Sec. 8.7.5, 8.7.6, 8.7.7, 8.7.8, 8.7.9, 8.7.11
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Uses
Prohibited1
- outdoor storage of goods sold on premises (for fueling station)
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Building orientation requirement
Commercial buildings shall be so grouped in relation to parking areas that after customers arriving by automobile enter the center, establishments can be visited with a minimum of internal automotive movement.
- Pedestrian circulation plan required
A planned commercial center shall provide a pedestrian circulation plan identifying improvements that accomplish the following: minimizes conflict, channelizes flows, connects walkways.
Other
- Maximum convenience store gross floor area1,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The size of the convenience store shall be limited to a single building with a gross floor area of no more than 1,500 square feet.
- Fueling stations permitted by-rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld.8 stations
Up to eight (8) fueling stations are permitted by-right.
- Maximum fueling stations by special exception12 stations
Up to a maximum of twelve (12) fueling stations may be permitted by special exception.
- Landscaping requirement
Landscaping must increase the visual quality of building design, open spaces, vehicular and pedestrian areas and screen areas of low visual interest from public view.
- Outdoor storage prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Outdoor storage and display of goods sold on premises is not permitted.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from collector roads - buildings75 ft
From Collector Roads: Buildings and appurtenances, 75 feet
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from collector roads - parking, storage, loading, refuse100 ft
From Collector Roads: Parking, storage, loading facilities, and refuse collection, 100 feet
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other nonresidential districts100 ft
Other Nonresidential Districts: Buildings and appurtenances, parking, storage, loading facilities, and refuse collection, 100 feet
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from Route 267 - buildings150 ft
From Route 267: Buildings and appurtenances, 150 feet
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from Route 267 - parking, storage, loading, refuse100 ft
From Route 267: Parking, storage, loading facilities, and refuse collection, 100 feet
Signage
- Maximum canopy sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) sign no larger than 50 square feet comprised of a single reference to the name of the business and/or identification logo.
- Maximum gas pump sign area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signage for each gas pump shall not exceed eight (8) square feet.
- Maximum monument sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
One (1) sign no larger than 40 square feet, with a maximum height of six (6) feet.
- Maximum monument sign area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) sign no larger than 40 square feet, with a maximum height of six (6) feet.
- Wall sign ratio1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear ft
One (1) sign, with its size defined by a ratio of one (1) square foot per linear foot of building to which the sign is attached.
From the ordinance
Max FAR 2.0, building height 50 ft, open space 20% of buildable area, parking per Article 11, signage per Article 15.
Parking requirements
{
"accessory_fueling_station": "5 spaces per 1,000 sq ft GFA"
}