4.906 Intensive Commercial ("G") District

  1. Purpose and Intent
    The purpose of the Intensive Commercial (“G”) District is to provide for a wide range of intensive commercial, institutional and office uses intended to serve the entire community.
  2. Uses
    In the Intensive Commercial (“G”) District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged, nor shall a Certificate of Occupancy be issued, except in accordance with the use tables in Chapter 4, Articles 6 and 8 and the supplemental use standards of Chapter 5.
  3. Property Development Standards
    The minimum dimension of lots and yards and the height of buildings in the Intensive Commercial (“G”) District, shall be as shown in the accompanying table.

    Intensive Commercial (“G”) District

    Front Yard*

    None required if entire block frontage is zoned “FR” through “K”; if the block frontage contains a residential district or the “ER” or “E” District, the most restrictive district standards apply.

    Rear Yard*

    10 feet minimum

    Side Yard*


    Interior lot 5 feet minimum adjacent to residential district, none otherwise.  If provided, side yard must be 3 feet minimum
    Corner lot** None required unless through lot, then 10 feet minimum required

    Height

    12 stories or 120 feet maximum, provided, however, Stealth Telecommunication Towers are restricted to a height of 75 feet.  The Urban Design Commission must approve the design of all Stealth Telecommunication Towers.  Telecommunication Towers are restricted to a height of 60 feet.

    Notes:

    * Additional setback may be required by Sections 6.101C or 6.300.

    **May be subject to projected front yard (Section 6.101F)
  4. Other Development Standards
    Development in the Intensive Commercial (“G”) District may be subject to a variety of general development standards, including, but not limited to:
    1. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Commercial buildings require one space per 250 square feet.  Office or professional buildings require one space per 400 square feet. Restaurants require one space per 100 square feet of gross floor area.  For further details, other uses, and loading areas, see 6 ‘Development Standards’, Article 2. 
    2. Landscaping and Buffers. Generally, ten percent of net site area.  See 6 ‘Development Standards’, Article 3. 
    3. Signs. See 6 ‘Development Standards’, Article 4. 
    4. Outdoor Storage or Display. Limited outdoor storage or display may be permitted.  See ‘5.306 Storage or Display in Commercial Districts, Outdoor’.