The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this ordinance when referred to in this article, are the regulations for the "MXD-3" Mixed Use District. The purpose of this district is to permit a mixture of diverse land uses on large tracts of land where previous uses on such tracts of land have been discontinued and the uses listed in this article would not adversely impact neighboring parcels.

The MXD-3 Mixed Use District shall consist of parcels with a minimum of ten (10) contiguous acres.

These regulations are intended to:

a.

Encourage appropriate commercial and industrial activity,

b.

Encourage compatibility of existing and future land uses.

(Ord. No. 21-79, Exh. A, 12-14-2021)

A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

a.

Offices.

b.

Clinics.

c.

Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school and institutions of higher learning.

d.

Any use other than any residential use or any objectional use as defined by Article 18, Section 3 of this ordinance, but only as allowed by a special use permit.

(Ord. No. 21-79, Exh. A, 12-14-2021)

a.

Height, area, bulk, and yard requirements shall be the same as required in districts permitting the same uses as listed in Section 2 of this Article, except such requirements for uses requiring a special use permit may, in the alternative, be particularly specified in the use permit, whereupon the specifications in the use permit shall be controlling.

b.

The regulations contained in this article are supplemented or modified by regulations contained in other articles of this ordinance, especially the following:

Article 19, Off-street parking regulations;

Article 20, Off-street loading regulations;

Article 22, Height, area and bulk regulations;

Article 23, Supplementary use regulations;

Article 25, Supplementary height, area and bulk regulations;

Article 35, Historic zoning regulations.

(Ord. No. 21-79, Exh. A, 12-14-2021)

For business and industrial uses - Where a side or rear lot line abuts a residential property there shall be, at a minimum, a continuous evergreen vegetative or opaque structural fence or screen not less than six (6) feet in height erected along such a lot line, but not within fifteen (15) feet of any street line. Additional screen requirements may be specified in the special use permit granting the use for such purposes, whereupon the specifications in the use permit shall be controlling.

(Ord. No. 21-79, Exh. A, 12-14-2021)