B-3
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right1
- Retail commercial and service establishments serving the needs of the market area, including those uses ordinarily accepted as shopping center uses.
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Landscaping required
Any part of the shopping center area not used for buildings or other structures, parking, loading, pedestrian walks or access ways shall be landscaped with grass, trees or shrubs.
- Screening required
Landscaping or other devices shall be used to screen surrounding residential districts from open service, storage and loading operations with the shopping center.
- Single ownership
The land and the buildings and appurtenant facilities shall be in a single ownership, or under management or supervision of a central authority.
- Underground utilities
All buildings developed in the B-3 district shall be served wherever practicable by underground utilities.
Signage
- Maximum sign area80 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign not exceeding 80 square feet in area and 35 feet in height and announcing only the name and the location of the shopping center shall be permitted.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
One sign not exceeding 80 square feet in area and 35 feet in height and announcing only the name and the location of the shopping center shall be permitted.
From the ordinance
In shopping center district B-3, the uses permitted shall include retail commercial and service establishments. Minimum site area 3 acres. Minimum distance from street ROW to building 35 ft. One sign not exceeding 80 sq ft. Parking ratio 1 per 200 sq ft.
Parking requirements
{
"shopping center": "1 space per 200 sq ft floor area"
}