FSA- Limited Mixed Use Commercial District: The purpose of this

Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 712.09-A
in effect
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district is to provide for an attractive, pedestrian-oriented commercial center with compatible mix of medium density residential uses and commercial activity that serves the needs of the local and adjacent communities. 712.09.01–A Uses Permitted: 1. Catering Services 2. Convenience Type Grocery Store 3. Commercial Daycare Center 4. Neighborhood Restaurant 5. Short Term Rentals 6. Pop up Retail 7. Personal & Commercial Services 8. Retail Store 9. Specialty Retail Shops 712.09.02 Uses Which May Be Permitted as Use Permits: 1. Community Recreational Center 2. Multi-purpose parking areas 3. Vendor Park 712.09.03-A Regulations: 1. Lot size - Not regulated. 2. Lot width- All lots shall have at least twenty-four (24) feet of frontage on a private or public street. 3. Lot coverage- Not regulated for commercial and mixed-use structures 4. Front yard- All buildings shall have a front yard setback of not more than five (5) feet; except where a plaza or courtyard is in the front yard, in which case the maximum setback shall be thirty (30) feet; the plaza or courtyard shall be enclosed on three (3) sides and open to the sidewalk side, but partially enclosed with a combination of landscaping and a small wall or fence, in order to maintain the continuity of the streetscape. 5. Residential units may have a maximum setback of fifteen (15) feet. When residential structures have a front yard setback greater than five (5) feet, a wooden, masonry, or wrought iron fence of three feet or less in height shall be erected in line with adjacent nonresidential building or at the five-foot setback line. 6. Infill Context- new construction must comply with the visual characteristics of the area as approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. 7. Side yard - None, except when adjacent to a detached residential structure, the distance between the commercial structure and the residential structure shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet. 8. Rear yard- Residential units shall have a rear yard of twenty (20) feet. Commercial uses shall have a five (5) foot rear yard when located adjacent to a public access alley or common drive. If a public access alley or common drive does not exist, commercial uses shall provide sufficient easement to provide for such a drive subject to Site Plan review design standards. If a commercial use rear yard abuts a residential or religious use a twenty-five (25) foot yard is required and within this area, a ten (10) feet transitional landscaping buffer and approved fencing material shall be provided. The remaining setback may be used for off-street parking. 9. Building height- The maximum building height for principal structures shall be thirty- five (35) feet except for mixed-use buildings in which case the maximum building height shall be forty-five (45) feet. Maximum building height for accessory structures shall be fifteen (15) feet. Height regulations exclude steeples, cupolas and similar architectural elements. 10. First floor elevations for residential structures with a five-foot front yard or less shall be at least eighteen (18) inches above the finished grade. 11. Sidewalks shall be required for all new development and infill development. 12. Sidewalk width and design shall adhere to existing sidewalks or to any proposed developments and is subject to approval by the Site Plan Review Committee. 13. Required off-street parking is governed by Section1108-A of this Ordinance, with the following parking reductions allowed: 14. On-street parking located adjacent to any lot shall be counted toward meeting the parking requirements for that lot as set forth I n this article. 15. Shared parking is allowed as governed by this Ordinance. 16. A twenty-five (25) percent reduction in required parking shall be available for all uses regardless of conditions specified in 1 and 2 above 17. All buildings shall have the primary entrance visible and accessible from the street. 18. All buildings on corner lots shall provide a corner entrance 19. Building facades shall be aligned at the sidewalk edge. 20. Wherever possible, buildings should utilize shared driveways and access roads. 21. Driveway widths and curb cuts shall reflect those existing in the R. Jess Brown Commercial District. 22. No more than one vehicular access point twelve (12) feet or less in width per lot shall be provided from the primary street for residential units. 23. All new off-street parking lots shall be located in the rear of the building with an approved landscape plan that has been approved by the Historic Preservation Commission and Site Plan Review Committee. 24. Drive-through windows are not permitted on any building. 25. In commercial and mixed-use structures, windows, doors, display windows arcades shall comprise 50% of the total area for street-facing facades on the first floor. 26. Roof-top mechanical equipment shall be screened from ground level view with a parapet or other architectural feature 27. No liquor store shall be located within two hundred fifty (250) feet of any other such use, or located within five hundred (500) feet of any residentially zoned property, church, school, park, playground or public library. 28. All new construction in this district shall require approval by the Historic Preservation Commission and Site Plan Review Committee as outlined in this Ordinance.
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