Commercial Zoning Rules by District
Commercial Zoning Rules by District
The following is a list of zoning and land use regulations by district through the City of Mayflower.
General Rules for ALL Commercial Districts
The “C” Commercial Districts shall be cited in this regulation and on the official zoning map of Mayflower, Arkansas, as follows:
A. “C-1” District, Retail Commercial
B. “C-2” District, Town Center Commercial
C. “C-3” District, Service Commercial
D. “C-4” District, Highway Commercial
E. ” C-5″ District, Resort Commercial
General Information - All Commercial Districts
The Commercial districts established by this ordinance are designed to promote and protect the health, safety, and convenience, order, prosperity, and other aspects of the general welfare. These goals include among others, the following more specific purposes.
A. To provide sufficient space, at appropriate locations and in proximity to established residential areas, for local retail and service trades catering specifically to the recurring shopping needs of the occupants of nearby residences. Areas for retail and service are indicated on the Mayflower Land Use Plan as General Commercial.
B. To provide sufficient and appropriate space, and in particular, sufficient areas, to meet the city of Mayflower’s anticipated future need for modern, planned commercial developments in neighborhood and community shopping centers. Areas for this purpose have been set aside, as indicated by General commercial on the Mayflower Land Use Plan.
C. To provide sufficient space at appropriate locations for varying types of commercial and miscellaneous service activities that are consistent in their marketing function. These areas can accommodate those commercial and service uses which either generate heavy traffic or depend upon heavy traffic for their marketing function, and which often require open storage of products for sale, which serve not only the local populous but also the traveling public. Areas for this purpose are indicated as Highway/Open Display Commercial on the Mayflower Land Use Plan.
D. To provide sufficient space at appropriate locations for retail and service activities whose primary function is to cater to the needs of the fishing/boating community associated with Lake Conway. Areas appropriate for this purpose are indicated on the Mayflower Land Use Plan as Resort Commercial.
E. The Planning Commission, based on all required submissions and conditions thereof, may recommend approval to the City Council of the following conditional uses in the Commercial Districts for required submission requirements. Final Conditional Use approval must be granted by the City Council. It is the intent of this section to encourage, through conditional uses, the development of varied density arrangements, to permit affordable housing, to nurture development in appropriate locations, to allow continued use of existing residential housing in a commercial district for residential use, and to distribute varied density arrangements throughout the city and within various subdivisions.
Off-Street Loading Zone Requirements
Every building or structure hereafter constructed in any district for non-residential purposes, requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, shall provide and maintain on the same lot with such building at least one off-street loading space for the first 5,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross floor area, and one additional such space for each I 0,000 square feet or major fraction thereof of gross floor area in excess of 5,000 square feet.
Each loading space shall not be less than ten (I 0) feet in width, thirty-five (35) feet in length, and fourteen (14) feet in height. An access drive not less than ten (10) feet in width shall be provided leading from the street to the loading area, except when the loading space abuts a street or alley or easement of access.
Such space may occupy all or any part of any required yard space, but no such space may be closer to a residential district than twenty-five (25) feet, unless the space is wholly within a closed building or unless enclosed on all sides facing such residential district by a solid fence or wall at least six (6) feet in height.
Heart of Mayflower Overlay Districts
The City of Mayflower has (4) overlay districts on top of current zoning provided for in Municipal Codes. These overlay districts provide additional development criteria within the zone. Please refer to the Heart of Mayflower planning document and zoning map to see if you are impacted by these additional rules.
The standards, guidelines and other regulations of the Heart of Mayflower Zoning District (the District) applies to the parcels/lots within the District as delineated on the Heart of Mayflower Regulating Plan (Regulating Plan), attached as Exhibit A to the Ordinance adopting the District, which is hereby established and incorporated herein by reference.
The Regulating Plan establishes the character zones, build-to lines, build-to zones, parking setbacks, height maximums, and upper floor recess requirements for the District. The Regulating Plan also establishes lot and block standards for subdivision within the District. Accordingly, to the extent standards established herein are in conflict with provisions of Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, the standards herein shall control.
Parking Lot Requirements (By Business Type)
Schedule of Parking Requirements
Off-street parking space shall be provided as follows:
Ambulance service or rescue squad:
Adequate space to accommodate all motor vehicles operated in connection with such use and two (2) additional parking spaces per each such vehicle.
Apartment:
Same as multiple-family dwelling.
Automobile filling station, service station, and automobile repair:
Two (2) parking spaces for each car wash bay, grease bay, or similar service area, one (1) parking space for each employee, and one space for each three hundred (300) square feet of total retail floor area (not including storage rooms, private offices, restrooms, hallways and corridors).
Care Home:
One (1) parking space for each three (3) residential units and one parking space for each employee.
Church, synagogue or other place at worship:
One (1) parking space for each four (4) persons for which seating is provided in the main auditorium. No additional spaces will be required if the church, synagogue or other place of worship is located within five hundred (500) feet of any public parking lot or any commercial parking lot where sufficient spaces are available during the time of services to make up the additional spaces required.
Commercial establishment devoted to retail sales, trade, merchandising or other similar use:
One (1) parking space per three hundred (300) square feet of retail floor area up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet plus one parking space for each employee. For structures larger than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, the above parking requirement shall be provided and the following percentage shall be taken of the remaining retail floor area:
10,001 to 20,000 sq. ft.
20,001 to 30,000 sq. ft.
30,001 to 40,000 sq. ft.
40,001 sq. ft. and up
95% of Parking Requirement
90% of Parking Requirement
85% of Parking Requirement
80% of Parking Requirement
As used herein, retail floor area is defined as the total floor area designed for access by the consuming public or customers or the commercial establishment; which does not include storage rooms, stockrooms, private offices, or any other area of the building closed to the public.
Not included in this definition are separate standing office or professional buildings, or theaters. Also not included in this definition are businesses which provide drive-through, walk-up, window service, or counter pickup. This definition does include banks and other such activities which may be a part of a shopping center.
Commercial establishment devoted to retail sales, trade, merchandising or other similar use
provided strictly from drive-through, walk-up, window service, or counter pickup:
One (1) parking space for each employee, plus two additional spaces for delivery, contractor, or customer service.
Community center, library, museum, civic club, private club, lodge, and similar uses:
One (1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square of floor space plus one space
for each employee.
Educational institution, private:
One (1) parking space for each employee, including teachers and administrators, plus sufficient off-street parking space for the safe and convenient loading and unloading of students, plus additional facilities for all student parking, as determined by the Mayflower Planning Commission.
Charitable and philanthropic institution:
One (1) parking space for each employee, plus one (1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of total floor area for residents and visitors.
Fraternity, sorority, and dormitory:
One (1) parking space for each two (2) students residing on the premises in a fraternity, three (3) students in a sorority, and four (4) students in a dormitory, plus one (1) additional space for each housemother, manager and employee.
Furniture store:
One (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of total floor area plus one (1) space for each employee.
Heliport:
If at ground level, adequate space for off-street parking of at least five (5) vehicles. If elevated, reasonable parking space shall be provided or be available for use, either at ground level or on or in an elevated structure, as the discretion of the Planning Commission may require for the convenience of persons using or working at the facility.
Hospital:
One (1) parking space for each one (1) bed, plus one (1) space for each resident doctor, plus adequate reserved space for visiting staff doctors, plus one (1) space for each employee on the highest two consecutive shifts.
Hotel:
One (1) space for each transient bedroom plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees; plus, one (1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of area used for ball rooms, private meeting rooms, dining rooms and other similar places of assembly.
Industrial or manufacturing establishment or warehouse:
One (1) parking space for each employee on the highest two (2) consecutive shifts, plus one (1) parking space for every vehicle used in connection with the business.
Medical or dental clinic:
One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of the total floor area of the building.
Manufactured home park:
Two (2) parking spaces for each manufactured home space plus one (1) space for each four (4) home spaces in common areas for visitor parking.
Mortuary or funeral parlor:
One (1) parking space for each twelve (12) square feet in the main chapel or parlor, plus one (1) parking space for each employee on the major shift, and one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in connection with the business.
Medical practitioner’s office:
Not less than six (6) parking spaces for each practitioner occupying or using said office plus, one parking space for each employee.
Multiple-family dwelling:
For each apartment with no separate bedroom one (1) space; for each apartment with one (1) separate bedroom one and one-half (1-1/2) spaces; for each apartment with two (2) or more separate bedrooms – two (2) spaces. Not more than fifty per cent (50%) of the total area of the minimum required yards shall be occupied by parking spaces, drives, access roads to, from and between such spaces, turnarounds or other surfaces designed for vehicular use.
Nursing home:
One (1) parking space for each three (3) residents plus one (1) parking space for each employee on the highest two consecutive shifts.
Office building, professional building, or similar uses:
One (1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of the sum of the gross areas of the several floors of the building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of party walls, which area shall include cellars or basements but shall not include floor area used for off-street parking plus one (1) parking space for each employee.
For structures larger than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, the above parking requirement shall be provided and the following percentage shall be taken of the remaining gross floor area:
10,001 to 20,000 sq. ft.
20,001 to 30,000 sq. ft.
30,001 to 40,000 sq. ft.
40,001 sq. ft. and up
95% of parking Requirement
90% of Parking Requirement
85% of Parking Requirement
80% of Parking Requirement
Professional office other than medical practitioner:
Two (2) spaces for each professional person occupying or using said office.
Recreational establishment, commercial, other than a theater, auditorium or stadium:
One (1) parking space for each eighty (80) square feet of floor area.
Restaurant or similar place dispensing food, drink or refreshments:
One (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area devoted to patron use within the establishment and one (1) parking space for each eighty (80) square feet of ground area devoted to patron use on the property outside the establishment.
Rooming house and boarding house:
One (1) parking space for each guest accommodation plus two (2) parking spaces for the operator.
Semi-detached or two-family dwelling:
Same as single-family dwelling
Single-family dwelling:
Two (2) parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
Swimming Pool:
One (1) parking space for every three (3) persons lawfully permitted in the pool at one time plus one (1) parking space for each employee.
Theater, auditorium, or stadium:
One (1) automobile parking space for each three (3) seats or similar vantage accommodations provided, plus one (1) space for each employee.
Townhouse:
Two (2) parking space for each townhouse.
Tourist home, cabin or motel:
One (1) space for each transient bedroom plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees; plus, one (1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of area used for ball rooms, private meeting rooms, dining rooms and other similar places of assembly.
Trailer coach space or tourist cabin camp:
One (1) parking space for each trailer space, and one (1) parking space for each employee.
Maximum Parking Lot Size
Multi-family, commercial or industrial parking lots containing two hundred (200) or more parking spaces shall be divided into parking areas of not more than two hundred (200) cars each and shall be separated by landscaping, change of grades, buildings, or other natural or artificial means. Not less than five percent (5%) of the total parking area shall be devoted to such internal landscaping and interior parking separation areas. In multi-family parking lots, the five percent (5%) requirement shall not be in addition to, but shall be computed as a part of any green area requirement.
Off-Street Loading Requirements
Off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, are permitted accessory to any use (except residential) subject to the following minimum provisions:
A. Uses for Which Required.
Accessory off-street loading berths shall be provided for any use specified below. Any land which is developed as a unit under ownership and control shall be considered a single lot for the purpose of these minimum loading requirements.
- For a public library, community center, hospital or sanatorium, nursing or convalescent home, institution for children or the aged, or school with floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet, one (l) berth. For each additional twenty five thousand (25,000) square feet or fraction thereof,
one (1) additional berth. - For buildings with professional, governmental, or business offices, or laboratory establishments, with a floor area of ten thousand (10,000) to twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet, one (1) berth. For each additional twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or fraction thereof up to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet, one (1) additional berth.
- For buildings with offices and retail sales and service establishments, from eight thousand (8,000) to twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of floor area, one (1) berth. For each additional twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of floor area or fraction thereof, one (1) additional berth.
- For undertakers and funeral homes, one (1) berth for each chapel. Such berths shall be at least ten (10) feet wide, twenty (20) feet long, and fourteen (14) feet high.
- For hotels, motels and resorts, one (1) berth for each twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of floor area.
- For manufacturing, wholesale and storage uses, and for dry cleaning and rug cleaning establishments and laundries, from five thousand (5,000) to ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area in such use, one (1) berth. For each additional twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of
floor area or fraction thereof so used, one (1) additional berth.
B. Size of Spaces.
Each required loading berth shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide, thirty-three (33) feet long, and fourteen (14) feet high, except as noted above in A.4.
C. Location and Access.
Unobstructed access, at least ten (10) feet wide, to and from a street shall be provided. Such access may be combined with access to a parking lot. All permitted or required loading berths shall be on the same lots as the use to which they are accessory, except as provided in the Section on Joint Facilities (below).
No entrance or exit for any off-street parking area shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any street intersection. No off-street loading berth shall be located in any front yard or in front of the building line.
D. Joint Facilities.
Permitted or required loading berths, open or enclosed, may be provided in spaces designed to serve jointly two (2) or more adjacent establishments provided that the number of required berths in such joint facilities shall not be less than the total required for all such requirements.
Suburban Overlay District (Design Standards - All Districts)
15.04.04 Design Element Guidelines for Commercial Structures
D.1. Regulation Perimeters.
All new structures shall uphold the following design standards on the entire facade including:
a. Front facades that face the public street and act as the primary entrance to the structure;
b. Side facades
c. Back facades; and
d. Facades that abut street frontage.
2. Building Materials.
a. Preferred Materials:
(I.) New structures shall maximize the use of these materials: Brick, Stone, Stucco/Plaster, Stained Concrete, Architectural Metal, or like material.
b. Acceptable Materials
(1.) New structures shall limi1 the use of these materials to no more than 30 percent of the regulated facade surface: Precision Concrete Block, Wood, Vinyl, and Composite Siding.
c. Prohibited Materials
(1.) Use of Corrugated Sheet Metal and like material is strictly prohibited.
3. Facade Articulation.
Large, uninterrupted, blank walls shall not meet the requirements of this section. All facades shall be articulated by at least one discernable architectural element every 20 feet including, but are not limited to:
a. Changes in material, color, and/or texture either horizontally or vertically at intervals not less than 20 feet and not more than 60 feet;
b. The construction of building entrances, bay windows, display windows, storefronts, arcades, facade relief, panels, balconies cornices, bases, pilasters, or columns.
Examples of Acceptable Articulation:
Examples of Prohibited Articulation:
4. Facade Fenestration.
New structures shall have an adequate amount of window coverage.
a. Ground floors shall have 30 to 40 percent window coverage at minimum.
b. Upper floors shall be 20 to 25 percent window coverage at minimum.
Examples of Acceptable Fenestration:
Examples of Prohibited Fenestration:
5. Primary Entrance Design.
The primary entrance of all new structures shall be architecturally prominent. All new structure shall contain at least two of the following elements:
a. Architectural Details
(1.) Such as arches, friezes, awnings, canopies, arcades, tile work, murals, or moldings.
b. Integral planters or wing walls that incorporate landscape or seating elements, or
c. Prominent Three-dimensional, Vertical Features
(1.) Such as belfries, chimneys, clock, towers, domes, spires, steeples, towers, or turrets; or
d. A repeating pattern of pilasters projecting from the facade wall by a minimum of eight inches or architectural or decorative columns.
Examples of Acceptable Entrance Design:
Examples of Prohibited Entrance Design:
6. Construction and appearance design standards for commercial structures.
a. A commercial structure or development shall be designed to avoid or minimize the elements set forth in D.1. above.
b. A commercial development, which contains more than one building, should incorporate a recurring, unifying, and identifiable theme for the entire development site.
c. A development should provide compatibility and transition between adjoining developments.
d. Structures and signs should incorporate neutral color schemes; excessive use of bright color schemes is discouraged.
e. Signs shall be in scale with the structure and compatible with adjoining developments.
(Ord. No. 2014-04, Sec. 1)
15.04.05 Design Review
E. 1. Submittals.
The following drawing, information, and plans shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for design review and approval with large scale development applications, when applicable; or, submitted to the Chief Administrative Officer or the Code Enforcement Office/Building Inspector for design review and approval with, or prior to, building permit applications for nonlarge-scale development.
a. Rendered elevation drawing of main facade at 1/16 inch to I-foot (minimum) scale showing adjoining context and a description of external building materials.
b. Proposed landscaping to be used as screening shall be shown on the tree preservation plan or site plan.
2. Build Out.
Upon approval of a large-scale development or issuance of a building permit, build-out of the project shall conform to the drawings, information, and plan approval.
a. Amendments to the drawings, information, and plans shall be submitted to the Planning Commission. The Chief Administrative Office or the Code Enforcement/Building Inspector may approve amendments, which are determined to be insignificant or minor. Significant amendments shall be approved by the Planning Commission when approval was given through the large-scale development process or by the Chief Administrative Officer or the Code Enforcement/Building Inspector when approval was given through the building permit process.
b. Amendments shall be considered using the same standards as the initial design approval.
c. Failure to build-out the project according to the approved drawings, information and plans or approved amendments thereto shall render the large-scale development approval or the building permit approval void.
(Ord. No. 2014-04, Sec. 1)
15.04.06 Application of Overlay District Regulations and Standards
F. a. The regulations and standards contained herein shall apply to all nonresidential properties, (including but not limited to new development, redevelopment and expansion of existing development), located within the overlay district boundaries. Such regulations and standards shall be in addition to and shall overlay all other ordinance regulations and standards, including but not limited to nonresidential zoning district and signage regulations and standards. Should the regulations and standards of the underlying and overlay district conflict, the overlay district regulations and standards shall control.
b. In addition to the nonresidential properties described above, this regulation applies to development in the R-2 Multi-Family Residential District, including but not limited to new development, redevelopment and expansions of existing development, located within the overlay district boundaries. Such regulations and standards shall be in addition to and shall overlay all other ordinance regulations and standards, including but not limited to nonresidential zoning district and signage regulations and standards. Should the regulations and standards of the underlying zoning and overlay district boundaries conflict, the overlay district regulation and standards shall control.
(Ord. No. 2014-04, Sec. I)
15.04.07 Submission Requirements
G. When submitting a site plan, preliminary plat, or final plat, applicant must submit the following items:
a. Landscaping Plan
b. Elevation Schematics (Screening, Front Facade, and Monument elevations)
c. Sign Sketches
d. Parking lot and access management plan (Ord. No. 2014-04, Sec. 1)
15.04.08 Site Development Standards
H. The following site development standards shall apply when either new development or expansion of twenty-five percent (25%) of the existing building square footage occurs.
I. Landscaping. Landscaping is required as follows:
a. Landscaping general provisions.
(1.) Landscaping shall be provided which is sufficient to provide soil stability and suitable drainage.
(2.) Trees, shrubs, ground cover, and grass shall be the primary source of landscaping and shall be placed and/or retained in such a manner as to reduce runoff.
(3.) The current property owner shall properly maintain all landscaping and shall replace any landscaping that dies or is damaged.
(4.) Native vegetation should be used, when possible, in order to minimize watering.
(5.) Landscaping should attempt to incorporate existing on-site trees and shrubbery.
(6.) Providing outdoor spaces and places for people to gather is encouraged.
b. Landscaping along front property line.
(1.) Landscaped area required. A depth of fifteen (15) feet along the entire property line shall be landscaped, exclusive of the right-of-way.
(2.) Variance. The width of the landscape area may be reduced in front parking lots when the parking lot setback reduction is authorized.
(3.) Trees.
(a) Trees shall be planted in the fifteen (15) foot landscaped area at a ratio of one (1) tree per thirty (30) feet of front property line and may be planted together in groups. No group may count more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the required number.
(b) Species selection shall be at the discretion of the developer. However, species which are identified by the County Extension Agent as comparable to this region are encouraged.
(c) Trees planted shall have a two (2) inch caliper (diameter) measured six (6) inches above ground level at the time of planting. At least fifty percent (50%) of the trees should have an expected mature height of sixty (60) feet or more. In case of existing overhead power lines, trees shall be planted that will not interfere with existing power lines.
(d) Each tree shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet of permeable surface located under the potential canopy of the tree. Paving blocks, bricks, and iron or plastic grates may be used over the tree root system to a11ow air and water into the root system.
2. Screening for commercial buildings and development.
a. Screening shall mean a view-obscuring fence, view obscuring berm, view obscuring architectural treatment, or view obscuring vegetation, or a combination of the four, of sufficient height to prevent the view of the screened items from vehicular and pedestrian traffic on adjacent streets and from residential property. Vegetation shall be planted at a density sufficient to become view obscuring within two (2) years from the date of planting.
b. Mechanical and utility equipment, trash enclosures, and outdoor storage of material and equipment shall be screened if visible from the highway/street right-of-way or from residential property as set forth
below:
(1.) Mechanical and utility equipment. All mechanical and utility equipment located on the wall and/or on the ground shall be screened. Incorporating screening into the structure utilizing materials compatible with the supporting building shall screen all roof-mounted utilities and mechanical equipment. Mechanical and utility equipment over thirty (30) inches in height shall meet building setbacks.
(2.) Trash enclosures. Trash enclosures (receptacles) shall be screened with access not visible from the street.
3. Fences.
Tue following types, height, and location of fences shall be prohibited.
a. Razor and or Barbed Wire. Razor and/or barbed wire fences are prohibited if visible from the street right-of-way or a residence unless and except barbed wire fences are used in agricultural purposes.
b. Chain Link. Chain Link fencing shall be permitted in certain portions of a lot in Commercial Districts only. Wrought iron fencing will be used for fencing along any portion of a lot fronting along a public street. Any portion of a lot that is not fronting upon a public street may have that portion fenced with chain link fencing along those portions only. No chain link fencing shall be allowed in front of the building setback lines.
c. Height of Fences in Front Building. Fences located in front of the primary structure may be solid up to thirty (30) inches in height. Any part of a fence, which exceeds thirty (30) inches in height, shall not obstruct the view of the primary structure from the right-of-way.
4. Site coverage.
A maximum of fifty percent (50%) of the development site may be covered by the ground floor of any structure, parking lots, sidewalks, and private streets and drives or any other impermeable surface.
5. Driveways. Shared drives and cross access between properties will be required.
(Ord. No. 2014-04, Sec. 1)
15.04.09 Nonresidential Site Design and Development Standards
I. 1. Area.
All development shall meet the following minimum area requirements exclusive of public street right-of-way:
Highway 365
Highway 89 North
Highway 89 South
30,000 square feet
30,000 square feet
30,000 square feet
2. Front Building Setback. Principal structures and accessory buildings are required to have the following setbacks from the respective highway right-of-way:
Highway 365
Highway 89 North
Highway 89 South
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
3. Rear and Side Yard Building Setbacks. Rear and side yard buildings setbacks shall be required. When adjoining R-1 residential property, no parking, driveway, or loading dock shall be permitted within the setback except for joint access driveways among adjoining properties. The setbacks are as follows:
Highway 365
Highway 89 North
Highway 89 South
Rear
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
Side
15 feet
15 feet
15 feet
4. Green Space. A minimum of fifteen (15) feet of landscaped green space exclusive of right-of-way shall be provided along the highway right-of-way and any public street to which the development has frontage. Parking lots shall be screened when abutting a required green space area. Trees shall be planted at the interval of one (1) tree per thirty (30) linear feet of green space area when practicable.
5. Parking Lots. AIJ parking lots for nonresidential development shall have one (1) tree per ten (10) parking spaces. Trees shall be placed uniformly within the parking Jot or in islands within the lot providing a minimum of twenty-five (25) square feet of unpaved area per tree. Parking lots shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from any side property line.
6. Trees. At least one-third (1/3) of the trees required by this section shall be hardwoods and no more than one-third (I/3) of the trees shall be of the same species, and the trees shall be a minimum of twelve (1 2) feet in height when planted. If any tree dies or is removed from the property, it must be replaced so
that the property owner remains in compliance with the requirements of this section.
b. Nonresidential Free-Standing Signs (Highway 365).
(1.) Each separate nonresidential lot will be allowed a single ground mounted sign located on the building site.
(2.) The sign shall be a maximum of sixteen feet (16′) high, sixty-four (64) square feet in area, and set back a minimum often feet (10′) from the property line.
c. Nonresidential Fr e Standing Signs (Interstate 40, Interstate Drive).
Except and unless the area along Hwy 365 (governed by item b above) lots within the Overlay District along Interstate 40 and Interstate Drive are governed by the following signage requirements:
(1.) One (1) free standing sign per lot with a minimum of ten feet (10′) setback from either the front or rear property line.
(2.) The sign shall be a maximum of seventy-five (75) feet high, and no more than seventy-five (75) square feet in area per side of sign for each business.
(3.) All signs must be approved by the Mayflower Planning Commission.
c. Wall Signs. One wall sign may be installed per street frontage. Sign area shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of that wall area or two hundred (200) square feet whichever is less.
d. Illumination. Only indirect lighting may be used for illumination of all signs.
e. Multiple Tenants. The owner of the building shall be responsible for the provision of one monument sign with sign area for multiple tenants.
f. Sign Content. Content of monument and wall signs shall be limited to the name of the business. Advertising shall not be permitted on the structure, wall sign, or monument.
7. Curb Cuts.
Curb cuts on State highways are subject to approval of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (and in accordance with their Access Management agreement). Curb cuts can be no less than two hundred (200) feet apart and no closer than one hundred (100) feet from the closest side lot line except by joint access agreement with the adjoining property owner. No curb cut
- Nonresidential Development and Multiple Building Sites.
In the case of nonresidential development involving multiple building sites, whether on one or more platted 1ots, the above-described regulation shall apply to the development as an entire tract rather than to each platted lot. - Site Plan Development.
All nonresidential development within the design overlay district shall be reviewed through the Site Plan review procedure and shall meet all of those requirements regulating site plan developments regardless of the size of the tract. - Exemptions.
a. All developments approved under this ordinance, by the Planning Commission, as pre-existing developments shall be exempt from the provisions of this ordinance.
b. Nothing contained herein shall limit or prohibit property owners from utilizing the variance provisions contained in the ordinances of the City of Mayflower, Arkansas. - Variances.
The Planning Commission shall hear all applications for variances from this ordinance. Appeals of the Planning Commission decision may be made to the City Council. - Fees.
Application for a variance from the overlay district standards shall be one hundred ($100) dollars. (Ord. No. 2014-04, Sec. 1)
C-1 (Retail Commercial)
The C-1 District is designed to serve the retail needs of the surrounding residential neighborhood. These minor urban concentrations will provide the basic facilities and services most frequently and regularly utilized and required for home life. Individual districts may include retail shops, consumer services, automobile service stations, and professional offices.
The C-1 district shall generally be located at arterial and collector street intersections and within walking distance of residential areas.
Any use which is found by the city of Mayflower to be a public nuisance by reason of the emission of dust, fumes, gas, smoke, odor, glare, noise, vibration or other disturbance is expressly prohibited.
Development Criteria
A. All business establishments shall only deal directly with the customer.
B. All permitted uses and all storage accessory thereto, except sale of horticulture nursery product, off-street parking and off-street loading, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
C. Parking, loading and service areas shall be physically separated from all streets by a suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle access or egress.
D. No single establishment shall have more than 7,500 square feet of gross leasable floor area.
Use Regulations
Permitted Uses
- Antique shops
- Bakery or confectioner (provided goods that are baked on the premises shall be offered for sale only on the premises and at retail)
- Bank or trust company, savings and loan
- Barber Shop
- Beauty Shop
- Book, newspaper and magazine store
- Business office
- Dairy products store
- Delicatessen
- Drugstore
- Electronics, computers, video tape shops
- Florists
- Fruit store
- Furniture store
- Gift shop
- Grocery store
- Hardware store
- Horticultural nursery products store
- Household appliance store
- Jewelry store
- Laundromat
- Laundry and cleaning pick-up station
- Market, produce
- Medical and dental clinics
- Offices for professional services
- Photographic supply store
- Restaurant, cafe or tea room
- Shoe repair shop
- Tailor, pressing, laundry and cleaning shop (including valet services with not
- more than three pressing machines, and one dry cleaning unit)
- Taxicab stand
- Telegraph or messenger service
- Upholstery shop
- Variety and dry goods store
- Vegetable store
- Wearing apparel store
Conditional Uses
Conditional Uses
- Automobile filling station
- Churches
- Drive in restaurant
- Pet shops
- Public utility buildings and structures
- Day Care Center
- R1-SB Buildings (Ord. No. 2005-3, Sec. 1.)
Setback & Yard Area Regulations
Bulk and Area Regulations
A. Height Regulations
No building hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of 35 feet or be no more than 2 1/2 stories.
B. Area Regulations
- Front Yard
There shall be a front yard having a set back of not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the front property line to the front line of the building. - Side Yard
Side yard setback shall not be required unless required for fire protection, except where side yards abut a street or a residential lot line, thence, the side yard setback shall be no less than twenty-five (25) feet. - Rear Yard
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than fifteen (15) feet, except when abutting a residential area, where the rear yard shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet. - Lot Area Regulations
The site area for the zoning of the C-1 district shall be not less than one acre. When a request for zoning to C-1 is appended to an existing C-1 district the proposed new zone may be less than one acre provided the aggregate of the new zone and the existing zone is one or more acres. When the lots in a C-1 zone are under separate ownership and are designed to accommodate separated single buildings there shall be a lot area of not less than 7,000 square feet. In addition, there shall be a lot width of not less than seventy (70) feet at the building line and a lot depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet. The Planning Commission may consider an exception when the building or the separately owned land is part of and is consistent with the overall design of the adjacent commercial properties. - Lot Coverage
Maximum lot coverage for all principal and accessory buildings shall be fifty (50) percent of the total area of the site
Screening Requirements
Where a C-1 District abuts a Residential District whether in a shopping center or free-standing strip development a landscape screen shall be required. Said screens or fences shall have planning commission approval as to location, height, material and construction.
Parking
Any area subject to wheeled traffic and devoted to parking, driveways, and off-street maneuvering space, developed to meet the requirements of this district, shall be paved. The minimum pavement requirements shall be as follows: one and- one-half (l 1/2) inch asphalt concrete hot mix with a six (6) inch compacted base, or a four (4) inch concrete slab, sub-base compacted to 95% density and shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed.
See Section 14.04.10 for parking space requirements by use.
C-2 (Town Center Commercial)
The C-2 District, Town Center Commercial, is the central focus of the greatest concentration of commercial and office activity. City government offices, fire, police and other emergency services and the library may well be located in or adjacent to the C-2 District, Town Center Commercial. These public functions in combination with the major retail shopping, consumer services offices, and multi-family residential development may create the greatest concentration of people and vehicles within the city.
Development Criteria
A. All commercial uses shall be restricted to closed buildings, except parking lots, plant nurseries, promotional events and the normal pump island services of auto service station operations.
B. Parking, loading and service areas shall be physically separated from all streets by a suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle access or egress.
Use Regulations
Permitted Uses
- Multi-family residential uses as permitted in the R-2 District and subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district.
- Retail sales, service and office uses permitted in the C-1 District and the conditional uses.
- Additional Commercial uses:
- Hotels
- Department store
- Furniture store
- Restaurants, restaurants with dancing and live entertainment
- Theater, cinema, stage productions
- Museum, gallery, libraries
- Radio and TV broadcasting studio
- Funeral parlor undertaking
- General office buildings
- Automobile Service Center
Conditional Uses
Conditional Uses
Land areas delineated as Institutional category on the Land Use Plan may be included within the C-2 District. These areas are intended for the establishment of public and quasi-public uses complementary to the C-2 District, Town Center and may include but are not limited to the following uses and those of similar character:
- Churches
- Educational Facilities
- Health Facilities
- Government Offices
- Fire Stations
- Police Stations
- Libraries
- Museums
- Day Care Centers
- R1-SB Buildings (Ord. No. 2005-3)
Setback & Yard Area Regulations
Bulk and Area Regulations
A. Height Regulation
No building hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height as limited by the Mayflower Fire Chief.
B. Area Regulation
- Front Yard
There shall be a front yard having a setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the front property line to the front line of the building. - Side Yard
Side yard setback shall not be required except where side yards abut a street or a residential lot line, thence, the side yard setback shall be no less than 15 feet. - Rear Yard
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than fifteen (15) feet except when abutting residential area, the rear yard shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet. In the case of a comer lot (abutting a street), when providing a twenty-five (25) foot exterior side yard, the rear yard may be reduced to not less than fifteen (15) feet. - Lot Coverage
Maximum lot coverage for all principal and accessory buildings shall be fifty (50) percent of the total area of the site.
Screening Requirements
When a C-2 District abuts a residential district whether in a shopping center or a freestanding strip development, a landscape screen shall be required. Said screens or fences shall have Planning Commission approval as to location, height, material, and construction.
Parking
Parking Requirements
Any area subject to wheeled traffic and devoted to parking, driveways and off-street maneuvering space, developed to meet the requirements of this district, shall be paved. The minimum pavement requirements shall be as follows: one and one-half (1-1/2) inch asphalt concrete sub-base hot mix with a six (6) inch compacted base; or four (4) inch concrete slab, compacted to 95% density and shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed. See Section 14.04.10 for required parking space.
C-3 (Service Commercial)
Commercial service centers are the intended locations for retail sales, service and storage establishments serving the Mayflower population and the firms within the Industrial Park and Town Center. These essential activities, may involve some disturbance to adjacent uses, if in closer proximity to residential areas. No residential uses are intended for location in the C-3 District except only as living quarters for caretakers, and/or watchmen and their families.
Development Criteria
A. The open storage of retail and wholesale goods in conjunction with business establishments is permitted.
B. Parking, loading, or service areas shall be physically separated from all streets by a suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle access or egress.
Use Regulations
A. Permitted Uses
- All retail sales and service uses permitted in the C-1 District, Retail Commercial.
- Additional Commercial Uses:
- Animal boarding place or veterinarian’s clinic
- Automotive uses
- Auto, truck and trailer rental lot
- Parking and storage garages and lots
- Parts and supply stores
- Repair garages and body shops
- New and used sales and services
- Building supply
- Contractor’s office and equipment yard
- Farm implement sales and service
- Household equipment and machine repair and servicing
- Laundry and dry cleaning plant
- Marine supply and equipment
- Printing and publishing
- Upholstering shop
- Vocational and trade schools
- Warehouse – general
- Warehouse – mini and storage
- Wholesale sales and storage
Conditional Uses
Conditional Uses
- Cemeteries
- Office Buildings
- R1-SB Buildings (Ord. No. 2005-3, Sec. 1.)
Setback & Yard Area Regulations
Bulk and Area Regulations
A. Height Regulation
No building which is not an office building hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of 35 feet or be more than 2-1/2 stories. Office buildings shall not exceed a height of four (4) stories.
B. Area Regulations
- Front Yard
There shall be a front yard having a setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the front property line to the front line of the building. - Side Yard
Side yard setback shall not be required, except where side yards abut a street or a residential lot line, thence, the side yard setback shall be no less than twenty-five (25) feet. - Rear Yard
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than fifteen (15) feet, except when abutting residential area, the rear yard shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet. In the case of a comer lot (abutting a street), however, when providing a twenty-five (25) foot exterior side yard, the rear yard may be reduced to not less than 8 feet. - Lot Coverage
Maximum lot coverage for all principal and accessory buildings shall be fifty (50) percent of the total area of the site.
Screening Requirements
When a C-3 District abuts a residential district whether in a shopping center of a free-standing strip development, a landscape screen shall be required. Said screens or fences shall have Planning commission approval as to location, height, material, and construction.
Parking
Any area subject to wheeled traffic and devoted to parking, driveways, and off-street maneuvering space, developed to meet requirements of this district shall be paved. The minimum pavement requirements shall be as follows; one and one-half (1 ½) inch asphalt concrete hot mix with a six (6) inch compacted base, or a four (4) inch concrete slab, sub-base compacted to 95% density and shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed. See Section 14.04.10 for required parking spaces.
C-4 (Highway Commercial)
The characteristics of the C-4, Highway commercial District, is an area for retail establishments which cater to the traveling public, Lot sizes, highway ingress and egress, setback requirements, and the design of the individual sites are intended to provide for motorists’ needs, yet maintain adequate, safe, attractive facilities with minimal traffic interference. No residential uses are intended for location in the C-4 District except only as living quarters for caretakers, and/or watchmen and their families. This zoning is intended to reference highway travel along Interstate Highway 40 and State Highway 365.
Development Criteria
- The open storage of retail and wholesale goods in conjunction with business establishments is permitted.
- Parking, loading, or service areas shall be physically separated from all streets by a suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle access or egress
Use Regulations
A. Permitted Uses
- All retail sales and service uses permitted in the C-1 District (Commercial Retail) and C-3 District (Commercial Services).
- Additional Commercial Uses:
- Hotels
- Department store
- Furniture store
- Restaurants
- Theater, cinema, stage productions
- Radio and TV broadcasting studio
- General office buildings
- Automobile Service Center
- Automobile filling stations
- Liquor stores
- Truck Stops
- Retail stores that cater primarily to the non-resident traveling public
- Government facilities
Conditional Uses
B. Conditional Uses
- Cemeteries
- Churches
- Office Buildings
- Education facilities
- R1-SB Buildings (Ord. No. 2005-3, Sec. 1.)
Setback & Yard Area Regulations
Bulk and Area Regulations
A. Height Regulation
No building which is not an office building, or hotel, hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of 35 feet or be more than 2-1/2 stories. Office buildings and hotels shall not exceed a height of four (4) stories.
B. Area Regulations
- Front Yard
There shall be a front yard having a setback of not less than thirty-five (35) feet from the front property line to the front line of the building. - Side Yard
There shall be a side yard having a setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, except where side yards abut a street or a residential lot line, thence, the side yard setback shall be no less than thirty-five (35) feet. - Rear Yard
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than fifteen (15) feet, except when abutting residential area, the rear yard shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet. - Lot coverage
Maximum lot coverage for all principal and accessory buildings shall be fifty (50) percent of the total area of the site.
Screening Requirements
When a C-4 District abuts a residential district whether in a shopping center of a free-standing strip development, or single building arrangement, a landscape screen shall be required. Said screens or fences shall have Planning Commission approval as to location, height, material, and construction.
Parking
Any area subject to wheeled traffic and devoted to parking, driveways, and off-street maneuvering space, developed to meet requirements of this district, shall be paved. The minimum pavement requirements shall be as follows: one and one-half (1 ½) inch asphalt concrete hot mix with a six (6) inch compacted base, or a four (4) inch concrete slab, sub-base compacted to 95% density and shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed. See Section 14.04.10 for required parking spaces.
All driveways and parking lots shall be ample for the land use. They will be designed to keep highway traffic interference to a minimum.
C-5 (Resort Commercial)
The C-5 District is a designation for commercial activities associated with the recreational use (boating and fishing) of Lake Conway. The marinas or “landings” provide for retail sales, rental service of boats, boat storage, temporary living quarters, and auxiliary outdoor recreational activities associated with the recreational use of Lake Conway.
Development Criteria
A. Marinas may be comprised of: floating docks; piers on pilings and attached to the shoreline; and rental cabins for temporary usage.
B. Typically, marinas have a multi-purpose building entirely on land that: serves as an “office”, may contain a restaurant or “lunch counter”; and is the place for the retail sales of bait, fishing tackle and fuel.
Use Regulations
A. Permitted Uses
Retail Sales:
– convenience items as snack foods, aspirin, antacid, ice, ice boxes, etc.
– fuel for motor boats
– fishing tackle and fishing accessories
– live bait
Rental:
– cabins
– boats and motors
– fishing equipment
– recreational vehicle spaces
Restaurant or snack bar
Laundromat
Conditional Uses
Conditional Uses
A retail sale of boats, motors, boat trailers and boat accessory equipment motel, automotive gasoline sales; or use similar to the above which may be disruptive or detrimental to adjacent residential areas if not controlled in scale and screening.
Setback & Yard Area Regulations
C. Area Regulations
The area for the zoning of a parcel of land for the C-5 district shall be not less than one acre exclusive of any water area. An existing C-5 district may append less than one acre to the existing zone provided the zoning change is approved through the process for zoning changes outlined in this regulation.
D. Lot Area Regulations
When a resort commercial area provides rental property for temporary guests, whether free standing cabins or arranged as a motel, the buildings provided shall:
1. Be spaced sufficiently apart to meet fire safety codes or, if units are joined, must contain fire retardant materials and barriers to meet current fire safety codes.
2. Meet all buildings and other safety codes of the city of Mayflower
E. Maximum building coverage of the dryland area shall be fifty (50) per cent.
Screening Requirements
In the interest of creating an improved ambiance for resort commercial development, the owners of the existing marinas are encouraged to use landscaping materials and organized parking spaces to enhance the visual quality of their property. Additionally, the developer of future marinas are required to provide landscaped screening at the sides of property which abut residential areas. Said screens or fences shall have Planning Commission approval as to location, height, material, and construction.
Parking
Any area subject to wheeled traffic and devoted to parking, driveways, and off-street maneuvering space, developed to meet requirements of this district, shall be paved. The minimum pavement requirements shall be as follows: one and one-half (1 ½) inch asphalt concrete hot mix with a six (6) inch compacted base, or a four (4) inch concrete slab, sub-base compacted to 95% density and shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed. See Section 14.04.10 for required parking spaces.
All driveways and parking lots shall be ample for the land use. They will be designed to keep highway traffic interference to a minimum.
