Development standards for personal, business and professional service
The zoning board of review, or where applicable, the planning board for unified development review, shall not grant a special use permit for uses in the personal, business and professional service use category of the table of Use regulations unless it finds the applicable standards in Sections 4, 7 and 12 are met, and, where applicable, the following standards are met:
(1) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 608: Bank of financial institution.
a. Refer to section 7.19 of the zoning ordinance.
(2) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 616: Mortuary or funeral home.
a. Sewer required.
(3) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 619: Caterer.
a. For industrial zones, refer to sections 12.6 and 12.7 of the zoning ordinance.
(4) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 6321: Commercial off-street parking lot
a. A parking lot shall be used solely for the temporary parking of motor vehicles and shall not be used as an off-street loading area.
b. Only structures for the shelter of attendants or for payment kiosks shall be permitted in a parking lot.
c. There shall be a ten-foot landscaped buffer along any lot line abutting a street, excluding driveways, which shall include evergreen landscaping.
d. Parking shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid fence or wall, a minimum of six feet in height. Evergreen trees or shrub(s) a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting shall be planted linearly every ten feet on-center along such fence or wall.
e. All landscape plans shall be approved by the planning board.
f. Parking shall provide safe pedestrian circulation with clearly marked crosswalks from each parking area to the surrounding streets and sidewalks.
g. Impervious surfaces in high water table limitations overlay districts shall not exceed impervious surface allowances in section 4.5.
(5) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 6322: Commercial off-street parking structure.
a. On the ground floor façade along public streets where parking spaces are visible, a decorative fence and landscape or a kneewall is required to screen parking spaces. Fence or kneewall shall be a minimum four in height.
b. For parking structures with rooftop open-air parking, a five-foot parapet wall is required for screening of parked vehicles.
c. Where parking structures front on public streets, façade design and screening shall mask the interior circulation ramps and create the illusion of horizontality along the street.
d. Parking shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid fence or wall, a minimum of six feet in height. Evergreen trees or shrub(s) a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting shall be planted linearly every ten feet on-center along such fence or wall.
e. All landscape plans shall be approved by the planning board.
(6) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 633: General automotive repair, temporary vehicle storage and towing
a. All repair, service, and sales and/or leasing operations shall be performed within a fully enclosed building. All equipment and parts shall be stored indoors.
b. Vehicle services establishments shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid wall or fence, a minimum of six feet in height.
c. No partially dismantled, wrecked, or unlicensed vehicles shall be stored outdoors on the premises. This standard does not apply to vehicles under repair and/or service.
d. No motor vehicles shall be stored and no repair and/or service work shall be conducted in the public right-of-way.
e. There shall be a ten-foot landscaped buffer along any lot line abutting a street, excluding driveways, which shall include evergreen landscaping.
f. All landscape plans shall be approved by the planning board.
(7) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 6331: Automotive body shop, temporary vehicle storage and towing
a. All repair, service, and sales and/or leasing operations shall be performed within a fully enclosed building. All equipment and parts shall be stored indoors.
b. Vehicle services establishments shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid wall or fence, a minimum of six feet in height.
c. No partially dismantled, wrecked, or unlicensed vehicles shall be stored outdoors on the premises. This standard does not apply to vehicles under repair and/or service.
d. No motor vehicles shall be stored and no repair and/or service work shall be conducted in the public right-of-way.
e. There shall be a ten-foot landscaped buffer along any lot line abutting a street, excluding driveways, which shall include evergreen landscaping.
f. Parking/storage shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid fence or wall, a minimum of six feet in height. Evergreen trees or shrub(s) a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting shall be planted linearly every ten feet on-center along such fence or wall.
g. All landscape plans shall be approved by the planning board.
(8) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 634: Vehicle washing shop (no self-service).
a. Car wash facilities shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid fence or wall, a minimum of six feet in height. Evergreen trees or shrub(s) a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting shall be planted linearly every ten feet on-center along such fence or wall.
b. When a car wash facility abuts a residential use or zoning district, there shall be a 20 ft. setback from each such lot line abutting a residential use or zoning district.
c. When vacuums are included on the site, they shall include mufflers to reduce the sound of the equipment not to exceed the decibels as appropriate in the noise ordinance. No more than four vacuums shall be allowed onsite.
d. Trash receptacles shall be placed near all vacuum stations as applicable and at the entrance to the car wash entrance.
(9) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 6341: Vehicle washing shop (with self-service).
a. Car wash facilities shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid fence or wall, a minimum of six feet in height. Evergreen trees or shrub(s) a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting shall be planted linearly every ten feet on-center along such fence or wall.
b. When a car wash facility abuts a residential use or zoning district, there shall be a 20 ft. setback from each such lot line abutting a residential use or zoning district.
c. When vacuums are included on the site, they shall include mufflers to reduce the sound of the equipment not to exceed the decibels as appropriate in the noise ordinance. No more than four vacuums shall be allowed onsite.
d. Trash receptacles shall be placed near all vacuum stations as applicable and at the entrance to the car wash entrance.
(10) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 635: Vehicle, trailer and recreational vehicle rental agency.
a. For industrial zones, refer to sections 12.6 and 12.7 of the zoning ordinance.
(11) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 64: Repair shop for small appliances.
a. For industrial zones, refer to sections 12.6 and 12.7 of the zoning ordinance.
(12) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 652: Theater, concert hall, auditorium or motion picture theatre.
a. No more than ten percent of the gross floor area may be used as office.
b. Alcohol service shall require a special use permit from section 6.1 Use Code 5813 of the zoning ordinance.
c. Sleeping facilities are prohibited.
d. Parking shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid fence or wall, a minimum of six feet in height. Evergreen trees or shrub(s) a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting shall be planted linearly every ten feet on-center along such fence or wall.
e. Where possible, parking shall be located in the side and rear yards of the property, behind the building(s) and parking plans shall provide safe pedestrian circulation with clearly marked crosswalks from each parking area to the building entrance(s).
(13) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 653: Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors
a. Where possible, parking shall be located in the side and rear yards of the property, behind the building(s) and parking plans shall provide safe pedestrian circulation with clearly marked crosswalks from each parking area to the building entrance(s).
b. Alcohol service shall require a special use permit from section 6.1 Use Code 5813 of the zoning ordinance.
(14) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 659: Exercise center, gymnasium, sauna.
a. Minimum two acre lot area required.
b. Parking shall be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid fence or wall, a minimum of six feet and a maximum of ten feet in height. Evergreen trees or shrub(s) a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting shall be planted linearly every ten feet on-center along such fence or wall.
c. Where possible, parking shall be located in the side and rear yards of the property, behind the building(s) and parking plans shall provide safe pedestrian circulation with clearly marked crosswalks from each parking area to the building entrance(s).
(15) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 67: Offices for medical, health.
a. All state regulations for medical and health buildings shall apply.
b. Sewer required.
(16) Standards for special use permits for Use Code 676: Medical and dental laboratories.
a. For industrial zones, refer to sections 12.6 and 12.7 of the zoning ordinance.
b. All state regulations for medical and health buildings shall apply.
c. Sewer required.
(Ch. 1117, § 13, 12-18-2023)