§ 38-1272. General commercial.

(a)

General commercial development shall be subject to the following restrictions:

(1)

Lot coverage. The maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of the net land area.

(2)

Open space. Open space shall be provided per the requirements of section 38-1234.

(3)

Setbacks. Setbacks from the side and rear property lines shall be at least ten (10) feet; however, where adjacent to a residential use a minimum twenty-five-foot setback shall be provided. A twenty-five (25) foot setback shall be maintained along the perimeter of the PD. Front setbacks from streets shall meet the following minimum guidelines, unless more stringent requirements are established in article XV of this chapter:

a.

Collector ..... 30 feet

b.

Arterial ..... 40 feet

c.

Expressway ..... 60 feet

d.

All other rights-of-way ..... 30 feet

Structures in excess of sixty (60) feet in height should increase these setbacks in order to reflect the additional structural height. (Refer to section 38-1406.)

(4)

Access criteria. The number of access cuts or driveways serving a commercial project shall be based upon the frontage of the site and the functional classification of the highway (see article XV) and shall be in accordance with the following criteria (due to traffic or safety conditions, the maximum number may be reduced):

a.

Arterial road:

Site Frontage	Maximum No. of Driveways
Less than 150 feet	1
151—400 feet	2
401—800 feet	3
801—1,500 feet	4
More than 1,500 feet	5

 

b.

Collector road:

Site Frontage	Maximum No. of Driveways
Less than 125 feet	1
126—300 feet	2
301—700 feet	3
701—1,200 feet	4
1,201—1,800 feet	5
More than 1,800 feet	6

 

(5)

Height. The maximum height shall be fifty (50) feet, but thirty-five (35) feet within one hundred (100) feet of any residential. A height greater than fifty (50) feet may be requested, provided the applicant can demonstrate that there will not be any detrimental impact to adjacent property.

(b)

In instances where the developer desires additional access cuts to serve a project, frontage roads shall be designed and constructed to county standards and constructed by the developer on private property with access and pedestrian easements dedicated to the county. Frontage road access points on arterial highways shall have a minimum separation of five hundred (500) feet unless coordinated with a median cut.

(c)

Access driveways shall be separated a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from an intersection with a collector road and one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from an intersection of an arterial highway. Such measurements are to be measured from the centerline of the driveway to the nearest right-of-way line of the intersecting street as measured along the right-of-way.

(d)

The design of driveways shall conform to county standards. All vehicular maneuvering areas and parking areas shall be paved to meet county standards.

(e)

The requirements of the ordinance relating to architectural standards and guidelines for commercial buildings, codified at Chapter 9, Division 2, sections 9-115 through Section 9-124, as those sections may be subsequently changed or renumbered from time to time, shall be met.

(P & Z Res., art. XXIX, § 10(c); Ord. No. 98-37, § 20, 12-15-98; Ord. No. 2001-14, § 9, 6-19-01)