Yorktown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXIX
Country Commercial Business District
§ 300-236 Purpose and intent.
It is the purpose and intent of this section to provide bulk regulations and design guidelines to foster compact commercial and associated residential development which provides limited traditional local centers that are compatible within a low-density, exurban or rural residential environment.
§ 300-237 Permitted main uses.
Permitted main uses:
A.
[1]Stores or shops for the conduct of retail and service retail businesses, excluding drycleaners, laundromats and automotive related uses.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A, allowing bed-and-breakfast establishments as a permitted main use, was repealed 5-2-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006. This local law also redesignated former Subsections B through G as A through F, respectively.
B.
Stores or shops for the sale of crafts, such as jewelry, glass, or ceramics, or antiques with associated workshops, where workshops shall be limited to a maximum of 2,000 square feet and be accessory to the main retail use.
C.
Apartments above first-floor commercial uses.
D.
Banks, excluding drive-up window.
E.
Restaurants and other places serving food and beverages, excluding drive-in or drive-through facilities.
F.
Offices, professional offices, medical offices and government offices.
§ 300-238 Permitted accessory uses.
§ 300-238.1 Special permit uses.
[Added 9-4-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
A.
Multifamily dwelling units shall be allowed by special permit of the Planning Board in the Country Commercial Zone in accordance with the provisions of § 300-28 through § 300-36 under the following standards:
(1)
The minimum bulk and dimensional regulations shall be in accordance with § 300-241, except for the following:
(a)
The minimum lot area shall be 20,000 square feet.
(b)
The minimum lot width at main building line shall be 100 feet.
(c)
The minimum lot depth shall be 100 feet.
(d)
The maximum allowable density shall be one dwelling unit per 7,500 square feet of gross lot area.
(e)
Appropriate and adequate refuse enclosures are required. The Planning Board shall determine the number, size, and locations of refuse enclosures, which shall be shown on the site plan.
(2)
Required off-street parking spaces shall be in accordance with § 300-246, Parking Spaces shall be permanently paved and marked and, if illuminated, shall be lit in a manner which will not disturb the adjoining property owners.
(3)
The Planning Board may require screen planting or decorative fencing to screen and buffer adjoining properties. There shall be no outdoor storage permitted on the lot in question.
(4)
Accessory structures and uses are permitted provided they are customarily incidental to a residential use.
(5)
All other requirements of the underlying Country Commercial Zone shall apply. Each application shall include a site plan in accordance with Chapter 195, Land Development, and the Board may require such other supporting documentation and plans it deems necessary. The architectural treatment of any existing or new building shall be in conformity with the existing architectural concepts in effect in the immediate area.
(6)
Under this special permit section, mixed-use developments are not allowed.
§ 300-239 Prohibited uses.
Prohibited uses:
A.
Car washes.
§ 300-240 Business and industry zone standards.
For business and industry zone standards, see the chart at the end of the Zoning Chapter.
§ 300-241 Bulk and dimensional regulations.
A.
Minimum lot area: none.
C.
Height: maximum building height of two stories and/or 35 feet.
D.
Coverage (principal and accessory building): maximum of 30% of lot area.
E.
Length of building: No building shall be greater than 100 feet in length. For every 40 feet of building facade facing a public street, the building facade shall be modulated such that the building is stepped back or extended forward.
§ 300-242 Buffering.
A landscaped green shall be provided in all front setbacks. There shall be a minimum ten-foot landscaped buffer in rear setbacks and a ten-foot landscaped buffer in side setbacks adjacent to a street or residential district. Paved pedestrian paths shall connect parking areas with building entrances.
§ 300-243 Design treatment features.
The architectural treatment of the structure, whether for residential or nonresidential buildings, shall be designed to convey the character of the country with pitched roofs and facade treatments typical of a residential, estate or farm-like structure. Rooflines can vary by the alternating use of dormers, stepped roofs, gables or other roof elements to reinforce modulation or articulation of facades. Accessory buildings, such as workshops or garages, should also have pitched roofs and present as detached residential garages or as barn-like structures. The sides and rears of all buildings shall be finished to convey the residential country character. The overall design concept shall avoid standard suburban strip commercial characteristics with regard to building or site plan features, and parking areas shall be prohibited in front setbacks.
§ 300-244 Signs.
All signs shall be affixed to buildings and shall not extend into the roofline of the building. The maximum total area of signs shall not exceed one square foot for each two linear feet of lot fronting on a street. No sign shall exceed 2 1/2 feet in height. There shall be no illuminated signs and no freestanding signs.
§ 300-245 Connection to North County Trailway.
Every development in the Country Commercial District with frontage on the North County Trailway shall provide a clearly defined gravel or paved connection between the trailway and its parking area.
§ 300-246 Parking.
A.
Location. No parking shall be located in front building setbacks. Parking shall be permitted only in side and rear setbacks.
B.
Required spaces. On-site parking shall be provided in accordance with the regulations of § 300-182 with the exception that, for the purposes of this section, the requirements of § 300-182C(2), pertaining to joint use, shall be amended such that joint use of parking spaces can be considered for contiguous lots even if they are not in the same ownership.