B-3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Route 28
- Geographic extent
- Route 28 corridor
Uses
Permitted by right2
- All permitted uses in the B-2 General business district, except automobile and truck tire sales and service, boat and boat trailer sales and storage, green houses and funeral homes
- All permitted uses in the PF Public facilities district, except fleet storage facilities
Conditional / special use5
- A business or commercial building greater in height than forty-five (45) feet
- New automobile sales
- New boat and boat trailer sales
- New motorcycle sales
- Drive-in restaurant
Accessory2
- Accessory uses customarily incidental to a permitted use on the same lot
- Outdoor seating that is ancillary to a restaurant
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Loading dock screening
Loading docks and garage doors for commercial businesses must be located so they are not visible from a public street.
- Trash receptacle screening
All private trash receptacles must be located and/or screened so they are not visible from a public street.
- Underground utilities
All utilities shall be installed underground, except control instrumentation and substations, which must be effectively screened.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
The maximum height of a freestanding sign is twelve (12) feet, except as otherwise provided in subsection 31-29(f)(4)c.
- Maximum freestanding signs per lot1 count
Only one (1) freestanding sign is permitted for each parcel or lot, except as otherwise provided in subsection 31-29(f)(4)c.
- Maximum sign face area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum size of a sign face is fifty (50) square feet.
- No pole type signs
No pole type signs are permitted. All freestanding signs must be monument signs and incorporate a solid base.
- Wall sign area per front foot1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per lineal ft
Wall signs shall be limited in size to one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal front foot of building.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot size for the district shall be five (5) acres.