Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies only to property zoned PS-C Planned Shopping Center DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Uses
Permitted by right19
- bank
- business service establishment
- commercial recreation facility (indoor)
- conference center
- fast food restaurant
- movie theatre
- office
- parking garage
- parking lot
- patio/outdoor dining
- plant nursery
- private post office
- restaurant
- personal service establishment
- repair service establishment
- retail sales establishment
- seasonal retail use
- shopping center
- temporary retail use
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Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Corner lot curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way25 ft
On a corner lot, no curb cut shall be located closer than 25 feet of the right-of-way extended from the nearest intersecting street.
- Dumpster enclosure requirement
All dumpsters that are visible from a public road must be fully enclosed. The enclosure must consist of a masonry unit design enclosure and/or materials to match the adjacent building and a metal gate(s) that screens the view of the dumpster.
- Off-street loading area distance from access point30 ft
Off street loading areas shall not be located any closer than 30 feet from the nearest access point to the public street right-of-way.
- Off-street loading areas may encroach into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. but not into 5' landscaped strip
Off-street loading areas may encroach in to the front yard setback area but shall not extend into the required 5' landscaped strip.
- Maximum curb cuts per right-of-way2 count
A freestanding use shall have no more that two curb cuts on any single right-of-way and such curb cuts shall have a minimum distance of 20 ft between them.
- Minimum landscaped buffer width along right-of-way5 ft
a minimum of five (5) feet of landscaping is maintained along any street right-of-way.
- Minimum distance between separate curb cuts20 ft
in no instance shall the distance between separate curb cuts, serving separate uses, be less that 20 feet.
- Outparcel curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side/rear lot line7.5 ft
On outparcels that are part of the shopping center, no curb cut shall be located closer than 7.5 feet to a side or rear lot line, unless a common curb cut serves adjacent uses, and in no instance shall the distance between separate curb cuts, serving separate uses, be less that 20 feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. waiver for zero-lot-line buildings
The side yard requirement may be waived by the Director of Planning/Zoning Administrator to allow for zero-lot line buildings when buildings are erected as a contiguous part of the Shopping Center so long as all Building and Fire Code requirements for zero lot line structures are met, and only after approval is granted by the City Building Official and Fire Marshall.
- Drive-through stacking lane requirements5 spaces
Any use requiring drive-through facilities shall have five (5) spaces for the first window, and three (3) for each additional window. Such stacking spaces shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet wide and sixteen (16) feet in length.
Overlay
- Minimum overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. size10 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum Overlay District Size: 10 Acres.
Parking
- Compact parking space dimensions8.5 ft
Compact parking spaces are permitted provided they are designed at a minimum of 8.5 feet width and 16 feet depth at locations in accordance with the conceptual site plan, as attached to this Overlay District. No more than 25% of the required parking may be compact spaces.
- Handicapped parking groups16 spaces
Handicap spaces can be provided in groups of up to 16 spaces together at the main entrance to a store or groups of stores.
- Parking spaces may extend over property lines/sidewalk with curb stops
Parking spaces may be designed to allow vehicles to extend over a property line when both properties are part of the same Shopping Center and/or outparcels. Parking spaces may be designed to allow vehicles to extend over a sidewalk or travel way. However curb stops must be installed to limit that encroachment.
Signage
- Directional sign area10 sf
Directional signs are limited to ten (10) sf. or 2 sf. per blade and a maximum sign height of 7'-6" (pole height of 8'-4").
- Directory sign area based on gross leasable area60 sf
The total sign area shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet for a District with less than sixty thousand (60,000) gross leasable square feet, forty-five (45) square feet for a District with less than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) gross leasable square feet, and sixty (60) square feet for a District with one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) or more gross leasable square feet.
- Directory sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 ft
The sign height shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet for a District with a single business, sixteen (16) feet for a District with less than sixty thousand (60,000) gross leasable space, or twenty-four (24) feet for a District with sixty thousand (60,000) or more gross leasable space.
- Directory sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way5 ft
No sign shall be within five (5) feet of the right-of-way or travelway.
- Freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for large buildings40 ft
Freestanding signs for buildings with two or more tenants and more than 60,000 gross leasable square feet shall have a maximum height of forty (40) feet and shall not be located with ten (10) feet of any public street right-of-way.
- Multi-tenant pylon sign area400 sf
The district allows these signs to have a maximum sign area of 400 sf. and architectural area of 500 sf. The maximum height shall be 30 feet.
- Outparcel ground sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Individual outparcels are permitted one ground sign per outparcel, constructed in accordance with the Signage Site Plan (8'-0" maximum height, with a sign panel/area of 50 sf. and architectural are of 90 sf.).
- Temporary real estate sign area96 sf
Temporary Real Estate Signs are allowed at each road frontage and shall be a maximum of 96 sf. per face of a 'V' or double-faced sign.
From the ordinance
The PSC-O Planned Shopping Center Overlay District is primarily established to provide locations in Danville for regional scaled retail commercial and business service uses within PS-C Planned Shopping Center Districts under unified site design.
Parking requirements
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