Edison City Zoning Code
§ 37-20.5
Shopping Center Application Procedure.
[1999 Code § 17.40.050]
In any P-B district, an applicant proposing the development of a shopping center, which for purposes of this section shall mean retail sales use(s) proposed to occupy a tract of land ten (10) acres or larger and/or proposed building(s) of seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet or larger, shall meet the following requirements in addition to development regulations of this zone. An applicant may apply to the Planning Board for sketch site plan review prior to making formal application to the Board. The specified supporting data and accompanying information shall be in accordance with the applicable sections of this chapter.
a.
A preliminary site plan showing a unified arrangement of buildings, off-street parking, internal traffic circulation, service facilities, pedestrian walks, loading and unloading areas, streams and topographic information for the lot and surrounding area within two hundred (200) feet of any lot line. The site plan shall also show the location and arrangement of proposed lawn, trees or areas of massed shrubs.
b.
The site plan shall be accompanied by preliminary architectural sketches indicating the type of materials to be utilized for exterior walls and space to be allocated to various uses.
c.
The site plan shall be accompanied by a market analysis providing the need for the center and carried out by an individual or firm experienced and recognized in this field. It shall include the following:
1.
Delineation of the trade area of the proposed center;
2.
The existing and projected population of the trade area;
3.
Determination of effective buying power in the trade area;
4.
The amount and percentage of buying power in the trade area allocated to the proposed shopping center;
5.
The amount and percentage of buying power in the proposed trade area which will be expended in the existing commercial area.
d.
The site plan shall be accompanied by a time schedule indicating when the various stages of construction will be initiated after final approval.
e.
The site plan shall be accompanied by a traffic study prepared by a traffic engineer being a member of the American Society of Traffic Engineers, indicating the impact which the center will have on surrounding roads. It shall include the following elements:
1.
Estimated peak hourly traffic to be generated by the center;
2.
Assignment of estimated peak hourly traffic by percentage and volume to surrounding roads;
3.
Determination of unused capacity of surrounding roads during peak hours;
4.
Recommendations for necessary road improvements such as acceleration and deceleration lanes and traffic control devices recommended for public roads or highways surrounding the site.
f.
Additional Shopping Center Development Regulations.
1.
No parking area shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to any front lot line nor closer than ten (10) feet to the side and rear lot line.
2.
If any P-B district abuts a residential zone, fences, walls or year-round screen plantings shall be required to shield adjacent areas from parking lot illumination and headlights and to diminish the visual encroachment on residential privacy and residential neighborhood character. The Planning Board may waive the requirement for screening if equivalent screening is provided by parks or by topography or other natural conditions.
3.
Any part of the center not used for structures, loading accessways, parking or pedestrian walks shall be landscaped with grass, trees or shrubs.