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87 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> 2-4-89 THOMAS S. WHISNANT & R. GARY PHILLIPS <br /> MAY 2, 1989 <br /> PAGE 2 <br /> The intent of the Local Commercial-I (LC-1) District is <br /> provided in Article 4.2 . 8 of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> a) Intent <br /> The purpose of the Local. Commercial-I (LC-1) <br /> District is to provide appropriately located and <br /> sized sites for limited commercial uses designed to <br /> serve a population at the neighborhood and rural <br /> level with convenience goods and personal services. . <br /> Performance standards will be used to insure the <br /> absence of adverse impacts beyond the immediate <br /> space occupied by the building. <br /> b) Application Criteria <br /> This district will usually be applied where the <br /> following conditions exist: <br /> 1. Site is located within areas designated by the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan as either a <br /> Commercial Transition Activity Node, a Rural <br /> Commercial Activity Node or a Rural <br /> Neighborhood Activity Node. <br /> 2. Uses would serve a market area population <br /> confined to the immediate area and would <br /> generally not serve commuters or persons <br /> outside the surrounding neighborhood. <br /> 3. Lot size for individual uses shall be <br /> appropriate to the method of water supply and <br /> sewage disposal. <br /> 4. Normally, the maximum amount of land zoned LC- <br /> 1 at any node shall not exceed nine acres, but <br /> 5 acres shall apply in rural areas where <br /> population density is lower and distributed <br /> more widely than in the Transition area. <br /> Acreage limitations shall not apply to <br /> property zoned Existing Commercial-V (EC-5) or <br /> planned developments. <br /> 5. All sites designated LC-1 shall. have direct <br /> access to a street classified either as an <br /> arterial or collector as designated by the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br />