§ 159.116. SHOPPING CENTERS.  


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  • (A) Shopping centers may be permitted in residential and general business districts following the issuance of a planned unit development conditional use permit.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 739.01)
    (B) Shopping centers which contain 2 or less retail stores on 5 acres or less may follow the planned unit development procedures set forth in § 159.066.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 739.02)
    (C) Shopping centers which contain 3 or more retail stores and/or include more than 5 acres in the total development plan shall follow the planned unit development procedure set forth in § 159.065.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 739.03)
    (D) The total development plan of any shopping center shall include at least 2 acres, although there is no minimum lot size for individual businesses located within a shopping center.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 739.04)
    (E) The developers of any shopping center shall demonstrate that they are financially able to carry out the project and that they will begin construction within 18 months after action on the proposal, and will substantially complete the project within 5 years; if the construction has not begun within 18 months, or if the project is not 50% completed within 5 years, any further development of any type shall require a conditional use permit and the Planning Commission may move to initiate a rezoning back to that in effect prior to commercial zoning.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 739.05)
    (F) Shopping centers shall be located adjacent to an arterial or collector street as shown on the City Comprehensive Plan.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 739.06)
    (G) All uses proposed in this section shall comply with the dimensional criteria established for the general and retail commercial district in § 159.041.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 739.07)