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PF-RFORMANCE STA:<DARDS FOR CO:GIERCIAI. USES RETAIL S SERVICE C014VENIENCE_GO_ODS 6 SERVICES HIGHWAY-ORIF.NTF.D COIGIERCIAL OFFICES GENERAL Activities that offer Stores offering frequently Establishments that primarily Activities that gen- DESCRIPTION: infrequently needed needed goods and services depend upon, provide for, and orally do not entail goods and services for -for which people do not are designed to serve vehicular sale or display of - comparison shoppers. comparatively shop. traffic that moves along main goods and do not re - Apparel, furniture. Typical activities include thoroughfares. Typical activ- quire high visibility appliances and specialty grocery stores, druggists, ities are motels, auto service, from through highways. stores are typical of cleaners and beauty parlors. sales and repair and restau- Typical among these this group. rants. are legal, financial, realty, technical and some medical service establishments. LOCATION: Central to and/or Conveniently accessible to Located with good access and Locational needs are readily accessible residential sub -areas of high visibility from inter- often determined by from all residential the community. city thoroughfares. type of service (law - areas of the community. yetnear courthouse, Can be located in conjunc- Accessible from outlying ser- doctor near hospital, Preferably grouped tion with groups of retail vice areas and near primary etc.). with other stores of or highway commercial uses routes for shipping and re - this category to to achieve greater consum- ceiving goods (highway, rail). Shall be located in achieve combined mar- er volume and multi- neighborhood/office ket draw of people on purpose trips. nodes or as specified multi-purpose trips. in Zoning Ordinance. Where not located in conjunction with centers shall not be located closer than 1 mile radius to another commercial node. RELATIONSHIP Near medium density. Near residential but buf- Physically separated or well- Small complexes with TO RESIDENTIAL fered from by fence, hedge, buffered from residential low-rise building USES: Physically separated etc. neighborhoods. and good landscaping . or well buffered from _ can serve as a buffer all residential areas. - Truck traffic should not pass between residential through residential areas. and co=erciai uses. Traffic generated should not pass through Open storage areas shall be residential neighbor- screened. hoods. RELATIONSHIP Compatible with most Can locate in major multi- Shall not consume lir.ited Can be a pricary use TO OTHER other commercial uses, purpose retail centers such space in retail centers unless in the CBD because CO*IERCIAL but shall not be near as Central Business District closely related and supportive it generates shopping USES: activities that gener- or shopping center. Pest of other uses. by employees. ate heavy truck. use for neighborhood scale traffic. commercial centers. Limited Shall not cause congestion of Serve as a buffer use in office complex or a primarily cnr,unity retail between residential Limited use in neigh- highway -oriented center. arca. and co=ercial uses. borhood serving com- mercial centers. Shall achieve overall group design of park- ing facilities, pedes - train movement, access and architect- ural style. • RELATIONSHIP Not suitable located Limited need near large Shall not be locnted wh,..rc Related offices can T.0 INDUSTRIAL, near industrial areas. Industrial areas for con- industrial traffic would be be located in a USES: venlence of workers. disruptive to ingress and designated sector of egress. a planned industrial area. DEVELOPMENT Nearly level and well Nearly level and well Nearly level and well drained. No steep grades in SITE: drained. drained. building and parking Sufficient depth frrm roa d•.+ay areas. Adequate space to accom- Space for, building, off- so that traf ffc will not Inter- modate building, parking street parking and land fere with movement on the Natural vegetation and landscaped areas. scaping. thoroughfare. that can be used in Parking needs can some- landscaping is desir- times be met off-site in Public or private water Public or private water and able. a group facility in and sewer. sewer. highly developed area. Public or private water and sewer. Public, private water and sewer. TRAFFIC Served by an arterial Serviced by collector On inter -city highways. Served by arterial SYSTEM: street, preferably at a streets leading from nearby and/or collector point where it inter- residential areas. Limited points of access to streets. sects with other arter- the thoroughlare_ Frontage ials or collector Safe pedestrian access from road is desirable. Off-street parking. streets. residential areas is de- sired. Off-street parking. Traffic ingress and egress should not dis- When located with general rupt through traffic. retail or highway uses, trafficneeds of those uses Minimize auto/pedes- should apply. trian conflict. Off-street parking according to zoning schedule for types of uses.