107-69 - Residential Uses in Area M

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024

(a)   The City Planning Commission may authorize #developments#, or #enlargements# of #residential uses# in excess of 500
       square feet, or in any case where there would be a disturbance of the soil, for the following:

       (1)    #zoning lots# with #residential# or #community facility uses# existing on August 17, 1995; or

       (2)    #zoning lots# that have been vacant or #land with minor improvements# for at least two years immediately prior
               to the date of application for the authorization.

(b)   No #building# shall be constructed for occupancy by both #residential# and #manufacturing uses#. All #residential uses#
      shall comply with the R3X District regulations and all #commercial# #uses# shall comply with the M1-1 District
      regulations. All #developments# or #enlargements# shall comply with the applicable Special District regulations:

(c)   In authorizing new #residential uses# and #residential# #enlargements#, the Commission shall find that:

       (1)    the #residential use# will not be exposed to excessive noise, smoke, dust, noxious odor, toxic metals, safety
               hazards, or other adverse impacts from #commercial# or #manufacturing uses#;

       (2)    there are no open #uses# included under Sewage, Storm Water and Waste Infrastructure Use Group IV(B) or
               other open #uses# listed under Use Group IX(B) or Use Group X within 400 feet of the #zoning lot#;

       (3)    the #residential use# shall not adversely affect #commercial# or #manufacturing uses# in the Special District; and

       (4)    the authorization shall not alter the essential character of the neighborhood or district in which the #use# is
               located, nor impair the future #use# or #development# of #commercial# and #manufacturing uses# on nearby
               #zoning lots#.

In granting such authorization, the Commission may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards to minimize adverse
effects on the character of the surrounding area.