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 Lower Providence
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. General Legislation
 Chapter 143. Zoning
 Article XXXVI. VC Village Commercial District

  § 143-282. Dimensional standards.  

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  • A. 
    Dimensional standards for all VC Village Commercial uses shall be in compliance with the following:
    Dimensional and Coverage Standards
    Class 1 and Class 2 Uses
    Class 3 Uses
    (1)
    Maximum building footprint for a tract containing a pre-1945 building, including additions, but not including unenclosed portions (square feet per lot)
    2,000
    4,000
    (2)
    Maximum building height
    Not to exceed 35 feet; decorative architectural elements not to exceed an additional 5 feet
    (3)
    Maximum Building Width (feet):
    (a)
    Maximum building width facing the street
    40
    50
    (b)
    Maximum building width for any portion of a structure located 50 feet or more from the ultimate right-of-way
    40
    80
    (4)
    Maximum building coverage
    10%
    20%
    (5)
    Maximum impervious coverage
    30%
    30%
    (6)
    Maximum impervious coverage with provisions for shared parking and driveways to adjacent properties that are concurrently zoned Village Commercial
    50%
    50%
    (7)
    Minimum vegetation, trees or landscaping with provisions for shared parking and driveways to adjacent properties that are concurrently zoned Village Commercial
    50%
    50%
    (8)
    Minimum lot size (square feet)
    15,000
    30,000
    (9)
    Minimum lot width at building setback line (feet)
    75
    125
    (10)
    Minimum street frontage (feet)
    50
    50
    NOTE:
    "Provisions" means construction of shared parking and driveways or, if adjacent parcel does not have any nearby parking or driveway, aisles and easements that would facilitate shared parking and driveways when the adjacent parcel is further developed.
    B. 
    Building location and minimum setbacks shall be as follows:
    Building Location and Setback Standards
    Class 1 and Class 2 Uses
    Class 3 Uses
    (1)
    Front yard
    Building shall be located minimum 2 feet and maximum 15 feet from the ultimate right-of-way
    (2)
    Minimum side yard (feet)
    20
    20
    (3)
    Minimum rear yard (feet)
    30
    30
    (4)
    Minimum setback to a residential district (feet)
    20
    40
    (5)
    Minimum setback to a residential district where there is more than one building on the lot (feet)
    80
    80
    (6)
    Minimum distance between buildings on the same lot (feet)
    15
    15
    (7)
    Maximum distance between buildings on the same lot (feet)
    85
    85
    C. 
    Minimum parking area or vehicular circulation setbacks:
    Parking and Circulation Setback Standards
    Class 1 and Class 2 Uses
    Class 3 Uses
    (1)
    From street ultimate right-of-way (feet)
    75
    75
    (2)
    From all nonresidential property lines (feet)
    6, unless parking is shared between properties
    6, unless parking is shared between properties
    (3)
    From all residential districts (feet)
    15, or 10 if an eight-foot-high fence or wall that is landscaped on both sides is provided as a screen
    25, or 10 if an eight-foot-high fence or wall that is landscaped on both sides is provided as a screen
    (4)
    From the rear or side of all buildings (feet)
    5 for parking; 5 for vehicular circulation
    5 for parking; for vehicular circulation
    D. 
    Separate individual buildings on the same lot may be connected to each other with a covered, but not enclosed, walkway.