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Newburgh City Zoning Code

COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

§ 157.135 GENERAL PROVISIONS.

   (A)   Purpose statement. The general regulations for the Commercial Districts are set forth in §§ 157.135 through 157.139.
   (B)   Site design standards. In considering any application for development approval in the commercial districts, the following site design standards shall be adhered to:
      (1)   All utility lines shall be located underground; and
      (2)   Pedestrian amenities, as deemed appropriate by the Site Review Advisory Committee, shall be provided.
   (C)   Overlay districts.
      (1)   In addition, the provisions of the following commercial overlay districts at §§ 157.165 through 157.169 shall apply to new development within the downtown area of the town.
      (2)   Refer to the official zoning map for the exact location of the commercial districts.
(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.7(A), passed 1-22-1997)

§ 157.136 C1 TOWN CORE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose statement.
      (1)   This district is intended to create a unique downtown environment for the central business area of the town, that has design features and a diversity of uses not found in the other commercial districts in the town.
      (2)   This district provides for institutional users customarily found in downtown areas including government buildings, cultural facilities, schools and also provides for a mixture of small scale business activity oriented toward visitors, office and business support services and residences, and ancillary uses.
   (B)   General requirements. All developments in the C1 District shall be subject to the following general requirements.
      (1)   All applications for an improvement location permit in the C1 District shall be reviewed and recommended for approval or denial by the Plan Commission after a development review and report by the Site Review Advisory Committee as set forth in § 157.039 (Site Review Advisory Committee).
      (2)   “Drive-in” type establishments offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles are not permitted unless specifically authorized herein.
      (3)   Only commercial uses, as specified below, are permitted beneath the second floor.
   (C)   Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the C1 District:
      (1)   Accessory uses;
      (2)   Antique shops and galleries;
      (3)   Art gallery and artist studio;
      (4)   Barber shops;
      (5)   Beauty shops;
      (6)   Broadcast media studio (no tower);
      (7)   Churches, temples, synagogues;
      (8)   Computer services;
      (9)   Copying shops and quick print shops;
      (10)   Cultural facilities;
      (11)   Design studios;
      (12)   Detective agency, no dogs;
      (13)   Financial institutions without drive-up window;
      (14)   Florist;
      (15)   Bed and breakfast inns;
      (16)   Libraries;
      (17)   Medical and dental lab;
      (18)   Membership organization: meeting hall, refreshments;
      (19)   Residences above first floor;
      (20)   Museums;
      (21)   Offices, business, government, professional;
      (22)   Offices, medical, dental;
      (23)   Photo studio;
      (24)   Repairs: household, personal goods;
      (25)   Restaurants without drive-up window;
      (26)   Retail: apparel and accessory;
      (27)   Retail: bakery, butcher, fruits, vegetables;
      (28)   Schools: correspondence, professional, business;
      (29)   Schools: dance, art, music, business;
      (30)   Shoe repair and shine shops;
      (31)   Social services, individual and family;
      (32)   Tailors;
      (33)   Banquet hall, reception hall, conference center, event facility; and
      (34)   Bar, tavern, lounge.
   (D)   Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be permitted in the C1 District:
      (1)   Public parking lot, or garage;
      (2)   Pet shops;
      (3)   Physical education center, all inside;
      (4)   Public safety buildings;
      (5)   Retail; furniture, appliances;
      (6)   Retail; general merchandise; and
      (7)   Beer garden.
   (E)   Development area and width. There are no minimum lot area or width requirements for the C1 District.
   (F)   Yards. The yard requirements in the C1 District:
 
Front and Corner Side Yard
Interior Side Yard
Rear Yard
Building
The average of the setback of adjacent structures
Parking
Transitional buffer yard abutting residential
10% of the lot width/length or 10 feet, whichever is greater if required by the Site Review Advisory Committee
 
   (G)   Building height. No building in the C1 District shall exceed a height, at the property line, of 45 feet.
   (H)   Off-street parking and loading. The parking and loading requirements for the C1 District shall be as specified in §§ 157.181 and 157.182.
   (I)   Landscaping and screening. The landscaping and screening requirements for the C1 District shall be as specified in § 157.065.
   (J)   Sign regulations. The sign regulations for the C1 District shall be as specified in §§ 157.195 through 157.218 .
   (K)   Site plan acceptance. In accordance with § 157.039.
(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.7(B), passed 1-22-1997; Ord. 2001-14, passed 8-22-2001; Ord. 2017-12, passed 11-21- 2017; Ord. 2019-04, passed - -2019; Ord. 2021-10, passed 11-10-2021)

§ 157.137 C2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose statement. This district is intended to provide for the majority of retail and business needs of the town except for highway oriented business activity centers and small scale neighborhood shopping districts.
   (B)   General requirements. All development in the C2 District shall be subject to the following general requirements:
      (1)   Site plan review;
      (2)   All business, servicing, storage or processing, except such off-street parking, loading, drive-in facilities and open storage as are specifically authorized herein, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings;
      (3)   Notwithstanding division (B)(2), open storage of materials and equipment shall be permitted in the C-2 District subject to the following limitations:
         (a)   The storage area must be enclosed by a solid wall or opaque fence not less than 72 inches in height;
         (b)   No equipment or material shall be stored having a greater height than that of the wall or opaque fence enclosure; and [MISSING TEXT]
   (C)   Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the C2 District:
      (1)   Accessory uses;
      (2)   Amusement and recreation buildings;
      (3)   Amusement arcades;
      (4)   Antique shops and galleries;
      (5)   Art gallery and artist studio;
      (6)   Auction rooms, house;
      (7)   Auditorium or arena, indoor;
      (8)   Auto service stations;
      (9)   Ballrooms and dance halls;
      (10)   Bar, tavern, lounge;
      (11)   Barber shops;
      (12)   Beauty shops;
      (13)   Broadcast media studio (no tower);
      (14)   Bowling alleys;
      (15)   Business services;
      (16)   Carpet cleaning without plant;
      (17)   Catering;
      (18)   Churches, temples, synagogues;
      (19)   Computer services;
      (20)   Copying shops and quick print shops;
      (21)   Cultural facilities;
      (22)   Day care centers;
      (23)   Department stores;
      (24)   Design studios;
      (25)   Detective agency, no dogs;
      (26)   Diaper service;
      (27)   Dog grooming;
      (28)   Dry cleaners;
      (29)   Financial institutions;
      (30)   Financial institutions with drive-up;
      (31)   Florist;
      (32)   Funeral home, chapel, services;
      (33)   Gasoline stations;
      (34)   Halfway houses;
      (35)   Hardware, plumbing, heating equipment and supplies;
      (36)   Health centers;
      (37)   Hotels and motels
      (38)   Job training, vocational rehabilitation service;
      (39)   Laundry collecting and dist. outlets;
      (40)   Laundry, coin operated;
      (41)   Libraries;
      (42)   Locksmith;
      (43)   Lumber yards, building supply stores, garden supplies;
      (44)   Mail order houses;
      (45)   Medical and dental laboratories;
      (46)   Meeting, assembly hall;
      (47)   Membership organization: meeting hall, refreshments;
      (48)   Miscellaneous repair shops: see exceptions;
      (49)   Motion picture theaters;
      (50)   Multi-household residences;
      (51)   Museums and art galleries;
      (52)   Offices, business, government, professional;
      (53)   Offices, medical, dental;
      (54)   Parking lot, garage, public;
      (55)   Pet shops;
      (56)   Photo studio;
      (57)   Photo finishing lab;
      (58)   Physical education center, all inside;
      (59)   Printing, blueprinting operation;
      (60)   Radio, TV stations, no tower;
      (61)   Repairs: electrical, refrigeration;
      (62)   Repairs: household, personal goods;
      (63)   Research, noncommercial, scientific, educational;
      (64)   Restaurants;
      (65)   Retail: apparel and accessory;
      (66)   Retail: bakery, butcher, fruits, vegetables;
      (67)   Retail: furniture, appliances;
      (68)   Retail: general merchandise;
      (69)   Retail: grocery, hardware, drugs, liquor;
      (70)   Retail: used merchandise;
      (71)   Retail: video sales, rentals;
      (72)   Reupholstery and furniture repair;
      (73)   Schools, dance
      (74)   Schools: correspondence, professional, business;
      (75)   Schools: vocational, no exterior classes;
      (76)   Shoe repair, shine, hat cleaning shops;
      (77)   Social services, individual and family;
      (78)   Tailors;
      (79)   Upholstery cleaning without plant; and
      (80)   Banquet hall, reception hall, conference center, event facility.
   (D)   Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be permitted in the C2 District:
      (1)   Dry cleaning plants;
      (2)   Equipment rental, leasing;
      (3)   Local transit operation, service facilities;
      (4)   Planned unit developments;
      (5)   Public safety buildings;
      (6)   Retail: video sales, rentals;
      (7)   Taxi operations;
      (8)   Taxidermist;
      (9)   Veterinarian’s office-household pets; and
      (10)   Beer garden.
   (E)   Development area.
 
Standard lot
5,000 sq. ft.
Transitional lot
7,500 sq. ft.
 
   (F)   Yards.
 
Front and Corner Side Yard
Interior Side Yard
Rear Yard
Building
The average of the setbacks of the adjacent structures
Transitional buffer yard abutting residential
10% of the lot width/length or 10 feet, whichever is greater, if required by the Site Review Advisory Committee
 
   (G)   Building height. No building in the C2 District shall exceed 45 feet in height.
   (H)   Off-street parking and loading. The parking and loading requirements for the C2 District shall be as specified in §§ 157.181 and 157.182.
   (I)   Landscaping and screening. The landscaping and screening requirements for the C2 District shall be as specified in § 157.065.
   (J)   Sign regulations. The sign regulations for the C2 District shall be as specified in §§ 157.195 through 157.218 .
   (K)   Site plan acceptance. In accordance with § 157.039
(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.7(C), passed 1-22-1997; Ord. 2001-14, passed 8-22-2001; Ord. 2016-14, passed 9-14- 2016; Ord. 2017-12, passed 11-21-2017; Ord. 2019-04, passed - -2019)

§ 157.138 C3 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose statement. This district is intended to accommodate small scale retail establishments to service residential neighborhoods. These activities may be either in freestanding structures or a part of a planned retail center which contains less than 30,000 gross square feet. The C3 District is intended for the safety and convenience of residents in the immediate vicinity of the center without adversely impacting the quality of residential life in the areas immediately adjacent to the center.
   (B)   General provisions. All developments for a C3 shall be subject to the following general provisions.
      (1)   All applications for a C3 improvement location permit shall be reviewed and acted upon by the Plan Commission after a review and report by the Site Review Advisory Committee.
      (2)   Drive-in type establishments offering goods and services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles are not permitted unless specially authorized.
      (3)   All exterior lighting shall be directed away from adjoining residential property and shall be of an intensity so as not to interfere with the enjoyment of adjacent residential property.
      (4)   Accommodate pedestrian access to the maximum possible extent.
   (C)   Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the C3 District:
      (1)   Art and school supply stores;
      (2)   Bakery, and other food shops preparing food for consumption off-premises but not for the consumption in vehicles;
      (3)   Banks and other financial institutions without drive-through facilities but with automatic teller machines;
      (4)   Barber, beauty shops, hair styling salon;
      (5)   Bicycle shops, sales/services;
      (6)   Bookstores/stationary stores;
      (7)   Camera and photography shops;
      (8)   Day care facilities;
      (9)   Delicatessen stores without liquor;
      (10)   Drug stores;
      (11)   Dry cleaning/laundry pick-up facilities;
      (12)   Florists;
      (13)   Funeral homes;
      (14)   Grocery/convenience marts without gasoline pumps;
      (15)   Hardware stores/paint and wallpaper;
      (16)   Newsstands;
      (17)   Professional offices for attorneys, doctors, accountants, architects, insurance, real estate, stock and commodities brokers and other similar professional services;
      (18)   Restaurants with the following characteristics: no drive-in or drive-through service is provided; and seating and table services is provided to patrons;
      (19)   Shoe repair shops;
      (20)   Single-household residences;
      (21)   Small appliance repair shops;
      (22)   Studio for art, music, dance, photography and the like;
      (23)   Tailor and alterations;
      (24)   Video rental;
      (25)   Banquet hall, reception hall, conference center, event facility;
      (26)    Other similar activities determined by the Administrator to be substantially similar to the permitted uses and which serve a non-business clientele in the immediate neighborhood; and
      (27)   Bar, tavern, lounge.
   (D)   Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be permitted in the C3 District:
      (1)   Conditional uses which may be permitted in residence districts: RL, R1, R2, R3 and R4;
      (2)   Convenience marts with gasoline pumps;
      (3)   Libraries, galleries, art centers and other similar uses including associated education institutions;
      (4)   Lodges and fraternal organizations; and
      (5)   Residential dwelling units at a density of less than six units per acre.
   (E)   Development area and width. There are no minimum lot area or width requirements in the C3 District. The maximum buildable lot shall not exceed one and one-half acres.
   (F)   Yards. The yard requirements in the C3 District are as follows:
 
Front and Corner Side Yard
Interior Side Yard
Rear Yard
Building
25 feet or the average setback of adjacent structures
10 ft.
20 ft.
Transitional buffer yard abutting residential
10% of the lot width/length or 20 ft., whichever is greater
 
   (G)   Building height. No building in a C3 District shall exceed a height of 35 feet or the height of adjacent residential structure whichever is less.
   (H)   Off-street parking and loading. The parking and loading requirements for the C3 District shall be specified in §§ 157.181 and 157.182.
   (I)   Landscaping and screening. The landscaping and screening requirements for the C3 District shall be specified in § 157.065.
   (J)   Sign regulations. The sign regulations for the C3 District shall be as specified in §§ 157.195 through 157.218 .
   (K)   Site plan acceptance. In accordance with § 157.039.
(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.7(D), passed 1-22-1997; Ord. 2017-11, passed 11-21-2017; Ord. 2017-12, passed 11- 21-2017; Ord. 2019-04, passed - -2019; Ord. 2021-10, passed 11-10-2021)

§ 157.139 C4 HIGHWAY LARGE SCALE DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose statement.
      (1)   This district is intended to provide for the intense business activity which is highway oriented or a part of a major planned business development and is meant to encourage flexibility in use by controlling traffic impact, site design and land use.
      (2)   The permitted land uses and restrictions over impact, bulk and design are structured to accommodate shopping districts over 100,000 gross square feet, and freestanding business establishments and services.
   (B)   Permitted uses.
      (1)   When the Zoning Administrator finds that a particular use is in keeping with the intent and purpose of the C4 Commercial District, and can adequately meet the standards established for the C4 District specifically, and all commercial districts generally, as set forth in this subchapter, then, and only then, shall the following types of uses be permitted in the C4 District:
         (a)   Accessory uses;
         (b)   Amusement arcades;
         (c)   Auditorium, indoor/outdoor;
         (d)   Auto body repair;
         (e)   Auto parts supply;
         (f)   Auto, rental/leasing;
         (g)   Auto sales, new/used;
         (h)   Auto service center;
         (i)   Ballrooms, dance halls;
         (j)   Billiard, pool establishments;
         (k)   Bowling alleys;
         (l)   Building material sales and storage;
         (m)   Catering;
         (n)   Churches, temples, synagogues;
         (o)   Day care centers;
         (p)   Department stores;
         (q)   Detective agency;
         (r)   Diaper service;
         (s)   Dog grooming;
         (t)   Dry cleaners;
         (u)   Farm equipment, sales/service;
         (v)   Financial institutions;
         (w)   Florist;
         (x)   Funeral home, chapel, services;
         (y)   Health centers;
         (z)   Hospitals;
         (aa)   Job training, vocational rehabilitation service;
         (bb)   Laundry, coin operated;
         (cc)   Libraries;
         (dd)   Locksmith: no exterior storage;
         (ee)   Medical and dental lab;
         (ff)   Medical and dental clinics;
         (gg)   Membership organization: meeting hall, refreshments;
         (hh)   Motion picture theaters;
         (ii)   Museums and art galleries;
         (jj)   Offices, business, government, professional;
         (kk)   Offices, medical, dental;
         (ll)   Parking lot, garage;
         (mm)   Photo studio;
         (nn)   Photo finishing lab;
         (oo)   Physical education center, all inside;
         (pp)   Printing, blueprinting operation;
         (qq)   Radio, TV stations;
         (rr)   Recreation: indoor commercial;
         (ss)   Repairs: electrical, refrigeration;
         (tt)   Repairs: household, personal goods;
         (uu)   Residential, not ground floor;
         (vv)   Restaurants;
         (ww)   Retail: apparel and accessory;
         (xx)   Retail: bakery, butcher, fruits, vegetables;
         (yy)   Retail: furniture, appliances
         (zz)   Retail: general merchandise;
         (aaa)   Retail: grocery, hardware, drug, liquor;
         (bbb)   Retail, used merchandise;
         (ccc)   Retail: video sales, rentals;
         (ddd)   Schools, dance;
         (eee)   Schools: correspondence, professional, business;
         (fff)   Schools, vocational;
         (ggg)   Services to buildings, no exterior storage;
         (hhh)   Shoe repair, shine, hat cleaning shops;
         (iii)   Shopping center 100,000 gross square feet;
         (jjj)   Social services, individual and family;
         (kkk)   Tailors;
         (lll)   Taxidermist;
         (mmm)   Trade schools, no heavy equipment, truck operators;
         (nnn)   Upholstery cleaning without plant; and
         (ooo)   Vet’s office, household pets.
      (2)   Not withstanding the foregoing, any use not established at the time this chapter is adopted shall only be permitted if it is consistent with the impact standards set forth in this subchapter and if it is located on sites whose site plan has been approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
   (C)   Conditional uses.
      (1)   The following uses may be allowed as a conditional use in the C4 District:
         (a)   Amusement parks;
         (b)   Arenas, stadiums and sports fields;
         (c)   Car wash;
         (d)   Cemeteries;
         (e)   Crematories;
         (f)   Dry cleaning plants;
         (g)   Farmers market;
         (h)   Flea markets;
         (i)   Motion picture drive in theater;
         (j)   Radio and TV towers;
         (k)   Repair: welding, automotive, machinery;
         (l)   Shopping center in excess of 100,000 square feet;
         (m)   Taxi operations; and
         (n)   Any commercial activity in excess of 200,000 gross square feet.
      (2)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, any use not established at the time of this chapter is adopted shall only be permitted if it is consistent with the impact standards set forth in this section and if it is located on sites whose site plan has been approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
   (D)   Conditional use requirements.
      (1)   Use of land classified as a conditional use within this zoning district shall provide the town with a development impact statement. The development impact statement is designed to provide the decision-making process with adequate information relating to the impacts a large scale commercial use will have on economic, environmental, aesthetic, cultural, residential and public services within the community.
      (2)   Criteria to be addressed in a development impact statement shall include the following.
         (a)   Economic statement.
            1.   Projected property tax generation;
            2.   Projected sales tax generation adjusted for economic shift;
            3.   Projected benefits due to expanded customer/consumer service/product mix to be provided to the community; and
            4.   Impacts on surrounding property values.
         (b)   Environmental statement.
            1.   Existing storm and sanitary sewers and their capacity;
            2.   Soils type and classification for agricultural uses and structural stability;
            3.   Slope, proposed cut and fill;
            4.   Floodplain locations and impact of proposed development;
            5.   Protected water table recharge areas and development impacts;
            6.   Impacts on surrounding land use, quality of life factors relating to physical, cultural and aesthetic impacts the proposed development may have on surrounding existing land uses; and
            7.   Construction phases impacts, traffic on residential streets, erosion, inconvenience.
         (c)   Public services statement.
            1.   Transportation systems network, impact;
            2.   Police/fire protection impact; and
            3.   General services impacts.
      (3)   This statement may be replaced by a statement of no impact for the redevelopment expansion or reconstruction of existing urban centers. The statement of no impact shall include rationale for each of the above criteria. The statement must outline the center’s use of existing services and how the redevelopment, reconstruction or expansion of the center will not impact those existing services.
      (4)   Any application which does not include all of the indicated materials shall be rejected and returned to the developer.
   (E)   Site plan review.
      (1)   Allowable uses, permitted and conditional, in the C4 District are deemed to have the potential for adverse impacts if haphazardly located and laid out on their respective zoning lot. Such impacts may interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent property and uses.
      (2)   Site plan review for commercial districts is required to protect the local economy, maintain safe traffic conditions, maintain the environment and assure harmonious land-use relationships between business uses and more sensitive land-uses in affected areas. Therefore, allowable uses, permitted and special, shall be subject to site plan review by the town’s Site Review Advisory Committee.
      (3)   No building permit shall be issued nor structure or building shall be erected, in any of the commercial districts, nor shall existing buildings be altered, remodeled or enlarged or extended until the Site Review Advisory Committee (SRAC) has approved a site development plan as outlined in § 157.039.
      (4)   The SRAC may approve the proposed site development plan with or without conditions. The SRAC may deny approval of the total site proposal or a portion thereof if it finds that conditions, standards or purposes of this section; or other germane sections of the chapter; or the policies of the official Comprehensive Plan; or the general development policies and specific site design guidelines of the town have not been complied with.
      (5)   The Site Review Advisory Committee may waive or otherwise grant relief in the form of minor variations from the standards for bulk and design controls. MINOR VARIATIONS are defined as variations which allow a variation of up to 20% of the listed standard for the following cases:
         (a)   The application of a design or impact control would cause an undue adverse impact on adjoining or nearby property;
         (b)   The application of a particular design standard or control would cause an unsafe condition; and
         (c)   1.   The granting of any relief from a design standard or control would enable better overall design and functioning that would not otherwise be achievable under strict applications of all bulk and design standards.
            2.   In no instance shall the Site Review Advisory Committee grant a minor variance in the transitional buffer yard requirements without a public hearing as per § 157.051.
         (d)   Impact controls and general restrictions in C4 District:
            1.   Residential dwelling units shall not be permitted below the second floor;
            2.   Mechanical equipment to be screened: all ground level and roof top mechanical equipment shall be fully screened from view from public streets;
            3.   Refuse control: temporary storage of refuse materials shall be limited to that produced on the premises. Refuse containers must be covered and shall be stored within completely enclosed buildings or placed in corrals providing complete screening from view;
            4.   Traffic generation managed: any allowable use or use authorized by the Zoning Administrator which meets the following conditions shall be required to submit a traffic impact analysis:
               a.   Any use in which the total floor area or outdoor retail sales lot area exceeds 50,000 square feet of gross floor area;
               b.   Every medical office building, clinic or office use where the total floor area exceeds 50,000 square feet;
               c.   Every hotel or motel with an excess of 100 rooms;
               d.   Every recreational facility, stadium or similar establishment with a parking requirement in excess of 1,000 spaces;
               e.   Restaurants in excess of 7,000 square feet; and
               f.   Drive-in or fast-food restaurants in excess of 3,000 square feet.
            5.   Sensory and nuisance impacts:
               a.   Processes, equipment and goods for sale shall be limited to those that are found by the Zoning Administrator not objectionable to the enjoyment and use of adjoining and adjacent zoning lots which are within 500 feet, because of odor, dust, smoke, gases, vapors, noise, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste; and
               b.   Any use or dissemination of sensory or fire, explosive or radioactive material in a manner or quantity that endangers the public health, safety, comfort or welfare is a public nuisance and declared unlawful.
            6.   Transitional buffer yard requirements:
               a.   A transitional buffer yard shall be required for all commercial uses which are located adjacent to or across the alley from any residentially zoned district. The transitional buffer yard required for any commercial district zoned lot shall be maintained as a planted or landscaped area only. Parking, storage, refuse containers or other structures, accessory or otherwise, shall not be located within any required transitional buffer yard;
               b.   Where a residential lot adjoins a nonresidential lot, or is across the alley from a nonresidential lot, the size of any required transitional buffer yard shall be 10% of the lot width or depth, whichever is applicable. The yard depth or width for a yard with varying widths or depths will be measured from the yard’s mid-point;
               c.   Such transitional buffer yards shall extend the entire length of the abutting residential zoning district. The minimum transitional buffer yard required for any nonresidential development shall be ten feet in width. The maximum transitional buffer yard shall be 100 feet in width. Transitional buffer yard widths may be reduced as provided for in § 157.065;
               d.   All landscaping shall be subject to review by the Site Review Advisory Committee as provided for in § 157.065; and
               e.   Access drives serving a transitional lot shall not be located within any required transitional buffer yard.
            7.   Lighting:
               a.   Fixtures located on or within business zoning districts shall be located, directed or designed in such a manner as to contain direct light and glare to the commercial district zoned parcel only; and
               b.   Lighting proposed for any development shall be indicated on the site plan and shall include the following information:
                  i.   Height of fixture;
                  ii.   Type of fixture;
                  iii.   Light throw area; and
                  iv.   Location of fixture.
            8.   Off-street parking and loading:
               a.   Off-street parking and loading shall be accessory to the principle use, provided in accordance with the regulations of § 157.181; and
               b.   Overnight parking for vehicles used to carry out the business activity of the establishment shall be limited to an enclosed area or areas to the rear of the building.
            9.   Landscaping and screening: detailed landscaping and screening standards are set forth in § 157.065.
            10.   Signs: signs shall be allowed in the C4 Districts in accordance with provisions of §§ 157.195 through 157.218 .
            11.   Permanent outdoor storage or display:
               a.   The storage or display of outdoor merchandise materials or inventory shall not encroach into areas of required parking;
               b.   The storage or display of outdoor materials, merchandise or inventory shall not be located in required yard area within the lot;
               c.   Lighting of outdoor storage or display areas shall be directed or shaded in a fashion which contains the light to the display area; and
               d.   Outdoor display areas located adjacent to a required transitional buffer yard shall be required to screen the display area.
            12.   Pedestrian access:
               a.   Designated pedestrian and bicycle pathways shall be provided and marked from the public sidewalk to the main entrances of the principal building;
               b.   Separate, designated pedestrian access shall be provided between parking areas and major entrances of a building or use which is required to provide 50 or more parking spaces;
               c.   Secure bicycle parking facilities shall be provided;
               d.   Handicapped loading and unloading areas shall be required in a circulation drive in an area convenient to the main entrance to the principal building and zoning lot; and
               e.   Handicapped parking and barrier-free site design facilities shall conform to the Americans With Disabilities Act regulations.
            13.   Impact, bulk and design controls: in addition to meeting the requirements of this division (E)(5)(d), petitions for improvement location permits in the C4 District must also meet the following requirements of this division (E)(5)(d)13:
               a.   Minimum lot size: ten acres;
               b.   Minimum lot width: none;
               c.   Maximum allowable building height: 45 feet;
               d.   Minimum yard requirements.
                  i.   Abutting nonresidential:
                     A.   Front and corner side yard: a minimum front yard of 50 feet, or a front yard equal to the average front yard of the developed parcels within the same block, shall be required for all new nonresidential development. Other than the minimum driveway for access to the site, the front yard shall be maintained as a planted or landscaped area subject to the landscaping requirements in § 157.065;
                     B.   No other side or rear yards shall be required except as required by the transitional buffer yard requirements.
                  ii.   Abutting residential (transitional buffer yard): where a C4 lot abuts the side or rear lot line of a residential lot the side or rear yard shall be 10% of the lot width/length or 50 feet, whichever is greater.
               e.   Building setback: 5% of the average or width or depth of the lot.
               f.   Storage: outside storage is permitted, but not within required yards; outside storage shall be screened and landscaped per § 157.065.
               g.   Merchandise display: merchandise may be displayed outside the principal building except that no such display shall be within required off-street parking areas.
   (F)   Site plan acceptance. In accordance with § 157.039.
(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.7(E), passed 1-22-1997; Ord. 2017-12, passed 11-21-2017)