Shopping center development requirements.

3-18 Shopping center development requirements. 3-18.1 The general plan for shopping centers shall meet the following conditions: (a) The development shall consist of a selection of uses in such manner as to constitute a grouping of buildings, service and parking areas, circulation and open spaces, planned and designed as an integrated unit, in such manner as to constitute a safe, efficient, and convenient retail shopping center. (b) The proposed development shall be constructed in accordance with an overall plan and shall be designed as an architectural unit with appropriate landscaping. (c)

No more than 70 percent of the lot area shall be occupied by buildings.

(d) The distance at the closest point between any two buildings or groups or units of attached buildings shall not be less than 12 feet. (e) The maximum height of any building or structure erected or enlarged in this district shall be 35 feet except that the height of any such other building may be increased to a maximum of 65 feet when reviewed and recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by the Town Council, provided that for every foot of height in excess of 35 feet there shall be added to each yard requirement one corresponding foot of width or depth. (f) Adequate areas shall be provided for loading and unloading of delivery trucks and other vehicles; servicing of shops by refuse collection, fuel, fire and other service vehicles; automobile accessways; and pedestrian walks. Service areas shall be screened from view from any abutting roadway and from within the parking area. (g) Provision shall be made for safe and efficient ingress and egress of pedestrians and vehicles to and from public streets and highways servicing the center without undue congestion to or interference with normal traffic flow. All points of vehicular access to and from public streets shall be located not less than 200 feet from the intersection of any public street lines. The Town Council shall satisfy itself as to the adequacy of the thoroughfare to carry the additional traffic engendered by the shopping center. (h) No building may be located closer than 50 feet to the ultimate right-of-way of any public street, no closer than 50 feet to a side or rear property line adjacent to an agricultural or residential district, or within 25 feet of any property line. (i) No parking access and service area may be located closer than 25 feet to a side or rear property line adjacent to a residential district. (j) Not less than one automobile parking space with suitable access shall be provided for each 200 square feet of floor area devoted to patron use. (k) Parking, loading, or service areas used by motor vehicles shall be located entirely within the lot lines of the shopping center and shall be physically separated from public streets.

(l) Lighting facilities shall be arranged in a manner which will protect the highway and neighboring properties from unreasonable direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind. (m) The shopping center shall be permanently fenced from adjoining and contiguous residential districts by a wall, fence, evergreen hedge and/or other suitable enclosure of minimum height five feet and maximum height seven feet, placed at least ten feet inside the property line, and allowing no separation between elements of the fence, except for driveways. The area between such enclosure and the property line shall be landscaped to form a permanent screening area. The zoning administrator may waive the requirement for a screening enclosure and/or screening area if equivalent screening is provided by existing parks, parkways, recreational areas, or by topography or other natural conditions. (n) A landscaped planting area shall be provided along street frontage occupied by a shopping center at least seven feet in width and must be located between the property line and a line parallel to and seven feet inside the property line. (o) No shopping center shall be erected or used that is not adequately served with both public water and sanitary sewers. (p) For the purpose of calculating the minimum lot area dimensions and yard requirements established by this section, a single planned shopping center district cannot lie on two sides of a public street or alley. Any areas designated as being a shopping center and lying on both sides of a public street shall be deemed to be two shopping centers and all minimum requirements shall be met by buildings on each side of said public street as separate districts. (q) The Planning Commission may recommend and the Town Council may prescribe uniform particular requirements or any further reasonable conditions deemed appropriate with respect to the suitability of the shopping center in the commercial district. (r) traffic flow.

A traffic impact analysis is required to ensure that the shopping center will not adversely affect

(s) A pathway of no less than four feet wide will be provided along the front of the lot. (Mo. of 8-10-2004)