§ 4-7. NC Neighborhood Commercial District

A. Purpose. The NC Neighborhood Commercial District is intended for personal service and retail trade establishments to serve the adjacent residential neighborhoods.

B. Permitted uses. Uses in the NC district shall be in accordance with section 3-1 Permitted use table.

C. Density, area, yard, height, and lot coverage requirements. The requirements regulating the minimum lot size, minimum yard size (front, side, and rear), maximum building height (stories and feet), and maximum lot coverage, and minimum floor area, as it pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions provided in the area requirements table for the NC Zoning District (below).

NC - Zoning District Area Requirements
Minimum Lot Area	10,0000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width	60 ft.
Minimum Lot Depth	100 ft.
Minimum Street Yard	25 ft. Front Street 25 ft. Side Street
Minimum Side Yard	15 ft. abutting Non-Res 25 ft abutting Res.
Minimum Rear Yard	20 ft. abutting Non-Res 25 ft. abutting Res.
Maximum Lot Coverage	25 %
Maximum Building Height	25 ft. or 1 Story

 

D. Off-street parking and loading requirements. Off-street parking and loading requirements shall conform to the provisions of section 6-7, Off-street parking and loading requirements.

E. Landscaping. Landscaping requirements shall comply with the provisions in 6-10, Landscaping requirements.

F. Screening and buffer requirements. Screening and buffer requirements shall comply with the provisions in section 6-8, Screening and buffer requirements.

G. Masonry requirement. Masonry requirements shall comply with the provisions in section 6-9, Construction materials.

H. Site plan requirement.

1. Applicants of a rezoning to NC Neighborhood Commercial District shall submit a detailed conceptual site plan depicting all elements required within this zoning district and a traffic impact analysis for the proposed development as an exhibit accompanying the request for a change of zoning.

2. The conceptual site plan shall become an exhibit accompanying the change of zoning amendment if such amendment is passed. Such site plan shall be filed of record in the city offices specified for recording the zoning ordinance.

I. Miscellaneous provisions.

1. The planning and zoning commission and the city council shall take into consideration the ability of nearby streets to handle traffic generated by the proposed development and shall take into consideration the effects upon the value and amenities of nearby residential properties. In the event of conflict between the maintenance of such values and the proposed development, the planning and zoning commission and city council shall weigh the equities between the two using the criterion of community service and maintaining the concept of city's land-use and zoning plan in assessing the position of the proposed development.