9-7-12 CCOD COMMERCIAL CORE OVERLAY DISTRICT

A. Purpose Statement: The purpose of the Commercial Core Overlay District is to guide development in the commercial core in a manner that achieves the aesthetics desired in a mountain resort community and improves the first impression of the town. This overlay district employs stricter design standards in order to achieve the Town’s goals in return for relaxing other standards that may not be as critical to the Town’s goals specifically in the commercial core. B. District Locational Criteria: The Commercial Core Overlay District will be identified on the Zone District map as prescribed in Chapter 6 of this title. Areas covered by the district are characterized by the following: 1. Uses compatible with mountain resort-complimentary commercial and residential activity. 2. Located adjacent to transportation corridors; and 3. Frequented by guests and visitors to the Town. C. Permitted Uses: The uses specified as permitted uses set forth in this chapter for the underlying zone shall be permitted uses and no other. D. Eligibility for District: Applicants proposing a project under the allowances and requirements of the Commercial Core Overlay District should make application according to the requirements outlined in Chapter 4 of this Title and state on their application that they intend to develop under the requirements of the overlay district rather than the underlying zone. The designated review authority shall determine eligibility of the application to be considered under the overlay district regulations according to the following standards: 1. The proposed use and development is consistent with the Town General Plan 2. The proposed use and development enhances the character of the overlay district, as set forth in the purpose of the overlay district, in a manner which could not be reasonably achieved under the regulations and standards of the underlying zone 3. The proposed use and development strictly adheres to or exceeds the enhanced design standards set forth in this section E. Conditional Uses: The uses specified as conditional uses set forth in this chapter for the underlying zone shall be conditional uses and no other. F. Physical Restrictions: The physical restrictions specified as set forth in this chapter for the underlying zone shall be applied unaltered in this overlay district with the following exceptions: 1. Minimum Landscaping: Minimum requirement may be reduced to 20% in L-1, R-1 and R-2 underlying zones and may be reduced to 25% in R-3 and GC underlying zones. Minimum requirement remains unaltered in all other zones. G. Design Standards: The Design Standards specified as set forth in chapter 12 of this title shall be applied unaltered in this overlay district with the following exceptions: 1. Landscaping: Landscaping shall be incorporated along frontages between any buildings, structures or parking area and the public right-of-way to achieve enhanced screening. Landscaping used for screening shall consist of mature trees and shrubs, varied in height but a minimum of six (6) feet in height and four (4) inches in trunk diameter for trees. While landscaping intended for screening does not need to completely block buildings and parking area from sight, it shall be of sufficient density to render any structures significantly less imposing on views from the right-of-way. Evergreen trees shall be used predominantly to ensure that screening is effective year-round. Spacing between the foliage of mature trees shall be no greater than four (4) feet with shrubs interspersed in the spaces between and beneath tree foliage, except where driveways and walkways intersect the frontage. Placement of trees and shrubs shall be staggered and varied to avoid unnaturally linear appearance of vegetation. Enhanced landscaped areas shall not be designated for snow storage. Landscape screening shall not impede visibility for drivers entering and exiting driveways. 2. Landscape Maintenance. The developer or applicant shall maintain the landscaping plan as originally approved and may be required to provide a financial guarantee for replacement of plant materials that have died, for a period of two (2) years from the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion. Example of Enhanced Landscaping Requirement required by 9-7-11(G)(1) (ord. 22-004, 5-24-22)