§ 2.16A. C-1 Fremaux Avenue Business District.

 2.16A01
Purpose and intent: This C-1 district is intended to permit limited commercial activities with certain development restrictions deemed necessary to preserve the residential character of the surrounding residential neighborhood.

 2.16A02
Boundaries of district: Only properties located within the boundaries of the following described district shall be eligible for rezoning to the C-1 zoning classification:

That area within the boundaries identified on the official zoning map of the City of Slidell and identified as the "Fremaux Avenue Business Corridor" which includes that area fronting on U.S. Highway 190 from Front Street (Highway 11) east to the W-14 Canal. The area from the W-14 Canal to Nellie Drive will no longer be a part of the "Fremaux Avenue Business Corridor" and is to have a maximum zoning allowed of C-1A Fremaux Avenue/Short Cut Highway district, which boundaries are from the W-14 Canal to Nellie Drive. Any parcels of land currently holding a more intense zoning district will revert to the C-1A zoning designation if the current use changes to a less intense use or if the current use is vacant for 12 months or more. Any areas currently under Parish jurisdiction that are annexed into the city's corporate limits will have a maximum zoning allowed of C-1A Fremaux Avenue/Short Cut Highway district.

If a contiguous portion of a parcel which is located within the district extends beyond the limits of the district, that part may also be rezoned C-1, provided:

(1)

That portion of the parcel outside the district is contiguous to and under the same ownership as that part of the parcel that is within the district and such parcel as a whole has been under single unified ownership since January 27, 1976.

(2)

That portion of the parcel located outside the district is not a lot of record and represents less than 50 percent of the area of the entire parcel. If that portion of the property is a lot of record, then it shall not be eligible for C-1 zoning.

 2.16A03
Permitted uses in the C-1 district are any use permitted in the C-2 neighborhood commercial district except multifamily residential, restaurants, foodstores, seafood shops, filling stations, locker plants and warehousing.

 2.16A04
Prohibited uses in the C-1 district are all uses not permitted herein and trailers, except as used for temporary offices for construction purposes, and other uses detrimental to the neighborhood because of excessive odor, dust, gas, excessive glare, noise and vibration as is described in section 2.1901.

 2.16A05
Building setbacks in the C-1 district are as follows:

Front yard. All buildings shall have a minimum front yard setback of 50 feet from the front lot line.

Side yard. A five-foot side yard setback shall be required on each side.

Rear yard. No setback shall be required unless the lot abuts a residentially zoned lot or parcel, then a buffer shall be provided in accordance with section 2.2207.

 2.16A06
Height regulations. No building in the C-1 district shall exceed two stories in height. If a two-story commercial structure is constructed on a lot or parcel that is contiguous to a residentially zoned property, there shall be no windows or doors constructed on that side of the second story facing the residential property.

 2.16A07
Area regulations in the C-1 district are the same as the C-2 zoning district (section 2.1604).

 2.16A08
Off-street parking regulations in the C-1 district are the same as the C-2 zoning district (section 2.1605). If a lot or parcel is contiguous to a residentially zoned parcel, no off-street parking spaces or driveways shall be constructed within 25 feet of the rear or side lot line which is contiguous to the residential property.

 2.16A09
Loading zone requirements in the C-1 district are the same as the C-2 zoning district (section 2.1606). If a lot or parcel is contiguous to a residentially zoned parcel, no loading areas shall be constructed within 25 feet of the rear or side lot line which is contiguous to the residential property.

 2.16A10
Tree and landscaping requirements in the C-1 district are as follows: All developments shall be designed in accordance with section 2.25 of the zoning ordinance except that the required ten-foot planting area required in section 2.2513 of the zoning ordinance may be reduced to five feet.

 2.16A11
Design standards. All new buildings, additions to buildings or improvements to buildings in the C-1 district in existence prior to the adoption of this ordinance shall be designed and conform with the following design standards:

(a)

All buildings shall be of wood frame or masonry construction.

(b)

No metal fabricated buildings shall be permitted.

(c)

All buildings shall be constructed with a hip, gable, mansard or gambrel roof having a pitch of no less than four inches of rise for each 12 inches of run. Flat roofs are prohibited.

(d)

All buildings shall be sided on all sides with wood siding, wood-appearing siding or face brick.

(e)

False facades are prohibited.

(f)

All signs shall conform with section 500 of the zoning ordinance except that the maximum size of building signs permitted in subsection 520.03(B) shall not exceed two times the width in feet of the building wall where such signs are to be placed and not more than one monument-style, freestanding sign shall be permitted upon each street frontage bounding a development site, provided that such sign conforms with the following standards:

(1)

No sign shall exceed 40 square feet in total sign face area.

(2)

No sign shall exceed five feet in height from the top of the sign to the ground below.

(3)

All signs shall be set back at least five feet from the lot line.

 2.16A12
Planned unit development shall be allowed in the Fremaux Avenue Business District zoning classifications even though said planned unit development may be less than two acres in size.

(Ord. No. 2167, 2-23-1988; Ord. No. 3689, 5-28-2013)