HC -- HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

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1 SECTION 27 HC -- HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 27.1 GENERAL PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION: The HC, Highway Commercial, district is established to provide a relatively high intensity area which permits a mixture of land uses including office, retail, some types of commercial and entertainment uses, and highway-oriented uses, such as hotels, motels, auto dealerships and restaurants, which should generally be located along high-volume thoroughfares. The characteristics of each development site should be designed in such a manner as to create an attractive appearance from the thoroughfare (particularly along Interstate Highway 20 and Interstate Highway 45). Because these areas are major thoroughfare entry points into Hutchins, emphasis has been placed upon building arrangement, setbacks, parking and landscape treatment, which are elements that tend to influence the visual appeal of the City as viewed from the highway, and which may help to attract new business to the community. It is the intent of the HC zoning district to create a vibrant and attractive first impression of the community PERMITTED USES: A. 1. Those uses specified in Section 32 (Use Charts). 2. Such uses as may be allowed by Specific Use Permits, Section HEIGHT REGULATIONS: A. Maximum Height: 1. Eight (8) stories, but limited to a maximum height of forty-five feet (45') on any portion of the site that is within three hundred feet (300') of any residentially zoned property (i.e., A, SF-10, SF-8.5, SF-7, SF-PH, D, SFA, MF or MH), a maximum height of thirtyfive feet (35') within two hundred feet (200') of residential, and a maximum height of one (1) story within sixty feet (60') of residential. 2. One (1) story for accessory buildings. 3. Other (Section 37.5) AREA REGULATIONS: A. Size of Lot: 1. Lot Area - Ten thousand (10,000) square feet 2. Lot Width - Eighty feet (80') 3. Lot Depth - One hundred feet (100') B. Size of Yards: 1. Front Yard - Thirty feet (30'); all yards adjacent to a street shall be considered a front yard. 2. Side Yard - Twenty-five feet (25')

2 3. Interior Side Yards - When retail uses are platted adjacent to other retail uses and integrated into an overall shopping center site (i.e., lots/lease spaces abutting one another), no side yard is required provided it complies with the City s Building Code. 4. Rear Yard - Twenty-five feet (25') 5. Adjacent to a Residential District - The side or rear setback, whichever is adjacent to the residential zoning district, shall observe a sixty-foot (60') setback for any building that is over one (1) story in height, a two hundred foot (200') setback for buildings over two (2) stories or thirty-five feet (35') in height, and a three hundred foot (300') setback for buildings over three (3) or forty-five feet (45') in height. C. Maximum Lot Coverage: Fifty percent (), including accessory buildings. D. Parking Regulations: 1. As required by Section 33, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements. 2. A maximum of fifty percent () of the required parking shall be allowed within the front yard. No parking or loading shall be permitted within twenty feet (20') of the front property line, and then only if screened by a berm or living screen, as described in Section 34 (Landscape Requirements) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A. Site Plan Review - Review and approval of a site plan by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council (in accordance with Section 12) shall be required for any tract/lot within the HC district. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless all construction and development conforms to the Site Plan as approved by City Council. B. Recreational vehicles, travel trailers or motor homes may not be used for on-site dwelling or nonresidential purposes. C. Open storage is limited to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the total lot area, shall not be located in front of (i.e., on the street side of) or on top of the building, and must be screened in accordance with the provisions of Section 36 (i.e., cannot be visible from any public street or adjacent property). However, periodic display of seasonal items (e.g., Christmas trees, pumpkins, etc.) is allowed during the appropriate time periods (see provisions for outside display below). D. Outside display of merchandise and seasonal items (e.g., Christmas trees, pumpkins, etc.) shall be limited to the following: 1. Shall not be placed/located more than thirty feet (30') from the main building. 2. Shall not occupy any of the parking spaces that are required by this Ordinance for the primary use(s) of the property (except on a temporary basis only, which is a maximum of 30 days per display and a maximum of two displays per calendar year). 3. Shall not pose a safety or visibility hazard, nor impede public vehicular or pedestrian

3 circulation, either on-site or off-site, in any way. 4. Shall not extend into public right-of-way or onto adjacent property. 5. All outside display items shall be removed at the end of business each day (except for large seasonal items such as Christmas trees). 6. All merchandise shall be displayed in a neat, orderly manner, and the display area shall be maintained in a clean, litter-free manner. Exceptions to the above restrictions on outside display of merchandise: 7. Businesses whose primary inventory is typically displayed in an outside manner including, but not limited to, auto/boat dealers, lumber yards, plant nurseries, swimming pool/spa contractors, portable building sales lots, etc. E. All buildings and walls shall have at least eighty percent (80%) masonry exterior construction, exclusive of doors and windows. Glass block may be counted as masonry for the purposes of this Section; stucco may be allowed with Site Plan approval (see Section 12). F. For landscaping requirements, see Section 34. G. For signage requirements, see the City s Sign Ordinance. H. Other Regulations - As established in the Development Standards, Sections 33 through 41.

4 A-5 SUMMARY OF ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS * This is a chart for general comparison purposes only and is incomplete. For complete requirements see the body of the Zoning Ordinance. District Lot Area Dwelling Unit Size A 1 Acre 2,000 Sq. SF-10 SF ,000 Sq. 8,500 Sq. 1,800 Sq. 1,500 Sq. SF-7 7,000 Sq. 1,250 Sq. SF-PH 4,500 Sq. 1,250 Sq. Lot Width Lot Depth Front Yard Rear Yard Side Yard % of lot width/ % of lot width/ % of lot width/ % of lot width/ / 10 / Maximum Height of Building 2.5 stories/ 35 Maximum Lot Coverage by Building 20%/30% 30%/35% 35% 35% 15 D 6,000 Sq. /lot 1,150 Sq % of lot width/ /35% SFA /D.U MF 6,000 Sq./lot 2,000 Sq./D.U. MH /Unit O 7,000 1,150 Sq. 550sf- Effic y. 600sf-1 B.R. 800+sf-2 + B.R. 1,000 Sq / stories/ / / / / 25 N/A / stories/ 35 2 stories/ 70% Sq. R 6, N/A stories/ Sq. C-1 6,000 N/A / 25 / 35

5 Sq HC 10,000 Sq. N/A / 60 / 25 / 60 / 8 stories/ 45 / 200 / 200 / 35 / LI 20,000 Sq. N/A / 60 / 25 / 60 / 45'/35 / 65% HI 20,000 Sq. N/A / 60 / 25 / 60 / 45'/35 / 65%

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