FSA- Arts & Entertainment Cultural District: The purpose of this

Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 712.11-A
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District is to create an attractive, pedestrian oriented center that has a compatible mix of low residential and low intensity commercial uses to create an atmosphere that reflects the historical and cultural significance of the FSA. 712.11.01 –A Uses Permitted 1. Antique and Specialty Retail Shops 2. Art Galleries, Museums, Artists’ Studios, Photo Studios 3. Catering Services 4. Dwelling units above the first floor commercial buildings or in mix-use buildings 5. Hotel 6. Medium Density housing- townhouses and condominiums 7. Mixed-Use Buildings 8. Personal & Commercial Services 9. Professional Services & Offices 10. Restaurants (Neighborhood, Fast Food, General) Bars, Cabarets and Taverns including those with outdoor live entertainment venues, walk-up windows and outdoor seating areas for serving food and beverages such as plazas, courtyards, patios and sidewalks when such areas are owned and/or maintained by the restaurant, bar or other establishment providing food or drink to patrons in these outdoor areas. 11. Short Term Rentals 12. Wireless broadcast stations (Wi-Fi) 13. Theaters – movie and performance indoor / outdoor with seating 14. Pop Up Retail 15. Open space as included within the overall site plan 16. Vendor Park 712.11.02 –A Uses Which May Be Permitted as Use Permits: 1. Bars (shall not be located adjacent to a residential unit or mixed use building) 2. Community Recreational Center 3. Liquor Store 4. Multi-purpose parking areas 5. Night Clubs (shall not be located adjacent to a residential unit or mixed use building) 712.11.03-A Regulations: 1. Minimum lot area -- Not regulated. 2. Minimum lot width – All new lots shall have at least twenty-four (24) feet of frontage on a public street, public courtyard or alley. 3. Minimum front yard depth – No building shall have a front yard. All buildings should be on the front property line. 4. Maximum front yard depth –Where a plaza or courtyard is in the front yard, the maximum setback shall be twenty (20) 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. Minimum side yard – None required; however, if a side yard is provided, it must be a minimum of eight (8) feet and shall be used to provide direct access to public or private rear court yards or parking. 6. Minimum rear yard – The rear yard shall be no less than 50 feet deep. 7. Maximum building height – the building height for principal structures shall be thirty- five 35 feet 8. First floor elevation for residential uses shall be at least 18 inches above finished grade. 9. Maximum lot coverage – Residential, ninety (90) percent. 10. Interior Courtyards shall be no less than 60 feet by 60 feet 11. Sidewalks shall consist of a minimum of two zones: (a) an amenity zone of not less than (3) feet in width and (b) an open walkway or pedestrian zone. A third zone, the storefront zone may be permitted. 12. All new off-street parking lots shall be located in the rear of the building with an approved landscape and fencing plan that has been approved by the Historic Preservation Commission and Site Plan Review Committee. 13. Shared parking is allowed as governed by the Zoning Ordinance 14. Exterior storage - Exterior storage by a retail establishment is permitted only for items which by their nature are typically used outdoors in an unprotected environment. To protect the integrity of adjacent properties, the Zoning Administrator may require that exterior storage areas be completely screened from the street and from adjacent properties by a six (6) foot high wood or masonry fence or by natural plants or trees of equal minimum height so planted as to provide maximum opacity. 15. Roof-top mechanical equipment shall be screened from ground level view with a parapet or other architectural feature. 16. Drive-through windows are not permitted on any building. 17. 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. 18. All building modifications, additions and new construction in the Jessie Mosley Cultural District shall require approval by the Historic Preservation Commission and Site Plan Review Committee as outlined in this Ordinance.
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