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Lowell City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 16A

MU MIXED USE DISTRICT

Section 16A.01.- Description and purpose.

This district is intended to encourage pedestrian-oriented mixed-uses which are desirable to both nearby residential neighborhoods and the central business district. This district permits a mix of commercial and residential uses within the same building or on the same lot.

(Ord. No. 15-01, § 6, 2-17-15)

Section 16A.02. - Uses permitted by right.

Land and/or buildings in the MU District may be used for the following purposes as uses permitted by right:

A.

Mixed use developments.

B.

Retail stores.

C.

Drug stores and pharmacies.

D.

Art galleries and museums.

E.

Restaurants, without drive-through facilities.

F.

Personal service establishments conducting services on premises, including barber and dry-cleaning service outlets, beauty shops and fitness centers.

G.

Office buildings for executive, administrative, professional, accounting, drafting and other similar professional activities.

H.

Medical and dental offices.

I.

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and similar financial institutions.

J.

Multiple-family dwellings.

K.

Outdoor merchandise display in accordance with section 11.05.

L.

Accessory buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses permitted by right or as a special land use.

(Ord. No. 15-01, § 6, 2-17-15)

Section 16A.03. - Special land uses.

Land and/or buildings in the MU District may be used for the following purposes following review by the planning commission as a special land use regulated by appendix A, chapter 17:

A.

Theaters, concert halls or similar places of public assembly.

B.

Private clubs, fraternal organizations and lodge halls.

C.

Hotels and motels.

D.

Single-family dwellings.

E.

Two-family dwellings.

(Ord. No. 15-01, § 6, 2-17-15)

Section 16A.04. - Site development requirements.

No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be erected unless the following requirements are met and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:

A.

There shall be no off-street parking located in the front yard of a lot; parking shall be located in the rear or side yard.

B.

Buildings must have the primary entrance facing a public sidewalk.

C.

For all development adjacent to key frontages as illustrated on the zoning map, except single-family, two-family and multi-family dwellings, a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the street-facing principal building façade between two (2) feet and eight (8) feet above grade must be comprised of clear windows that allow views of indoor space or product display areas.

Minimum front yard setback 0 feet
Maximum front yard setback 10 feet, except as provided in section 16A.04D.
Minimum required side yard Side abutting residential districts or uses - 10 feet
Side abutting other districts - 0 feet
Minimum required rear yard Side abutting residential districts or uses - 25 feet
Side abutting other districts - 0 feet
Maximum lot coverage 100%
Maximum building height 40 feet
Minimum lot area None
Minimum lot width None
Minimum building frontage 80% in primary front yards, except as provided in section 16A.04D.
50% in secondary front yards where applicable, except as provided in section 16A.04D.

 

D.

Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings proposed in the MU District shall meet the following standards:

1.

Minimum front yard setback shall be zero (0) feet.

2.

Maximum front yard setback shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

3.

If an attached garage is proposed, such garage shall be offset such that it is set back at least ten (10) feet from the front-facing building façade.

4.

Minimum building frontage is not required.

(Ord. No. 15-01, § 6, 2-17-15)