The purpose of this district is to provide locations for neighborhood shopping facilities in which are found retail commercial uses which have a neighborhood orientation and which supply necessities usually requiring frequent purchasing with a minimum of consumer travel. Such facilities should be located so that their frequency and distributional patterns reflect their neighborhood orientation. In addition, such facilities should not be so large or so broad in scope of services as to attract substantial amounts of trade from outside the neighborhood. It is further the intent of this district that, in order to restrict the size of such facilities, the neighborhood commercial zone should not be located in close proximity to other commercial areas.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))

Retail sales, displays of merchandise, and storage must be within a completely enclosed building, except that the Commission may grant an exception to this requirement (as a conditional use) where it finds that enforcement would create an unreasonable hardship. No single business activity shall occupy more than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of building area.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))

Permitted and limited uses are established in Chapter 4B.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))

Conditional uses are established in Chapter 4B.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))

Residential dwellings shall meet the respective lot and area requirements for such dwellings in the R-2 district under Sections 10.04 and 10.05, as applicable.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))

The following minimum building setback requirements shall be provided for all buildings and structures (except for residential uses, which are governed by Section 10.07), as measured from:

[1]

Arterial and collector street right-of-way lines:

(a)

Front yard .....35 feet

(b)

Rear yard .....35 feet

(c)

Side yard .....35 feet

[2]

Minor street right-of-way lines:

(a)

Front yard .....25 feet

(b)

Rear yard .....25 feet

(c)

Side yard .....25 feet

[3]

Interior lot lines:

[4]

Special setbacks shall be as required in Section 32.05.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))

The maximum permitted height for buildings and structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet, except as otherwise provided in Section 4.03. The Commission may, however, allow construction and erection of buildings or structures exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in height; except that any application to exceed the maximum permitted height shall be treated as an application for a conditional use.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))

Spaces for off-street parking and provisions for loading and unloading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 26.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))

Signs as allowed in this zoning district shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 25.

(Amended by Res. of December 9, 2024(1))