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Sec. 11. Community business district (CB). Statement of purpose. The purpose of the community business district is to provide areas within the city for the location of major shopping facilities, including shopping centers which serve the wider community. The standards of the district are intended to encourage well planned commercial developments which have controlled vehicular access and high standards of site design. Applicability. The standards of the community business district shall apply to all land shown on the "Official Zoning Map of the City of Lewiston" as being located within a community business district. Permitted uses. In a community business district, any new building or structure which is constructed, any existing building or structure or part thereof which is used, altered or enlarged and any parcel of land, whether in whole or in part, may be used for one or more of the following: Multifamily dwellings; Hotels, motels and inns; Restaurants; Drive-in restaurants as part of and subordinate to eating and drinking establishments; Retail stores; Places of indoor assembly, amusement or culture; Movie theaters; Art and craft studios; Professional offices; (10) Office buildings and business offices; (11) Tradesman's offices; (12) Personal services; (13) Gasoline service stations which are a part of and subordinate to a retail use; (14) Veterinary facilities; (15) Mortuary or funeral parlor; (16) Municipal buildings and facilities; (17) Hospitals and medical clinics; (18) Home occupations; (19) Accessory buildings and uses; (20) Religious facilities including churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship, rectories and parsonages and church-affiliated community purpose facilities; ---PAGE BREAK--- (21) Business offices; (22) Fully enclosed automotive services, except repair, involving no exterior storage; (23) Family day care homes; (24) Small day care facilities; (25) Day care centers; (26) Private or commercial schools, including business colleges; (27) Private industrial/commercial developments; (28) Forest management and timber harvesting activities in accordance with the standards of article XII; (29) Mixed-use structures. Conditional uses. In a community business district, any new building or structure which is constructed, any existing building or structure or part thereof which is used, altered or enlarged and any parcel of land, whether in whole or in part, may be used for one or more of the following uses only after the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with article X of this Code: Lumber and building material dealers; Drinking place; Adult business establishments; Commercial parking facilities; Reservoirs, pumping stations, standpipes or other water supply uses involving facilities located on or above the ground surface; Transformer stations, high voltage power transmission lines, substations, telephone exchanges, microwave towers or other public utility or communications use; Drive-in theaters. Space and bulk standards. TABLE INSET: ---PAGE BREAK--- ! ! ! % % % ! ! ) * + " Additional standards. Where the side or rear yard area for uses other than residential is located within 50 feet of a residential zoning district, any required side or rear yard area shall be maintained as a buffer in accordance with the buffer standards of article XIII. Any required side or rear yard area for uses other than residential, located within 50 feet of a residential zoning district shall be maintained as a buffer area meeting the standards of article XIII. Modifications (ie. relaxation of standards) of setbacks, yards, maximum lot coverage ratios, maximum impervious surface ratios, minimum open space ratios, and maximum building height as contained in subsection may be granted by the board of appeals, planning board, staff review committee and the code enforcement official pursuant to articles V, VII, VIII, IX, and XIII of this Code except those properties as noted in subsection The land on the west side of Main Street to the Maine Central Railroad right-of-way, from Strawberry Avenue south to the Russell Street overpass is subject to the following additional standards: a. Modifications of the space and bulk standards contained in subsection may not be granted by the board of appeals, planning board, staff review committee or code enforcement officials, with the exception of side and rear yards where the abutting use is nonresidential. b. In all cases, trees on the entire site with a diameter of greater than six inches shall be preserved unless removal is necessary for development activity as determined by the appropriate reviewing authority. c. The front yard must be planted with deciduous street trees (not including flowering ornamental trees) at intervals of 15 to 30 feet on center, shall have a minimum two and one-half-inch caliber, and shall be at least eight to 12 feet high at the time of planting. Existing impervious front yard areas must be revegetated to these standards, when a property is subject to development review. d. Each premises is permitted one freestanding ground sign not exceed 72 square feet. Each business entity is permitted a wall sign not to exceed five percent of the ground floor principal facade area of that business or a minimum of 16 square feet, whichever is greater. Ground signs are encouraged to be pedestal-type ground signs not exceeding eight feet in height. ---PAGE BREAK--- e. The following design standards are encouraged for any project subject to development review; however, may be waived by the appropriate reviewing authority due to site limitations and the nature of the development: •Off-street parking is to be located on the side and rear of buildings; • Any new development or renovations shall generally relate in design features to the surrounding building, showing respect for the local context of Main Street, as seen from Holland Street to Montello Street; • Gable or hipped roofs should be used to the greatest extent possible with any new development or renovations. Flat and shed style are roofs are discouraged, unless architectural features are applied to minimize the roofs appearance from Main Street false fronts, parapets, etc.) • Shared driveway entrances shall be encouraged with adjacent sites, in order to minimize curb cuts. • Additional landscaping, buffering and screening is encouraged to minimize views of parking areas from streets and abutting properties. (Ord. No. 89-3, 4-7-89; Ord. No. 90-3, 5-17-90; Ord. No. 90-8, 8-10-90; Ord. No. 92-12, 6-4-92; Ord. No. 92-18, 9-10-92; Ord. No. 92-27, 11-19-92; Ord. No. 96-3, 4-18-96; Ord. No. 97-7, 9-11-97; Ord. No. 98-6, 7-2-98; Ord. No. 00-10, 6-15-00; Ord. No. 00-19, 10-5-00; Ord. No. 04-18, 7-15-04; Ord. No. 05-07, 3-17-05) Editor's note: See editor's note at article XI.