The purpose of the CS-MU district shall be to provide for planned shopping centers
where the land and compatible retail stores and associated facilities, including multi-family
residential units, are designed and developed together as an integrated whole using
modern site planning techniques. The allowance for residential units is to encourage
improvements to existing shopping centers, and to provide opportunities for an individual
to participate in multiple activities on the site, thereby promoting vehicle trip
reduction. The primary tenant in the shopping center will usually be a supermarket,
or other large retail tenant, and the center will serve primarily the convenience
needs, such as food, drugs, hardware, and personal services, of nearby residential
areas. The centers shall exhibit a high level of architectural and site design quality,
providing a positive experience for visitors and residents of the center and community;
fostering economic vitality and businesses activity; and serving as a center of neighborhood
identity and activity. Such centers are required to fit into the surrounding residential
pattern of development and create neither architectural nor traffic conflicts. Development,
remodel and renovation of such centers shall integrate and promote pedestrian activity
with pathway connections between center business areas and parking areas, and to adjoining
neighborhoods and districts, as well as incorporate pedestrian amenities like seating
areas and outdoor gathering spaces to accommodate pedestrians, outdoor dining and
other activities. The pathways shall be clearly articulated with enhanced paving and
other design features, landscaping, and wayfinding signage. Multi-family residential
units may be included in a center, providing that resident-serving amenities are incorporated
into the center; the residential and nonresidential uses are compatible; and the residential
and nonresidential portions of mixed-use buildings are seamlessly integrated by architectural
design, pedestrian walkways, and landscape. For existing shopping centers, residential
use may be allowed only if it is part of a substantial and comprehensive redevelopment,
remodel or renovation of the shopping center that improves the architectural and site
design. In all cases, the residential use shall be ancillary to the commercial uses
of the center.
(Ord. No. 11-388, § 22, 12-14-2011)
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