Grain Valley City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
160 District "R-P" Research Park District - Use Regulation.
[R.O. 1996 § 400.160; Ord. No. 1084 § 215, 3-10-1997]
A.
Purpose.
1.
The "R-P" District is intended to provide a special district for research services. An industrial designation would be inappropriate because the principal focus of research and development activity should not include fabrication, processing, manufacturing, refining or resource extraction. Site development regulations require approval of a site plan which demonstrates a campus-like environment. Conditions, covenants and restrictions are required.
2.
Research services, research testing services, research warehousing services, research assembly services, some offices and limited retail activities are permitted. A limit is placed on the percentage of office and retail uses: thirty-five percent (35%).
3.
To ensure internal compatibility, efficient service and compatibility with surrounding land uses, master plans must be approved by the City and covenants, conditions and restrictions (C, C and Rs) must be recorded and a copy thereof provided to the City.
B.
In District "R-P," no building, structure, land or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, except for one (1) or more of the following uses: (For special provisions, see Section 400.220, Additional Controls, and Section 400.240, Conditional Uses.)
1.
Administration and business offices, financial services, personal services, restaurant (limited) and retail sales (convenience), provided such uses are included in an integrated complex of at least fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of developed gross floor area.
2.
Business support services.
3.
Business or trade school.
4.
Day care services (commercial).
5.
Hotel — motel, provided the following conditions are met:
a.
Hotels and motels developed within an "R-P" zone shall have a business orientation designed to compliment the businesses in the park and shall provide conference facilities at a minimum ratio of fifteen (15) square feet of floor area for each room.
b.
Access to all rooms shall be provided by interior corridors.
6.
Research services.
7.
Research testing services.
8.
Research warehousing services.
9.
Research assembly services.
C.
Site Development Regulations. Each site in the "R-P" District shall be subject to the following site development regulations: (For exceptions, see Section 400.250, Setback Regulations, and Section 400.260, Height And Area Exceptions.)
1.
Lot Size. Minimum lot area, five (5) acres. The total research park shall contain at least twenty (20) acres.
2.
Height. No maximum height established.
3.
Front Yard. Minimum required setback, fifty (50) feet.
4.
Side Yard. Minimum required setback, fifty (50) feet on any site adjacent to a zoning district other than "M-1" or "M-2." Reduced to twenty-five (25) feet within the research park or if the site is adjacent to "M-1" or "M-2."
5.
Rear Yard. Minimum required setback, fifty (50) feet on any site adjacent to a zoning district other than "M-1" or "M-2." Reduced to twenty-five (25) feet within the research park or if the site is adjacent to "M-1" or "M-2."
6.
Floor Area Ratio. Maximum floor area ratio, 0.55 to 1.
7.
Impervious Coverage. Maximum coverage, seventy percent (70%).
10.
A research park shall contain not less than twenty (20) acres and shall be developed by a single entity. Lots may be sold to separate users but the sale of lots must be accompanied by protective covenants assuring a high level of architecture, site improvements and their continued maintenance. Covenants shall include, at a minimum, a property owners' association, provisions for maintenance of individual sites and common areas, standards for finishing of buildings, and design standards for signs. Such covenants shall be submitted with the application for a research park zoning classification.
11.
Site development shall meet the requirements of Section 400.200(D).
12.
The gross floor area for uses other than research uses shall not exceed more then thirty-five percent (35%) of the total gross floor area within the research park.
D.
Performance Standards.
1.
Same as District "M-2" with the following addition:
Fire And Explosive Hazards. Activities involving the storage and utilization of materials or products which decompose by detonation are permitted only after issuance of a conditional use permit by the Board of Aldermen (see Section 400.240) and approval by the Fire Department. Such materials shall include, but are not limited to, all primary explosives such as lead oxide, lead styphnate, fulminates and tetracent; all high explosives such as TNT, HMX, PETN and picrid acid; propellants and boron hydrides, hydrazine and its derivatives; pyrotechnics and fireworks such as magnesium powder, potassium chlorate and potassium nitrate; blasting explosives such as dynamite and nitroglycerin; unstable organic compounds such as perchloric acid, perchlorates, chlorates and hydrogen peroxide in concentrations greater than thirty-five percent (35%); and nuclear fuels, fissionable materials and products, and reactor elements such as Uranium 235 and Plutonium 239.
2.
Explosives shall be stored, utilized and manufactured in accordance with applicable local, State and Federal Codes.