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Pawtucket City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VC

Commercial Mixed Use CMU

§ 410-43.5 Purpose and objective.

A. 
Commercial Mixed Use (CMU). The purpose of the Commercial Mixed Use District is to encourage more active use and redevelopment of oversized multitenant commercial properties by promoting more flexibility of uses and design that is well suited for active economic activity along Newport Avenue.
B. 
Qualification. On the date any parcel of land is placed into a CMU Zone, it shall be part of one or more contiguous parcels of land containing a minimum of 45,000 square feet of land that is adjacent to Newport Avenue and that are under common control/ownership, unless otherwise waived by the City Council and the Planning Commission. The term "common control/ownership" means and relates to either one person or entity or separate entities in which the underlying ownership is held in part by one or more of the same person, persons, or entities.

§ 410-43.6 Dimensional regulations; permitted uses.

[Amended 12-20-2023 by Ch. No. 3287]
A. 
Dimensional regulations. Dimensional regulations, as presented in Article VI, § 410-44, of the Zoning Ordinance, as amended below for the Commercial Mixed Use Zone, shall apply to the CMU Zone.
B. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Uses permitted by right in the Commercial General (CG) Zone are permitted in the CMU Zone.
(a) 
The following uses, not listed in the Table of Use Regulations, are also permitted in the CMU Zone:
[1] 
Kiosk, freestanding exterior.
[2] 
Outdoor retail - accessory.
[3] 
Data processing facility.
(2) 
Uses allowed by special use permit in the Commercial General (CG) Zone are permitted by special use permit in the CMU Zone, unless allowed by right above.
(3) 
Uses permitted as accessory uses in the Commercial General (CG) Zone are permitted in the CMU Zone.
(4) 
Use 18H, Rental storage space, shall not be permitted in the CMU Zone.
(5) 
Use 11G, Automobile, truck and motorcycle sales, shall be limited to the display of a maximum of 10 vehicles in the CMU Zone.
C. 
Number of buildings on a lot. More than one commercial or mixed-use primary structure located on a single lot is permitted in the CMU Zone.
D. 
Signs. Any permitted signs for the Commercial General (CG) Zone and shopping center signs as set forth in §§ 410-88 through 410-90 shall be permitted in the CMU Zone. Any electronic messaging centers (EMC signs) shall only be permitted by special use permit.
E. 
Additional standards.
(1) 
There is no maximum requirement for off-street parking in the CMU Zone. Parking design standards as set forth in § 410-78 shall apply, and post-construction stormwater control standards as set forth in § 410-92 shall apply.
(2) 
Minimum parking requirements in the CMU Zone are:
(a) 
Residential: 1.5 spaces per unit;
(b) 
Office: four spaces per 1,000 square feet;
(c) 
Retail/restaurant: 4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet.
(3) 
Maximum impervious coverage is 90%.
(4) 
Off-street loading minimum requirements:
(a) 
Size: length: 55 feet; width: 12 feet.
(b) 
Number:
[1] 
Four thousand square feet to 20,000 square feet: one space;
[2] 
Over 20,000 square feet: one space per 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof.
(c) 
Office uses are excluded from off-street loading requirements.
F. 
Development plan review. Development in the CMU Zone shall follow the process and criteria defined in Article IIIA of this chapter.