17-7-9.12.3.8 Commercial and mixed-use lot and development standards.
The following standards apply to all new development in the commercial land use areas:
A. Lot Size. No minimum lot size.
B. Setbacks. New development shall comply with the setbacks listed below. All setbacks that incorporate linear trails and amenities as part of the overall trails master plan shall be provided with an easement for public use to be recorded against the property.
1. Front. The minimum front yard setback along Holden Street, 7800 South, and other interior roads shall be thirty feet measured from the existing curb. This setback shall include an appropriate sidewalk and amenity zone based on the existing improvements on adjacent properties. Where existing sidewalk improvements do not exist, a minimum five-foot-wide sidewalk and five-foot-wide amenity zone shall be improved.
2. Rear. The rear yard setback shall be of sufficient depth to allow proper parking and landscaped areas to the rear of the buildings. Unless otherwise approved as a conditional use by the planning commission, rear yards and the rear of buildings shall not abut a public street.
3. Side. There is no side yard setback for commercial and mixed-use development except as required by the International Building Code and required landscape buffers.
C. Height. The maximum height for the zone is five stories. If a structure is constructed within fifty feet of a single-family residential structure, the maximum height shall not be constructed in excess of one story higher than the nearest adjacent residential building.
D. Building Orientation and Scale. Commercial and mixed-use structures shall be oriented and scaled as follows:
1. Structures shall be serviced by a local street, an access road or drive, or an alley and shall not gain access from a collector or arterial street except as approved by the city engineer. Structures that front a courtyard, paseo, or common open space/recreation area are encouraged.
2. Buildings shall be arranged and situated to relate to surrounding properties, to improve the view from and of buildings and to minimize road area.
3. Ground floor pedestrian entrances must be oriented toward adjacent streets, plazas, courtyards, sidewalks and trails.
4. Buildings shall be designed to minimize pedestrian and automobile conflict while providing pedestrians direct access to a sidewalk or trail.
5. Building planes shall incorporate varying heights, textures, shapes or colors to mitigate the visual impact buildings have on the public realm.
6. Building design and orientation should consider exposure to sunlight to avoid energy inefficiencies.
7. Gathering areas in central areas and between buildings shall be encouraged. These areas shall be designed, through landscaping, hardscape, outdoor furniture, and public art, among others, to create a conducive atmosphere for people to come together.
E. City-Wide Utility Infrastructure. Each project and each structure within each project shall include infrastructure that facilitates connection to Questar Gas, Rocky Mountain Power, Comcast Cable, UTOPIA, and CenturyLink. This requirement may be waived if any of the aforementioned utilities decline, in writing, the opportunity to install or utilize the necessary infrastructure. The director of community and economic development and authorized designee may approve the waiver. (Ord. 2013-04 § 1 (Att. A (part)))