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Many individuals have declined from requesting a rezoning to
<br />the C-2 zoning district because the yard requirements are more
<br />restrictive than the yard requirements'in the other commercial
<br />and industrial districts.
<br />On June 14, 1984, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted
<br />4 -to -0 to recommend approval of this proposed amendment.
<br />ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS
<br />The various yards -required for all of the County's commercial
<br />and industrial zoning districts are listed below.
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<br />The C-2 district currently requires side and rear yards of 20
<br />feet and a front yard of 25 feet. The C-lA, Restricted
<br />Commercial District, the C-1, Commercial District, and the M-1,
<br />Restricted Industrial District, all require a front yard of 10
<br />feet, a rear yard of 10 feet, and no side yard requirement
<br />unless the property abuts a residential zoning district.
<br />Because the uses allowed in the C-2 district are also allowed
<br />in either the C-1 or the M-1 district, it seems reasonable to
<br />have yard requirements for the C-2 district which are
<br />similar to those required in the C-1 and M-1 districts.
<br />The rear yard requirement of the C-2 district could be reduced
<br />from 20 feet to 10 feet. If parking was allowed in all but 10
<br />'feet of the required front yard, the building would still be
<br />set back at least 25 feet from the right-of-way�but parking
<br />facilities would only be required to set back 10 feet.
<br />Reducing the required side yard -from 20 feet to 10 feet would
<br />allow greater flexibility in site design but would ensure that
<br />buildings were not built on the property line (which is
<br />permitted in the C-lA, C-1, and M-1 districts).
<br />The maximum lot coverage allowed in the C-2 district is listed
<br />as 40 percent. However, this provision should not include parking
<br />facilities. A statement should be -added to exempt parking
<br />facilities from the 40 percent lot coverage limit.
<br />Recently, there has been considerable interest in developing
<br />trade contractors buildings in the County. Trade Contractors
<br />Buildings are not specifically listed as a permitted or special
<br />exception use in any of the County's zoning districts. The C-1
<br />district allows "professional, business and utilities offices
<br />and services" and the M-1 district allows, "Building storage
<br />yards, contractor's plants or storage yards." However, trade
<br />contractors buildings -tend to combine office, retail, service,
<br />_and warehousing uses in one building. In some cases, this
<br />bombination of uses can -be accommodated in the C-1 district if
<br />the building is not being used primarily as a warehouse.
<br />Because warehouses are allowed in the C-2 district, it seems
<br />appropriate to allow trade contractor buildings in the C-2
<br />district.
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<br />REQUIRED YARDS
<br />DISTRICT
<br />FRONT
<br />REAR SIDES
<br />B-1, Planned Business
<br />75' *
<br />15'
<br />15'
<br />MED, Medical District
<br />25'
<br />20'
<br />20'
<br />C-lA, Restricted Commercial
<br />10'
<br />10'
<br />0
<br />C-1, Commercial District
<br />10'
<br />10'
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<br />C-2, Heavy Commercial
<br />25'
<br />20'
<br />20'
<br />LM -1, Light Manufacturing
<br />25'
<br />20'
<br />10'
<br />M-1, Restricted Industrial
<br />10'
<br />10'
<br />0
<br />* The B-1 District was designed
<br />to be
<br />located on
<br />High-
<br />way 60, and the front yard setback was to allow
<br />room
<br />for a frontage road.
<br />The C-2 district currently requires side and rear yards of 20
<br />feet and a front yard of 25 feet. The C-lA, Restricted
<br />Commercial District, the C-1, Commercial District, and the M-1,
<br />Restricted Industrial District, all require a front yard of 10
<br />feet, a rear yard of 10 feet, and no side yard requirement
<br />unless the property abuts a residential zoning district.
<br />Because the uses allowed in the C-2 district are also allowed
<br />in either the C-1 or the M-1 district, it seems reasonable to
<br />have yard requirements for the C-2 district which are
<br />similar to those required in the C-1 and M-1 districts.
<br />The rear yard requirement of the C-2 district could be reduced
<br />from 20 feet to 10 feet. If parking was allowed in all but 10
<br />'feet of the required front yard, the building would still be
<br />set back at least 25 feet from the right-of-way�but parking
<br />facilities would only be required to set back 10 feet.
<br />Reducing the required side yard -from 20 feet to 10 feet would
<br />allow greater flexibility in site design but would ensure that
<br />buildings were not built on the property line (which is
<br />permitted in the C-lA, C-1, and M-1 districts).
<br />The maximum lot coverage allowed in the C-2 district is listed
<br />as 40 percent. However, this provision should not include parking
<br />facilities. A statement should be -added to exempt parking
<br />facilities from the 40 percent lot coverage limit.
<br />Recently, there has been considerable interest in developing
<br />trade contractors buildings in the County. Trade Contractors
<br />Buildings are not specifically listed as a permitted or special
<br />exception use in any of the County's zoning districts. The C-1
<br />district allows "professional, business and utilities offices
<br />and services" and the M-1 district allows, "Building storage
<br />yards, contractor's plants or storage yards." However, trade
<br />contractors buildings -tend to combine office, retail, service,
<br />_and warehousing uses in one building. In some cases, this
<br />bombination of uses can -be accommodated in the C-1 district if
<br />the building is not being used primarily as a warehouse.
<br />Because warehouses are allowed in the C-2 district, it seems
<br />appropriate to allow trade contractor buildings in the C-2
<br />district.
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