Lafayette City Zoning Code
§ 13-8B.7
Commercial Development Design.
[Ord. No. 2016-16 § 1]
Commercial developments shall be designed according to the same principles governing design of residential developments, including but not limited to, locating buildings based on topography; avoiding to the maximum extent practical environmentally critical areas or environmentally sensitive areas; considering factors such as drainage, noise, odor and surrounding land uses in siting buildings; buffering where adverse impacts exist. Notwithstanding the foregoing language, all commercial development shall be governed where feasible by the design standards specific to that zone set forth at Subsection 12-8.3f.
a.
All nonresidential uses shall be separated from residential uses by a distance of not less than 100 feet, except in a mixed use configuration where residential units are attached to nonresidential uses.
b.
A minimum landscaped buffer of 50 feet shall be provided between all nonresidential uses and residential uses which shall be used for no other purpose except buffering.
c.
Nonresidential to residential buffers shall establish an effective year-round screen which shall be established through the use of a berm, fence, landscaping or a combination of the three.
d.
Noise attenuation shall be established to buffer noise generated by non-residential uses from residential development. Such noise attenuation shall include measures and structures designed to reduce noise generated by HVAC, trash, recycling and other nonresidential development equipment, functions and appurtenances.
e.
Exterior architectural design of all nonresidential buildings shall be subject to Land Use Board approval. The Land Use Board may establish an architectural review subcommittee to assist in architectural review and approval.
f.
Nonresidential development design shall incorporate the rural, historic, and environmental priorities of Lafayette Township consistent with those priorities and objectives as required in this chapter and the Lafayette Township Master Plan.
g.
Affordable low- and moderate-income housing units shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule whether some or all of the affordable units are incorporated into the LC Zone in a mixed use configuration (i.e. above the non-residential uses), or the affordable units are provided in the AH-2 Zone:
Minimum Percentage of Low- and Moderate-Income Units Completed | Percentage of Market Housing Units Completed |
|---|---|
0 | 25 |
10 | 25 + 1 |
50 | 50 |
75 | 75 |
100 | 90 |
100 |
1.
No certificates of occupancy shall be issued for market-rate units above the maximum percentage of market housing units completed until and unless the minimum percentage of low- and moderate-income affordable housing units required have been completed and received certificates of occupancy.