Commercial District Regulations
KEY: | |
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Use is permitted by right | ● |
Use permitted as Planned Use | ☐ |
Use permitted as a Conditional Use | ○ |
Use not permitted |
TABLE OF USES — CC, PO, PLI DISTRICTS | CC | PO | PLI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Automotive Body and Paint Center | ☐ | |||
Automotive Parts and Supply Store | ☐ | |||
Automotive Sales and Lease — includes used car sales only if associated with sales of new cars | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Automotive Tire Store | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Automotive Wash, Automated (subject to Section 405.165) | ☐ | |||
Automotive Wash, Full Service (subject to Section 405.165) | ☐ | |||
Bakery (Retail) | ● | |||
Barber/Beauty Shop | ● | |||
Building and Grounds Maintenance | ☐ | |||
Business or Vocational School | ☐ | |||
Children's Activity Center | ☐ | |||
Church, Temple or Place of Worship | ● | ● | ● | |
Civic or Fraternal Organization | ☐ | ● | ||
Convenience Store | ☐ | |||
Convenience Store, Automotive | ☐ | |||
Day Care Center | ☐ | |||
Day Care Group | ☐ | |||
Department Store | ☐ | |||
Drive-through Establishment | ☐ | |||
Drug Store (Pharmacy) | ☐ | |||
Fast-Food Restaurant | ☐ | |||
Financial Services | ☐ | |||
Financial Services (without Drive-Through Window) | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Fine or Performing Arts Studios | ● | |||
Governmental Administration Building | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Grocery Store | ☐ | |||
Hardware Store | ☐ | |||
Health Club or Fitness Center | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Information and Data Processing Services | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Laboratory | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Laundry, Dry Cleaning or Garment Services | ☐ | |||
Library | ● | |||
Light Industrial Facility | ☐ | |||
Light Warehousing and/or Distribution Facility | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Cultivation Facility, Comprehensive or Medical | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Dispensary Facility, Comprehensive or Medical* * not including Lin-Ferry Drive per Section 405.150(A) | ☐ | |||
Marijuana-Infused Products Manufacturing Facilities, Comprehensive or Medical | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Microbusiness Dispensary Facility | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Microbusiness Wholesale Facility | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Research Facility | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Testing Facilities | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Transportation Facilities | ☐ | |||
Mini Warehouse Facility | ☐ | |||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries | ☐ | |||
Museum or Art Gallery | ☐ | |||
Office Park | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Office, Business | ● | ● | ☐ | |
Office, Medical or Dental | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Office, Professional | ● | ● | ||
Pet Grooming | ☐ | |||
Post Office | ☐ | |||
Professional or Trade Association | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Repair Services — Off-site (Non-Automotive) | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Repair Services — On-site (Non-Automotive) | ☐ | |||
Restaurant (General) | ☐ | |||
Restaurant (Limited) | ● | |||
Retail, General Light | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Shopping Center | ☐ | |||
Sports/Athletic Training Facility | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Swimming Pool (Commercial) | ☐ | |||
Wireless Communications Facilities (for specific regulations, please see Section 405.440 of this Chapter) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Vehicle Parking, Off-Site | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
Veterinarian | ☐ | |||
DISTRICT REGULATIONS | |||
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CC | PO | PLI | |
Height | 30 feet maximum | Maximum — 3 stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. | Maximum — 3 stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. |
Bulk | Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage. | Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage. | Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage. |
Lot Area and Lot Dimension Requirements | Minimum lot area. Parcels containing a business engaged in either the sales or leasing of new and used vehicles shall be situated on tracts of land at least one (1) acre in area. All other uses shall be situated on lots sufficient to meet other requirements of this Section. Frontage. Parcels fronting on Lindbergh Boulevard, Tesson Ferry Road or Lin-Ferry Drive shall have roadway frontage of not less than 200 feet. Such frontage requirement shall be necessary on only 1 roadway which provides direct access to the lot, tract or parcel of land. | Minimum lot area. One-half (½) acre (21,780 square feet). Minimum lot width. 150 feet. Minimum lot depth. 150 feet. | Minimum lot area. One-half (½) acre (21,780 square feet). Minimum lot width. 150 feet. Minimum lot depth. 150 feet. |
DISTRICT REGULATIONS | |||
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Yard and Setback Requirements | CC | PO | PLI |
Minimum Front Yard | No structure within 30 feet of right-of-way. | No structure within 35 feet from right-of-way. If parking is to be located in front of building or structure, then setback is 50 feet from right-of-way. | No structure within 30 feet from right-of-way. If parking is to be located in front of building or structure, then setback is 50 feet from right-of-way. |
Front Yard/Specific Regulations | Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle. | Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle. | Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle. |
Permitted temporary information signs (6 feet in height or less) and permitted permanent directional signs (3 feet in height or less). May be within the minimum front yard setback if not in the right-of-way. | Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City. | Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City. | |
Automotive convenience store canopies. At least 15 feet from right-of-way. | |||
Light standards for parking lot lighting, automotive convenience store pumps, and permanent business signs. At least 25 feet from right-of-way. | |||
Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City. | |||
Side/Rear Yards — Lots Abutting Residential District; Buffer Area | Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot. | Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot. | Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot. |
Side and Rear Yards Specific Regulations and Exceptions | Lots not abutting a residential district. 10 feet. Commercial buildings constructed simultaneously with party or fire walls. No side yard is required. | Minimum side yard. 12 feet, unless buildings are constructed simultaneously with party or fire walls, then no side yard is required. Minimum rear yard. 25 feet. | Minimum side yard. 10 feet. Minimum rear yard. 10 feet. Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district. |
Structures over 30 feet in height abutting a residential district. Unless otherwise provided, must be set back from such property line an additional 1 foot for every 2 feet in height above 30 feet. | Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district. | ||
Approved outdoor storage or display of merchandise, equipment or vehicles abutting a residential district. Must be screened by a 6 foot high sight-proof fence located within the buffer area and no closer than 10 feet from said adjoining property line. Buffer area shall be adequately landscaped and maintained pursuant to an approved landscape plan. Upon request, the City may approve the use of topographic features, heavy landscaping, or walls in lieu of fencing where such alternates will achieve comparable effect. | |||
Other boundary walls or fences. May be located in minimum side yard and rear yard setbacks from a residential district but no closer than 1 foot from the property line. | |||
Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district. | |||
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements. | Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements". | Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements". | Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements". |
Environmental Controls | All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330 | All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330. | All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330. |
Use Limitations | Processes and equipment employed and goods processed or sold should be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, noise, vibration, refuse matter, water-carried waste pollutants or matter which in any manner create or constitute a nuisance. | ||
Sign Regulations | Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices. | Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices. | Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices. |
Commercial District Regulations
KEY: | |
|---|---|
Use is permitted by right | ● |
Use permitted as Planned Use | ☐ |
Use permitted as a Conditional Use | ○ |
Use not permitted |
TABLE OF USES — CC, PO, PLI DISTRICTS | CC | PO | PLI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Automotive Body and Paint Center | ☐ | |||
Automotive Parts and Supply Store | ☐ | |||
Automotive Sales and Lease — includes used car sales only if associated with sales of new cars | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Automotive Tire Store | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Automotive Wash, Automated (subject to Section 405.165) | ☐ | |||
Automotive Wash, Full Service (subject to Section 405.165) | ☐ | |||
Bakery (Retail) | ● | |||
Barber/Beauty Shop | ● | |||
Building and Grounds Maintenance | ☐ | |||
Business or Vocational School | ☐ | |||
Children's Activity Center | ☐ | |||
Church, Temple or Place of Worship | ● | ● | ● | |
Civic or Fraternal Organization | ☐ | ● | ||
Convenience Store | ☐ | |||
Convenience Store, Automotive | ☐ | |||
Day Care Center | ☐ | |||
Day Care Group | ☐ | |||
Department Store | ☐ | |||
Drive-through Establishment | ☐ | |||
Drug Store (Pharmacy) | ☐ | |||
Fast-Food Restaurant | ☐ | |||
Financial Services | ☐ | |||
Financial Services (without Drive-Through Window) | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Fine or Performing Arts Studios | ● | |||
Governmental Administration Building | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Grocery Store | ☐ | |||
Hardware Store | ☐ | |||
Health Club or Fitness Center | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Information and Data Processing Services | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Laboratory | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Laundry, Dry Cleaning or Garment Services | ☐ | |||
Library | ● | |||
Light Industrial Facility | ☐ | |||
Light Warehousing and/or Distribution Facility | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Cultivation Facility, Comprehensive or Medical | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Dispensary Facility, Comprehensive or Medical* * not including Lin-Ferry Drive per Section 405.150(A) | ☐ | |||
Marijuana-Infused Products Manufacturing Facilities, Comprehensive or Medical | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Microbusiness Dispensary Facility | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Microbusiness Wholesale Facility | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Research Facility | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Testing Facilities | ☐ | |||
Marijuana Transportation Facilities | ☐ | |||
Mini Warehouse Facility | ☐ | |||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries | ☐ | |||
Museum or Art Gallery | ☐ | |||
Office Park | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Office, Business | ● | ● | ☐ | |
Office, Medical or Dental | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Office, Professional | ● | ● | ||
Pet Grooming | ☐ | |||
Post Office | ☐ | |||
Professional or Trade Association | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Repair Services — Off-site (Non-Automotive) | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Repair Services — On-site (Non-Automotive) | ☐ | |||
Restaurant (General) | ☐ | |||
Restaurant (Limited) | ● | |||
Retail, General Light | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Shopping Center | ☐ | |||
Sports/Athletic Training Facility | ☐ | ☐ | ||
Swimming Pool (Commercial) | ☐ | |||
Wireless Communications Facilities (for specific regulations, please see Section 405.440 of this Chapter) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Vehicle Parking, Off-Site | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
Veterinarian | ☐ | |||
DISTRICT REGULATIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
CC | PO | PLI | |
Height | 30 feet maximum | Maximum — 3 stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. | Maximum — 3 stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. |
Bulk | Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage. | Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage. | Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage. |
Lot Area and Lot Dimension Requirements | Minimum lot area. Parcels containing a business engaged in either the sales or leasing of new and used vehicles shall be situated on tracts of land at least one (1) acre in area. All other uses shall be situated on lots sufficient to meet other requirements of this Section. Frontage. Parcels fronting on Lindbergh Boulevard, Tesson Ferry Road or Lin-Ferry Drive shall have roadway frontage of not less than 200 feet. Such frontage requirement shall be necessary on only 1 roadway which provides direct access to the lot, tract or parcel of land. | Minimum lot area. One-half (½) acre (21,780 square feet). Minimum lot width. 150 feet. Minimum lot depth. 150 feet. | Minimum lot area. One-half (½) acre (21,780 square feet). Minimum lot width. 150 feet. Minimum lot depth. 150 feet. |
DISTRICT REGULATIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Yard and Setback Requirements | CC | PO | PLI |
Minimum Front Yard | No structure within 30 feet of right-of-way. | No structure within 35 feet from right-of-way. If parking is to be located in front of building or structure, then setback is 50 feet from right-of-way. | No structure within 30 feet from right-of-way. If parking is to be located in front of building or structure, then setback is 50 feet from right-of-way. |
Front Yard/Specific Regulations | Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle. | Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle. | Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle. |
Permitted temporary information signs (6 feet in height or less) and permitted permanent directional signs (3 feet in height or less). May be within the minimum front yard setback if not in the right-of-way. | Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City. | Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City. | |
Automotive convenience store canopies. At least 15 feet from right-of-way. | |||
Light standards for parking lot lighting, automotive convenience store pumps, and permanent business signs. At least 25 feet from right-of-way. | |||
Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City. | |||
Side/Rear Yards — Lots Abutting Residential District; Buffer Area | Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot. | Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot. | Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot. |
Side and Rear Yards Specific Regulations and Exceptions | Lots not abutting a residential district. 10 feet. Commercial buildings constructed simultaneously with party or fire walls. No side yard is required. | Minimum side yard. 12 feet, unless buildings are constructed simultaneously with party or fire walls, then no side yard is required. Minimum rear yard. 25 feet. | Minimum side yard. 10 feet. Minimum rear yard. 10 feet. Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district. |
Structures over 30 feet in height abutting a residential district. Unless otherwise provided, must be set back from such property line an additional 1 foot for every 2 feet in height above 30 feet. | Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district. | ||
Approved outdoor storage or display of merchandise, equipment or vehicles abutting a residential district. Must be screened by a 6 foot high sight-proof fence located within the buffer area and no closer than 10 feet from said adjoining property line. Buffer area shall be adequately landscaped and maintained pursuant to an approved landscape plan. Upon request, the City may approve the use of topographic features, heavy landscaping, or walls in lieu of fencing where such alternates will achieve comparable effect. | |||
Other boundary walls or fences. May be located in minimum side yard and rear yard setbacks from a residential district but no closer than 1 foot from the property line. | |||
Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district. | |||
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements. | Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements". | Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements". | Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements". |
Environmental Controls | All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330 | All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330. | All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330. |
Use Limitations | Processes and equipment employed and goods processed or sold should be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, noise, vibration, refuse matter, water-carried waste pollutants or matter which in any manner create or constitute a nuisance. | ||
Sign Regulations | Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices. | Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices. | Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices. |