Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/06/1995

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THE ZONING REPORT Page Six "The purpose and intent of the C-3 District is to permit community scale commercial devel- opment to include shopping centers which serve communitywide trade areas and promote public convenience and accessibility. Toward this end, mixed use projects containing commercial, of- fice and residential townhouse/residential mul- ti-family uses should be encouraged. .Design controls should apply to this District requiring integrated design standards within individual projectsl access to and the number of conflict points along arterial roadways should be limit- ed; integrated vehicular/pedestrian access should be provided within each project and should be provided between adjacent develop- ments. Sites should be designed to insure maxi- mum compatibility with, and minimal impact on, existing and future residential development in the area." [Chesterfield Co, Chesterfield VA] Development standards for mixed-use zones "Planned Metro Developments are of such sub- stantially different character from other dis- tricts that specific and additional standards and exceptions are hereby set out to govern the recommendations of the BZA and the acts of the [elected board]. A Planned Metro Devel- opment is defined to be a project comprehen- sively planned as an entity and developed un..- der common ownership and control. A Planned Metro Development must include at least 5 or more principal buildings and encompass at least 200 acres in area. Such developments shall be permitted only on tracts of land abutting and contiguous to a ma.jor or secondary highway designated on the ¥illage Comprehensive Plan, and must provide sufficient utility services, whether existing or to be provided, including streets~ sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water source and transmission facilities to adequately serve the development .... " [Uses allowed and excluded from the mixed- use zone]: "... a Planned Metro Development may contain any permitted use in the R or B District . . . except automobile or motor vehi- cie repair and service shop including automo- bile rebuilding and painting and used car lots, provided that automobile repair and service may be permitted as an accessory use to an- other commercial use other than automobile service stations. All Special Uses in any R or B District shall be permitted with the exception of the fo]lowing: [airports, cemeteries, drive-in businesses, mineral extraction, home occupa- tions, hospitals, uses requiring outdoor elec- tronic structures, railroad ROW]." Building coverage: 50% maximum; Structures, streets, fire lanes, parking: 80% maximum site coverage; Open space, including pools, tennis courts and active recreational facilities, walks and terraces: 20% minimum site coverage. [Schaumburg ILl "Sec. 1201 .... PD-MU [Planned Development- Mixed Use District] development shall be in complexes within which substantial proportions of housing are provided in combination with commercial, service, and/or office uses, and located to reduce general traffic congestion by providing such housing close to employment opportunities and such other uses in areas where needs are not otherwise adequately served. "Within such districts, it is intended that uses shall be so arranged horizontally or verti- cally..: "(1) That residential occupancies shall be so separated from major vehicular traffic flows and other disquieting influences as to protect privacy and tranquility.; and "(2) That residential occupancies be so arrang- ed, located and safeguarded as to provide se- curity for residents; and "(3) That general commercial and service uses shall be concentrated for maximum pedestrian convenience and located for easy accessibility by residents of the district, workers within the district and visitors, and that commercial ac-' tivities shall be so located as to be uninter- rupted by residential or office uses. "Wh ere such districts adjoin residential neighborhoods, it is intended that arrangement May 19, 1995 issue