Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 20%
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Citywide, with specific standards for proximity to residential/institutional uses
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Maximum mechanical equipment noise level65 dB
Noise levels from such mechanical equipment shall not exceed 65 decibels, as measured from the closest property line.
Other
- Alcohol display distance from cash register5 ft
No beer or wine shall be displayed within five feet of the cash register or the front door.
- Deliveries prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. hours
Deliveries are not permitted between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
- Hours of operation near residential
Hours of operation shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. for any convenience store located within 300 feet of a residential or institutional use or zone boundary.
- Minimum distance from residential/institutional building100 ft
The convenience store building must be at least 100 feet away from any residential or institutional building other than residential or institutional accessory buildings, such as storage sheds or detached garages.
- Minimum landscaped setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential/institutional20 ft
A minimum 20-foot landscaped setback is required between the convenience store building and any accessory structures and the property lines of any adjoining residential or institutional use or zone.
- Required screening wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Six-foot-high solid, decorative, masonry walls or dense landscaping may be required along property lines if the planning commission determines that the site should be screened from adjacent properties and land uses.
Parking
- Parking ratio for food service50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per space
parking for food service areas shall equal one parking space per 50 square feet of food service area or five parking spaces, whichever is greater.
- Parking ratio for retail200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per space
One parking space per 200 square feet of net leasable retail area is required
From the ordinance
A minimum 20-foot landscaped setback is required between the convenience store building and any accessory structures and the property lines of any adjoining residential or institutional use or zone... One parking space per 200 square feet of net leasable retail area is required...
Parking requirements
{
"retail": "1 per 200 sqft net leasable area",
"food_service": "1 per 50 sqft food service area or 5 spaces, whichever greater"
}