§ 158.120. Neighborhood Convenience Commercial (CN).

(A)

Purpose. The purpose of the neighborhood convenience commercial zoning district (CN) shall be to locate and establish areas within the City which are deemed to be uniquely suited for the development and maintenance of limited commercial activities offering convenience goods and personal services to residents of the immediate neighborhood area; to encourage the grouping and interrelationship of established uses so as to permit a high level of pedestrian movement within the district; to designate those uses and services deemed appropriate and proper for location and development within said zoning district; and to establish development standards and provisions as are appropriate to ensure proper development and function of uses within the district.

(B)

Permitted Principal Uses and Structures. The following principal uses and structures are permitted, provided that maximum gross floor area of any one (1) use shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet. Outdoor sales and drive-through services of any type are prohibited.

(1)

Any retail, business, or personal service use (including repair of personal articles only) conducted wholly within an enclosed building, including the retail sales of beer and wine for off and incidental on premises consumption in accordance with Chapter 110.

(2)

Dry cleaning or laundry pick-up station for work to be sent elsewhere.

(3)

Restaurant (not including drive-through facilities) with or without an alcoholic beverage license for on premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, in accordance with Chapter 110.

(4)

Office for administrative, business, or professional use.

(5)

Enclosed assembly area 3,000 square feet or less, with or without an alcoholic beverage license for on premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, in accordance with Chapter 110.

(6)

One dwelling unit contained within the development which is incidental to and designed as an integral part of the principal structure.

(C)

Special Exception Uses. The following uses may be permitted only following the review and specific approval thereof by the City Council:

(1)

Enclosed assembly area over 3,000 square feet, with or without an alcoholic beverage license for on premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, in accordance with Chapter 110.

(2)

Publicly-owned or operated building or use.

(3)

Public utility facility, including water pumping plant, reservoir, and electrical substation.

(4)

Service station (as separate use or in conjunction with a permitted use).

(5)

Retail plant nursery with outside sales and storage of living plant material.

(6)

Retail convenience stores with or without fuel service station and without drive-through service.

(7)

Bars, lounges, and night clubs in accordance with Chapter 110.

(D)

Accessory Uses. As set forth in section 158.217.

(E)

Minimum and Maximum Lot Requirement. A minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet. The maximum lot size shall not exceed four (4) acres. More than one (1) permitted or special exception use may be located upon the lot as part of a totally-designed development to be maintained under single ownership. Properties located within conversion areas as defined by this chapter shall meet the requirements contained within the City of Port St. Lucie Land Use Conversion Manual.

(F)

Maximum Building Coverage. Forty (40%) percent, provided that the combined area coverage of all impervious surfaces shall not exceed eighty (80%) percent.

(G)

Maximum Building Height. Twenty-five (25) feet.

(H)

Minimum Building Size and Minimum Living Area. Commercial and office buildings shall have a minimum total gross floor area of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet. For automobile service stations: nine hundred (900) square feet. Apartment-type living quarters: Six hundred (600) square feet.

(I)

Setback Requirements and Landscaping.

(1)

Front Setback. Each lot shall have a front yard with a building setback line of twenty-five (25) feet.

(2)

Side Setback. Each lot shall maintain two (2) side yards with a building setback line of ten (10) feet. A building setback line of twenty-five (25) feet shall be maintained adjacent to any residential zoning district or to a public street right-of-way.

(3)

Rear Setback. Each lot shall have a rear yard with a building setback line of twenty-five (25) feet.

(4)

Landscaping Requirements. Landscaping and buffering requirements are subject to Chapter 154. All mechanical equipment shall be screened from property zoned residential. This screening shall be designed as both a visual barrier and a noise barrier. Additional buffering may also be required if called for in the appropriate neighborhood plan.

(J)

Off-Street Parking and Service Requirements. As set forth in section 158.221.

(K)

Site Plan Review. All permitted and special exception uses shall be subject to the provisions of sections 158.235 through 158.245.

(Ord. No. 98-84, § 1, 3-22-99; Ord. No. 02-124, § 1, 11-12-02; Ord. No. 10-03, § 1, 6-14-10; Ord. No. 11-79, § 1(Exh. A), 11-14-11; Ord. No. 15-85, § 1, 12-7-15)