(C80-C3) General Commercial Subdistrict

Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 706.07-B
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The purpose of this subdistrict is to provide for the preservation and perpetuation of retail and commercial enterprise, to provide areas for the development of retail type and personal service type commercial, community, and regional shopping centers of integrated design and high density development of commercial businesses in certain areas adjacent to U. S. Highway 80. It is also the purpose of this subdistrict to provide relatively spacious areas for the development of vehicle-oriented commercial activities that typically require direct auto traffic access and visibility from major thoroughfares. This subdistrict is intended to allow those commercial activities that function relatively independent of intensive pedestrian traffic. Finally, it is also the intent of this Ordinance that shopping centers and independent commercial uses be developed so that vehicular circulation is coordinated with the circulation patterns of adjacent properties in the vicinity that are also affected. In order to facilitate access between adjoining properties and to reduce the number of curb cuts onto arterial streets, the installation of a service drive shall be considered in connection with any independent commercial use (i. e., a commercial use that is not a part of a shopping center) proposed in this district. 706.07.1-B Uses Permitted: 1. All uses permitted in C80-C2 Limited Commercial subdistrict. 2. Automotive service and repair establishments. 3. Automotive and truck rental businesses. 4. Automobile sales. 5. Bowling centers. 6. Car washes. 7. Health club/fitness centers. 8. Hotels and motels. 9. Ice and roller skating rinks. 10. Climate-controlled warehouses. 11. Brewpubs. 12. Nurseries/yard and garden centers. 13. Parking garages. 14. Restaurants, drive-in and fast food. 15. Restaurants, general. 16. Second-hand stores. 17. Service stations. 18. Transient Vendors, when located completely indoors, as in shopping centers, hotels, or motels. Outdoor display of merchandise is prohibited. 19. Veterinarian clinics and kennels, where all activities are fully enclosed (no outside dog runs, etc.) 20. Wholesale outlet stores. 21. Warehouse and Distribution Center, when located in existing structures. Loading docks on the front facade of the structure are prohibited. 706.07.2-B Uses Which May Be Permitted as Use Permits: The following Use Permits are permitted provided they are established in accordance with the procedures and provisions of this Ordinance: 1. Any and all use permits provided in C80-C2 Limited Commercial subdistrict. 2. Amusement arcades. 3. Amusement parks. 4. Amusement rides. 5. Automobile and truck wrecker and recovery businesses, when all vehicles are stored in a completely enclosed building. 6. Building materials sales where some or all such materials are displayed outdoors. 7. Commercial Communication Tower 8. Commercial recreational and entertainment enterprises in which all or part of the activities are conducted out-of-doors, such as golf driving or putting courses, water amusement parks, drive-in theaters, etc. 9. Extended Stay Hotels 10. Farm stands 11. Gun shops. 12. Heavy construction equipment sales and service. 13. Liquor Store when located in a neighborhood shopping center and not in combination with a convenience type grocery store or service station. In accordance with the 67-1-51 (3) (Permits; distance regulations) Mississippi Code, 1972 Annotated, as amended, no bar selling intoxicating liquor as defined by the Mississippi Code shall be located not less than five hundred (500) feet from any church, school, kindergarten or funeral home 14. Nightclubs and bars as defined by this Ordinance. In accordance with the 67-1-51 (3) (Permits; distance regulations) Mississippi Code, 1972 Annotated, as amended, no bar selling intoxicating liquor as defined by the Mississippi Code shall be located not less than five hundred (500) feet from any church, school, kindergarten or funeral home. 15. Veterinarian clinics and kennels. 16. Veterinary clinics with outside dog runs. 706.07.3-B Dimensional Regulations: 1. Maximum Height – The height limitations for this district shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of the International Building Code adopted by the City. 2. Minimum Lot Area A. Shopping centers: three (3) acres. B. Independent commercial uses: 10,000 square feet. 3. Minimum Lot Width – 100 feet. 4. Minimum Front Yard Depth – 40 feet. The first ten (10) feet inside this front yard setback shall remain open except for entrance/exit driveways and shall be landscaped in accordance with the City of Jackson’s Landscape Ordinance. No parking shall be permitted in these driveways. 5. Minimum Side and Rear Yard Depth A. Side yards and rear yards where not abutting a residential district: 20 feet; the first five (5) feet inside this side or rear yard setback (adjacent to the property line) shall be landscaped in accordance with standards adopted by the City of Jackson. B. Side yards and rear yards where abutting any residential district: 50 feet, which shall remain open and be landscaped in accordance with standards adopted by the City of Jackson; OR 20 feet, which shall remain open and be landscaped in accordance with standards adopted by the City of Jackson and a fence along side or rear yards abutting such residential district; said fence shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height and shall be constructed of brick or solid (plank-to-plank) wood. Where this fencing option is chosen, the property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of the fence, and failure to maintain it shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance. 6. Minimum Space between Separate (Detached) Buildings on the Same Lot – 30 feet. No more than two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the space between such buildings shall be paved; the remaining area shall be landscaped in accordance with standards adopted by the City of Jackson. 706.07.4-B Outdoor Display, Sales and Storage in (C80-C3) 1. Sidewalk Display and Cart Storage – “Sidewalk display” is a term commonly used in the retail industry to describe display areas along the front of a building. Sidewalk display and cart storage in the sidewalk display area are subject to the following restrictions: A. Merchandise may be displayed and carts may be stored within 20 feet of the front of the building. B. No single item may exceed 12 feet in height. C. Items may not be stacked to exceed six feet in height. D. A clearly delineated pedestrian walkway at least six (6) feet in width shall be provided contiguous to the 20-foot display and cart storage area to provide unimpeded pedestrian access to the building. E. An area the width of the customer entrance and exit door(s) plus 15 feet on either side of the door(s) shall be maintained clear of merchandise and carts to allow unimpeded pedestrian access to the building. F. Areas for customer loading of merchandise shall be clearly delineated and shall not be located in front of any customer entrance or exit door(s) or within 15 feet on either side of the door(s). G. Areas for customer loading of merchandise shall be clearly delineated and shall not be located in front of any customer entrance or exit door(s) or within 15 feet on either side of the door(s). H. This does not prohibit storage of carts in the parking lot, but merely regulates storage of carts in the sidewalk display area. 2. Permanent Outdoor Display, Sales and Storage – Merchandise may be stored or displayed for sale to customers on the front or side of the building in accordance with the following restrictions: A. The total square footage of all permanent outdoor storage, display and sales areas shall be limited to 10% of the footprint of the building, but in no event shall exceed 15,000 square feet. B. Permanent outdoor storage, display and sales shall be contiguous to the building and shall not be permitted within 100 feet of residential property. C. The permanent storage, display and sales area shall be enclosed by a chain link fence covered with windscreen or wall of like material to the building with a minimum height of eight feet. Windscreen shall be maintained in good repair and free of tears. Merchandise may be stacked up to 25-feet high or level with the top of the adjacent side wall, whichever is lower, but may not be stacked above the height of the wall or fence. The roofline on the front façade shall have architectural features, such as gables or parapets, to obscure merchandise stored in the area. 3. Seasonal Outdoor Display and Sales – Christmas trees may be displayed for sale. In addition, bedding plants, trees, shrubs, potting soil and bagged yard products including without limitation fertilizer, bark, mulch, peat moss and play sand may be also being displayed. The seasonal outdoor sales area shall be limited to 10% of the footprint of the building but in no event shall exceed 12,000 square feet. No merchandise may exceed five feet in height, except Christmas trees. 4. Rear Storage – Bulk merchandise may be stored behind the building. The sides and back of the storage area shall be screened with a chain link fence covered with windscreen, except for any side or back that is adjacent to any existing single-family residential use or single-family residential district and separated by an eight-foot masonry wall and landscaped buffer yard in accordance with the Landscape Regulations of the City of Jackson. Windscreen shall be maintained in good repair and free of tears. The rear storage area shall not be accessible to customers. Merchandise shall be stacked no higher than 25-feet or level with the top of the adjacent side wall of the building, whichever is lower, and may not be stacked above the height of the chain link fence.
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