The purpose of this district is primarily intended to accommodate for a variety of commercial uses and facilities outside of the pedestrian-oriented and servicing uses and buildings in the CBD, particularly by accommodating uses and facilities designed for and oriented to conveniently serve automobile traffic, including drive-through and drive-in businesses. This district permits a carryover of the retail, service, office, and public uses from the CBD, but the district is heavily oriented toward providing for more intense establishments generally requiring more or larger street building coverage, frontage, parking, signage, etc.

Only the following uses are permitted within this district, provided that in addition to the supplemental regulations for specific uses established in Article XX, all applicable general use provisions in Article XIX and elsewhere in this chapter are met. Uses permitted by special exception are subject to the approval by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article XXIII of this chapter. Uses permitted by conditional use are subject to the approval by the City Council pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article XXII of this chapter.

In addition to other applicable sections of Article XIX, General Regulations, all development or uses permitted within this district shall also comply with the following design standards, as applicable:

If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of the applicable overlay provisions in accordance with: