HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1992-09® ORDINANCE 92-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA PURSUANT
ARTICLE XXXI OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HELLS TO ADD ARTICLE XL "PLANNED SHOPPING PLAZA
OVERLAY DISTRICT".
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HELLS, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article XXXI, Section 31.1 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain
Hills authorizes amendments Zoning Ordinance. The text of the Zoning
Ordinance of the Town of Fountain Hills is hereby amended adding a new overlay
zoning district entitled 'Planned Shopping Plaza Overlay District".
Section 2. Pursuant to Article XXXI, Section 31.1 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of
Fountain Hills, the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, amends the Zoning
Ordinance of the Town of Fountain Hills by adding Article XL to read:
ARTICLE XL. PLANNED SHOPPING PLAZA OVERLAY DISTRICT.
® 40.1 Purpose. The Planned Shopping Plaza Overlay District is to provide an
overlay zoning district for commercially zoned property that is platted as
a unified center. The intent of this district is to integrate commercial
activity and professional offices with visitor attractions and parks.
40.2 Uses Permitted. Uses permitted in the District shall be those uses
permitted in Article XIX (C-2) Zoning District of this ordinance. Those
uses permitted by Special Use Permit shall be those uses specified in
Article XXVII of this ordinance.
40.3 Signs. The Sign Regulations specified in Article XIX of this ordinance
shall be the sign regulations of this district.
40.4 Height Regulations. The height of buildings shall not exceed forty (40)
feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
40.5 Development Regulations.
A. Front Yard:
1. Lots 10,800 square feet and under: None required, except
® on corner lots, where sight triangle requirements must be
met.
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® 2. Lots over 10,800 square feet: Ten (10) feet. On comer
lots, the minimum sight triangle distance shall be met.
B. Side Yard: None required, except corner lots. Comer lots with
a street side shall have a setback requirement or
sight triangle distance, whichever is greater.
C. Rear Yard: None required.
D. Lot Area: Each lot shall have a minimum area of six thousand
(6,000) square feet, except where a previously
recorded plat identifies lots that are of a lesser size.
E. Maximum Lot Coverage:
1. Lots 10,800 square feet or less, as of January 1, 1992: One
hundred (100) percent of the total lot area. Total lot area
shall not include easements and building setbacks of record.
2. Lots over 10,800 square feet, as of January 1, 1992: Sixty
(60) percent of the total lot area.
® 40.6 Parking Requirements:
A. The Parking Regulations in Section 26.10 of this ordinance shall
apply to all lots over 10,800 square feet in area.
B. For lots 10,800 square feet or less, the design standards as
tabulated and illustrated on the Parking Lot Design Table and
Schematics in Section 26.10 of this ordinance and the following
standards shall apply:
1. A parking area, with its accompanying driveways, aisles,
approaches, and stalls, shall be paved with either asphaltic
concrete or cement concrete in accordance to the design
specifications of the Town of Fountain Hills Engineering
Department.
2. Parking spaces and driveways shall be so arranged as to
require ingress and egress from the lot to a street by
forward motion of the vehicle.
3. Parking spaces shall be designed so that vehicles exiting
therefrom will not be required to back out across any
® sidewalk or street.
® 4. Adjacent to any rural or residential zoning district
automobile parking shall be screened from view, except
when separated by a public street.
5. Any lights used to illuminate parking spaces shall be so
arranged and screened as to reflect the light away from
adjoining lots in rural and residential zoning districts and
from streets. Such lights shall have a maximum height of
sixteen (16) feet.
6. On the site of a building or open lot providing an off-street
parking area where such area will not be entirely screened
visually by an intervening building or structure from any
abutting right-of-way, excluding dedicated alleys, there shall
be provided landscaping between such area and such right-
of-way on a strip of land at least five (5) feet in width. In
addition to the perimeter parking lot landscape area, at least
five percent (5%) of the remaining parking area shall be
landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan approved
by the Community Development Director or designee.
Such landscaping shall be maintained, as designed, for the
duration of time that the area is a parking area.
® 7. Except where a wall is required, a minimum six (6) inch
high curb or bumper guard shall be utilized or employed so
that no part of the vehicle shall extend over any property
line unless an easement exists for the extension area.
8. Required parking spaces shall be adequately marked or
defined.
40.7 Loading and Unloading Regulations: The standards described in Section
26.11 of this ordinance shall be met unless otherwise exempted pursuant
to 40.8A. below.
40.8 Additional Regulations:
A. All activity associated with any use including accessory storage and
display areas, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed
building. Loading and unloading activities and activities otherwise
specifically authorized are exempt from this regulation.
B. Any outdoor lighting shall be in conformance with the provisions
of Section 26.19 of this ordinance. Any outdoor lighting shall be
® placed so as to reflect the light away from any adjoining rural or
residential zoning district.
® C. A building or premises, other than the residence of the family of
the operator or caretaker employed on the premises of a
commercial use, shall not be used for dwellings, unless approved
by Special Use Permit by the Council.
D. A solid wall, not less than six (6) feet in height, shall be required
along and adjacent to any side or rear property line abutting any
rural or residential zoning district boundary, or any alley abutting
such zoning district boundary at the time of development of the
commercial property. Further any access gates in said solid wall
shall be construed of view -obscuring material to provide effective
site screening.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona, this first day of October, 1992.
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FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS:
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Paul L. Nordin, Town Manager
ATTESTED TO:
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William E. Farrell, Town Attorney