.

No parking area or other vehicular surface is permitted within 10 feet of any building, except in the case of an automobile dropoff, a loading area, vehicular entry into the building or emergency access.

Parking lots with more than 50 spaces shall contain islands. Parking lot islands shall be provided at the end of rows of parking spaces and shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width from curb-to-curb.

Handicapped parking spaces shall be provided to the extent required by law.

Following rezoning, the Village Board shall apply the site design and improvements standards described herein and the development regulations of the Village of Avon in the site plan review process to regulate development within PIP Districts to provide high quality development, achieve the campus-style character intended for PIP Districts, and to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses. Each lot in a PIP District shall be designed and developed in a manner which respects the existing topography. Buildings, streets and parking areas should be located so as to minimize site disturbance and utilize existing contours of the terrain.

All public and private streets, parking areas and driveways shall be paved with bituminous concrete pavement, concrete or unit pavers.

All dedicated streets shall be curbed with granite.

Retaining or freestanding walls shall be finished with contemporary materials compatible with adjacent buildings. Retaining and freestanding walls shall be landscaped as part of the overall site landscaping plan.

Sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete or unit pavers, such as brick or stone.

Access and service drives shall not be less than 24 feet nor more than 40 feet in width.

No lot shall have more than two access drives from any public or private street.

Sidewalks shall not be less than five feet in width.

All exterior service areas shall be located at the side or rear of buildings. Under no circumstances shall such exterior service areas be located between any building and a public or private street except for access drives to individual lots.

All building service areas shall be sufficiently screened with plants to conceal the service area activity from off-lot view.

Dumpsters shall comply with county and regional recycling initiatives and shall be located in service areas.

The design, format and materials of all signs and graphic symbols shall be consistent with the architecture of the PIP District requirements of this chapter. Material specifications for signs shall be in accordance with the development regulations of the Village of Avon except when specific modifications are approved by the Village Board.

One freestanding directory sign may be erected at each principal entrance to a PIP District. Directory signs shall be limited to information which identifies the name and address of the development and each business.

One business sign shall be permitted for each lot in a PIP District. Business signs shall be limited to information which identifies the address of the building and the name(s) of the businesses.

The limitations on the number of signs shall not apply to parking lot markers, directional signs, entrance and exit signs and other such signs which are erected on the premises, provided that such signs shall not exceed two square feet in area on any one side and do not contain any advertising material. The number and location of such signs shall be approved by the Village Board as part of the site plan review process.

Business signs shall not exceed 20 square feet.

Directory signs shall not exceed 32 square feet.

No sign or structure support for any sign shall be more than six feet in height or within 20 feet of any public or private street or 15 feet of any lot line.

Signs may be internally or externally illuminated, provided that no direct light is directed toward or visible from any street or other lot.

All areas on any lot not covered by buildings, parking areas or walkways shall be landscaped in accordance with this chapter. Materials specifications for landscaping shall be in accordance with the development regulations of the Village of Avon, except where specific modifications are approved by the Village Board.

A landscaping plan shall be submitted with each site development plan. The landscaping plan shall be designed to achieve the following:

All developed lots which contain unbuilt areas shall be landscaped with a combination of trees, shrubs, perennial and turf grass.

Landscaping along public or private streets in a PIP District should have an organized formal planting scheme. A formal planting scheme with trees lining the street in a definite sequence will define the edges of individual properties and the boundaries of functional space. New trees shall be planted 50 feet on center along designated streets. Plantings should include deciduous shade trees approved by the Village Board.

Plantings along streets which provide access to individual lots can have either a formal or informal planting scheme.

Planted areas shall be provided in parking areas to provide buffer screening to improve aesthetics and to soften the harshness of the paved parking areas. The following shall govern the size, location and characteristics of such parking areas:

Plantings for the space between buildings and parking areas and at building entrances should be selected and arranged with the intent of creating human-scale outdoor space which recognizes the pedestrian activity in PIP Zones and the need to identify building entrances. Although the Village Board shall approve the use of all plantings proposed, a wide range of groundcovers, shrubs, and trees are encouraged in PIP Zones to create interest and a degree of landscape detail appropriate to the pedestrian use.

All buildings with exposed foundation shall have foundation plantings. The purpose of foundation plantings is to screen exposed foundations and to provide a soft transition between the walls of a building and the landscape.

All unpaved surfaces not planted with trees, shrubs or ground covers shall be turf grass.

Lighting shall be placed in a logical manner and be appropriate in style and intensity to provide illumination and security for each lot. Lighting shall be provided in areas that would be dangerous if unlit, such as stairs and ramps, intersections, or abrupt changes in grade. A lighting plan shall be developed in a manner that contains and directs lighting into a PIP District and away from adjacent areas.

Lighting shall be provided along public and private streets, pedestrian walkways, parking lots, service areas and building exteriors. Materials specifications shall be in accordance with the development regulations of the Village of Avon, except where specific modifications are approved by the Village Board.

The objective of setting building design standards is to obtain consistency and quality in architectural design to protect and enhance values in PIP Districts and to provide high quality industrial development that will contribute positively to land values and the environmental quality of the surrounding neighborhood. These standards are intended to achieve design compatibility and architectural harmony among the buildings in PIP Districts.

Exterior building walls shall be constructed of durable permanent materials such as concrete, metal panels, aluminum and glass materials or other architectural surfaces in a tasteful manner. The use of artificial or simulated exterior materials such as simulated bricks or plastics or temporary or inflammable materials shall not be permitted.

Colors should be selected to reflect exterior building materials and the material or media to which they are to be applied. Nonreflective, earth tone colors which recede into the landscape such as tans, browns, reds and grays are preferred. The contrast between brick and mortar should be moderate to low.

Architectural designs shall integrate form, texture and color with the landscape and topographical characteristics of each lot. The Village Board shall approve the proposed architectural style of individual buildings as part of the site plan review process.