C-1A Restricted Commercial District

Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 702.03
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The purpose of the C-1A District is to provide for areas where existing residential structures can be used for low-intensity commercial uses, to serve as transitional zones between residential uses and higher intensity commercial uses or arterial streets. These districts are intended to encourage adaptive reuse of existing residential dwellings in order to preserve the original urban form of these areas. 702.03.1 Uses Permitted: 1. Any type of professional occupation as defined in this Ordinance and any other office type activity which offers only a service to the general public. 2. Bed and breakfast inn (Class A). 3. Art gallery, museum, studio, antique, and/or specialty retail shop. 4. All uses permitted in the R-2 Single-Family and Two-Family Residential District. 5. Personal and commercial services 6. Multifamily dwellings of up to eight (8) units 702.03.2 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. Commercial banks, saving institutions, and credit unions. 2. Adult and child care centers/Commercial. 3. Restaurants, Neighborhood 4. Wholesale Dealer 702.03.3Regulations: 1. Minimum lot size- 6,000 square feet 2. Minimum lot width- fifty (50) feet. 3. Minimum front yard depth- The minimum front yard setback shall be equal to the median front setback for all the houses on the same block and the same side of the street. 4. Minimum side yard- five (5) feet. 5. Minimum rear yard- fifteen (15) feet except where it adjoins residentially or mixed use zoned property, the rear yard requirement shall be increased to twenty-five (25) feet. Parking facilities may be located within the rear year except for the required landscaping buffer between commercial uses and residential uses. 6. Maximum building height- thirty-five (35) feet 7. Commercial dumpsters are prohibited. 8. No parking is permitted in front of the principal building. For detached single-family residential uses, parking on the side of the principal structure shall be permitted only on a surface typically used for vehicle parking. Parking areas for uses other than detached single-family residential shall comply with the City of Jackson's Landscape Ordinance. 9. Residential structures shall not be demolished or relocated unless they constitute a public nuisance, are a threat to the public health and safety, or have met the following conditions: A. The request for demolition or relocation is accompanied with a development proposal for the same parcel. This request is submitted to the Department of Planning and Development for review. B. The development proposal shall be reviewed by a committee including at least the Zoning Administrator, the Historic Preservation Planner and the District Planner for the area, to ensure that the proposed development is consistent with the existing urban form of the rest of the district in regards to building setbacks, orientation, massing, height, and roof shape and pitch. C. The development proposal shall be reviewed and final approval granted by the Site Plan Review Committee. D. Appeals of decisions of either the Department of Planning and Development or the Site Plan Review Committee shall be heard by the Planning Board.
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