(a)

Any use listed as being "permitted by right" in the local business district;

(b)

Restaurants (including lunchtime operation);

(c)

General merchandise stores, including full-line department stores;

(d)

Hospitals;

(e)

Hotels and motels;

(f)

Shopping centers; and

(g)

Accessory structures customarily incidental to the uses permitted by this section.

(Ord. No. 1224, 2-26-96; Ord. No. 2008, § 1, 1-22-18; Ord. No. 2014, § 1, 4-9-2018)

(a)

Building setbacks. All buildings shall be located a minimum distance of:

(1)

100 feet from any public street; and,

(2)

150 feet from any adjacent residential district.

(b)

Height of buildings.

(1)

Maximum number of stories, plus a mechanical penthouse .....Three

(2)

Maximum building height .....60 feet

(Ord. No. 1224, 2-26-96)

(a)

Generally. All parking spaces and such attendant driveways and other areas which may be necessary for the maneuvering of motor vehicles shall be arranged so as to provide convenient access to and from paved street or alley. All parking spaces, driveways and maneuvering areas shall be paved with asphalt or concrete. All such areas shall have adequate storm drainage facilities.

(b)

Parking spaces.

(1)

Minimum number of parking spaces required, for every 180 square feet of floor area of the building .....One

(2)

Minimum size of each parking space .....Nine feet
wide by 18 feet long

(c)

Parking areas in general. .....

(1)

Minimum setback from any street line .....50 feet

(2)

Maximum width of driveway or curb cut for access to and from any street (unless the laws or regulations of the State of Alabama or the United States of America require a greater width) .....25 feet

(3)

Maximum width of driveway or curb cut for access to and from any alley .....25 feet

(4)

Parking areas adjacent to an alley shall be designed so that parked vehicles will not protrude into the alley, and such areas shall be separated from the alley by a curb at least six inches, and not more than eight inches, in height. .....

(5)

Offstreet parking areas with more than one entrance or exit shall be arranged and constructed so as to make it impractical for motorists to attempt to use the driveways, access lanes and maneuvering areas of the parking area for drive-through or thoroughfare purposes. .....

(6)

Parking areas shall be used only for the parking of vehicles. No sales, displays, storage, repair work or any other use of parking areas shall be permitted. .....

(7)

A screening wall, privacy fence or planted buffer, as described in article XVIII of this chapter, shall be provided along any parking areas which are situated so that the headlights of motor vehicles within the parking area will cast their light onto any existing residence, into any street or onto a residence which may thereafter be constructed in any adjacent residential district. Such shielding shall be at least 80 percent opaque when viewed horizontally between two feet and five feet above the average ground level of the adjacent residential district or districts. .....

The requirement for shielding shall be waived within 40 feet of any entrance or exit for access between the parking area and any street or alley so as to permit an adequate view of pedestrians and vehicular traffic by motorists using such entrance or exit.

(Ord. No. 1224, 2-26-96)

(a)

Sign limitations. No roof signs shall be permitted in a Community Shopping District.

(b)

Deliveries. All loading and delivery entrances shall open onto a service yard.

(c)

Service yards. Each building in a Community Shopping District shall be provided with a service yard located the rear of the building. Each such service yard shall be of adequate size to accommodate the handling of waste and garbage, the storage of maintenance equipment and the loading or unloading of vehicles. The service yard shall be paved with an eight-inch density grade base on a compact sub grade with three inches of asphalt or four inches of concrete, shall be provided with access to a public street and shall be enclosed by an opaque wall or fence of permanent construction, which must be at least six feet, but not more than eight feet, in height, and designed and constructed so as to conceal the service yard from visibility from outside the wall or fence. The entrance to the service yard shall be screened by a gate constructed of an opaque material, which gate must be at least six feet, but not more than eight feet, in height. No part of the service yard may be used to satisfy the offstreet parking requirements of this article.

(d)

Sidewalks. Concrete sidewalks, not less than eight feet in width, shall be provided between parking areas and buildings. There shall be a curb of not less than six inches, and not more than eight inches, in height between all parking areas and any adjacent sidewalk.

(e)

Landscaping requirements. A landscaped area at least 50 feet wide shall extend around the entire perimeter of any shopping center development. In addition, planted areas shall be used to define driveways and divisions within the paved parking areas, and landscaped areas shall be established contiguous to all buildings in a shopping center development. All landscaped areas shall be established and maintained so that they do not interfere with the view of motorists or pedestrians and so that they do not constitute a safety hazard.

(f)

Additional restrictions on support equipment and facilities. No air conditioning unit, condensers, cooling tower or other apparatus, machinery or equipment used as part of, or in conjunction with, a central air conditioning or heating system, or for any other purpose, shall be located within 200 feet of any area zoned for residential use. All such units and equipment shall also be concealed or adequately screened from view, regardless of their location, as required by the general provisions of this chapter.

(g)

Exterior lighting. No lighting fixture on the exterior of any building, including lighting for parking areas, sidewalks, walkways, general illumination or any other purpose, shall be elevated more than 45 feet above the ground. Each lighting fixture shall be designed and installed so as to direct its beam of light below the horizontal plane of such lighting fixture. All such fixtures shall be arranged so as to shine and reflect away from any adjacent residential areas and from any streets adjacent to or near the parcel.

(Ord. No. 1224, 2-26-96)