The ED-MA, Economic Development Medical and Academic District is established to encourage and permit the development, location, and growth of healthcare and academic uses around the nucleus of the existing Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Martinsville High School. This district is intended both to promote education, research, and community service, and to protect developable land in this area from incompatible uses that would threaten this mission.

In order to provide for an improved, convenient and efficient master planned learning and healthcare system for the community, this district shall be developed in general accord with the planning principles outlined in the guidelines herein.

This district promotes a broad range of health care and academic uses, as well as a supporting mix of complementary uses, with an emphasis on landscaped and screened facilities, which afford maximum protection to the economic, environmental, and aesthetic value of surrounding properties. Residential development is also permitted within master planned cluster developments, or as a part of mixed-use developments under the Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay (TND-O) District.

The district regulations are intended to provide flexibility to the applicant when presenting plans for new uses. This section has established criteria contained herein to permit the modification of certain requirements for individual properties on a case-by-case basis. In doing so, the ED-MA District regulations make effective use of the special use permit process. This provides the applicant with a streamlined pre-application and concept plan process that is designed to promote a clear understanding of city expectations for the final plan and plan submission.

Regulated by Table 16.1; see following page.

1.

Accessory uses and structures.

2.

Artisan craft production.

3.

Assisted living facilities.

4.

Automobile parking (as a stand-alone use).

5.

Banks and financial services.

6.

Churches and places of worship.

7.

Coffee shop.

8.

Commercial indoor entertainment.

9.

Commercial indoor sports and recreation.

10.

Community gardens.

11.

Conference center or performance venue.

12.

Data center or call center, limited to healthcare industries (non-healthcare requires SUP).

13.

Day care, for children or adults.

14.

Drug store or pharmacy.

15.

Funeral home or mortuary.

16.

Gym or health club.

17.

Hospital.

18.

Hotel or motel.

19.

Medical or dental office or laboratory.

20.

Nursing home.

21.

Public parks, playgrounds, and open space.

22.

Research and development, limited to healthcare industries (non-healthcare requires SUP).

23.

Residential cluster development (limited to attached or multifamily dwellings).

24.

Restaurant.

25.

Restaurant, fast food.

26.

Schools, colleges and academic institutions.

27.

Urgent care center.

28.

Vocational or trade school.

(Ord. No. 2019-Z-1, 1-22-2019)

1.

Cemetery or mausoleum.

2.

Heliport or helipad associated with a permitted use.

3.

Manufacturing, processing, and assembly, limited to healthcare industries.

4.

Outside storage.

5.

Personal services establishment.

6.

Professional office space.

7.

Public buildings, infrastructure, and other facilities.

8.

Rail or bus transit terminal.

9.

Retail sales establishment.

10.

Telecommunications equipment and towers.

11.

Temporary marketing offices for new residential development.

12.

Veterinary clinic.

13.

Waiver of minimum district size for cluster subdivisions.

1.

All uses shall be subject to site plan approval.

2.

An environmental impact statement may be required for any permitted or special permit use. All uses shall conform to federal, state and city environmental regulations and performance standards and design criteria relating to:

a.

Air pollution.

b.

Fire and explosion hazards.

c.

Radiation hazards.

d.

Electromagnetic radiation and interference hazards.

e.

Liquid, gas and solid wastes hazards.

f.

Noise standards.

g.

Vibration standards.

h.

Illumination and glare.

i.

Water quality.

In the evaluation of performance standards for any permitted or special permit use in the ED-MC District, the city council, at its sole discretion, may impose other conditions and additional restrictions to that use for the purposes of ensuring the mitigation of impacts and promulgating the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Martinsville.

3.

All site development activities shall comply with the state stormwater management regulations in effect at the time of site plan application. The applicant shall be responsible for obtaining and providing the city will all requisite state and federal permits.

4.

Refer to any applicable city-adopted design and construction standards for public infrastructure, transportation, stormwater management, low impact development, and other site improvements requirements.

5.

All applicable setbacks and yard requirements shall be increased by one foot for each foot of building height over thirty-five (35) feet.

6.

For corner lots, no curb cut shall be located closer than (sixty) 60 feet to the nearest curb line extended from the intersecting public street.

7.

No curb cut shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to a side or rear lot line, unless a common curb cut serves adjacent uses, and in no instance shall the distance between separate curb cuts serving adjacent uses be less than sixty (60) feet.

8.

A freestanding use shall have no more than two (2) curb cuts on any single right-of-way, and such curb cuts shall have a minimum distance of one hundred (100) feet between them.

9.

Where buildings are developed and maintained under condominium ownership or where buildings are developed with linked connections and/or common party walls there shall be no side and rear yard requirements; provided that where side and rear yards are to be incorporated into the development plan for a condominium structure, the minimum dimension of those yards shall be governed as if subdivision lot lines and yard requirements existed.

10.

Outdoor storage shall be screened. The location and use of outdoor storage, loading and display areas shall be limited to the designated area(s) on the approved site plan.

11.

All refuse stored on-site shall be contained in completely enclosed and screened facilities.

12.

Where a lot is contiguous to property located in a residential zoning district, a landscaped buffer yard shall be provided, with landscape materials and placement subject to site plan approval. Fencing may be required in such cases with fence material and heights subject to site plan approval.

13.

Where individual structures are not physically connected by common party walls, linking structures, or other architectural unit, then such structures shall be located no closer to each other than a horizontal distance derived from the ratio of one foot in horizontal distance for every one foot in building height of the taller structure.

14.

Heliports and helipads are to be designed, sited and constructed in accordance with all applicable FAA regulations and development criteria and shall otherwise be located within the district so as to minimize impacts on adjacent land uses. Approach patterns shall be designated and shall ensure minimal impact on adjoining properties.

15.

Heliports and helipads shall not be located closer than two hundred (200) feet to any residential district. This distance may be increased at the discretion of the commission if it is shown that helicopter approach patterns and/or frequency of use would adversely impact the residential district(s).

16.

Child or adult day care centers shall comply with all applicable state regulations and requirements.

17.

See section III.N. for requirements related to short-term rental occupancy.