B-2
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 10%
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Light shielding required
All lighting shall be adequately shielded from traffic on any public street and from any residential district.
- Maximum spacing of parking area lights100 ft
Lights in parking areas shall be located no farther than one hundred (100) feet apart.
Other
- Loading zone setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line50 ft
The minimum distance from a loading zone to the property line shall be 50 feet.
- Maximum building coverage30 pct
The aggregate plan area of all buildings proposed shall not exceed 30 percent of the entire lot area of the project.
- Minimum landscaped island area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each individually landscaped island must be at least one hundred (100) square feet in area, with sides measuring at least five (5) feet in length.
- Minimum road frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.300 ft
The development shall have a minimum of 300 feet of road frontage.
- Minimum landscaping on vehicular use areas10 pct
Landscaping shall be done on at least ten percent (10%) of the vehicular use areas.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. uses in shopping centers
The following uses shall not be allowed in shopping centers: Automobile, truck and motorcycle sale lots. Bulk storage facilities. Churches. Clubs, lodges and assembly halls. Funeral homes. Mobile homes, travel trailers and recreational vehicles sale lots. Kennels. Outdoor and drive-in theaters. Self-service car washes. Service stations and vehicle body repair shops.
- Public street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. required
The development shall front on a public street or road.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when adjacent to residential districts75 ft
When adjacent to residential districts, it shall be 75 feet.
- Tree planting ratio1 tree per 100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
At least one (1) tree shall be planted and maintained for every one hundred (100) square feet per island, and three (3) shrubs with a minimum height of two (2) feet shall be planted and maintained for each tree.
- Underground utilities required
All buildings and structures constructed in a shopping center shall be served by underground utilities.
Signage
- Sign compliance
All signs in any shopping center shall comply with the provisions of section 74-621 et seq.
From the ordinance
The minimum site area shall be three (3) acres. ... The minimum distance from any street right-of-way to any building or structure shall be 100 feet on a primary highway and 60 feet on any secondary highway.
Parking requirements
{
"shopping center": "1 per 200 sq ft"
}