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23 <br /> Village Development Standards <br /> STOREFRONT USE PROVISIONS <br /> Land designated for Storefront Uses may be used for the following purposes: <br /> • Personal service shops, including,but not limited to,barber and beauty shops,tailors, shoe <br /> repair,dry cleaners,and similar uses. <br /> • Specialized retail stores, including, but not limited to, the sale of gifts, novelties, flowers, <br /> books, antiques, jewelry, apparel, toys and crafts, stationery, and similar uses. Corner <br /> Land Use groceries,general stores,hardware stores,and drug stores are also permitted. <br /> • Restaurants,excluding fast food and/or drive-in establishments. <br /> • Business and professional offices, including, but not limited to, real estate and insurance <br /> offices, travel agencies, medical and dental offices, opticians, banks and financial <br /> institutions(excluding drive-in windows), lawyers,engineers,and similar uses. <br /> • Studios for art,dance,music,and photography. <br /> • Accessory residential apartments built over stores and offices. Where provided, at least 25 <br /> percent of the floor area shall be designated for residential use. <br /> • Not more than five percent(5%)of the land area in the Village Proper shall be designated <br /> for Storefront Area use. <br /> Land • Storefront Area lots shall have a lot frontage of 16 feet. <br /> Allocation • A maximum of five (5) lots may be combined for the purpose of constructing a single <br /> building. <br /> • Setback requirements on combined lots shall be the same as for single lots. <br /> • Buildings lots shall have their front facade; e.g., building wall facing the street, built to <br /> within five(5)feet of the front property line along at least 70 percent of the lot frontage. <br /> • The unbuilt portion of the lot frontage shall have a masonry wall or wood fence, no less <br /> Lots than 75%opaque,built within five(5)feet of the property line,and at least three(3)feet in <br /> & height. <br /> Buildings • Buildings shall have no setback from at least one (1) side property line except on corner <br /> lots where the side yard setback adjacent to the street shall be five(5)feet. <br /> • Building coverage may not exceed 70 percent of the lot area. <br /> • Buildings may not exceed three(3)stories in height. <br /> • Lots shall front on a street with a maximum right-of-way width of 70 feet, consisting of at <br /> least two 12-foot travel lanes, 8-foot parallel parking on both sides, and 12-foot sidewalks <br /> on both sides. <br /> Streets • Lots shall have their rear lot lines coinciding with the right-of-way of a 24-foot alley, <br /> & containing a vehicular pavement width of at least 12 feet if one-way or 16 feet if two-way. <br /> Alleys • Street trees shall be planted on both sides of the street at no more than 40-foot intervals. <br /> They shall be deciduous and of varieties that obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet. <br /> • Provision shall be made for service delivery, utility poles (if any), and trash collection at <br /> the rear lot line. <br /> • The number of parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Article 10 <br /> of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> Parking • Not less than 75 percent of the parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the building. <br /> The remaining spaces shall be accommodated in curbside parallel spaces and in side <br /> parking lots screened from the street. <br />