HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-OR-37 STATE OF INDIANA
BEFORE THE JEFFERSONVILLE COMMON COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO. 2003-OR-37
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING MAP DESIGNATION OF A
CERTAIN TRACT OF PROPERTY BEING PART OF SURVEY NO. 33
OF THE ILLINOIS GRANT FROM C2: MEDIUM TO LARGE GENERAL
COMMERCIAL TO PD-C2: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-MEDIUM TO LARGE
GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
Whereas, Vision Development at Jeffersonville I, LLC filed a petition before the
Jeffersonville Plan Commission to change the zoning map designation of the real
property described in the attached Exhibit "A" from C2: Medium to Large General
Commercial to PD-C2 Planned Development-Medium to Large General Commercial;
and
Whereas, on October 28, 2003 the Jeffersonville Plan Commission has certified
to the Council a favorable recommendation concerning the proposed change to the City's
zoning map; and,
Whereas, this matter is now before the Common Council at its first regular
meeting after certification of the proposed change of zoning map designation pursuant to
the provisions of I.C. 36-7-4-608(f)(1); and,
Whereas, this Common Council has timely posted notice of its intent to consider
the proposed change of zoning map designation at the regular meeting scheduled for
November 10, 2003 at 7:30 o'clock p.m.; and,
Whereas, all interested persons having been given an opportunity to appear
before this Common Council and be heard regarding this matter as required by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City
of Jeffersonville, Indiana, that the zoning designation of the real property described in the
attached Exhibit "A" is hereby changed from C2: Medium to Large General Commercial
to PD-C2 Planned Development-Medium to Large General Commercial; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDAINED that the zoning map of the City of Jeffersonville
shall be amended to include such change.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption.
SO ORDAINED this _ \O . day of November 2003.
COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLF~
.
Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
Peggy ~,asvar,~
Clerk-Treasurer
Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville
this _~k "~ . day of November 2003.
Peggy w&mer
Clerk-Treasurer
signed by me this day o.f November 2003.
This Ordinance approved and '~yor(~
Galli
Property Description
The property is described as being located North and South of Veterans Parkway, West
· Survey 33 of the Illinois Grant,
of Hamburg Pike, and East of State Road 31, located m
contains 140 acres more or less. The Key Numbers of the parcels involved in this
petition are Part of Key No. 21-63-01-71, Key No. 04-23-17-1, 19-56-21-1, 21-63-0251,
04-23-21, 04-23-16-1, 19-56-20-1 and 04-23-18-1.
Proposed Zone Change ~.~ ~ ~ ~
Jeffersonville, Indiana
STATE OF INDIANA
BEFORE THE JEFFERSONVILLE PLAN COMMISSION
IN RE THE APPLICATION OF
VISION DEVELOPMENT AT
JEFFERSONVILLE I, LLC
TO REZONE A CERTAIN TRACT
OF PROPERTY BEING PART OF
SURVEY NO. 33 OF THE ILLINOIS
GRANT FROM C2: MEDIUM
TO LARGE GENERAL COMMERCIAL
TO PD-C2: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-
MEDIUM TO LARGE GENERAL
COMMERCIAL
CERTIFICATION OF FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION_
OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
Whereas, Vision Development at Jeffersonville I, LLC filed a petition before the
Jeffersonville Plan Commission to change the zoning designation of the property
described in aftached Exhibit "A" (the "Property"), C2: Medium to Large General
Commercial to PD-C2: Planned Development-Medium to Large General Commercial,
and;
Whereas, after proper notice by publication, the Jeffersonville Plan Commission
held a public hearing on the petition on October 28, 2003; and,
Whereas, at the conclusion of the hearing the Jeffersonville Plan Commission
voted by a majority vote of its entire membership to favorably recommend the proposed
change of zoning designation of the Property to the Jeffersonville Common Council.
IT IS THEREFORE CERTIFIED that on October 28, 2003, the Jeffersonville
Plan Commission favorably recommended that the Jeffersonville Common Council enact
by ordinance the proposed zoning designation change of the property from C2: Medium
to Large General Commercial to PD-C2: Planned Development-Medium to Large
General Commercial as requested in the petition of Vision Development at Jeffersonville
I, LLC.
So certified this 28th day of October 2~
Hat'l~fovert, bnmrman
Property Description
The property is described as being located North and South of Veterans Parkway, West
· Survey 33 of the Illinois Grant,
of Hamburg Pike, and East of State Road 31, located ~n this
contains 140 acres more or less. The Key Numbers of the parcels involved in
petition are Part o£Key No. 21-63-01-71, Key No. 04-23-17rl, 19-56-21-1, 21-63-0251,
04-23-21, 04-23-16-1, 19-56-20-1 and 04-23-18-1.
Proposed Zone Change
Jeffersonville, Indiana
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER PROPOSED CHANGE OF ZONING MAP
Notice is hereby given that on November 10, 2003 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. in the
Multi-Purpose Hearing Room on the Third Floor of the City-County Building at 501 East
Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, Indiana, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville,
Indiana, intends to consider an ordinance, which, if adopted, would change the zoning
map designation of the following described property from I1: Business park~Light
Industrial to C2: Medium to Large General Commercial.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY LOCATED,
IN THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
PROPERTY ADDRESS: Survey No. 33 of the Illinois Grant, and the
property is described as being located North and South of Veterans Parkway,
West of Hamburg Pike, and East of State Road 31, containing 140 Acres
more or less. The Key Numbers of the parcels involved in this petition are
Part of Key No. 21-63-01-71, Key No. 04-23-17-1, 19-56-21-1, 21-63-0251, 04-
23-16-1, 19-56-20-1 and 04-23-18-1.
The Jeffersonville Plan Commission made a favorable recommendation
concerning the adoption of an ordinance enacting this proposed change of zoning map
designation after notice and hearing on October 28, 2003. All interested persons are
invited to attend and be heard regarding this matter. This Jeffersonville Common
Council meeting may be continued from time to time as found necessary. The
Jeffersouville Common Council may take official action at the conclusion of debate at
this meeting.
Such notice given and posted this 30th day of October 2003.
Peggy Wilder
Jeffersonville Clerk-Treasurer
Jeffersonville Town Center - Development Plan Standards
Introduction
The underlying zoning for the subject property does not meet the needs of the intended development.
Therefore, the applicant is using a planned development style format necessary to articulate the
multiple facets of a mixed use development of this size. These additional development standards are
appended to the standard district zoning classifications through the Planned Development procedures
set forth in the City of Jeffersonville Zoning Ordinance, Article Eight.
A. Applicant:
Vision Land Development
455 Delta Avenue, Suite 108
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
Proof of Ownership:
See appendix 'A'
Proposed Name of Development:
Jeffersonville Town Center
D. Legal Description:
See appendix 'B'
E. Land Surveyor:
II. Intent of Planned Development
The purpose of the regulations provided below is to promote a harmony of uses within the Jeffersonville
Town Center that includes shared services and facilities, which is compatible with surrounding areas and
fosters the creation of an attractive, healthful, efficient, and stable environment to live, work, and shop.
Through its designation as PD-C2, the Jeffersonville Town Center Development Plan intends to provide
common design features for vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking, lighting, signage, landscaping,
and architecture.
Ill. Definitions
"Outparcel Building": a freestanding building with space less than eighteen thousand (18,000)
square feet.
"Screening": A method of visually shielding or obscuring one abutting or nearby structure or use
from another by fencing, walls, berms, or densely planted vegetation.
IV. Permitted Uses
Institutional/Public Facilities
· hospital
Business: Auto Sales/Services
· automobile part sales (new)
· automobile wash (automatic & self)
· oil change service (enclosed)
Business: Food Sales/Service
· bakery retail
· convenience store (with or without gas pumps) is permitted on the north side of Veterans
Parkway only.
delicatessen
· drive-in restaurant
· drive-thru restaurant
· grocery/supermarket
· meat market
· restaurant
Business/General Business
· hotel
· motel
· plant nursery
· wholesale business
Business: Office/Professional
· bank/credit union
· bank machine/ATM
· drive-thru bank machine/ATM
· drive-thru bank/credit union
· insurance office
· office complex
· professional offices
· real estate office
· travel agency
· medical/dental clinic
Business: Personal Service
· barber/beauty shop
· child care center (daycare)
· coin laundry
· drive-thru dry-cleaning service
· dry-cleaning service
· fingernail salon
· fitness center/gym
· health spa
· shoe repair
· tailor/pressing shop
· tanning salon
Business: Recreation
· banquet hall
· bar/night club (not adult entertainment)
· billiard/arcade room
· bowling alley
· dance/aerobics/gymnastics studio
· theater, indoor (not adult entertainment)
· video store
Business: Retail
· antique shop
· apparel shop
· department store
· drug store
· electrical supplies
· fabric shop
· floor coverings
· flower shop
· furniture store
· enclosed shopping mall
· garden shop
· gift shop
· hardware/home improvement store with lumber sales
· heating & cooling sales/service
· home electronics/appliance store
· jewelry store
· liquor sales
· music store
· news dealer/bookstore (not adult entertainment)
· office supplies
· paint store
· plumbing supplies (no outdoor storage)
· shoe sales store
· sporting goods store
· variety store
Uiscellaneous
· accessory uses
Multi-family dwellings (M2 standards from the City of Jeffersonville Zoning Ordinance shall apply)
V. Special Exception Uses
Business: Auto Sales/Services
· automobile body shop (enclosed)
· automobile repair, minor (enclosed)
· automobile repair, major (enclosed)
· automobile service station
· automobile sales area
· recreational vehicle sales (motor home sales)
Business: General Business
· airport
· boat sales/service
· funeral home or mortuary
· helipad or heliport
light rail station
· sign painting/fabrication
· mini-storage facility (mini warehouse)
· motor bus station
· railroad station
Business: Food Sales/Service
· open, unenclosed business (farmer's market, etc.)
Business: Office/Professional
· contractor office
· landscape business
Business: Recreation
· baltfietds
· lodge or private club
· miniature golf
· public docks
Business: Retail
· lumber yard
Communication/Utilities
· public wells
· radio/TV station
· telecommunication facility (must be in compliance with City Development Standards for
telecommunication facilities)
VI. Development Standards
All structures, buildings, land uses, land use changes, structural alterations, structurat relocations,
demolitions and structural enlargements that are constructed, created, established or occurring within
the defined development plan area are subject to the following development standards and
regulations. Standards listed below are to supercede regulations set forth by the City of Jeffersonville
zoning ordinance. In the event a proposed item is not addressed by the following standards, then the
requirements shall default to the requirements of the C2 zoning district of the City of Jeffersonville
Zoning Ordinance.
A. Basic Development Guidelines
1. Lot Dimensions:
· Minimum Lot Area: 20,000 sq. ft.
· Minimum Lot Width: 70 feet
· Maximum Lot Depth: 2.5 times the Lot Width
· Minimum Lot Frontage: 70 feet on a Public Street with access from said Public Street
2. Sewer and Water
· All uses within the development require municipal water or sewer hookup.
3. Setbacks
The following setback standards are provided for primary and accessory structures within the
Jeffersonville Town Center devetopment ptan:
Front yard = thirty-five (35) feet from an arteriat road / twenty-five (25) feet from a
local road for primary and accessory structures
Side Yard -- five (5) feet for primary and accessory structures or twenty-five (25)
feet when a lot's side yard is adjacent to a property line on the
perimeter of the development in which the adjacent property is not
road right-of-way.
Rear Yard = five (5) feet for primary and accessory structures or twenty-five (25)
feet when a lot's rear yard is adjacent to a property line on the
perimeter of the development in which the adjacent property is not
road right-of-way.
Maximum Lot Coverage
· Pervious sudace will consist of: Creek relocation area, landscaped areas, parking lot islands,
lawn areas in pubtic open space.
5. Minimum Main Floor Area
· Two thousand (2,000) square feet for Primary Structure
Maximum Structure Height
· Fifty (50) feet for Primary Structure
· Twenty (20) feet for Accessory Structures
For area designated as Subarea A:
· One hundred (100) feet for Primary Structure
· Twenty (20) feet for Accessory Structure
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7. Open Space
Open space in the Development Area: The following features contribute to the overall open space
requirements:
· Creek relocation
· Pedestrian walkways
· Setback adjacent to right-of way
Additional Development Standards
1. Height Standards
No structure may be erected or changed so as to make its height greater than specified in section A.6
of this document, except as noted below: A. Church steep[es
B. Municipal water towers, and
C. Chimneys
The above specified height exceptions may exceed the permitted height regulations by twofold (x2) or
sixty (60) feet, whichever is less.
Additional exceptions to height standards include:
A. Necessary mechanical appurtenances, and
B. Elevator bulkheads
These above specified height exceptions may exceed the permitted height standards by up to fifteen
(15) feet, but must be shielded from view by design features or the building.
2. Accessory Structures
A. Accessory Structures shall compty with atl Development Standards set forth in the
Jeffersonvitte Town Center Development Plan.
,, relate to the Primary Structure and its uses.
~,. Accessory Struc!ures must__. ~n(~rn~ach on artv platted easement unless the owner of the
C. Accessory Structures may,uL
easement gives written consent.
D. Enclosed structures such as detached garages, mtn barns, barns, pool houses, etc. are
counted toward the total accessory building area. Unenctosed structures such as gazebos,
picnic shelters, etc are not counted.
s and atl other trash receptacles must be enclosed and screened.
F,. Dumpsters, compactor . , .... ~d tn the rear or side of the primary structure.
F. An accessory structure may only De ~u~ ....... '
G. Antennas or Satellite Dishes are onty permitted to the rear of the primary structure.
3. Fences and Wall Standards
All fences and watts:
A. Must present the non-structural face outward
B. Are permitted up to the property line or greater than
C. May not be greater than eight (8) feet in height in the side yard and rear yard
five (5) feet in height in the front yard
D. May not be ctoser than two (2) feet to any pubtic right-of-way
E. May not be placed within the vision clearance triangle as defined in Vision Clearance
Standards.
F. Fence and Wall Materials may only consist of:
(1) Masonry
(2) Brick
(3) Metal: shatl consist of a vinyl covered chain link material, including att
supporting frame posts and rails.
(4) Wood: shall consist of a treated or decay resistant material.
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4. Temporary Use/Structure Standards
The following standards pertain to temporary uses or structures:
A. Temporary uses or structures that are intended to transition into a permanent use or structure
must meet a~l standards for a permanent use or structure. In the event that the intent is not noted
upon application, the transition to a permanent use or structure will not be permitted for one (1)
year from the application date.
B. The Planning Director may extend the duration of a temporary use or structure one (1) time
with findings of substantial need. The duration of the extension cannot exceed the lengths of the
permitted time without the application for another temporary use or structure permit.
C. All temporary uses or structures must be removed and the original site reverted to its original
condition, and be completed with the duration of the permit
The following temporary uses are permitted as described below:
A. Construction trailers are permitted for up to twelve (12) months. A temporary improvement
location permit is required.
B. Outdoor sales or events (i.e. tent sale, product specials, seasonal sales) are permitted for up
to fourteen (14) days, up to two (2) times per calendar year. A temporary improvement location
permit is required. Locations for any such sales shall be submitted as part of the development
plan approval process.
C. Roadside sales of fireworks are not permitted under any circumstances.
5. Landscaping Standards
(1) General Standards: The following genera~ landscaping standards apply:
A. Trees with berms and/or shrubs a minimum of three (3) feet high witt be constructed in the
right-of-way of the proposed (north/south) Street. The berm shall undulate and vary in height
between two and one-half (2 1/2) and (4) feet high. No landscaping materials, shrubs, trees,
retaining waits, lighting or berms may extend into any other existing or proposed right-of-way
without permission from the Jeffersonvitle Board of Public Works and/or the City Engineer.
B. Trees, with berms and/or shrubs a minimum of three (3) feet high witl be constructed along
pubtic right-of-way. The berm shall undulate and vary in height between two and one-half (2 1/2)
and (4) feet high. Other than those areas indicated in Standard 6.1 .A above, no tandscaping
materials, trees, retaining walls, lighting or berms may extend into any existing or proposed right-of-
way without written permission from the right-of-way holder.
C. Trees, vegetation, irrigation systems, fences, wails, and other landscape elements are
considered elements of a project in the same manner as parking and other site detaits. The
applicant and/or landowner and their successors in interest are responsible for the regular
maintenance of all landscaping elements so that they are kept in good condition. Alt landscaping
shall be repaired and replaced periodically to maintain a structurally and aesthetically sound
condition.
D. Nothing in these standards shall preclude the use and enjoyment of a wildlife area that is
certified by a state or nationalty recognized organization.
E. Any landscape element required by these standards, the Plan Commission or the Board of
Zoning Appeals that dies, or is otherwise removed, must be replaced within sixty (60) days of death
or removal or be subject to fines and penalties as a civit violation. The Ptanning Director may grant
an extension due to weather to comply, but no more than thirty (30) days in total
F. Under no circumstances may the species identified and listed in Schedule 1 - Pest Ptants or
any artificial plant be installed and/or counted as part of the minimum plantings required by use or
parking lot plantings.
Schedule 1, Pest Plants
Scientific Name Common Name
Acer ginnala Amur maple
Acer plantonoides Norway maple
Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-heaven
AIbizza julibrissin Mimosa
Euonyumus alata Wigned wahoo-burning bush
Euonyumus fortunei Winter creeper
Ligustrum spp. ~rivets
Ligustrum vulgate Privet
Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle
Lythrum salicaria Purple Ioosestrife
Pinus nigra Austrian Pine
Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed
Puerada Iobata Kudzu vine
Rhamnus davurica Common& Dahurian buckthom
Rhamnus frangula Aider buckthom
G. All site plans must contain the species and caliper size at DBH (diameter at breast height) of
all existing trees, bushes and significant plants.
H. Care should be taken to attempt to preserve all trees with a caliper size of twenty-four (24)
inches or greater.
(2) Developer Perimeter Planting
A. Public right-of way: Trees will be provided at a ratio of one (1) tree per twenty five (25) linear
feet along public right-of way. The tree varieties shall be from group "A". Tree canopies shall be
six (6) feet high at installation and two (2) inch caliper ABH (at breast height). Three (3) foot high
berms or shrubs will also be installed along the public right-of way. In the locations along public
right-of-way marked 'Creek Easement on the Planned Development Exhibit, it is the intent of this
planned development to meet the above tree requirements. If for any reason the "Creek
Easement" plantings fail to meet the one (1) tree per twenty-five (25) linear foot ratio, it shall be
the developer's responsibility to meet this requirement. The trees planted in the "Creek
above and tree species list in
Easement m y not necessarily meet the caliper requirements
group "A".
B. Designated Landscape Area: Trees will be provided at a ratio of one (1) tree per thirty five
(35) feet along the perimeter of the development in locations designated on the Planned
Development Exhibit. The tree varieties shall be from group "A". Tree canopies shall be six (6)
feet high at installation and two (2) inch caliper ABH.
C. Additional Landscape Screening: A mixture of evergreen and oak trees will be provided at a
ratio of one (1) tree per fifteen (15) linear feet in a staggered double row along the perimeter of
the development in the location designated on the Planned Development Exhibit. Trees shall be
six (6) feet high at installation and two (2) inch caliper ABH. An undulating berm varying in height
from two and one-half (2 1/2) to four (4) feet or three foot high shrubs will also be installed in this
location (see Figure 3).
(3) Landscape Islands:
Landscape islands will be provided at ends of parking rows. A landscape island will also be
ceeds 30 contiguous spaces on a single side of the parking row
provided when a row of park? ,rig e.x ........ ~t three hundred (300) square feet in size and
isee Figure 1). Landscape ~slands snat~
include at least one tree and be designed such that any root ball of a tree, when planted, is not
within three (3) feet of any edge of the island. The tree varieties shall be from group "B". Tree
canopies shall be six (6) feet high at installation and two (2) inch caliper ABH.
(4) Non-OutparceI.La, ndsc^a??antgx 10 feeO planting area, pole with hanging p}ant!S,), tre, e(_s! ~hned/Or
One twenty (20) sq. lt. [.e..g. z
shrubbery will be provided per every T~Tty ~,uu/ i,,~ .....
building (see Figure 2). in addition, developer will encourage a combination of planting areas and
hanging plants between parking lot curbs and buildings.
(5) Outparcel Landscaping
Foundation plantings shall be planted in the ratio of at least one (1) per twenty (20) In. ft. of the
building perimeter. Foundation plantings must be at least eighteen (18) inches tall, be located
within ten (10) feet of the structure's foundation and should consist of shrubs, ornamental plants, or
flowering plants.
Approved Trees, Group A Approved Trees, Group B
Common Name Common Name
White oak White oak
Red oak :[ed oak
Black oak Black oak
White ash White ash
Scarlet oak Scarlet oak
Southern red oak Southern red oak
Blackjack oak Blackjack oak
Chinkapin oak Chinkapin oak
Shumard's oak Shumard's oak
Post oak Post oak
Tulip tree Tulip tree
Green Ash Green Ash
Yellowwood Yellowwood
Upright moonbeam
Armstrong maple
Bald cyprus
Upright English oak
Velvet pillar crabapple
Red Jewel Crabapple
i Winter king hawthorn
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--igure 1: Parking Lot Islands
Raised Landscape
Planter
Pole with Hanging Baskets
Tree inside ground level planter
2: Landscape Elements
Figure 3: Additional Landscape Screening
Tenant 'B':
8,500 sf retailer with 150' facade (x25' high)
375 sf signage permissible (200 sf max per sign)
200 sf shown
Tenant 'A':
30,000 sf retailer with 150' facade (x25' high)
562 sf signage permissible (400 sf max per sign)
400 sf shown
4: Wall Signage
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7. Environmental Standards
No land shall be used or structure erected where the land in unsuitable for such use or structure due
to pre-development slopes greater than twenty-five percent (25%), adverse soil or rock format[on,
eros[on susceptibility, Iow percolation rate or bearing strength, or any other feature likely to be
harmful to the health, safety, prosperity, aesthetics, and general welfare of the community, in
addition, the following standards must be met:
A. Drainaqe and Surface Water: All development which requires official review and approval of
the Plan Commission or its Plat Review Committee, Board of Zoning Appeals, Board of Public
Works and Safety, City Engineer or Building Commissioner is also subject to drainage review by
the Jeffersonville Drainage Board as described in the Storm, Drainage, Erosion and Sediment
Control Ordinance (Ord #98-0R-36). Single family dwellings and two-family dwellings are
exempt from the review. For those structures the following regulations apply.
1. it is the responsibility of the owner of any lot or parcel of land developed for any use to
provide for adequate surface water drainage. Ex[sting natural surface drainage must be
maintained. Whenever the natural surface drainage is inadequate the owner must provide
the parcel with an adequate surface water drainage system that is integrated into the
drainage patterns of surrounding properties. Swales must be placed in an easement to
prohibit future filling or constructing.
2. Drainaqe: Drainage swales (ditches) along dedicated roadways and within the right-of-
way or on dedicated drainage easements may not be altered, except for maintenance as
originally constructed and as approved by the Planning Director, City of Jeffersonville, the
Jeffersonville Drainage Board, or Indiana Department of Transportation. Driveways must be
constructed over these or other approved structures, only as permitted by the appropriate
agency.
B. Preservation of Natural / Historic Features: Existing natural and historic features which would
add value to the development of natural or man-made assets of the city such as trees, streams,
vistas, lakes, historical landmarks, and similar irreplaceable assets must be preserved, when
possible, through harmonious and careful design. Land to be developed must be designed and
improved as far as practical in conformity to existing topography in order to minimize storm water
runoff, and conserve the natural cover and soil
C. ~: Any part or portion of a non-farm parcel which is not used for structures,
loading or parking spaces, sidewalks, and accessory uses must be landscaped or left in a natural
state. If landscaped, the parcel must be planted with an all season ground cover, must be
landscaped with trees and shrubs in accordance with the site plan, and shall be in keeping with
natural surroundings.
D. Cut / Fill Grade: No cut or fill grade may exceed a slope of 3:1 or 33-1/3 percent. This
provision applies to all cuts and fills exceeding 100 square feet in exposed surface area, including
cuts or fills on land naturally exceeding 3:1 in slope.
E. Erosion Prevention: All land, regardless of slope, from which structures or natural cover has
been removed or otherwise destroyed, must appropriately be graded and seeded within thirty (30)
days after the removal or destruction of said natural cover to prevent erosion.
F. Alterations to Shoreline: No alteration of the shoreline or bed of a river or public lake shall be
made unfit written approval is obtained from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and
Army Corps of Engineers, and the provisions of this ordinance are complied with. Alterations
include, among other things, filling of a river or wetlands, dredging of a riverbed, and ditch
excavation within one half mile of a water body.
G. Retention, Detention and Pond Edges_: All retention, detention and pond edges must be
maintained with a buffer of natural planti.gs within twenty (20) feet of the peak elevation. The
use of engineered hard edges is not permitted except around inlets and outlets. The use of
engineered hard edges may not exceed five percent (5%) of lineal feet of the total edge of any
retention facility, detention facility, or pond. Under no circumstances is "rip-rap" permitted.
H. Code Compliance/Hazardous Waste.: All development must be in compliance with Title 7 of
the Indiana Code, as amended, as it relates to hazardous waste, Iow level nuclear waste,
underground storage tanks, waste tires, and other applicable chapters of said Title.
I. ~: No waste materials such as garbage, rubbish, trash, construction material,
gasoline, oil, flammables, soils, tars, chemicals, greases, industrial or agricultural waste, or any
other material of such nature, quantity, obnoxiousness, toxicity, or temperature that may
contaminate, pollute, or harm the waters must be deposited, located, stored, or discharged on
any lot in a way that would be likely to runoff, seep, or wash into surface or ground water.
J. Fuel Storage.: No flammable or explosive liquids, solids, or gasses as specified by the State
Fire Marshal may be stored in bulk above ground, except tanks or drums of fuel connected
directly with energy devices or heating appliances located and operated on the same lot as the
tanks or drums of fuel.
K. Debris/Refuse: Debris, refuse, trash, construction material, garbage, litter, unfinished
buildings, or rotting wood may not accumulate on any property.
L. Sedimentantion/Public Health: No debris, weeds, trash or construction material may
accumulate along the curb, gutter, or ditches in front of any property.
M. Treatment of Fill: Material used for fill where permitted by this ordinance and/or by the IDEM,
IDNR, or other governmental agency, must be promptly covered and seeded.
N. View Re uirements: Where a proposed structure will eliminate more than fifty percent (50%)
of an adjacent structure's view or exposure to the sun, an additional yard setback may be
required by the Planning Director so that at least a fifty percent (50%) view or exposure may be
maintained.
O. Improvement Location Permit/Buildinq Permit Requirements: The following activities are
permitted with no improvement Location PermitJBuilding Permi[ required, provided all other
applicable standards are met.
1. Normal plowing and preparing the land for farming, gardens, and yards.
2. Normal trimming and/or removal of trees and shrubs for maintenance and/or site
preparation.
3. Earth movements related to farming and other agricultural activity.
4. Drain tile laying and ditch cleaning
p. Proiects Affectinq Requlated Orain~: Regulated drains are under the jurisdiction of the
Jeffersonville Drainage Board. The Jeffersonville Drainage Board or Jeffersonville City Engineer
shall review and approve all development or projects directly affecting a regulated open ditch or
tile per I.C. 36-9-27-13 of the Indiana Drainage Code.
6. Lighting Standards
The intent of the lighting standards is to provide a level of illumination necessary for adequate, safe
and efficient movement of vehicles and persons without affecting neighboring properties. Further, the
level of illumination may vary according to the type of use on a lot. The intensity of light created on
any site may not significantly go beyond the property tine of the subject property.
The following lighting standards apply.
A. All lighting must be shielded with opaque material to prevent direct lighting on streets, alleys,
and adjacent properties.
B. All lighting elements used to cast light on building facades, features of buildings or signs must
have cutoff luminaries with less than a ninety-degree (90°) angle ("downlighting").
C. Lighting for parking lots must all be consistent in color, size, height, and design. Further, all
parking lot lights must have cutoff luminaries with less than a ninety-degree (90°) angle
("downlighting") and may be no more than forty (40) feet in height in non-outparcels and twenty
(20) feet in height in outparcels.
D. All freestanding lights and lights mounted on walls or facades must have cutoff luminaries
with less than a ninety degree (90°) angle.
E. AIl lights within the development must be consistent in style, design, height, size and color
throughout the development.
· hhn from the development may not cause more than one-half (1/2) foot candle of
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illumination beyond the proper~y ne o~
as follows: When the subject property is zoned for business use and the adjacent property is also
zoned for business or industrial use, then the allowable light at the property line is one (1) foot
candle (only on the sides of the property that are adjacent to the similar Zoning District).
D. Measurements of light readings shall be taken along each property line of the subject
property with a light meter facing the center of the property at a height of six (6) feet.
General Sign Standards
A. Except as otherwise provided herein, is shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct,
enlarge, move or convert any sign, or change the permanent copy on an existing sign structure
within the jurisdiction of the Jeffersonville Plan Commission, or cause the same to be done,
without first obtaining a sign permit from the Planning Director or its designee.
B. Inspection: Signs for which a permit is required may be inspected periodicalty by the Plan
Commission or Planning Director for compliance with the standards provided herein.
C. Removal of Siqns: The Plan Commission or Planning Director may order the removal of any
sign erected or maintained in violation of this Article· A thirty (30) day written notice describing
the violation and ordering either the removal of the sign or requiring the sign to be brought into
compliance shall be given to the owner and/or business operator. No notice shall be given for
temporary or portable signs. The Plan Commission or Planning Director may remove a sign
immediately and without notice if the condition of the sign presents an immediate threat to the
safety of the public. Any cost associated with signs removed by the Plan Commission and/or his
agent, pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall be reimbursed by the owner of said sign.
Should said sign not be redeemed within forty-five (45) days of its removal, it may be disposed of
in any manner deemed appropriate by the City.
D. Maintenance: All signs and components thereof shall be kept in good repair and in safe,
neat, clean and attractive condition, if failure to maintain a sign is determined by the Plan
Commission or Planning Director, a written notice will be given to the owner, business operator or
lessee of the property. Thirty {30) days notice shall be given to the owner business operator or
tessee of the property to comply with the regulations. After Thirty (30) days if the owner/bus[ness
operator fails to comply, penalties shall be imposed per the city of Jeffersonville Enforcement and
Penalties Article.
E. Abandoned Siqns: A sign, all mountings, and related components shall be removed by the
owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is located when the business which it
advertises is no longer conducted on the premises. If the owner or lessee fails to remove the
sign, the Plan Commission or Planning Director shall give the owner thirty (30) days written notice
to remove it. Upon failure to comply with this notice, the Plan Commission or Planning Director
may remove the sign. Any cost associated with signs removed by the Plan Commission and/or
its designee, pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be reimbursed by the owner of said
sign. Should said sign not be redeemed within forty-five (45) days of its removal, it may be
disposed of in any manner deemed appropriate by the City.
F. Illuminated S qns: All iltuminated signs must meet the standards as specified in the State
Electrical Code, as adopted and amended by the State of Indiana. In addition, all illuminated
signs shall comply with the following standards:
a. No sign shatl have blinking, flashing, or fluttering lights, nor shall any
devise be utilized which has a changing light intensity, brightness of
color, or give such illusion except the portion of the sign reserved for
time and temperature.
b. All illuminating elements shall be kept in satisfactory working
condition and immediately repaired or replaced if damaged or burned
out.
c. All electrical wiring for permanent signs shall be in conduit. All
electricity for signs shall have a disconnecting switch located in a
readily available place.
d. The direct or reflected light from a primary light source shall not
create a traffic hazard to operators of motor vehicles on public and/or
private roadways.
e. The light from any illuminated sign shall be shaded, shielded, or
directed such that the light intensity or brightness will not be
objectionable to the surrounding properties. No light shall shine
directly onto adjacent property.
E. Exempt Siqns: The following signs are exempt from all provisions herein:
a. Flags of any country, state, unit of local government, institution of
higher learning, or similar institutional flags.
b. Names of buildings, date of erection, monumental citations,
commemorative tablets and the like when carved into stone,
concrete or similar material or made of bronze, aluminum, of other
permanent type construction and made an integral part of the
structure. No commercial messages or Iogos are permitted on such
integral signs.
c. Public signs of a non-commercial nature and in the public interest
erected by or on the order of public officer(s) in the performance of
public duty, such as signs to promote safety, no trespassing or traffic
signs, memorial plaques, signs of historical interest, and signs
directing people to public and quasi-public facilities.
d. Utility signs used to mark cables and lines for public and private
utilities except if determined to be a hazard by the Plan Commission.
F. Prohibited Siqns: The following types of signs are expressly prohibited in all Zoning Districts:
.... a. Signs that utilize any motion picture, laser, or visual projection of
images or copy in conjunction with any business or advertisement.
b. Signs that emit audible sound, odor or visable matter.
c. Signs that purport to be or are an imitation of, or resemble an official
traffic sign or signal or which bear the words "Stop", "Slow",
"Caution", "Danger", "Warning", or other similar words.
d. Signs that may be construed as a light of an emergency or road
equipment vehicle.
e. Signs in the Right of Way or that hide from view any traffic or
roadway sign, signal or device.
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f. Signs that interfere with the vision clearance triangle as defined in
the Vision Clearance Standards.
g. Signs that extend above the roof line or parapet of a building.
h. Roof signs
i. Signs that have blinking, flashing, or fluttering lights or which has a
changing light intensity, brightness or color, or give such illusion,
except that portion of a sign reserved for time and temperature.
j. Signs that obstruct any door, fire escape, stairway or any opening
intended to provide entrance or exit for any building or structure.
k. Signs placed on vehicles parked on public or private property
primarily for the purposes of displaying the sign. Prohibited signs do
not include those displayed on vehicles parked for the purpose of
lawfully making deliveries or random sales or service. Prohibited
signs do not include vehicles which are customarily used for
transporting persons or properties, and vehicles parked at a driver's
place of residence during non-business hours or for incidental
purposes.
I. Any sign that is not expressly permitted herein.
G. Noncommercial messaqe: Noncommercial messages are permitted on all signs permitted by
this Article.
8. Temporary Sign Standards
The following temporary signs shall be permitted. A temporary sign permit is required unless
othenNise specified,
A. Temporary ground signs are permitted thirty (30) days per year.
B. Ground signs may be no larger than thirty-two (32) square feet.
C. A sign advertising a legally permitted event which shall be removed ten (10) days after the
event has transpired.
D. No temporary sign shall be located within the vision clearance area as described in the Vision
Clearance Standards.
E. Temporary signs shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from the property line.
F. Streamers and pennants are permitted for grand openings or special promotions. Such signs
shall only be permitted under the following conditions:
a. Such signs shall not be used for a time to exceed thirty (30) days in a six
(6) month period.
b. Such devices shall not contain any flashing lights at anytime.
G. Portable signs and banners are permitted for grand openings or special promotions under the
following conditions:
a. Such signs shall not be used for a time to exceed thirty (30) days in a six
(6) month period.
b. Such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.
c. One (1) portable sign is permitted per street frontage.
d. Such signs shall not contain any flashing lights at anytime.
e. Such signs shall not exceed none (9) feet in height.
H. Off-site directional signs associated with a grand opening or special promotion are not to
exceed six (6) square feet or three (3) feet in height. Such signs are only permitted for the
duration of the grand opening or special promotion.
I. One (1) construction sign up to thirty-two (32) square feet in size for one (1) year and
renewable in one (1) year increments in conjunction with a new sign permit being issued. Upon
90% build out of the development, a construction sign is no longer permitted as a temporary sign.
9. Permanent Sign Standards
The Jeffersonviile Town Center Development Plan seeks to create an appropriate signage system to
efficiently communicate and direct visitors to their prospective destinations. To accomplish this task,
the Permanent Sign Standards as defined by section PS-05 in the Jeffersonville Zoning Ordinance
shall be substituted with standards provided in this document.
A. Comprehensive Development Signage Plan
The purpose of the comprehensive development signage plan is to provide guidelines for the
size, location and installation of graphics throughout the development. This plan establishes
regulations to accommodate each entity that will occupy the development in a manner to provide
a neat and orderly appearance. This plan states the minimum standard signage must meet in
order to obtain the Landlord's approval thereof. The following standards shall not negate each
Tenant from the responsibility of obtaining all governmental reviews and permits for their
respective graphics.
B. Permitted Signs
· Wall sign
· Awning sign
· Ground/Monument sign
· Window sign
· Directional sign
· Courtyard gateway sign
(1) Project Identification Monument Sign (Type "A")
Project Identification Monument Signs shall be permitted per approximate locations illustrated on
the Project Identification Sign Exhibit.
a) Each Sign shall have a Total Permitted Sign Panel Area of five hundred (500) sq. ft. per side.
b) Each Sign shall be limited to a maximum forty (40) feet in height
c) Sign panels shall be internally illuminated with plexiglass faces
(2) Project Identification Monument Sign (Type "B")
Medium Monument Signs shall be permitted at each main entrance into the development per
approximate locations illustrated on the Project Identification Sign Exhibit.
a) Each Sign shall have a Total Permitted Sign Panel Area of two hundred fifty (250) sq. ft. per
side
b) Each Sign shall be limited to a maximum twenty (20) feet in height
c) Each Sign shall be internally illuminated with plexiglass faces
(3) Ground Sign (Type "C")
One multi-tenant or single-tenant Ground Sign shall be permitted in each lot. In the case of a
corner lot, one multi-tenant or single-tenant Ground Sign shall be permitted to face each pubic
roadway on which the lot has frontage.
a) Each Sign shall have a Total Permitted Sign Panel Area of eighty (80) sq. ft. per side
b) Each Sign shall be limited to a maximum eight (8) feet in height
c) Signs may be either internally or externally illuminated
(4) Ground Sign (Type "D")
One Ground Sign, for the use of an anchor tenants over 75,000 sq. ft., shall be permitted at each
access point into the development from a public roadway at which no other monument or ground
sign exist or are proposed, in the case of a corner lot, one multi-tenant or single-tenant Ground
Sign shall be permitted to face each pubic roadway on which the lot has frontage.
a) Each Sign shall have a Total Permitted Sign Panel Area of eighty (80) sq. ft. per side
b) Each Sign shall be limited to a maximum eight (8) feet in height
c) Signs may be either internally or externally illuminated
(5) Wall Signs
a) Non-Outparcel, space greater than or equal to 10,000 sq. ft. (see Figure 4)
Each tenant with space greater than or equal to 10,000 sq. ft. shall be permitted a max[mum watl
sign area on its front facade as determined by the following formula:
A. Length x Height of Wall = Wall Area
B. Wall Area x Ten Percent (10%) = Allowable Sign Area
C. Maximum AIIowabte Sign Area i$ 400 sq. ft. for any individual sign.
D. In the case of a non-outparcel use with a side or rear building wall or waits facing an
cent ublic r ght-of way, the allowable and maximum sign areas shall be exactly fifty
adja P ........ ,4 maximum sinn area on the front fa(~ade.
percent (50%) of tne a owau u ~.u ~
Tenant 'B':
8,500 sf retailer with 150' facade (x25' high)
375 sf signage permissible (200 sf max per sign)
200 sf shown
Tenant 'A':
30,000 sf retailer with 150' facade (x25' high)
562 sf signage permissible (400 sf max per sign)
400 sf shown
--igure 4: Wall Signage
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b) Non-Outparcel, space less than 10,000 sq. ft. (see Figure 4)
Each tenant with space less than 10,000 sq. ft. shall be permitted a maximum walt sign area on
its front fa(;ade as determined by the following formula:
A. Length x Height of Watt = Wall Area
B. Wall Area x Twenty Percent {15%) = Allowable Sign Area
C. Maximum Allowable Sign Area is 150 sq. ft. for any individual sign.
D. In the case of a non-outparcel use with a side or rear building wall or watts facing an
adjacent public right-of way, the allowable and max[mum sign areas shall be exactly fifty
percent (50%) of the allowable and maximum sign area on the front facade.
Non-Outparcel tenants with space less than 10,000 sq. ft. that are part of a courtyard
arrangement (see Figure 5) shall be permitted a maximum wall sign area and maximum allowable
individua~ sign area using the formula above, in addition, each tenant within the courtyard shall
be permitted an identification panel at the gateway to the courtyard. The aggregate sign area at
the entrance to the courtyard and the sign area on the building wall shall not be greater than two
hundred (200) square feet. ~
Entrance Drive
Courtyard Area
courtyard Retail Signage Area
Courtyard Gateway Sigeage
Perimeter Retail Signage
Figure 5: Courtyard Building Signage
c) Outparcel Buildings, space greater than 4,000 sq. ft. {see Figure 6)
An outparcel building with space greater than 4,000 sq. ft. (see Figure 5) shall be permitted up to
four on-premises wall signs. The total aggregate area of all signs, including ground signs, shall
not exceed three hundred (300) square feet. The maximum area of any one wall sign shall not
exceed two hundred (200) square feet. The maximum length of any wall sign shall not exceed
eighty percent {80%) of the building face on which it is located.
d) Outparcel Buildings, space 4,000 sq. ft. or less
An outparcel building with space of 4,000 sq. ft. or greater (see Figure 7) shall be permitted up to
four on-premises wall signs. The total aggregate area of all signs, including ground signs, shall
not exceed two-hundred (200) square feet. The maximum area of any one wall sign shall not
exceed one hundred (100) square feet. The maximum length of any wall sign shall not exceed
eighty pement (80%) of the building face on which it is located.
150 sf Front
' ~ Side and Rear Signage = 50 sf each (per this example)
~' ~.- Front S~gnage = 150 sf (per this example)
Signage Allowable ~ f"
Figure 6: Outparcel Signage, Example Building Over 4,000 sf
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150 sf Front
50 ' ~ Side and Rear Signage = 50 sf each (per this example)
~' ~ Front Signage= 150 sf (per this example)
Signage Allowable / (
Figure 7: Outparcel Signage, Example Building Over 4,000 sf
(6) Window Sign
Non-illuminated window signs not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the window area are permitted.
No permit is required. Illuminated window signs containing a commercial message that can be
seen from the road shall be counted toward the total sign area. A sign permit is required.
(7) Directional Sign
Directional signs must be no more than five (5) feet in height and no more than six (6) square feet
in area. No permit is required and they shall not be counted toward the total sign area allowed per
lot
C. On lots without a structure:
On lots without a structure or building a noncommercial ground sign not to exceed thirty-six (36)
square feet in area is permitted.
10. Parking Standards
The Jeffersonville Town Center Development Plan is comprised of several different retail districts with
similar parking requirements. To adequately serve parking needs, the Parking Standards as defined
by sections PK-05, PK-06, and PK-07 in the Jeffersonville Zoning Ordinance shall be amended with
the following standards:
A. Basic Parking Lot Standards
· All ingress/egress into parking areas must be paved.
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Parking lots may project into the front, side, and rear yard setbacks by fifty percent (50%) of
the minimum front yard setback when adjacent to public rights-of-way. Parking lots located
along the north-south connector street and adjacent to non-public rights-of-way may project
(100%) of the setback adjacent to right of way. Entrance and exit drives may be located
within the setback area.
Parking spaces shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet x eighteen (18) feet and be striped so as
to show each parking space.
Parking aisle widths shall be as follows:
o 90 degree angle spaces - twenty-four (24) feet wide parking aisle
o 60 degree angle spaces - eighteen (18) feet wide parking aisle
· . an le spaces -fourteen (14) feet w de parking aisle
o 45 degree 9 . .. ....... ~-;-~"s from maneuvering in the public right of
Parking areas shall be aeslgnea to preve,~ w.,,.,~ '
way.
A minimum three (3) foot landscaped separation is required between parking spaces and
internal roadways (See Figure 8).
Parking areas must be constructed to a~low proper drainage
Parking spaces prescribed in this section must be located either on the premise or on a lot
approved by the Plan Commission. All required off-street parking spaces, however, must be
located within six-hundred feet of the subject lot.
A group of adjacent properties may provide a joint parking area if the number of spaces
required for all properties is adequate, and the joint lot provides at least seventy percent
(70%) of the total spaces required for each use and if the Planning Director approves the joint
parking area. A written reciprocal parking agreement signed by all property owners involved
is required and must include provisions concerning at least the following items: maintenance,
snow removal, ownership, and liability and must be recorded in the office of the Clark County
Recorder. The agreement must be reviewed / approved by the Planning Director and/or City
Attorney. A copy of the recorded agreement must also be kept in the office of the Plan
Commission.
Figure 8 - Minimum Spacing Between parking Spaces and Ddve Aisles
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B. Required Parking
· To reduce traffic congestion and hazards along roadways, oft-street parking shall be required
for businesses and industrial uses· The minimum number of parking spaces shall be:
~cation/utilities
an~d industrial uses: One (1) parking space per employee that potentially can be
working at any given time. Businesses with multiple shifts must also provide one
(1) additional parking space per two (2) employees on the largest abutting shift.
Subtract one t(hl,) parking space per s xty (60) employees and subtract one
thirtieth (1/30) of the totaiemployee spaces if the property s within five hundred
(500) feet of a bus or mass transit stop.
b~ Visitor parkinq for office, institutional and industrial uses: One (1) visitor
·. went f20~ employees working at any given time up to three
parking space per t .Y ' ' , .... (l~ visitor space per fifty (50) employees
hundred (300) total employees, p~u~ u,~ ,-, .....
for the amount over three hundred (300) employees.
c.~Visitor parkinq for a nursinq home, hospital or similar facilities_: One (1) visitor
space per three (3) beds in a hospital or nursing home facility.
~ Visitor parkinq for hotel, motel and other ovemiqht stay facil t es: One(l) visitor
parking space per rental unit.
e_~Automobile, tractor, boat, bus or similar sales facilitY. Two (2) parking spaces
plus one (1) per sales person working on any given
center church, racetrack,~r similar facility that seats people: Parking
must equal one th rd (1/3) of the allowable seating capacity.
g} Furniture, appliance, or similar larqe item sales facilitY. One (1) parking space
per four hundred (400) sq. ft. of GFA up to thirty thousand (30,000) sq. ft. and
one (1) parking space per six hundred (600) sq. ft. above thirty thousand
(30,000) sq. ft.
h) Hardware, home improvement, lumberyard, auto parts stores or simila~:
moderate size item sales facility. One (1) parking space per three hundred (300)
~q. ft. of GFA up to thirty thousand (30,000) sq. ft. and one (1) parking space per
six hundred (400) sq. ft. above thirty thousand (30,000) sq. ft.
i.)_Fitness center, health spa, skatinq rink or similar faci t es: One (1) parking
space per three hundred (300) sq. ft. of GFA.
~or stores and similar
hiqh volume and/or small item facilities: One (1) parking space per two hundred
fifty (250) sq. ft. of GFA and up to forty thousand (40,000) sq. ft. and one (1) per
four hundred (400) sq. ft. up to eighty thousand (80,000) sq. ft. and one (1) per
six hundred (600) sq. ft. above 80,000 sq. ft.
· ' · 1 arking space per everyten (10) children
k) Da .careorsim~larfac~l~tv:One( )? ~ -,~,~ hvone- urth(1/4th intrade
~nroli'~d. This number of spaces may De reuuu~- -, fo )
for passenger loading spaces.
~ Airport, heliport or similar fac ty: One (1) parking space per five (5) aircraft tie-
downs and hangar spaces, plus one (1) per every three (3) waiting room and
classroom seats.
m~) Self-storaqe, warehouse or similar fac ty: One (1) parking space per five
thousand (5,000) sq. ft. for a single tenant facility or one (1) space per six (6)
leasable storage units. Loading areas may account for up to one-fourth (1/4th) of
this requirement.
n~ Body shop, vehicle repair, car wash or similar fac lity: One (1) parking space
per interior service bay and per car wash stall.
o~ Medical facility, clinic, doctor's office or similar facility: One (1) parking space
per treatment or examination room/space.
t~) Barber/beauty shop, finqernail salon, tanninq salon or similar facility._.' One and
one-half (1.5) parking spaces per operator station and tanning booth.
~Governmental offices, service commercial, libraries, orqazational office, repair.
shop, or similar facility: One (1) parking space per eight-hundred (800) sq. ft. of
GFA.
r) Public or private school, trade or business school, or similar functioninq facility:
One (1) parking space per two (2) elementary classrooms; and two (2) parking
spaces per junior high classroom; and one (1) parking space per five (5) high
school students; and one (1) space per two (2) students in a trade or business
school.
~) Swimminq pool, sport fields, recreational fields, or similar facility: Twenty (20)
spaces per sport field; and one (1) space per 100 sq. ft. of water surface.
urse drivinq ranqe, battinq caqes, bowlinq alley or similar facility: Thirty
t~Golf c.o , --- -,Ne f9~ holes; and one (1) space per driving range or
(30) parKing spaces pu~. ,, ~ j
batting cage lane; and two (2) spaces per alley.
if a use is not clearly noted, the Planning Director may determine into which category the
uses best first, therefore determining the parking requirements.
No maximum number of spaces will be applied to any use within the Jeffersonville Town
Center.
11. Loading Standards
There shall be provided off-street loading berths not less than the minimum requirements specified in
this section in connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered,
and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar
vehicles.
A. Location:
AIl required off-street loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use to be served, and
no portion of the vehicle shall project into a street right of way or alley easement. No permitted or
required loading berth shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of the nearest point of
intersection of any two (2) streets.
B. Size: .... berths for over the-road tractor-trailer shall be at least fourteen (14) feet
Off-street parKing ~oaom9 -
in width by at least sixty (60) feet in length with a sixty (60) foot maneuvering apron, and shall
have a vertical clearance of at least fifteen (15) feet. For local pick-up and delivery trucks, off-
street loading berths shall be at least twelve (12) feet in width by at least thirty (30) feet in length
with a thirty (30) foot maneuvering apron, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least twelve
(12) feet.
C. Access: means of vehicular
Each required off-street loading berth shatl be designed with appropriate movements. There
access to a street or alleys in a manner which will least interfere with traffic
shall be no maneuvering in the right of way.
D. Surfacing: or concrete.
All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted base asphalt
E. Spacing Allowed:
Space allowed to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the
space requirements of any off-street parking areas or portions thereof.
Off-Street Loading Berth Requirements:
Min. Loading Berths Required
1
2
3
4
Gross Floor Area
up to 40,000 sq. ft.
40,000 to 80,000 sq. ft.
80,000 to 120,000 sq. ft.
120,000 to 160,000 sq. ft.
One (1) additional off-street loading space shall be required for each additional 80,000 sq. ft. after
160,000 sq. ft.
In situations where the structure clearly does not need and will not in the foreseeable future need
loading docks, the Planning Director and/or Plan Commission may reduce the number required or
eliminate the requirement al together.
14. Entrance/Drive Standards
The intent of the Entrance & Drive Standards is to provide for a safe and efficient vehicular and
pedestrian transportation system. The following standards apply to entrances and drives:
A. All classification of roads shall be based on the Thoroughfare Plan as found and maintained
in the Jeffersonville Comprehensive Plan.
B. No entrance or drive shall be permitted to begin within:
a) Two-hundred (200) feet of any intersecting road if a~ong an Arterial, such as Veterans
Parkway.
b) One-hundred fifty (150) feet of any intersecting road if along a Local Road, such as the
(north/south) Street or Hamburg Pike.
No two entrances or drives shall within:
C. a) One-hundred (100) feet of one another if along an Arterial.
b) Fifty (50) feet of one another if along a Local Street.
tandards shall be determined by measuring from the curb or
The distances for the above,s .... ¢ ,,ovement fwhichever is less) of each entrance, or
edge of pavement to the curo or eu~ ,~.
drive.
D. No entrance or drive shall be permitted within:
a) One-hundred forty (140) feet of the apex of a curve (30 degrees or greater) where the
road is an Arterial.
b) Seventy (70) feet of the apex of a curve (30 degrees or greater) where the raod is a local
road.
The location of drives on or near curves may be investigated individually by the Planning
Director or City Engineer and evaluated for their slight distance and the design speed of the
roadway or the posted speed limit, whichever is greater. In no case shall the Planning
Director or City Engineer be able to reduce the above stated distances by greater than fifty
percent (50%).
E. No entrance or drive shall exceed the following pavement widths for two-way traffic (if one-
way, the measurements shall be one-half (1/2) of the below measurements:
a) Thirty (30) feet from the development onto an Arterial
b) Twenty-six (26) feet from the development onto a Local Street
The distances for the above standards shall be determined by measuring from the outside
edges of the curb or pavement (whichever is more) of the entrance, or drive.
F. The Plan Commission may determine if the following are necessary:
a) An acceleration or deceleration lane, or
b) A passing blister at a new entrance or drive
G. All curb cuts require an improvement Location Permit from the City of Jeffersonville
15. Vision Clearance Standards
The intent of the Vision Clearance Standards is to provide for a safe vehicular and pedestrian
transportation system. The visibility at intersections, driveways, curb cuts and entrances are
particularly important for the safe movements of vehicles and pedestrians.
The following Vision Clearance Standards apply to all intersections, drives, curb cuts and entrances:
A. No entrance, curb cut or drive shall be permitted if within:
a) One-hundred sixty (160) feet of the crest of a hill where the slope on either side of the crest is
six percent (6%) or greater, or the visibility is determined to be impaired by the Planning Director
or City Engineer, and the speed limit is forty-five (45) MPH or greater.
b) One-hundred (100) feet of the crest of a hill where the slope on either side of the crest is six
percent (6%) or greater, or the visibility is determined to be impaired by the Planning Director or
City Engineer, and the speed limit is thirty (30) MPH or greater.
c) Eighty (80) feet of the crest of a hilt where the slope on either side of the crest is six percent
(6%) or greater, or the visibility is determined to be impaired by the Planning Director or City
Engineer, and the speed limit is under thirty (30) MPH.
B. All intersections must maintain a vision clearance triangle where no primary or Accessory
Structures, or signs other than road signs are allowed to be placed or project into.
The following triangle leg lengths will apply to the determination of a clear vision triangle.
a) Along Arterials: forty-five (45) feet
b) Along Local Roads: twenty (20) feet
16. Performance Standards
No use on a property shall exhibit obnoxious characteristics to the extent that it constitutes a
public nuisance or interferes with reasonable enjoyment of neighboring properties.
A. Air Poi ution: No use on a property shall release fly ash, dust, smoke, vapors, noxious, toxic
or corrosive matter or other air pollutants in such concentration as to be detrimental to health,
animals, vegetation or property, or to conflict with public air quality standards.
B. Electrical Disturbance.: No use on a property shall cause electrical disturbance adversely
affecting radio, television or other equipment in the vicinity.
C. Fire Protection: Fire fighting equipment and prevention measures applicable to the local Fire
Departments shaii be readily available and apparent when any activity involving the handling and
storage of flammable or explosive materials is conducted.
D. Noise: No use on a property shall produce noise in such a manner as to be objectionable
because of volume, frequency, intermittence, beat, shrillness, or vibration. Such noise shall be
muffled or otherwise controlled so as not to become detrimental. Public safety sirens and related
apparatus used solely for public purposes shall be exempt from this standard.
E. Odor: No use on a property shall emit across lot lines any gas or matter with a bad odor in
such quantity as to be readily detectable at any point across such ~ines.
F. V_ibration_: No use on a property shall cause vibrations detectable beyond lot lines without the
aid of instruments
G. Heat and G are: No use on a property shall produce heat or glare in such a manner as to
create a hazard to neighboring property. Nor shall any such heat or glare interfere with the
reasonable enjoyment of neighboring property, or transportation function.
H. Waste Matter: No use on a property shall accumulate within the lot or discharge waste matter
beyond the ~ot ~ines.
I. _Water Pollution: No use on a property shall produce erosion or other pollutants in such a
quantity as to be ~letrimental to adjacent properties or to conflict with public water quality
standards.
17. Miscellaneous Standards
Dumpsters, compactors and similar containers must be screened on all sides by a fence or wall
and must be constructed with the same exterior building materials as the primary structure.
However, glass or similar translucent and breakable materials shatt not be used. The height of
the enclosure must be five (5) feet tall or higher if the height does not block the view of the
dumpster, compactor or similar container.
VII. Commercial Corridor Overlay District
A. Approval Process
(a)The following information is required at the time of filing for development plan approval
in this District.
1. Site Plan
2. Building Elevations
3. Sign Plan
4. Lighting Plan
5. Landscape Plan
6. Tree Preservation Plan
(b) Development Plans and Subdivisions for each individual lot shall be approved by Plan
Commission.
(c) The creation of lots within this development shall be in accordance with the City
Subdivision Ordinance
(d) The devetopment standards for the Commercial Overlay District that apply to this
development are stated herein.
(e) Any new development within this proposal shall require approval from the City
Drainage Board
B. Development Standards
1. Signage:
All signs must be designed to create a uniform and consistent sign package throughout
the development. Signs may not be constructed of materials that are inferior to the
principal materials of the building and landscape.
2. Outdoor storage:
No unscreened outdoor storage is permitted.
3. Outdoor sales:
Outdoor sales on approved development plans are permitted. Development plans shall
locate designated areas of proposed outdoor sales. Chain link fencing around outdoor
sales, such as a garden center attached to a retail anchor store, is permitted.
4. Mechanical Equipment:
All mechanical equipment must be screened by vegetation, fencing or a building feature
(i.e. a parapet). Screening must eliminate or obscure the sight of mechanical equipment
within four hundred (400) feet of the mechanical equipment. This requirement does not
apply for views of the development from Veterans Parkway as you decend down its
overpass to the grade of the development.
5. Lighting:
All parking lot lighting must be designed to create a unified and consistent lighting
package for the development. Lighting standards in parking areas may not exceed forty
(40) feet in height in non-outparcels and twenty (20) feet in outparcels. All I qhtin~ must
be metal halide, have cutoff luminaries (shielded down lighting) and be consistent with
the architectural style of the Primary Building.
6. Traffic Management:
The design and location of proposed street access points must minimize congestion.
The entrances, streets and internal traffic facilities must be comparable to with existing
and planned streets in adjacent developments. Shared driveways and internal
connections to adjacent sites, not including future new development adjacent to the
subject property, are required whenever feasible.
Approximate access points to the development are located on the Planned Development
Exhibit.
7. Pedestrian Access:
The design of the proposed development will provide pedestrian connections, wherever
feasible, within the development and safe street crossings to adjacent land. This
includes a sidewalk along adjacent street(s). The Plan Commission may determine that
an alternative to a sidewalk along adjacent street(s) better serves the purpose of
connecting commercial destinations.
8. Facades greater than one-hundred (100) feet in length:
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In order to add architectural interest and variety and avoid the effect of a single, long or
massive wall with no relation to human size, the following additional standards apply for
facades greater than one-hundred (100) feet in length (see Figures 9 and 10).
A. No wall that faces a street or connecting walkway may have a blank,
uninterrupted length exceeding one-hundred (100) feet without including at least
two (2) of the following design elements:
a) change in planes (recess or projection),
b) change in texture or masonry pattern
c) windows, or
d) an equivalent element, that subdivides the wall into human scale
proportions, (e.g. a tree from the Group "B" of the Landscaping
Standards in this document).
B. Any change in wall plane such as projections or recesses must have a depth
of at least six (6) inches.
C. Overhanging eaves must extend to no less than three (3) feet past the
supporting walls must be provided.
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Figure 9 - Commercial Corridor Overlay: Facade Articulation @ 100 Foot Intervals
Fourth 100':
(1) Glass opening & (1)
Fifth t00':
(2) Trees --
Sixth 100':
(1) Tree & (1) Projection
First 100':
(1) Glass opening & (2) projections
Second 100':
(2)
Third 100':
(2)
Note:
(2) Facade articulation elements must
occur within every 100 foot interval. See
text for permissible elements.
=igure 10- In-Line Facade Articulation @ 100 Foot Intervals
9. Facades less than one-hundred (100) feet in length:
In order to add architectural interest and variety and avoid the effect of a single, long or
massive wall with no relation to human size, the foltowing additional standards apply for
facades less than one-hundred (100) feet in length (see Figure 11)
A. No wall that faces a street or connecting walkway shall have a blank,
uninterrupted length exceeding thirty (30) feet without including at least two
(2) of the following: change in plane (recess or projection), change in texture
or masonry pattern, windows, treillage with vines or an equivalent element
that subdivides the wail into human scale proportions {e.g. a tree from Group
"B" in the Landscaping Standards in this document)~
B. Any change in wall plane such as projections or recesses shall have a depth
of at least six (6) inches.
First 30':
(t) Tree & (1) projection
(1) Glass (~pe~ng.~& (1) proje
Note:
(2) Facade articulation elements must
occur within every 30 Foot interval. See
text for permissible elements,
Figure 11 - Commercial Corridor Overlay: Facade A~ticulation @ 30 Foot Intervals
10. Facades Generally:
The building facade facing any adjacent street must have a finished facade. Building
facades should have unified and complimentary finished materials. Acceptable materials
include glass, brick, decorative concrete block, stucco and wood. All sides of buildings
should be of similar materials. Metal buildings shall not be permitted. No loading docks
or trash collection bins may be placed on or along the facades that face any adjacent
street and are within one-hundred (100) feet of the adjacent street without adding
additional landscape screening along the public right-of-way per Section (2).C. of the
Landscaping Standards in this document.
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11. Entrances:
Each establishment on a site shall have clearly defined, highly visible customer entrances
featuring at least one (1) of the following:
A. canopies or porticos,
B. recesses/projections,
C. arcades,
D. peaked roof forms,
E. arches,
F. display windows, or
G. architectural details such as tile work and moldings which are integrated
into the building structure and design.
12. Central Features and Community Space:
A. The development must contribute to the establishment of community and
public spaces by providing at least two (2) of the following:
a) patio/seating area
b) pedestrian plaza with benches
c) transportation center (bus station, etc.)
d) window shopping walkway
e) outdoor playground area
f) water feature
clock tower, or
~I other such deliberately shaped area and/or a focal feature or
amenity that, in the judgment of the Plan Commission,
adequately enhances the development's community and public
spaces
B. Any such area shall have direct access to the public sidewalk network and
such features shall not be constructed of materials that are inferior to the
principal materials of the building and landscape.
C. The approximate locations of the community and public spaces within the
development are shown on the Planned Development Exhibit.
In order to further encourage innovative building designs capable of enhancing the quality of the built
environment in this key commercial corridor, the Plan Commission may grant a waiver of any
landscaping, sign or setback standards. In order to grant this waiver the Plan Commission must find that
n%t. · ',ee%
the propose..d de. velD ~)vative use of sign des gn, building design, building, raster'als, s,t 'g~nd,
a) L)lsp~ays ........... ' ~-~*-nce the use and value of the ne~ghbonng prop ,
features, or lanclscaplng [nat Will ~iIH~:~
b) Is consistent with the intent of the Commercial Corridor Overlay District
The Plan Commission must make written findings concerning each decision to approve or disapprove a
development plan. To approve a development plan in this district, the Plan Commission must find that
the proposed development plan:
a) Is consistent with the intent of Article VI: Commercial Corridor Overlay D strict in this
document.
b) Satisfies the development requirements specified in this document
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