Obetz City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1145
Neighborhood Commercial District NC
1145.01 PURPOSE.
The Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District is intended to provide an opportunity for development of low intensity commercial and office uses in close association with residential neighborhoods. Because Neighborhood Commercial (NC) permitted uses are generally intended to serve the neighborhood area only, they are limited in their size and scope of activities. Compatibility with adjacent land uses is emphasized to enable smooth transitions between different land uses. The Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District can be used to provide a buffer between residential and commercial or industrial areas or to provide convenience retail and services within residential neighborhoods.
1145.02 PERMITTED USES.
Land and buildings in the Neighborhood Commercial District (NC) shall be used only for the following purposes:
(a) Business and Professional Offices. Business offices carrying on no retail trade with the general public and having no stock of goods maintained for sale to customers and professional offices engaged in providing tangible and intangible services to the general public, involving both persons and their possessions including:
(1) Professional offices of physicians, dentists, other health practitioners, attorneys, engineers, architects, surveyors, and similar professional services.
(2) Offices for insurance, real estate, advertising, travel, collection, security and detective, and other similar agencies.
(3) Offices for data processing, computer programming and software, tax preparation, temporary labor supply, and other associated services.
(b) Financial Institutions. Small offices or branch offices of banks, trust companies, savings and loan companies, credit unions, consumer credit reporting agencies, finance companies, business credit institutions, securities brokers, dealers and flotation companies, commodity contracts, brokers, and dealers, holding companies, and other associated financial services.
(c) Personal Services. Barber shops, beauty shops, tailor and seamstress shops, photo studios, shoe repair shops, decoration services, funeral homes (mortuaries) and crematoriums, pressing and dry-cleaning establishments, and other similar personal services.
(d) Small Retail Shops. Retail stores primarily engaged in selling merchandise for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of the goods (including the buying or processing of goods for resale) including: neighborhood grocery stores, neighborhood drug stores, bakeries, fruit and vegetable markets, dairy products stores, health food stores, clothing shops, book shops, floral shops, antique shops, gift shops, art galleries, stationery stores, jewelry stores, camera stores, hobby shops, electronic products, video rental stores, eating and drinking establishments with no drive-thru window service, and other similar small retail stores.
(e) Child Daycare Center.
1145.03 CONDITIONAL USES.
The following uses may be allowed in the Neighborhood Commercial District (NC) subject to approval in accordance with Chapter 1181:
(a) Drive-up Window Service. Drive-up window service or outdoor service facility developed in association with and subordinate to a permitted use. Drive-up window service shall be limited to the rear of the building. Landscaping and buffering shall be required.
1145.04 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
In addition to the provisions of Chapter 1165, the following standards for the arrangement and development of land and buildings are required in the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District:
(a) Minimum Lot Area. No minimum lot area is required, however, all lots shall abut an improved public right-of-way and lot area shall be adequate to provide the required yard space.
(b) Minimum Lot Width. No minimum lot width is required, however, all lots shall abut an improved public right-of-way and have adequate width to provide the required yard space and meet minimum access requirements.
(c) Minimum Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be no less than thirty (30) feet measured from the street right-of-way.
(d) Minimum Side Yard. For main and accessory structures, including open service and loading areas, the required side yard shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet, unless adjacent to any residential zoning district, Planned Residential District, and Planned Unit District whereby the side yard shall be no less than fifty (50) feet.
(e) Minimum Rear Yard. For main and accessory structures, the required rear yard shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet, unless adjacent to any residential zoning district, Planned Residential District, and Planned Unit District whereby the side yard shall be no less than fifty (50) feet.
(f) Maximum Lot Coverage and Intensity of Use. No maximum lot coverage is required, however, the lot coverage shall be adequate to provide the yard space required. The total gross floor area shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the total lot area.
(g) Maximum Height of Structures. No structure shall exceed thirty-five feet in height.
(h) Building Size. Principle structures in the NC District are limited to 6,500 square feet.
(i) Supplemental Standards. The following supplemental standards shall apply within the Neighborhood Commercial District (NC):
(1) The building setbacks and architectural elements of the principal structure must be consistent with existing neighborhood character.
(2) Drive-up window service shall be limited to the rear of the property. Landscaping and buffering will be required.
(3) Outdoor storage is prohibited.