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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1638, THE ZONING ORDINANCE
FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY ADDING SECTION 7.25
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART 1:
PART 2:
PART 3:
That Ordinance 1638, The Zoning Ordinance for the City of College
Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be
void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of
the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in
full force and effect.
That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall. be deemed a
separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes
effective ten (10) days after its publication in the newspaper, as provided
by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this
1997.
ATTEST:
day of
APPROVED:
LYNN McILHANEY, Mayor
CONNIE HOOKS, City Secretary
C. PROHIBITED USES: The following uses are not allowed in any PD
District:
Sexually Oriented Enterprises
Mobile or Manufactured Housing
D. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Requests for a POD designation shall be processed as a rezoning request
and shall follow the procedures stated in Section 17 of. this ordinance
unless otherwise specified in this section.
A development plan for the proposed POD shall be required that shows the
location of the planned development and the relationship of the various
land uses included in the development. The form and content of the
development plan. shall be in sufficient detail to enable the Planning and
Zoning Commission to evaluate the proposal and ascertain that it meets the
following:
1. The proposal will constitute an environment of sustained stability
and will be in harmony with the character of the surrounding area.
2. The proposal is in conformity with the policies and goals and
objectives of the Comprehensive Plan including all its elements and will be
consistent with the intent and purpose of this section.
3. The proposal will not adversely affect adjacent development.
4. Every dwelling unit has access to a public street directly or via a
court. walkway or other public area or area owned by an home owners
association. but need not front on a public street.
5. The provisions for parking spaces for all uses will be as
established in Section 9 of this ordinance. Alternative parking standards
may be allowed where the applicant provides evidence showing the
alternative is acceptable to the City and meets the intent of Section 9.
Development requirements for each separate PO District shall be included
as a part of the development plan for each PO District and shall include, but
may not be limited to: uses, density. lot area, lot width, lot depth. yard
depths and widths, building height, building elevations, coverage. floor area
ratio. parking. access, streets and circulation. screening. landscaping.
accessory buildings. signs, lighting. project phasing or scheduling.
management associations, and other requirements as the City Council and
Planning and Zoning Commission may deem appropriate.
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arterial streets on at least one side of the proposed development.
Access through a residential area to a PDD-B, PDD-I, PDD-M via a
local street ( as defined in the City's Subdivision Regulations) is
prohibited.
H. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
The Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council shall not
approve a planned development if it finds that the proposed planned
development:
1. does not conform with applicable regulations and standards
established by this ordinance;
2. is not compatible with existing or permitted uses on abutting sites
or with uses internal to the POD, in terms of use, building height,
bulk and scale, density, setbacks and open spaces, landscaping,
drainage, or access and circulation features, within the standards
established by this section;
3. potentially creates unfavorable effects or impacts on other
existing uses in the area or potential permitted uses in the area
that cannot be mitigated by the provisions of this section;
4. adversely affects the safety and convenience. of vehicular and
pedestrian circulation in the vicinity, including traffic reasonably
expected to be generated by the proposed use and.other uses
reasonably anticipated in the area considering. existing zoning
and land uses in the area;
5. fails to reasonably protect persons and property from erosion,
flood or water damage, fire, noise, glare, and similar hazards or
impacts;
6. adversely affects traffic control or adjacent properties by
inappropriate location, lighting, or types of signs; or
7: will be detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare, or
materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity,
for reasons specifically articulated by the Commission or City
Council.
8. does not generally comply with the policies adopted in the
Comprehensive Plan of the City of College Station.
3. Minor additions to parking lots comprising no more than 25
percent of the original number of parking spaces required, not to
exceed 25 spaces.
4. Clearing or grading that does not exceed 5,000 square feet in
area.
5. With Council authorization on the originally approved
development plan there may be an increase of no more than 25
percent of the total number of dwelling units for single-family
attached or multi-family developments as long as the maximum
allowable density shown on the land use plan is not exceeded.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1638, THE ZONING ORDINANCE
FOlt.THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY ADDING SECTION 7.25
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A
SEVE~ILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART 1:
PART 2:
PART 3:
That Ordinance 1638, The Zoning Ordinance for the City of College
Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall beheld to be
void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of
the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in
full force and effect.
That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall t,edeemea a
separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinancb, b~rl1.es
effective ten (10) days after its publication in the newspaper, ~. provided
by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this
1997.
day of
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
CONNIE HOOKS, City Secretary
LYNN McILHANEY, Mayor
EXHIBIT A
POD - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
7.25 DISTRICT POD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
A. PURPOSE: The Planned Development Districts (PDD) accommodate
proposals for the same or similar uses to be developed as integrated units such
as . offices, commercial or service centers, shopping centers, industrial uses,
residential developments or proposals where any appropriate combination of
uses which may be planned, developed or operated as integral land use units
either by a single owner or a combination of owners. A PDD may be used to
permit new or innovative concepts in land utilization not permitted by other
zoning districts in this ordinance. It may also be used to permit developments
that existing districts do not easily accommodate. While greater flexibility is
given to allow special conditions or restrictions which would not otherwise allow
the development to occur, procedures are established to insure against misuse
of increased flexibility. The PDDs are appropriate in areas where the land use
plan reflects either the specific uses proposed in the POD or where the land use
plan reflects mixed use asa land use category.
B. PERMITTED USES: Any use or combination of uses authorized by the
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council is permitted in a Planned
Development District if the use is consistent with the following categories:
1. Planned Development District- Housing (POD-H) - Any use permitted in the
residential zoning districts is permitted in a PDD~H development excluding
uses listed below.
2. Planned Development District - Business (POD-B) - Any use permitted in
the office and commercial zoning districts is permitted in a PDD-B
development, excluding uses listed below.
3. Planned Development District - Industrial (PDD-I) - Any use permitted in the
R&D or industrial zoning district is permitted in a POD-I development,
excluding uses listed below.
4. Planned Development District- Mixed Use (PDD-M) - Any combination of
uses permitted in the residential, office, commercial or industrial zoning
districts are permitted in a PDD-M development, excluding uses listed
below.
C. PROHIBITED USES: The following uses are not allowed in any PO
District:
Sexually Oriented Enterprises
Mobile or Manufactured Housing
D. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Requests for a PDD designation shall be processed as a rezoning request
and shall follow the procedures stated in Section 17 of this ordinance
unless otherwise specified in this section.
A development plan for the proposed POD shall be required that shows the
location of the planned development and the relationship of the various
land uses included in the development. The form and content of the
development plan shall be in sufficient detail to enable the Planning and
Zoning Commission to evaluate the proposal and ascertain that it meets the
following:
1. The proposal will. constitute an environment of sustained stability
and will be in harmony with the character of the surrounding area.
2. The proposal is in conformity with the policies and goals and
objectives of the Comprehensive Plan including all its elements and will be
consistent with the intent and purpose of this section.
3. The proposal will not adversely affect adjacent development.
4. Every dwelling unit has access to a public street directly or via a
court, walkway or other public area or area owned by an home owners
association, but need not front on a public street.
5. The provisions for parking spaces for all uses will be as
established in Section 9 of this ordinance. Alternative parking standards
may . be allowed where the applicant provides evidence showing the
alternative is acceptable to the City and meets the intent of Section 9.
Development requirements for each separate PO District shall be included
as a part of the development plan for each PO District and shall include, but
may not be limited to: uses, density, lot area, lot width, lot depth, yard
depths and widths, building height, building elevations, coverage, floor area
ratio, parking, access, streets and circulation, screening, landscaping,
accessory buildings, signs, lighting, project phasing or scheduling,
management associations, and other requirements as the City Council and
Planning and Zoning Commission may deem appropriate.
The preparation of preliminary and final plats for the development shall be
prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Regulations
and with any modifications approved by the Planning and Zoning
Commission or City Council on the development plan. The preparation of
site plans for the development shall be in accordance with the provisions of
the Zoning Ordinance and with any modifications approved by the Planning
& Zoning Commission or City Council.
E. The PO District shall be designated as a zoning district on the City Zoning
Map once Council approves the POD.
F. The Ordinance granting a PO District shall include a statement as to the
purpose and intent of the planned development granted therein. All
specific conditions of approval that are imposed by the City Council shall be
listed in the POD ordinance and and development plans shall be
referenced as attachments.
G. SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA:
Buffer Yards: Each proposed development shall be reviewed to
determine the compatibility of the development with surrounding land
uses. Open space buffers shall be required to separate land uses
within the planned development from land uses adjacent to the
planned development unless it is determined by the Planning and
Zoning Commission that no incompatibility exists between the land
uses. No structure,. parking lot, equipment pad, or other manmade
construction not approved by the City shall be placed in an open
space buffer.
Buffer yard choices shall, at a minimum, be those found in Section
7.23 District R&D, subsection D. Performance Criteria. Wider buffer
yards may be required by the Planning & Zoning Commission where
necessary to mitigate negative impacts of more intense uses on less
intense uses either within the PDD or between the POD and adjacent
uses or districts.
Bldo. Heiohts: Where structures within the planned development are
proposed to exceed thirty-five feet (35') in height on land adjacent to
any residential use or any residential or agricultural zoning districts,
such structures shall be located a minimum of one foot (1') from the
boundary of the open space buffer described in Section F above for
each two feet (2') of height over thirty five feet (35').
Access and Frontaoe: Planned developments designated as PDD-
B, POD-I, or PDD-M shall have frontage along and access to major
arterial streets on at least one side of the proposed development.
Access through a residential area to a PDD-B, POD-I, POO-M via a
local street ( as defined in the City's Subdivision Regulations) is
prohibited.
H. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
The Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council shall not
approve a planned development if it finds that the proposed planned
development:
1. does not conform with applicable regulations and standards
established by this ordinance;
2. is not compatible with existing or permitted uses on abutting sites
or with uses internal to the POD, in terms of use, building height,
bulk and scale, density, setbacks and open spaces, landscaping,
drainage, or access and circulation features, within the standards
established by this section;
3. potentially creates unfavorable effects or impacts on other
existing uses in the area or potential permitted uses in the area
that cannot be mitigated by the provisions of this section;
4. adversely affects the safety and convenience of vehi.cular and
pedestrian circulation in the vicinity, including traffic reasonably
expected to be generated by the proposed use and ()ther uses
reasonably anticipated in the area considering existing zoning
and land uses in the area;
5. fails to reasonably protect persons and property from erosion,
flood or water damage, fire, noise, glare, and similar hazards or
impacts;
6. adversely affects traffic control or adjacent properties by
inappropriate location, lighting, or types of signs; or
7. will be detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare, or
materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity,
for reasons specifically articulated by the Commission or City
Council.
8. does not generally comply with the policies adopted in the
Comprehensive Plan of the City of College Station.
I. Unless otherwise specified in the approved development plan, the minimum
requirements for each development shall be those stated in the Subdivision
Regulations and the requirements of the most restrictive standard zoning
district in which designated uses are permitted. Meritorious modification of
these standards may be considered.
J. Overall density in any planned development shall not exceed that shown on
the Land Use Plan for the particular location. Lesser densities may be
required to ensure compatibility with surrounding existing neighborhood
densities.
K. The granting of a POD designation shall not relieve the developer from
responsibility for complying with all other applicable sections of the Zoning
Ordinance, and other codes and ordinances of the City of College Station
unless such relief is specified in the approved development plan.
L. An owners association will be required if other satisfactory arrangements
have not been made for providing, operating, and maintaining common
facilities including streets, drives, service and parking areas, common open
spaces, buffer areas and common recreational areas at the time the
development plan is submitted. If an owners association is required, the
articles for incorporation of an owners association shall be reviewed by the
City to assure compliance with the provisions of this ordinance.
M. All Planned Development districts approved in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance in its original form, or. by subsequent
amendments thereto, shall be referenced on the Zoning District Map. A list
of such Planned Development Districts, together with the category of uses
permitted therein, shall be maintained in the office of the City Planner.
N. All changes of use from those approved in the original PDD shall require
Planning & Zoning Commission approval. Minor additions and
modifications to the approved development plans meeting the criteria below
shall be approved by the City Planner:
1. Minor additions to structures, with a floor area no larger than 10
percent of the existing floor area of the main floor, not to exceed
5,000 square feet
2. Minor new accessory structures if the location does not interfere
with existing site layout (e.g. circulation, parking, loading, storm
water management facilities, open space, landscaping or
buffering).
3. Minor additions to parking lots comprising no more than 25
percent of the original number of parking spaces required, not to
exceed 25 spaces.
4. Clearing or grading that does not exceed 5,000 square feet in
area.
5. With Council authorization on the originally approved
development plan there may be an increase of no more than 25
percent of the total number of dwelling units for single-family
attached or multi-family developments as long as the maximum
allowable density shown on the land use plan is not exceeded.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2297
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1638, THE ZONING ORDINANCE
FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY ADDING SECTION 7.25
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART 1:
PART 2:
PART 3:
PART 4:
That Ordinance 1638, The Zoning Ordinance for the City of College
Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be
void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of
the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in
full force and effect.
That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a
separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes
effective ten (10) days after its publication in the newspaper, as provided
by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College Station.
This ordinance shall expire and become null and void on January 7, 2001.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 7 th day of January, 1998.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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L McILHANEJ{, Mayor
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EXIDBIT A
POD - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
7.25 DISTRICT POD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
A. PURPOSE: The Planned Development Districts (POD) accommodate
proposals for the same or similar uses to be developed as integrated units such
as offices, commercial or service centers, shopping centers, industrial uses,
residential developments or proposals where any appropriate combination of
uses which may be planned, developed or operated as integral land use units
either by a single owner or a combination of owners. A POD may be used to
permit new or innovative concepts in land utilization not permitted by other
zoning districts in this ordinance. It may also be used to permit developments
that existing districts do not easily accommodate. While greater flexibility is
given to allow special conditions or restrictions which would not otherwise allow
the development to occur, procedures are established to insure against misuse
of increased flexibility. The PODs are appropriate in areas where the land use
plan reflects either the specific uses proposed in the POD or where the land use
plan reflects mixed use as a land use category.
B. PERMITTED USES: Any use or combination of uses authorized by the
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council is permitted in a Planned
Development District if the use is consistent with the following categories:
1. Planned Development District- Housing (POD-H) - Any use permitted in the
residential zoning districts is permitted in a PDD-H development excluding
uses listed below.
2. Planned Development District - Business (PDD-B) - Any use permitted in
the office and commercial zoning districts is permitted in a PDD-B
development, excluding uses listed below.
3. Planned Development District - Industrial (PDD-I) - Any use permitted in the
R&D or industrial zoning district is permitted in a POD-I development,
excluding uses listed below.
4. Planned Development District- Mixed Use (PDD-M) - Any combination of
uses permitted in the residential, office, commercial or industrial zoning
districts are permitted in a PDD-M development, excluding uses listed
below.
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c. PROHIBITED USES: The following uses are not allowed in any PD
District:
Sexually Oriented Enterprises
Mobile or Manufactured Housing
D. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Requests for a POD designation shall be processed as a rezoning request
and shall follow the procedures stated in Section 17 of this' ordinance
unless otherwise specified in this section.
A development plan for the proposed PDD shall be required that shows the
location of the planned development and the relationship of the various
land uses included in the development. The form and content of the
development plan shall be in sufficient detail to enable the Planning and
Zoning Commission to evaluate the proposal and ascertain that it meets the
following:
1. The proposal will constitute an environment of sustained stability
and will be in harmony with the character of the surrounding area.
2. The proposal is in conformity with the policies and goals and
objectives of the Comprehensive Plan including all its elements and will be
consistent with the intent and purpose of this section.
3. The proposal will not adversely affect adjacent development.
4. Every dwelling unit has access to a public street directly or via .a
court, walkway or other public area or area owned by an home owners
association, but need not front on a public street.
5. The provisions for. parking spaces for all uses will be as
established in Section 9 of this ordinance. Alternative parking standards
may be allowed where the applicant provides evidence showing. the
alternative is acceptable to the City and meets the intent of Section 9.
Development requirements for each separate PO District shall be included
as a part of the development plan for each PO District and shall include,Qut
may not be limited to: uses, density, lot area, lot width, lot depth,. yard
depths and widths, building height, building elevations, coverage, f1oorare~
ratio, parking, access, streets and circulation, screening, lands~pirig,
accessory buildings, signs, lighting, project phasing or sched~lirig,
management associations, and other requirements as the City CoundH ah~
Planning and Zoning Commission may deem appropriate.
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The preparation of preliminary and final plats for the development shall be
prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Regulations
and with any modifications approved by the Planning and Zoning
Commission or City Council on the development plan. The preparation of
site plans for the development shall be in accordance with the provisions of
the Zoning Ordinance and with any modifications approved by the Planning
& Zoning Commission or City Council.
E. The PO District shall be designated as a zoning district on the City Zoning
Map once Council approves the POD.
F. The Ordinance granting a PD District shall include a statement as to the
purpose and intent of the planned development granted therein. All
specific conditions of approval that are imposed by the City Council shall be
listed in the POD ordinance and and development plans shall be
referenced as attachments.
G. SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA:
Buffer Yards: Each proposed development shall be reviewed to
determine the compatibility of the development with surrounding land
uses. Open space buffers shall be required to separate land uses
within the planned development from land uses adjacent to the
planned development unless it is determined by the Planning and
Zoning Commission that no incompatibility exists between the land
uses. No structure, parking lot, equipment pad, or other man made
construction not approved by the City shall be placed in an open
space buffer.
Buffer yard choices shall, at a minimum, be those found in Section
7.23 District R&D, subsection D. Performance Criteria. Wider buffer
yards may be required by the Planning & Zoning Commission where
necessary to mitigate negative impacts of more intense uses on less
intense uses either within the POD or between the POD and adjacent
uses or districts.
Blda. Heiahts: Where structures within the planned development are
proposed to exceed thirty-five feet (35') in height on land adjacent to
any residential use or any residential or agricultural zoning districts,
such structures shall be located a minimum of one foot (1') from the
boundary of the open space buffer described in Section F above for
each two feet (2') of height over thirty five feet (35').
Access and Frontaae: Planned developments designated as PDD-
B, POD-I, or PDD-M shall have frontage along and access to major
. .
arterial streets on at least one side of the proposed development.
Access through a residential area to a PDD-B, POD-I, PDD-M via a
local street ( as defined in the City's Subdivision Regulations) is
prohibited.
H. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
The Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council shall not
approve a planned development if it finds that the proposed planned
development:
1. does not conform with applicable regulations and standards
established by this ordinance;
2. is not compatible with existing or permitted uses on abutting sites
or with uses internal to the POD, in terms of use, building height,
bulk and scale, density, setbacks and open spaces, landscaping,
drainage, or access and circulation features, within the standards
established by this section;
3. potentially creates unfavorable effects or impacts on other
existing uses in the area or potential permitted uses in the area
that cannot be mitigated by the provisions of this section;
4. adversely affect~ the safety and convenience of vehicular and
pedestrian circulation in the vicinity, including traffic reasonably
expected to be generated by the proposed use and other uses
reasonably anticipated in the area considering existing zoning
and land uses in the area;
5. fails to reasonably protect persons and property from erosion,
flood or water damage, fire, noise, glare, and similar hazards or
impacts;
6. adversely affects traffic control or adjacent properties by
inappropriate location, lighting, or types of signs; or
7. will be detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare, or
materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity,
for reasons specifically articulated by the Commission or City
Council.
8. does not generally comply with the policies adopted in the
Comprehensive Plan of the City of College Station.
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I. Unless otherwise specified in the approved development plan, the minimum
requirements for each development shall be those stated in the Subdivision
Regulations and the requirements of the most restrictive standard zoning
district in which designated uses are permitted. Meritorious modification of
these standards may be considered.
J. Overall density in any planned development shall not exceed that shown on
the Land Use Plan for the particular location. Lesser densities may be
required to ensure compatibility with surrounding existing neighborhood
densities.
K. The granting of a POD designation shall not relieve the developer from
responsibility for complying with all other applicable sections of the Zoning
Ordinance, and other codes and ordinances of the City of College Station
unless such relief is specified in the approved development plan.
L. An owners association will be required if other satisfactory arrangements
have not been made for providing, operating, and maintaining common
facilities including streets, drives, service and parking areas, common open
spaces, buffer areas and common recreational areas at the time the
development plan is submitted. If an owners association is required, the
articles for incorporation of an owners association shall be reviewed by the
City to assure compliance with the provisions of this ordinance.
M. All Planned Development districts approved in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance in its original form, or by subsequent
amendments thereto, shall be referenced on the Zoning District Map. A list
of such Planned Development Districts, together with the category of uses
permitted therein, shall be maintained in the office of the City Planner.
N. All changes of use from those approved in the original PDD shall require
Planning & Zoning Commission approval. Minor additions and
modifications to the approved development plans meeting the criteria below
shall be approved by the City Planner:
1. Minor additions to structures, with a floor area no larger than 10
percent of the existing floor area of the main floor, not to exceed
5,000 square feet
2. Minor new accessory structures if the location does not interfere
with existing site layout (e.g. circulation, parking, loading, storm
water management facilities, open space, landscaping or
buffering).
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3. Minor additions to parking lots comprising no more than 25
percent of the original number of parking spaces required, not to
exceed 25 spaces.
4. Clearing or grading that does not exceed 5,000 square feet in
area.
5. With Council authorization on the originally approved
development plan there may be an increase of no more than 25
percent of the total number of dwelling units for single-family
attached or multi-family developments as long as the maximum
allowable density shown on the land use plan is not exceeded.
DRAFT
ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 115,
ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES,
BY
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Rochester, New York,
find that a substantial need exists to significantly revise the ordinances regarding
sexually-oriented businesses within the City of Rochester; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council retained consultants and worked with
staff to conduct a study of certain sexually-oriented businesses in the City of Rochester;
and
WHEREAS, the completed study contains an analysis of existing sexually-
oriented businesses in the City of Rochester and recommendations and conclusions; and
WHEREAS, a separate survey of local appraisers was conducted, the results
analyzed, and recommendations and conclusions provided; and
WHEREAS, the study found that some businesses offering sexually-oriented
materials create undesirable secondary effects and are disruptive to the established land
use patterns of the City; and
WHEREAS the survey of local appraisers found that separation of sexually-
oriented businesses from residential uses and other sexually-oriented businesses helps to
ameliorate the negative impacts of such uses; and
WHEREAS, as part of that study, the City examined the regulatory practices of
other communities and examined studies of sexually-oriented businesses in those cities;
and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council find that these studies are of direct
relevance to the problems confronting the citizens of Rochester regarding the secondary
effects on the surrounding neighborhoods of said sexually-oriented businesses and
believe that the regulations which currently exist and which followare aimed at reducing
these secondary effects.
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court in City of Renton v. Playtime
Theater, Inc. 475 US 41 (1986) held that a local government may rely upon the
experiences of other cities as well as its own studies in enacting local legislation to
regulate sexually-oriented businesses; and
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DRAFT
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have determined that it is essential to
the public health, safety and welfare and to implementation of the City's comprehensive
plan that it adopt revised zoning ordinances for sexually-oriented businesses and for
businesses carrying sexually-oriented materials;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ROCHESTER THAT:
I. Findings. The City Council finds the following:
A. The City has historically used zoning and land use controls to address issues with
sexuall y-oriented businesses;
B. The City's current zoning ordinance does not include special provisions
applicable to sexually-oriented businesses that carry large numbers of sex toys
and novelties and that are clearly, by nature of their operation and by public
perception, sexually-oriented businesses;
C. A recent study by the City found that there are several different types of sexually-
oriented businesses and several different types of other businesses that also
include a significant amount of sexually-oriented material;
D. The study recommends treating these different types of businesses differently,
based on their land-use character and secondary impacts;
E. A recent survey of local appraisers supports the separation of sexually-oriented
businesses from residential areas and other similar uses;
F. The study also recommends bringing under the scope of such regulations certain
"adult retail stores" that carry significant quantities of sexually-oriented toys and
novelties but that are not now treated as sexually-oriented businesses under the
zoning ordinance;
G. The study recommends that some sexually-oriented businesses be made permitted
uses in appropriate commercial and manufacturing districts in the City, based on
the compatibility of different types of uses with the designated zoning districts;
H. The study also recommends addressing the operating issues of the most intensive
sexually-oriented businesses through a separate licensing ordinance which has
been drafted to be coordinated with these zoning amendments as part of a
comprehensive scheme for the regulation of sexually-oriented businesses;
I. The requirements of this ordinance advance the public health, safety and welfare
by providing neutral regulations governing conduct of sexually-oriented
businesses within the City of Rochester.
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II. Chapter 115, Code of Ordinance of the City of Rochester is hereby modified by:
A. Amending ~115-13, Definitions, by:
1. Deleting the definitions for "Adult Bookstore" and "Adult Entertainment
Establishment. "
2. Replacing the following defined terms:
PREMISES -, A lot, plot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and
structures thereon. For the purposes of ~115-94, premises means the building
in which a sex\lally-oriented business is conducted as well as its surrounding
yard and parki~g area and any additional parking areas required for
compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS -- Any showing of the human male
or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque
covering, or th~ showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque
covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple, or the depiction of
covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES - Actual or simulated acts of
masturbation, sexual intercourse, oral or anal copulation or sadomasochism;
fondling or otIter erotic touching of or physical contact with one's own or
another's genitflls, pubic area, buttocks or female breasts, whether clothed or
unclothed; human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual
stimulation or ~rousal; or excretory functions or acts with animals as part of or
in conjunctionjwith any of the activities set forth herein. Activities which are
commonly ref~rred to by the slang terms "lap dance," "straddle dance," "face
dance" or "tab~e dance" shall be included in this definition. For the purposes
of this definiti<bn, "sadomasochism" means infliction of pain, flagellation or
torture, or the 90ndition of being bound, fettered or otherwise physically
restrained.
3. Inserting in appropriate alphabetical order the following defined terms:
ADULT AROADE - Any business enterprise which offers or maintains one
or more adult video viewing booths.
ADUL T CABf\RET -- Any business enterprise which regularly features or
offers to the public, customers or members, persons who appear nude or semi-
nude or live performances that are characterized by their emphasis on the
exposure, depiction or description of specified anatomical areas or the conduct
or simulation of specified sexual activities.
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ADULT HOTEL or ADULT MOTEL - Any hotel, motel or similar
business enterprise which offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time
that is less than 10 hours or allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to
subrent the room for a period of time that is less than 10 hours.
ADULT MOVIE THEATER -- Any business enterprise which regularly
features or offers to the public the presentation of motion picture films,
movies or sound recordings which are characterized by their emphasis on the
description or depiction of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual
activities presented to a common audience of more than five persons in an
enclosed common area. Any movie theater showing movies rated "X" shall
be considered an adult movie theater.
ADULT RETAIL STORE - A business enterprise which meets any of the
following tests:
(1) offers for sale or rental items from any two of the following categories:
(a) sexually oriented materials;
(b) lingerie; or
(c) leather goods which are marketed or presented in a context to. suggest
their use in connection with specified sexual activities;
(2) offers for sale sexually oriented toys and novelties, except a business
enterprise which devotes less than ten percent of its stock in trade and
sales and display area to sexually oriented materials, with all sexually
oriented toys and novelties separated from other sales and display areas by
an opaque wall atleasteight feet in height with a management-controlled
system of access to ensure that only persons over the age of eighteen (18)
years are allowed to enter the area;
(3) devotes more than ten percent (10%) of its stock in trade or sales and
display area to sexually oriented materials without having all sexually
oriented materials s~parated from other sales and display areas by an
opaque wall at least eight feet (8') in height with a management-controlled
system of access to ensure that only persons over the age of eighteen (18)
years are allowed to enter the area;
(4) devotes more than forty percent (40%) of its stock in trade or sales and
display area to sexually oriented materials; or
(5) advertises or holds itself out in signage visible from the public right of
way as "XXX," "adult," "sex" or otherwise as a sexually oriented
business.
ADUL T RETAIL STORE, LIMITED - Any business enterprise which
offers for sale or rental sexually oriented materials, and which devotes at least
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ten percent and not more than forty percent of its stock in trade or sales and
display area to sexually oriented materials, provided that:
(1) the following items are not also offered for sale:
(a) lingerie; or
(b) leather goods which are marketed or presented in a context to suggest
their use in connection with specified sexual activities;
(2) all sexually oriented materials are separated from other sales and display
areas by an opaque wall at least eight feet in height with a management-
controlled system of access to ensure that only persons over the age of
eighteen years are allowed to enter the area; and
(3) the business enterprise does not advertise or hold itself out in signage
visible from the public right of way as "XXX," "adult," "sex" or otherwise
as a sexually oriented business.
ADULT VIDEO VIEWING BOOTH - Coin- or slug-operated, or
electronically or mechanically controlled, still or motion-picture machines,
projectors or other image-producing devices which present to five or fewer
persons per machine at anyone time visual or audio material of any kind
which is characterized by its emphasis on the description or depiction of
specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities. No part of this
definition shall be construed to permit more than one person to occupy an
adult video viewing booth at any time.
ANA TOMICAL AREAS, SPECIFIED - SEE "Specified Anatomical
Areas."
BODY RUB PARLOR -- Any business enterprise where body rub services
are provided in order to induce relaxation or for other purposes.
ESCORT -- A person who, for consideration as part of a business enterprise,
agrees, offers to, or acts as a companion, guide, or date for another person; or
who agrees, offers to, or models lingerie, performs a striptease, or appears
nude or semi-nude for another person at a location other than a sexually
oriented business.
ESCORT AGENCY - A person or business enterprise that furnishes, offers
to furnish, or advertises to furnish, for consideration, escorts who perform any
escort services in the City. An escort agency that advertises or holds itself out
in signage visible from the public right-of-way as "XXX", "adult", or "sex"
shall be considered an "Adult Retail Store."
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT - An establishment involving massage
conducted by persons who meet one of the following requirements:
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(a) Working under the direct supervision of a licensed medical professional;
or
(b) Possessing a professional license provided by the state of New York or
nationally-recognized certification as a massage therapist.
NUDE - The showing ofthe human male or female genitals, pubic area,
vulva, anus, anal cleft or cleavage with less than a fully opaque covering, or
the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
NUDE MODEL STUDIO - A business enterprise where a person appears
nude or semi-nude and is provided to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted,
sculpted, photographed, or similarly depicted by other persons. This definition
shall include a business enterprise where a person appears nude or semi-nude
and is provided to be observed modeling lingerie or other articles of clothing
by other persons. This definition shall not include an educational institution
licensed by the State of New York or a college or university supported
entirely or in part by public taxation or a private college or university which
maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable
to a college or university supported entirely or partly by public taxation.
SEMI-NUDE - The showing of the female breast with less than a full opaque
covering of any portion thereof below the top of the areola, or the showing of
the male or female buttocks. This definition shall include the entire lower
portion of the human female breast, but shall not include any portion of the
cleavage of the human female breast, exhibited by a dress, blouse, skirt,
leotard, bathing suit, or other wearing apparel provided the areola is not
exposed in whole or in part.
SEXUAL ENCOUNTER CENTER -- Any business enterprise in which a
person may view, or may participate in, specified sexual activities.
SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BOOKS AND VIDEOS - Books, magazines,
pamphlets, pictures, drawings, photographs, video tapes, digital video disks,
motion picture films or sound recordings, or printed, visual and audio material
of any kind, which are characterized by their emphasis on the description or
depiction of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities.
SEXUALLY -ORIENTED BUSINESS - An adult retail store, limited adult
retail store, adult arcade, adult cabaret, adult movie theater, escort agency or
nude model studio.
SEXUALLY -ORIENTED MATERIALS - All sexually-oriented toys and
novelties and sexually-oriented books and videos.
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SEXUALLY -ORIENTED TOYS AND NOVEL TIES - Instruments,
devices or paraphernalia either designed as representations of human genital
organs or female breasts, or designed or marketed primarily for use to
stimulate human genital organs, except medical devices approved by the Food
and Drug Administration.
B. Amending Sl15-29, Special Permit Uses as follows:
1. By replacing the text of subsection E(l)(f) with the following:
(f) Escort agencies in the C-2, C-3 or C-4 Districts, subject to the
additional standards required for each district and the standards set
forth in S 115-94.
2. By creating a new subsection E(l)(h) as follows:
(h) Massage establishments in the C-1 District, subject to the
additional standards required for the district.
C. Amending S 115-31 , Variances as follows:
1. By inserting a new paragraph in section F( 5), Specified Variances
Prohibited as follows:
(g) Permit the establishment of a sexually-oriented business which is
not permitted by the use regulations applicable in the district.
D. Amending S 115-45, R-1 Single-Family Residential District, by creating a new
subsection F(3)(f) as follows:
(f) Distance separation from sexually-oriented businesses. Any day-care
center established after [insert effective date of Ordinance] shall be located
a minimum of 1,000 feet from any existing sexually-oriented business.
E. Amending S 115-54, C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District, by replacing the text
of subsection C(lO), Prohibited Uses, with the following:
(10) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels, body rub
parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
F. Amending S 115-55, C-2 Community Commercial District as follows:
1. By inserting in B. Permitted Uses, the following new subsections:
(5) Limited adult retail stores, subject to the standards set forth in S 115-94.
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(6) Massage establishments.
2. By replacing the text of subsection C(7), Prohibited Uses, with the
following:
(7) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels,
body rub parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
3. By adding at the end of subsection G, Special Permit Uses, the following:
(9) Escort agencies, subject to the standards set forth in ~ 115-94.
G. Amending ~ 115-56, C-3, General Commercial District, as follows:
1. By inserting in B. Permitted Uses, the following new subsections:
(7) Adult retail stores, subject to the standards set forth in S 115-94.
(8) Massage establishments.
2. By replacing the existing text of subsection G(2) setting forth special
permit uses as follows:
(2) Escort agencies, subject to the standards set forth in S 115-94.
H. Amending ~ 115-57, C-4 Central Business District as follows:
1. By inserting in B. Permitted Uses, the following new subsections:
(23) Massage establishments.
2. By replacing the text of subsection C(l), prohibited Uses, with the
following:
(1) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels,
body rub parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
3. By adding at the end of subsection G, Special Permit Uses, the following:
(9) Escort agencies, subject to the standards set forth in ~ 115-94.
I. Amending S 115-57.1, C-4A Central Business District, as follows:
1. By inserting in B. Permitted Uses, the following new subsections:
(7) Massage establishments.
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2. By replacing the text of subsection C(1), Prohibited Uses, with the
following:
(1) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels,
body rub parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
/
3. By adding at the end of subsection G, Special Permit Uses, the following:
(6) Escort agencies, subject to the standards set forth in ~ 115-94.
J. Amending ~115-59.4, E-MUG East Avenue Mixed Use Gateway District, by
replacing the text of subsection C(1) with the following:
(1) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels, body
rub parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
K. Amending ~115-59.5, M-MUG Main Street Mixed Use Gateway District, by
replacing the text of subsection C(I) with the following:
(1) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels, body
rub parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
L. Amending ~115-61, M, Manufacturing-Industrial District, as follows:
1. By inserting in B. Permitted Uses, the following new subsection (8):
(8) Adult arcades, adult cabarets, adult movie theaters, nude model
studios, and adult retail stores, subject to the standards set forth in
~115-94.
(9) The following uses, when located in existing nonresidential
structures of two (2) or more stories:
(a) Escort agencies;
(b) Limited adult retail stores; and
(c) Massage establishments.
2. Deleting the text of subsection F(7) setting forth special permit uses and
renumbering the following provisions as appropriate.
M. Amending ~115-71, B-R Brown's Race District, by replacing the text of
subsection C(2) with the following:
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(2) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels, body
rub parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
N. Amending ~ 115-72, R-H River Harbor District, by replacing the text of
subsection F(5) with the following:
(5) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels, body
rub parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
O. Amending ~ 115-82, Urban Renewal Development District, by inserting the
following sentence at the end of the opening paragraph:
No sexually-oriented business shall be established in any urban renewal
development district.
P. Amending ~115-85, O-C Overlay Cultural District, by replacing the text of
subsection D(2) with the following:
(2) Sexually-oriented business establishments, adult hotels or motels, body
rub parlors, or sexual encounter centers.
Q. Creating the following ~115-94:
~ 115-94. Sexually-Oriented Businesses
A. General
(1) Single Adult Use Per Location. No sexually-oriented
business shall be permitted to establish more than one type
of sexually-oriented business on a single premises.
(2) Use Variance Prohibited. No sexually-oriented business
shall be established through the use variance process.
(3) Measurement. "Stock in trade" and "sales and display
area" shall be measured as follows:
(a) Stock in trade: the number of items in stock in the
sales and display area at the time of a site
inspection. The number of sexually-oriented items
shall be calculated as a percentage of the total items.
(b) Sales and display area: the entire interior floor space
of a business establishment devoted to sales and
display, including aisles, measured in square feet at
the time of a site inspection. The floor space
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devoted to sales and display of sexually-oriented
materials shall be calculated as a percentage of the
total sales and display area.
[1] Separated Sexually-Oriented Materials.
Where sexually-oriented materials are
physically separated from other materials by
an eight-foot wall, the separate sales and
display floor area (including any aisles) shall
be compared to the total sales and display
floor area.
[2] Mixed Sexually-Oriented Materials. Where
floor area includes a mixture of sexually-
oriented material with any other material, it
shall be counted as sexually-oriented. Any
such area shall include one-half of the area
of any aisles adjacent to the display or sales
of sexually-oriented materiais.
B. Supplemental Use Standards
(1) Adult Arcade. An adult arcade shall be licensed by the
City of Rochester and operated in accordance with
Ordinance No. _ [Licensing Ordinance].
(2) Adult Cabaret. An adult cabaret shall be licensed by the
City of Rochester and operated in accordance with
Ordinance No. _ [Licensing Ordinance].
(3) Adult Movie Theater
(a) An adult movie theater shall be licensed by the City
of Rochester and operated in accordance with
Ordinance No. _ [Licensing Ordinance].
(b) All aisles in adult movie theaters shall have theater
runway/aisle lighting which illuminates the entire
floor surface of the aisle at a level of not less than
0.2 footcandles.
(4) Adult Retail Store. A adult retail store shall be licensed by
the City of Rochester and operated in accordance with
Ordinance No. _ [Licensing Ordinance].
(5) Adult Retail Store, Limited
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(a) A limited adult retail store shall be licensed by the
City of Rochester and operated in accordance with
Ordinance No. _ [Licensing Ordinance].
(b) A limited adult retail store shall separate all
sexually-oriented material from other sales and
display area using an opaque wall at least eight feet
in height. Such an area shall incorporate a
management-controlled system of access to ensure
that only persons over the age of 18 area allowed to
enter.
(c) The owner or operator shall have the affirmative
duty to prevent the public display of adult sexually-
oriented material at or within the portions of the
business open to the general public.
(d) A limited adult retail store shall not advertise or
hold itself out in any forum as "XXX," "adult,"
"sex," or otherwise as a sexually-oriented business.
C. Separation Requirements
(1) Measurement. The following separation requirements shall
be measured from the lot line of an adult establishment to
the lot line of any protected use or other adult establishment
listed below. Where a multi-tenant facility such as a
shopping center is involved, measurement shall occur from
the boundary of the leasehold interest instead of the
property line.
(2) Protected Uses. For the purpose of measuring separation
from adult establishments, "protected uses" shall include
the following:
(a) Public or private elementary or secondary schools;
(b) Public parks and playgrounds;
(c) Public or private community centers;
(d) Entertainment facilities (indoor or outdoor),
including but not limited to facilities for sporting
events, circuses, amusement rides, vehicle racing,
religious or political events;
(e) Churches, synagogues and other religious
institutions;
(f) Hospitals;
(g) Public libraries;
(h) Chartered museums; and
(i) Cultural entertainment facilities.
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(3) Distance Requirements
Type 1:
Limited Adult Retail Store, Escort
A enc
Type 2:
Adult Arcade, Adult Cabaret, Adult
Movie Theater, Nude Model Studio,
Adult Retail Store
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,000 feet
500 feet
N/A
1,000 feet
R. Transitional Provisions for Existing Sexually-Oriented Businesses
1. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption, except as expressly set forth below.
2. Uses that Conform to This Ordinance. Any business enterprise that could
lawfully exist pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance following its
adoption shall be allowed to continue, provided that the use continues to
comply with the provisions of this Ordinance and Ordinance _.[Licensing
Ordinance] .
3. Uses Requiring Modifications. Any business enterprise that does not meet
the requirements of this Ordinance shall come into compliance with this
Ordinance prior to January 31, 2001. This compliance date shall expressly
include improvements to or replacement of existing signs, internal
improvements such as physical separation of stock in trade, or reduction in
the quantity of material or floor area of sexually-oriented materials.
4. Exemption for Distance Requirements. The distance and separation
requirements of ~ 115-94 C shall not apply to any existing, lawfully
established use regulated by this Ordinance which otherwise meets the
requirements of this Ordinance. Such use shall be allowed to continue
subject to the provisions of ~ 115-96 dealing with lawfully existing
nonconformities.
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THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF THE ORDINANCE - FOR REFERENCE ONLY
SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Summary of Uses
Adult Arcade
Adult Cabaret
Adult Hotel/Motel
Adult Movie Theater
Book or Video Store
u to 10% sexual! -oriented materials
Body Rub Parlor
Escort Agency
Limited Adult Retail Store
10 to 40% sexual! -oriented material
Massage Establishment
Nude Model Studio
Retail Sales
u to 10% sexual! -oriented materials
Adult Retail Store
40% or more sexual! -oriented materials
Sexual Encounter Center
SP
P
P
SP
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P = Permitted by Right
SP = Special Permit Required
= Not Permitted
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Buffer yards shall be desiened usine one of the choices below:
REQUIRED PLANT UNITS/lOO'
4 Co.nopy Trees .
16 Understory Trees G
PlClnt Unit
Mul tiplier
0.75
24 Shrubs
o
1.0
MINIMUM PLANT SIZES
Co.nopy Trees - 2' Culiper (30 gut.)
Understory Trees - 5'-6' ht. (15 got.)
Shrubs - 2'-3' ht. (5 gut.)
Note #1: Masonry Wall must be a
minimum of a" thick with foundation.
0.75
SClMple PlClntings
per 100' Section
00
Turf or native erass
~
fr~) ,rt
6' Masonry wall -./
(See Note #1)
Whep. this district abuts non-residentially zoned or developed property there is no buffer yard
reqUirement.
In cases where the property does not equal a multiple of 100 feet, the buffer yard plantin"g
shall still be requircil, 5ascil. on a percentage of the length present. If the buffer yard area IS
already heavily wooded then additional plantings and imgation may not required. Calculations
that result in portions of trees or shrubs (.5 or greater) shall be rounded upward.
Minimum Lot Dimensions: The minimum lot width and depth shall be 100 feet each,
but the minimum lot area shall also be 20,000 square feet.
Impervious Surface: ImJX:rvious surface is a measure of land use intensity and is the
prQwrtion of a site occupied by impervious surfaces including but not limited to,
buildings, sidewalks, drives and parking. No more than 70 % or a lot or site in this
zoning aistrict shall be covered with an impervious surface.
Floor Area Ratio: Floor Area. Ratio (FAR) is a non-residential land use intensity
measure analogous to density. It is' the sum of the areas of several floors of a building
compared to the total area of the site. The maximum FAR in this district shall not
exceed .50.
Buildil!g_Setbacks: The minimum building setback from all property lines shall be 30
feet. . When abutting non-residentially zoned or used land the rear setback may be
reduced to 20 feet.
Zoning Ordinance
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