§ 6.3. B-1.2 Neighborhood Mixed Use District.

This district is intended to accommodate a range of mutually supportive residential and neighborhood-scale nonresidential and mixed uses developed in a pedestrian-friendly pattern. Such development is further intended to be located and designed so as to be convenient to and compatible with adjacent neighborhoods.

6.3.1. Use Regulations: See Table 6 (at the end of this Article) for Permitted Uses, Special Exception Uses, and Conditional Uses and the following limitations.

1.

Retail, service and office uses shall be limited to a maximum gross floor area of 10,000 sq. ft. per establishment. However, additional floor area up to 25,000 sq. ft. may be approved as a Conditional Use per §13.3.

2.

Only low and medium intensity institutional uses may be approved and only as Special Exceptions per §12.3 or as Conditional Uses per §13.3 as indicated in Table 6.

6.3.2. Area and Dimensional Regulations. The area and dimensional regulations set forth following and in Table 6.3 shall be observed (See also Article 4 General Regulations):

1.

Front Yards.

a.

When separated from the nearest boundary of any single-family residential district by more than 200 feet or by a street right-of-way, no front yard setback shall be required. Otherwise, the minimum front yard setback shall be twenty (20) feet.

b.

Buildings may be required to be set back as needed to provide a sidewalk as required in §6.3.3.1.

2.

Side yard setbacks shall not be required; however, wherever a building is set back from the side lot line, such setback shall be as required by the Building Code and landscaping as required by §9.2 shall be provided.

Table 6.3 B-1.2 District Area and Dimensional Regulations
Min. Yard Setbacks
Front	see §6.3.2.1
Rear	30 ft
Side	see §6.3.2.2
Max. Building Height	35 ft or 3 stories, whichever is less

 

6.3.3. Development Standards.

1.

All buildings shall have a sidewalk of a minimum eight (8) feet width along the lot frontage. Additional right-of-way or a sidewalk easement shall be provided along the lot frontage, if necessary, to accommodate the required sidewalk width.

2.

Residential uses, if located within fifteen (15) feet or less of a front lot line, shall be raised at least two (2) feet above grade level.

3.

Residential and nonresidential uses shall not be located on the same floor of the same building.

4.

No vehicular use area, other than a driveway, shall be permitted forward of any front building line without Conditional Use approval per §13.3.

5.

For accessory structures, see §4.4.

6.

For parking requirements, see Article 8. Abutting on-street parking spaces may be counted toward these requirements.

7.

Landscaping shall be provided as required in Article 9 except as follows;

a.

Landscaping shall not be required at the building front when the building is built up to the public sidewalk. If the building is set back, the front yard shall be (1) designed and improved as an extension of the sidewalk; (2) designed and improved as a plaza; (3) landscaped as required in §9.2 Site Landscaping; or (4) a combination of these.

b.

Buffers shall not be required between developments within the B-1.2 District but shall required between B-1.2 District developments and uses located outside of the district, as applicable.

8.

For sign regulations, see Article 11.