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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 93.07 Adopting revisions to title 5 of the land development code ORDINANCE NO. 93-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, ADOYTING REVISIONS TO TITLE 5 OF THE TOWN OF MARANA DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REFERENCE AND FIXING THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF EXISTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Marana did on May 14, 1984 adopt Ordinance No. 84.04 which Ordinance adopted a Development Code for the Town of Marana; and WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined it would be in the best interests for the Town of Marana to revise Title 5 of the Town of Marana Development Code for new zones; and WHEREAS, the Town Council has deemed it would be in the best interests of the Town of Marana to phase out the existing zones and procedures found in Title 5, and to phase in the new zones in Title 5 to be adopted by this ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona: Section I: That certain document known as Development Code, Title 5.11.04, RC- REGIONAL COMMERCIAL, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Marana, Arizona, which document was made a public record by Resolution No. 93-21 of the Town of Marana, Arizona, is hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. Section II: All ordinances or parts of ordinances, including the sections of the existing Title 5 which the revisions replace, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the document adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed effective as of the date of this resolution. Section III: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance or any part of the document adopted by reference is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section IV: Whereas, it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of Marana, Arizona, an emergency is declared to exist, and this ordinance shall become immediately operative and in force from and after the date of posting hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona, this 20th day of April, 1993. G."'u~L ~ Mayor Ora Ham PR D AS TO FORM: ~~l Town Atto v 05.11.04 RC Regional Commercial A. Purpose The RC, Regional Commercial zone is intended to provide for regional shopping malls and related uses. It allows the conduct of a wide range of businesses and services serving a regional area, primarily involved in the retail sale of shopping goods and services, and a variety of commercial and professional activities. It is further intended that these activities shall provide business opportunities and employment opportunities for the residents of the Town of Marana. B. Location The following criteria shall be considered in establishing and maintaining the RC zone: 1. Need based on population of service area. 2 Convenient and efficient vehicular access to at least two major arterial streets, preferably to an existing or planned parkway or Interstate location. 3. Availability of land suitable for grouping of related activities in sub-centers with pedestrian circulation within such sub-centers. C. Permitted Uses Premises in the RC zone may be used for the following uses: 1. Regional shopping malls, including at least three major department stores. 2. Hotels or motels in conjunction with a regional shopping mall. 3. Uses permitted in the NC and CC commercial zones. D. Conditional Uses The following uses may be permitted in the RC zone, if it is found in each case that: 1. 2. The indicated criteria and limitations are satisfied. Specific conditions are imposed by the Town Council to carry out the purposes of these regulations. a. Automobile Service Stations 1) Criteria: a) Feasibility of arranging ingress and egress without interference or hazard to arterial street traffic and traffic to and from adjacent uses. b) No more than one other service station located within 500 feet of each other. c) Proposed architecture and site location enhance the appearance and character of neighboring properties. b. Plant Nurseries Home and Garden Supplies. 1) Criteria: a) Location on periphery of commercial area so as to not interfere with pedestrian movement and shopping. b) Screening of all materials and supplies other than plants. c) Bowling Centers, Fitness Centers, and Other Commercial Recreational Uses. 1) Criteria: a) Feasibility of arranging ingress and egress without interference or hazard to arterial street traffic and traffic to and from adjacent uses. b) The proposed architecture and site location enhance the appearance and character of neighboring properties. c) Compatibility with the appearance, character and activities of other uses located on the site. d) Noise mitigation measures shall include but not be limited to the orientation of buildings and the design of floor plans to assure the interior ambient noise will not be heard outside the building. d. Automobile Car Washes. 1)' Criteria: a) Location on periphery of commercial area so as to not interfere with pedestrian movement and shopping. b) Screening of all car wash operations. c) Location sufficiently removed from any residential area to negate any possible nuisance due to noise or other features associated with the operation of the car wash. e. Compatible uses determined acceptable by the Planning Administrator. E. Temporary Uses. The following temporary uses are permitted in the SC zone as permitted by the Planning Administrator, for a specified period of time, and subject to such conditions as may be necessary. 1. Christmas Tree Lots 2. Special Event Shows, not to exceed 5 calendar days in duration, such as arts and crafts, automobiles, recreational vehicles, and others as may be determined acceptable by the Planning Administrator, and provided no such event is permitted within one week of Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years Day. F. Prohibited Uses The following uses are prohibited in the RC zone: 1. Automobile repair other than in connection with an automobile sales facility or minor servicing at an automobile service station, or brake or tire shop. 2. Bars and cocktail lounges not part of a bonafide restaurant. 3. Contractor's yard. 4. Heavy equipment sales or lease. 5. Agricultural or industrial equipment sales. G. Intensity Standards On any parcel of land or unit of development the following intensity standards shall apply: . 1. Minimum Site Size: 30 acres. 2. Maximum Site Size: None 3. Floor Area Ratio: The combined floor area ratio for all principal buildings, together with all accessory buildings shall not exceed 0.50. 4. Maximum Lot Coverage: The total ground area occupied by all buildings shall not exceed thirty percent of the land. H. Site Development Standards In addition to the Development Standards established by these regulations, the following standards shall apply to property in the RC zone: 1. Street Setback: Minimum 80 feet from any street lot line. 2. Side and Rear Yard Setback: Minimum of 50 feet from any side or rear lot line. 3. Special Setback and Buffer Adjacent to Residential Areas: Along any property line either used or planned for residential use, a buffer area shall be provided which shall be at least one hundred feet in depth, measured from the property line. 4. Building Height: No principal building shall exceed sixty feet in height. No accessory building or other structure shall exceed twenty-five feet. 5. Access and Traffic Control: a. All RC uses shall have access limited to arterial streets. b. All RC zoned property with its buildings, other structures, parking and loading areas, shall be physically separated from all non-arterial streets by vertical curbs and other suitable barriers and landscaping to prevent unchanneled motor vehicle access. Except for the access ways permitted in paragraph c below, the barrier shall be continuous for the entire length of the property line. c. Each property shall not have more than tow access ways to anyone street unless unusual circumstances demonstrate the need for additional access points. In addition, each access way shall comply with the following: 1) the width of any access way leading to the arterial street shall be median divided to provide separation from incoming and outgoing traffic. 2) curb returns shall have a minimum radius of thirty feet. 3) at its intersection with the property line, no part of any access way shall be nearer than one hundred feet to the intersection of any tow street rights-of- way, nor shall any such part be nearer than fifty feet to any side or rear lot line. 4) the number and location of access ways shall be so arranged that they will reduce traffic hazards as much as possible. 6. Off-street Parking Areas: All off-street parking spaces and servicing drives shall be located within the boundaries of the property. Off-street parking spaces hall be provided at a ratio of at least one space for each two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area. 7. Off-street Loading: Each shop or store shall have a rear or side entrance that is accessible to a loading area and service drive. Service drives shall be a minimum of twenty six feet in width and shall be in addition to and not part of the drives or circulation system used by the vehicles of shoppers and/or fire access. The arrangement of truck loading and unloading fadlities for each shop or store shall be such that, in the process of loading or unloading, no truck will block or extend into any private or public drive or street used for vehicular d.rculation. Loading and delivery zones shall be clearly marked. The Planning Administrator may permit joint-use loading and delivery spaces as a part of the approval of a shopping complex of several retail stores being a part of the mall complex. 8. Storage: Except in the instance where specifically permitted and controlled under the provisions of this Code, open storage of equipment and materials is prohibited. 9. Landscaping: At least fifteen percent of the area not covered by buildings shall be landscaped. The landscaping within parking areas shall not be included as a part of the required fifteen percent landscaping.