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General Districts

4B.2 Mixed Use District (MU)
4B.2.3 Permitted Uses

1. Generally, uses allowed in the Shopping Center (SC), Office & Institutional - 2 (O&I-2), Industrial-1 (I-1), Research Applications (RAD), and Residential zones are allowed as permitted uses in the Mixed Use District. A mixed use project requires the incorporation of at least 3 different use categories as identified in 4B.2.3.3 below
2. Supplementary requirements specified in Section 7 of the ordinance are applicable to the uses; however, major or minor special use permits are not required, with the exception of Towers [See Section 4B.2.3.(4)]. Applicable performance standards of Section 8 also apply.
3. Principal Uses(At least 3 categories out of the 6 listed below, must be represented in the mixed use project.)
A. Residential Category
1. Dwellings - Single family, duplex, triplex, multi family
B. Office Category
1. Artists galleries
2. Artists studios
3. Banks and financial institutions
4. Business services
5. Diet houses
6. Funeral homes
7. Medical clinics
8. Offices
9. Radio and television broadcasting studios
10. Veterinary clinics
C. Commercial Category
1. Convenience stores (with or without gasoline sales)
2. Exhibition buildings
3. Garden centers
4. Health clubs
5. Movie theaters
6. Night clubs (night clubs may not locate adjacent to a preexisting place of worship)
7. Personal service establishments
8. Photographic studios
9. Recreation facilities: commercial indoor or outdoor
10. Repair shops (without outdoor operations or storage)
11. Restaurants (with or without drive up windows)
12. Retail stores and shops
13. Service stations
14. Shopping centers
15. Showroom offices
16. Theaters
17. Vehicle repair shops (without outside storage or operations)
18. Vehicle sales, rentals and leases
D. Industrial Category
1. Commercial laundries
2. Flex space
3. Janitorial services
4. Kennels (without outside activity)
5. Laboratories (without outside operations or storage)
6. Light industry
7. Publishing and printing establishments
8. Research and development (without outside storage or operations)
E. Institutional, Quasi-Public Use, or Public Use Category
1. Clubs, lodges and recreation facilities for use by non-profit organizations
2. Colleges and universities
3. Convalescent centers
4. Day care facilities
5. Government facilities, not to include correctional facilities
6. Hospitals
7. Museums
8. Places of worship
9. Museums
10. Retirement centers and life care communities
11. Schools: technical, trade, vocational and business
F. Hotel Category
1. Bed and breakfast inns
2. Boarding houses
3. Hotels
4. Motels
4. Supporting Uses
A. The uses listed below are considered supporting uses to the required categories. While the following uses, with the exception of towers, are allowed by right, they do not meet the category requirements of Section 4B.2.2. Even though the project may contain one or more of the following uses, it must still include at least 3 of the 6 categories (Residential, Office, Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, or Hotel) listed above to qualify as a Mixed Use project.
1. Accessory buildings
2. Accessory dwellings
3. Accessory uses
4. Caretakers dwellings
5. Cemeteries
6. Golf driving ranges
7. Golf courses
8. Helistops
9. Parking as an independent use
10. Public parks, playgrounds, and facilities
11. Public transportation facilities
12. Public utility facilities, with or without outside storage
13. Temporary outdoor events
14. Towers for transmitting and receiving electronic signals if approved by the Board of Adjustment

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