(A) Purpose. The Mixed Use Activity Center District permits new mixed use development and infill consisting of integrated blends of land uses and networks of interconnected pedestrian-oriented streets and ways.

(B) Application for rezoning. Applications for rezoning to a Mixed Use Activity Zone should follow the site plan requirements of the Special Use Zone and comply with the policies of the comprehensive plan.

(C) Intent.

(1) Encourage a greater intensity of development in order to attract the people and commerce necessary to create a vibrant and diverse urban center;

(2) Encourage a blending of residential, civic, commercial and office uses in close proximity to each other with active commercial and retail uses along arterial and collector street frontages, and encourage residential uses above the ground floor or behind a commercial building that fronts the street;

(3) Encourage a mixture of service and employment uses so that residents will have the opportunity to work as well as shop and play within walking distance from their houses;

(4) Encourage planning, design and detailing that reflects the needs of pedestrians, establishes multimodal circulation opportunities, and creates memorable civic spaces.

(D) Considerations for approval.

(1) Plans should reflect the intent of the comprehensive plan;

(2) Plans should comply with the intent and requirements of a mix of land uses set forth herein and not be used for a single land use;

(3) The total area of the district must be a minimum of two acres, but may be smaller with an approved conditional use permit;

(4) Plans must include residential and nonresidential uses within or in close proximity to the district with shared access and adequate pedestrian linkages;

(5) Plans may also include civic or community building, public utility and/or public spaces within the district.

(E) Development review process.

(1) Property zoned MU-A requires the approval of a master plan and development guidelines for the district prior to development or redevelopment of the land. An applicant wishing to develop property zoned MU-A must submit a master plan and design and development guidelines for the mixed use development to the Director of Development Services for a preliminary review;

(2) DSD will provide potential applicants with a checklist of required items consistent with those for the Special Use Zone;

(3) Following preliminary review by DSD, the application will be subject to the review and approval of the Planning and Zoning Board;

(4) Upon approval, the master plan and accompanying documents will be used as the official guide for future development within the district;

(5) Site development within the district will require the submission of a site development permit application to DSD for approval. A site development plan will include items from a list provided by DSD and consistent with those for the Special Use Zone. The site development permit application will be evaluated based on compliance with the approved master plan and guidelines.

(F) Permissive uses.

(1) Amateur radio antenna, up to 65 feet in height from grade;

(2) Auditoriums, bowling alleys, billiard or pool halls, dance halls, theaters and other indoor entertainment establishments;

(3) Bakeries, pastry and confectioneries for retail sales;

(4) Banks and financial institutions;

(5) Bed and breakfast;

(6) Bicycle shops (sale and repair);

(7) Churches, Sunday school and parish house, incidental facilities;

(8) Clubhouses, fraternal organization, nonprofit public service organizations;

(9) Coffee shop, cafe, newsstand; provided, that the business is incidental within a building or on a site owned in common with a primary office use;

(10) Community or conference center;

(11) Family child care facility with a capacity of six or less;

(12) Fire stations, police stations and other public buildings;

(13) Home occupations;

(14) Hospitals and private institutions of an educational nature and similar institutions;

(15) Hotel/motel;

(16) Libraries, museums, cultural institutions;

(17) Live entertainment accessory to an eating or drinking establishment;

(18) Live/work units;

(19) Manager/caretaker residential uses within the structure;

(20) Medical complexes, professional offices (medical and dental), veterinarians, offices/clinics; provided, that there are no boarding kennels;

(21) Medical supplies and services, drug prescription, prosthetic supplies and dental/medical lab;

(22) Nursery schools and daycare facilities;

(23) Offices and office buildings;

(24) Parks, recreational parks, open spaces, public facilities;

(25) Personal services – beauty/barber shops, fitness centers, laundry/dry cleaning, tailor/dressmaking, shoe repair, tanning/manicure salon;

(26) Photocopying and blueprinting, shipping and messenger service;

(27) Public facilities;

(28) Public utilities/electric facilities;

(29) Repair shops – electrical, radio, and television appliances, keys and similar articles;

(30) Residential, multi-family;

(31) Residential uses as secondary use or above the first floor;

(32) Restaurants, bars, lounges, coffee/tea rooms, patio/al fresco dining facilities;

(33) Schools, public, K-12;

(34) Senior transitional care facility;

(35) Shops – dressmaking, tailoring, laundry, dry cleaning, photo, pet, and similar trades;

(36) Stores for the sale of retail goods, products, services;

(37) Undertaking establishments.

(G) Conditional uses (requiring permit and site plan).

(1) Commercial parking lots;

(2) Family child care with a capacity of seven or more;

(3) Park and ride facilities, and parking lots;

(4) Schools, private, K-12, college, trade schools;

(5) Stores for the sale of retail goods, products, and services greater than 15,000 square feet;

(6) Tattoo and body piercing shops;

(7) Townhomes and row houses.

(Ord. 18-20; Am. Ord. 22-20)