HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-09-8297ORDINANCE NO. 2015-9-8297
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 126-108, DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
TOWNLIFT ZONE, B -2-T, OF CHAPTER 126, ZONING, OF THE PADUCAH CODE OF
ORDINANCES
Tr' BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah hereby amends Section 126-108,
Downtown Business Townlift Zone, B -2-T, of Chapter 126, Zoning, of the Paducah Code of
Ordinances as follows:
"Sec. 126-108. - Downtown Business Townlift Zone, B -2-T.
The purpose of the B -2-T Zone is to encourage the development, redevelopment
and the preservation of the city's townlift area.
(1) Principal permitted uses.
a. Trade, business and vocational schools;
b. Places of amusement, assembly and recreation;
C. Assembly buildings of fraternal, professional and labor
organizations;
d. Commercial parking lots and garages;
e. Newspapers and printing establishments;
f. Radio and TV stations;
R. Residential dwelling units.
h. Restaurant/bakery/pub (no drive through permitted)
i. Retail
g. j. Any other similar use which, in the Commission's opinion, would
not impair the business character of the downtown area.
(2) Lot area and yard requirements. None.
(3) Building height. None.
(4) Parking regulations. Parking requirements are waived for all uses in the B-
2 -T Zone except for the following:
a. Bus terminals;
b. Hotels and motels;
C. Residential dwelling units.
(5) Minimum sight distance. The visibility requirements of section 126-65
shall not apply to the 13-2-T Zone.
(6) Ground floor use. The ground floor of all structures in the B -2-T Zone
shall be a permitted use as defined in Subsection (1) except that residential
uses may be permitted on any floor above the ground floor or below the
ground floor. Residential uses may also be located in the rear 1/3 of the
ground floor."
SECTION 2. That if any section, paragraph or provision of this ordinance shall
be found to be inoperative, ineffective or invalid for any cause, the deficiency or invalidity of
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such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any other section, paragraph or provision
hereof, it being the purpose and intent of this ordinance to make each and every section,
paragraph, an provision hereof separable from all other sections, paragraphs and provisions.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
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Tammara S.Sanderson, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, September 1, 2015
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners September 15, 2015
Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, September 15, 2015
Published by The Paducah Sun, September 18, 2015
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