Norwalk City Zoning Code
175B.15 TC
DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
The regulations set forth in this section or elsewhere in this ordinance which are applicable, shall apply in the TC Town Center Commercial District.
1. Statement of Intent. The TC District is intended to provide a location in the community to establish a new center for business, retail, and municipal government activity within a traditional central business district atmosphere of mixed use development, providing close proximity and association between employment, retail, recreation, municipal government services, and housing uses; to encourage pedestrian travel versus automobile travel, and; to encourage the use of performance standards for building design and materials which will further a desired design concept and compatibility of appearance of buildings in the district.
2. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the use of structures or land listed in this section shall be permitted in the TC District.
A. Residential dwellings not exceeding sixteen (16) dwelling units per acre of total lot area, in addition to any other permitted use which may be located on the first floor of a building. Dwelling units shall not be located on the first floor of a building in order to preserve the first floor area for non-residential uses.
B. Any principal permitted use in the C-1 Zoning District, provided no fuel sales facilities are permitted, and all uses shall comply with the minimum requirements of the TC Zoning District.
C. The following retail commercial and service establishments and uses:
Antique stores, but not including refinishing or refurbishing.
Artists’ and architectural supply
Bars and night clubs
Billiard parlors and pool halls
Clothing and accessory stores, including storage and repair of fur garments, but not including trading in furs
Commercial art galleries
Computers, typewriters, copiers, and similar office equipment retail sales and service
Department or variety stores
Formal wear and costume rental
Fruit stores and vegetable markets, provided that no outdoor or open-air display, sales, or storage shall be permitted except by special use permit
Hardware stores
Hotels or bed and breakfast inns, wherein guest rooms and dwelling units shall not be located on the first floor of a building.
Luggage and leather goods
Music or dance schools or studios, including instruction and exercise classes, but not including ballrooms, or dance halls
Music stores
Postal service (local substation of United States) or private parcel post delivery service
Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops, but not including sales of motorized vehicles
Sidewalk cafes
Theaters, including movie theaters.
Toy stores
Any use which is found by the Zoning Administrator to be similar to one of the above named uses, and in his/her opinion, conforms to the intent of this section.
3. Permitted Accessory Uses. The following uses may exist as part of, or in accessory to the principal permitted or special uses:
A. Any accessory use permitted in the C-1 Zoning District provided such use shall comply with the minimum requirements of the TC Zoning District.
4. Maximum Height Regulations. No principal building shall exceed three (3) stories and fifty (50) feet in height. No accessory structure shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, unless a greater height is permitted for a special use.
5. Bulk Regulations.. The following minimum bulk requirements shall be observed in the TC Town Center Commercial District:
Use | Lot Area | Lot Width | Front Yard Setback | Side Yard Setback, Least Width on Any One Side | Sum of Both Side Yard Setbacks | Rear Yard Setback |
All Uses | 80,000 sq. ft.A | 200 feet | A | B
| B
| B |
A The front yard setback shall be established based on the planned right-of-way and street paving width for the street on which the buildings shall front. Buildings may have a zero (0) setback from the street right-of-way, but shall maintain a minimum setback of thirty-eight (38) feet from the travel lane of the street. Front Yard setback requirements shall apply to all street frontages.
B No setback is required, except if adjoining another zoning district, in which case not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
C Multiple occupancy of a lot by more than one (1) principal building shall be permitted, only if the site is developed as a complex with a master plan for the building site submitted for approval by the City, with restrictions placed upon the property requiring that buildings be compatible in architectural design and use of exterior materials; organized in close physical proximity, utilizing a centrally planned open space, landscape plan, parking plan to serve and maintain a unified master plan concept, and provided parking areas are not located between buildings within the complex. | ||||||
6. Open Space and Landscaping Requirements. See Chapter 175D.
7. Off-Street Parking and Loading. No parking area, loading area, or access drive shall be located between a building and public street right-of-way. Public parking within close proximity of property planned for development or redevelopment may be used in fulfillment of off-street parking requirements if such public parking allocation is part of a Master Plan for the Town Center Commercial District. See Chapter 175E for additional requirements.
8. Buffer Requirements. See Chapter 175F.
9. Architectural Standards. See Chapter 175G.
10. Sign Regulations. See Chapter 175H.
11. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 175I.
