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Kearney City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 29

DISTRICT C-3, GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

29-101 - PURPOSE

This District accommodates a variety of commercial uses, some of which have significant traffic or visual effect. This District may include commercial uses that are oriented to services, including automotive services, rather than retail activities. These uses may create land use conflicts with adjacent residential areas, requiring provision of adequate buffering. This District is most appropriately located along major arterial streets or in areas that can be adequately buffered from residential districts.

29-102 - SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

Regulator Permitted Residential Uses (See Chapter 22) Permitted Uses
Minimum Lot Area 6,000
Minimum Lot Width (feet) 65
Minimum Yards (feet)
 Front Yard (Note 1) 25
 Side Yard 0
 Street Side Yard 25
 Street Side Yard Adjacent to I-80 50
 Rear Yard 0
 Rear Yard Adjacent to I-80 50
Maximum Height (feet) 45
Maximum Building Coverage 70%
Maximum Impervious Coverage 90%
Floor Area Ratio (Note 2) 1.0
Maximum Amount of Total Parking Located in Street Yard 100%
Project Size Requiring Planned Development District (PD) 6 acres OR 60,000 square feet of building area
Minimum street-facing facades utilizing a masonry material, including brick, split-faced concrete masonry units, building stone, or simulated building stone 35%
Minimum off-set of building for every 100 feet of horizontal distance for building articulation 5 feet
Minimum Depth of Landscaping Adjacent to Street Right-of-Way Line (feet) 10
Minimum Bufferyard to be Provided Adjacent to residential uses or vacant land in RR-1 through R-4, and RM zoning districts The lesser of 20 feet or 10% of the average of the sides perpendicular to the bufferyard
Minimum Bufferyard Adjacent to I-80 50

 

Note 1: Flexible Yard Setbacks in Planned Districts

The Planning Commission and City Council may vary required minimum setbacks in planned districts. Along arterials designated in the City's Comprehensive Development Plan, the Director of Public Works may require a deeper front-yard setback.

Note 2: Flexible Floor Area Ratios in Planned Districts

The Planning Commission and City Council may increase the maximum Floor Area Ratio for a development in a planned district.

(Ord. No. 6964, 6-10-2003; Ord. No. 7253, 4-11-2006; Ord. No. 8089, 7-12-2016)